{"id":54072,"date":"2016-02-09T02:36:47","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T07:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=54072"},"modified":"2018-05-21T20:54:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T00:54:29","slug":"create-a-personal-practice-to-prepare-for-any-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2016\/02\/09\/create-a-personal-practice-to-prepare-for-any-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Create A Personal Practice To Prepare for Any Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LdexkdpkIgk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LdexkdpkIgk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video link here<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JnN_63aYrfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a>) Australian competitive hurdler <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michelle_Jenneke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelle Jenneke<\/a> dances to get ready to run\u00a0hurdles.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She hears music in her head and dances to it. She has been doing the same dance since she was first started racing, a routine that has worked for her for years. Jenneke starts with enthusiasm and momentum to launch into extraordinary movement, using the dance\u2019s performance energy to get ready. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first 3 1\/2 minutes in the video, above, shows Jenneke happily, energetically grooving, then <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flying<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> down the course. It\u2019s a superb example of creating a personal, studied, rehearsed routine, that uses excitement and imagination to focus and feed yourself for performance, or just about anything you do in life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/gifrific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Michelle-Jenneke-Dance-Before-Race.gif\" data-rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4891 aligncenter\" title=\"Michelle Jenneke Dance Before Race\" src=\"http:\/\/gifrific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Michelle-Jenneke-Dance-Before-Race.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"313\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t have to have a dance that gets you going. A personal routine could be as simple as imagining the scent of something you love; picking a theme song for your day; taking three breaths to consciously transition in or out of a meeting; wearing an imaginary power costume (a cape, crown or wings, for example).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54556\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-54556\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/People-With-Wings-by-Yochai-Matos-3-790x593.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;People With Wings&quot; Yochai Matos\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/People-With-Wings-by-Yochai-Matos-3-790x593.jpg 790w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/People-With-Wings-by-Yochai-Matos-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/People-With-Wings-by-Yochai-Matos-3-422x317.jpg 422w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/People-With-Wings-by-Yochai-Matos-3-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/People-With-Wings-by-Yochai-Matos-3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;People With Wings&#8221;, Yochai Matos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thinking of a simple aspect of physical\u00a0movement as you go through your day can be a particularly powerful focusing tool that helps you renew your attention to the present moment. For instance: \u201c<i>I am alive and moving<\/i>\u201d or \u201c<em>W<\/em><i>henever I do anything all of me moves<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The key for any of these is to link the routine\u00a0directly to what you want<\/strong>. \u201c<i>I imagine my whole self moving to help me: make this jump shot&#8230; write this email&#8230; listen carefully to someone I love\u2026<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54561\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54561\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Michelle-Jenneke-rantsports.com_.jpg\" alt=\"rantsports.com\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Michelle-Jenneke-rantsports.com_.jpg 640w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Michelle-Jenneke-rantsports.com_-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Michelle-Jenneke-rantsports.com_-422x237.jpg 422w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Michelle-Jenneke-rantsports.com_-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">rantsports.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What we can learn from Michelle Jenneke is that <strong>your personal routine is a way to get ready to do something you care about: it\u2019s an active YES<\/strong>. In her routine there is no pre-emptive tightening, nor is there relaxation, both of which would hinder her ability to race. The routine she has chosen gets her perfectly ready for the task at hand: springy, explosive movement that makes her <i>soar<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>A strong, constructive WANT (your goal) with an appropriate HOW (your personal routine) will help you overcome anxiety, release unnecessary tension \u00a0and move through anything that leads to being less than yourself. It will get you READY.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54557\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-54557\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/People-With-Wings-by-Yochai-Matos-4-790x525.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;People With Wings&quot; Yochai Matos\" width=\"790\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/People-With-Wings-by-Yochai-Matos-4-790x525.jpg 790w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/People-With-Wings-by-Yochai-Matos-4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/People-With-Wings-by-Yochai-Matos-4-422x280.jpg 422w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/People-With-Wings-by-Yochai-Matos-4-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/People-With-Wings-by-Yochai-Matos-4.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;People With Wings&#8221;, Yochai Matos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/kateconklin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Conklin<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kate is an Alexander Teacher, movement consultant and performance coach. Read\u00a0her\u00a0detailed analysis of how this technique works for performers, and in your movement and life,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kateconklin.com\/blog\/michelle-jenneke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u201d<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gif via <a href=\"http:\/\/gifrific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Michelle-Jenneke-Dance-Before-Race.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gifrific<\/a>; more People with Wings by Yochai Matos <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yochaimatos.com\/street-art\/people-with-wings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian competitive hurdler Michelle Jenneke dances to get ready to run\u00a0hurdles,  a routine that has worked for her for years: she starts with enthusiasm and momentum to launch into extraordinary movement, using the dance\u2019s performance energy to get ready. It\u2019s a superb example of creating a personal routine that uses excitement and imagination to focus and feed yourself for performance, or just about anything you do in life.<\/p>\n<a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\" https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2016\/02\/09\/create-a-personal-practice-to-prepare-for-any-challenge\/ \">Read More<\/a>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":70272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[458,6549,5418,780,800],"tags":[9398,9296,9401,9399,7579,9400],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Create A Personal Practice To Prepare for Any Challenge - Improvised Life<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Australian competitive hurdler Michelle Jenneke dances to get ready to run\u00a0hurdles, a routine that has worked for her for years: she starts with enthusiasm and momentum to launch into extraordinary movement, using the dance\u2019s performance energy to get ready. 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