What is Peak Performance? |
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We have all had those rare moments when everything falls into place, where our skills and our attention combine such that we perform better than we could hope to expect, or in a way that surprised and thrilled us. How would it be to reach that state consciously, continuously? What if that state were normal?
Most people are only utilizing a fraction of their potential. Inner Act's Peak Performance Training can change that. We have worked successfully with students, business professionals, golfers, vocalists, dancers, gymnasts, and musicians to improve their performance and ease, often dramatically. It has also proven very effective for children with learning disorders and attention issues. As well, individuals who have completed this training program have found it invaluable in preparing for auditions, competitions, recitals, academic challenges, and interviews. It has also proven effective in diminishing social anxiety and shyness.
| "I had taken the SATs previously before I met you and found that it was very difficult to concentrate for such an extended period of time. After working with you, I took them one last time and found that I was able to concentrate better, had less anxiety and frustrations, and much more confident going in and walking out of the test center. My scores even went up!" |
| —Chris | |
Describe the experience of a peak performance?Peak performance is an easily recognized mental state where you are focused and present. We have all had experiences of peak performance, but these are usually fleeting and not reproducible. Here are some common elements of the peak performance state:
- Ability to focus and attend to the task at hand
- Flexibility of attention
- Clarity of thought
- Absence of self-consciousness
- Ability to control breathing and adrenaline
- No fear of failure
- A sense of personal control
- Heightened intuition and awareness
- Effortlessness
- An altered state of consciousness
- Appropriate reactions and responses without having to think about them
| "Rae has given me tools that I use all the time on how to clear out my head, keep my eye on the goal at hand, and succeed in ways unimaginable. The ultimate example of that was the night of my Met debut. I began my staging, slowly climbing up the raked deck of the JENUFA set, and when I reached the apex of the deck, I looked out at the darkened theater. My mind froze for a second, my mouth became dry, and I immediately thought to myself-I know why I am here, and keep your eye on the goal, Josepha. I walked downstage and took off on a great ride for the rest of the performance. It was that split second of concentration loss that the training enabled me to get right back into my “game” and do my work. I would recommend that all singers, whether early in their career or later, take this training. It is so important for what we have to accomplish, given all the elements a singer must deal with in a single performance." |
—Josepha Gayer,
Internationally renouned mezzo-soprano | |
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