Never forgetting your first step.

Holding onto the initial memories of anything you ever do can really build you as a human but unfortunately it is so easy to take everything we do for granted.

Today’s episode is about remembering to take in everything that you do, appreciate what is happening in your life around you and always remembering your first steps in all of your chapters that you go through, because your last step will almost always be determined by your first.

Learning how to prioritize your weaknesses.

Many dancers are now improving their speed and sharpness but some still struggle to make this speed shine through into their actual dance movements.

What to do you do if this is you? Why is your speed not showing in each step yet you know you are faster and stronger?

Listen now to find out the real reasons of why you are being held back!

Finding what's important to you - In life, you are always weighing up what is important to you and what's not. You are subconsciously arranging the tasks in your mind as a priority and putting first what is more important for you. The problem with this is what is most important might not always be what is right for your goals, as your a programmed to avoid choices that are uncomfortable and therefore we find a way to make them less of a priority in our mind. Today's episode is about understanding that there is going to be a tradeoff with every decision that you make, and so getting your priorities right and understanding what is important to you is what will help you to succeed.

Returning to dance after a break -

If you are a dancer who has taken a long time off due to college, family, children or any other reasons and you are wanting to go back to dance then there are many different things that you need to consider to give yourself the best chance of success and stay injury free. It is completely possible to be equal to, or better than the younger dancers in the class and in today's episode I am going to teach you how!

Staying true to yourself! Having a clear reflection of who you really are is almost impossible in today's world as we are so widely influenced by everything around us and other peoples opinions as to how good or bad we are at a certain thing. For those who appear talented it is very easy to get to far ahead and for those that are being told it's not possible its so easy to give up and forget. This show is about teaching you how to believe in yourself and stay humble until you get there, and that if it is possible for me then it is possible for anyone.

Its not about knowing, its about doing! In today's society information is at the touch of a button, yet so many people still ignore what they know so they do not have to act upon it. The purpose of this podcast is to remind you that you know a lot more than you think, and then get you to act on it!

On todays show Lauren rounds up all of the things that she has seen during her teaching visits in the month of January. Her thoughts on the bad habits that she is seeing, the good habits that she is seeing and what she thinks is ahead in the months to come!

How to fit in your training around college!

Thousands of Irish dancers leave for college each year and suddenly struggle to find the time to keep dancing. If you are a dancer that wants to keep improving or maintaining your performance whilst studying then you need to listen to this podcast and copy our plan on how to achieve this today!

Learning to love yourself - The world we grow up in sets us up for failure from the start; it wants you to believe that you're not enough because there's a lot of money in you believing that you're not good enough, thin enough, smart enough, pretty enough - leading you to buy more products. Well I'm here to tell you that you are good enough, you are beautiful and you have a lot to offer this world. Listen now if you want to love yourself more!

Weight Loss Myths - This episode was inspired by a skype call with a dancer who read a whole host of bad advice and was wanting help on how to implement it. The aim of this show is not weight loss advice but to bust long standing weight loss myths that are running the industry and expose products that are costing so many females endless amounts of money.