Episodes
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36. Facing Uncertainty.
Today I am talking about uncertainty. We have some outcomes we are waiting for in the country, and people get very anxious when we are faced with this kind of uncertainty. You will learn why that it, what you are really afraid of when you don’t know what the result will be, and how you can move...
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35. Where is this supposed to hurt?
If you are a dance teacher or an athletic coach you have probably heard the question, “where is this supposed to hurt?” Well, in today’s episode I am talking about purposeful pain vs. pain with no purpose. The truth is there is no progress without discomfort. If you are comfortable you are not...
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34. The four stages to reaching mastery.
In this episode I am talking about what it takes to become a master at something. What does it mean to have achieved excellence, and how do we get there? What you will learn: The four stages of knowing What Neuroplasticity is, and how it affects what you learn and how you learn it. The role your...
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33. Worth vs. Value
This week I talk to you about worth vs. value. I have had too many conversations with people that confuse the two. And it is wreaking havoc on their financial lives. The good news is that you can clean all of this up, and once you do, you will be on the road to making more money than you even…
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32. Money! Money! Money!
Today I am open up the door on a conversation about money. What are your thoughts about money? Do you think money is inherently good or bad? I am going to share how your thoughts about money affect your current financial situation, and what you can do to change your relationship with money.
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31. Your thoughts about yourself.
Who are you? How you answer this question makes up your identity. What do you think about when you think of yourself. In todays show I am expanding on last weeks topic around how we see ourselves. We get to define ourselves in whatever way we want. But be careful about what you say to yourself...
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30. Are you a starving artist?
In today's episode I am pulling apart the "starving artist" narrative we have been fed our entire lives. These kinds of ideas permeate our culture and posit that living as an artist, while enjoyable, is no way to make a "good' living. Whatever that means. So, the question is, do you identify as a...
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29. Finding Purpose in Your Practice with Lauren Adams.
In todays episode I am welcoming a very special guest, Lauren Adams. Lauren is an accomplished Master teacher and highly sought after choreographer and has been teaching for the top conventions in the world for the past 20 years. She is also my best friend. We are sitting down to discuss her…
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28. You Are Your Side Hustle!!!
In the current climate a lot of us are wondering what the trajectory of our careers looks like. This has driven people to look for alternative ways to make money while we wait for the world to balance out into a new normal. Today I am talking about how you already have everything you need right…
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27. How to get things done faster!
On today’s episode I am talking about how to get things done faster. This is the final episode in this series I have been doing on how to get stuff done. And if you have been following along and have been getting clearer on how to identify your why and find the commitment to take massive action...
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26. Passive action vs Massive action.
I love this topic because I am so guilty of getting stuck in passive action. If you are like me and you want to get yourself unstuck, and learn how to take massive action you are going to love this episode. www.chrishale.co
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25. Why you aren't taking action!
This topic is relevant for everyone. We all at some point or another come up against our own selves when trying to accomplish our goals. Inaction is an action and it doesn’t produce results. But you can overcome that and I am going to talk you through why it is happening and how you can overcome...
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24. Past and Future Focus
This week we are talking about focus, and where we create our results from. I talk about the different between past and future focus, and how to overcome a limited idea of what is possible in for us. www.chrishale.co
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23. How to get anything done!
Today we are going to talk about how to get anything done. The solution is really simple but it is not easy. The key to everything in our life is managing our minds. In this episode you will learn how to get clear on how to manage the impulse to put things for later, and how to cultivate the...
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22. What to do when you don't like how someone else is showing up.
In this week's episode, I am looking at how we view other people's responses to the current climate and social issues that we are facing right now. How can we look at our own minds with a sense of curiosity that will help us move forward when the relationship seems hinged on their response or…
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21. How to be excited about anything!
Join me today and learn how you can be excited about anything in your life. I am revisiting the conversion about goals and taking it to the next level. Get connected to what drives us to get the results we want in any moment no matter what is happening in your life.
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20. Everybody needs a coach!
Today I am talking about the benefit of coaching. Coaching has changed my life and I truly believe that everyone can benefit from working with one. Coaching helps you answer questions that have you stuck and find blind spots you never knew were there. Coaching is about unlocking the power that is...
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19. What if you believed you couldn’t say no to yourself?
This question blows my mind. What if this was the thought that we had when we want to achieve a goal and it would feel better to hang out on instagram instead of taking action? How many times a day do you say yes to someone else? What could you accomplish if you believed that you were worth…
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18. Listener Q&A!!!!
Today is a departure from our regular format. Today I am answering your questions. See how I apply thought work to some of the common issues that are coming up for all of us at this time. Q1: How are you mitigating injury via Zoom, especially with 12 year olds who don’t know their placement or…
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17. Unpopular Opinion: I love Zoom Classes!
Today I am talking about the great classes I am having on Zoom, and I share some of my favorite things that have come from this time. Clue in Quarantine :...
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16. Check out The Corona Chronicles
Hey friends! Check out this clip of an interview I did with Eden Martinez for her podcast Corona Chronicles. And if you want to be interviewed by Eden you can reach out to her at [email protected]. https://www.instagram.com/edenmcreativefilm/...
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15. Part 2: Choosing love over fear in the face of a pandemic. There is no right way…………..
Talking about our reactions to what is going on in the world today and how self compassion is the most important thing we can practice right now. We need to honor where we are at and how we are processing our feelings right now. We cannot change the circumstance we are facing right now and this…
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14. Choosing love over fear in the face of a pandemic
This week I am addressing the thing on everyone’s mind, COVID-19. Things are developing quickly and changing minute by minute. There is a lot of uncertainty in the world and our dance community. I am sharing my thoughts on how I am choosing love over fear in this time. I am also continuing to be…
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13. Living In The Now
In today’s episode, I am discussing what it means to live in the present moment. Discussing how perpetuating stories from the past programs our future to look like what we’ve always gotten. And giving my thoughts on how to bring this concept to our students so that they can start to create the...
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12. The 'ideal" body
This week I was very inspired by a quote I read online about challenging the concept of the “ideal” body for dance. Today I dive in on why that concept is outdated and how I work with my students to understand that they bring so much to the art of dance purely by being them. I value diversity in...
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11. Can stress actually be a good thing?
In today’s episode I am talking about a topic requested by students; Stress! I had a love hate relationship with stress for most of my life but at the urging of my therapist I looked into the work of Kelly McGonigal. McGonigal is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University who is...
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10. Awareness, acceptance and change!
Episode 10! In this week's episode, I am talking about the two most important concepts I teach my students: awareness and acceptance. To make a change and move forward in anything in our lives, we first need to be aware of where we are at currently and accept everything about this moment if we…
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9. My journey with Perfectionism
On today’s episode I am diving deep on Perfectionism. I get super personal about my journey with Perfectionism and how the work of Brené Brown helped me to realize that my need to always get it right and the constant voice in my head telling me to be better were not serving me. Related Resources...
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8. Emotional Agility
This week we are talking about the concept of emotional agility. After listening to an interview with Dr. Susan David on this topic I realized how much it ties in to the conversations we have been having around values, purpose and accessing authentic emotion. I discuss how her idea of walking…
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7. 100% Responsibility
In today’s episode I talk about the concept of 100% responsibility. We are completely responsible for every experience we have in our lives. Teaching my students that they have the ability to make any moment exactly what they want it to be empowers them more than any other lesson that I teach.
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6. Accessing Authentic Emotion
In this episode I share an awesome experience I had recently woking with some dancers on getting in touch with how emotions feel as a sensation in their bodies, and using that as a way of accessing authenticity in their performances.
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5. What's your why?
In this episode we talk about the importance of having a “Big Why”. I’ll discuss my journey to finding my purpose as a teacher and how having a big why can set the trajectory for every class and help refocus us in difficult moments.
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4. Redefining success.
In this episode of The Dance Coach Podcast we are talking about SUCESS! The idea of success is very weighted in our culture and is often associated with fame, money and instagram followers. I discuss how I help my students focus on actions and their goals to reframe the idea of success.
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3. Goal Setting
In this episode I wrap up our conversation about goal setting. I talk about the importance of setting goals that are just outside our reach and share the process that I teach my students to set their goals.
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2. What are your values?
In this episode, I talk about Core Values and why knowing yours is so essential for you and your students. I will walk you through the process I have used to determine mine. And, I’ll also talk you through how I help my students understand what their values are. Dance is a physical activity, and...
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1. The Beginning
The very first episode of The Dance Coach Podcast. This episode will give you an idea of the kind of topics we will be discussing every week about dance, training dancers and growing as dance instructors. Mentioned in this episode is episode #229 of The Life Coach School podcast....
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A deep dive into conversations about dance, training dancers and growing as dance instructors.
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