Comments on: Turbo-Charge Your Performance: 7 Steps to Being in the Zone http://goodlifezen.com/2008/07/11/turbo-charge-your-performance-7-steps-to-being-in-the-zone/ Practical inspiration. For a happier life Wed, 16 May 2012 19:20:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Lena http://goodlifezen.com/2008/07/11/turbo-charge-your-performance-7-steps-to-being-in-the-zone/#comment-7802 Lena Sat, 15 May 2010 02:17:05 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=562#comment-7802 This article and discussion has been very instrumental in my studies as an actress. My Coach Clay Banks has been teaching this month on the Zone and I am finding everything you are saying to be very familiar! I strongly believe that this "Zone" is a supernatural phenomenon in which miracles and things beyond our own ability can occur. Even actors work in the Zone, and that is what makes their work so intriguing! We strive to be in the zone and watching someone in the zone makes for an amazing enjoyment of a film or television show as well. =) This article and discussion has been very instrumental in my studies as an actress. My Coach Clay Banks has been teaching this month on the Zone and I am finding everything you are saying to be very familiar! I strongly believe that this “Zone” is a supernatural phenomenon in which miracles and things beyond our own ability can occur. Even actors work in the Zone, and that is what makes their work so intriguing! We strive to be in the zone and watching someone in the zone makes for an amazing enjoyment of a film or television show as well.
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]]> By: The Zen of Painting « Winethinker’s Weblog http://goodlifezen.com/2008/07/11/turbo-charge-your-performance-7-steps-to-being-in-the-zone/#comment-6540 The Zen of Painting « Winethinker’s Weblog Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:55:00 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=562#comment-6540 [...] Here are some suggestions to help get you into the zone. [...] [...] Here are some suggestions to help get you into the zone. [...]

]]> By: nicole http://goodlifezen.com/2008/07/11/turbo-charge-your-performance-7-steps-to-being-in-the-zone/#comment-2620 nicole Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:32:30 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=562#comment-2620 This is great & used to happen suddenly I am no artist, just somebody retired in a little european town. Sometimes when I was younger this state simply occured. Some time back, because of depression & all sorts of health problems, it disappeared and I was afraid it would never come back. Now Walking fast down the street, for good reasons of mine, is often enough for Joy to surge up. I jus wish then and now to share it with you. This is great & used to happen suddenly I am no artist, just somebody retired in a little european town. Sometimes when I was younger this state simply occured. Some time back, because of depression & all sorts of health problems, it disappeared and I was afraid it would never come back. Now Walking fast down the street, for good reasons of mine, is often enough for Joy to surge up. I jus wish then and now to share it with you.

]]> By: Mary Jaksch http://goodlifezen.com/2008/07/11/turbo-charge-your-performance-7-steps-to-being-in-the-zone/#comment-694 Mary Jaksch Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:10:14 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=562#comment-694 @Zenator It's interesting how flow changes our perception of time. I remember a performance as a flautis. I was playing a favourite piece of mine. Normally, as a musician, you keep a sense of the whole piece in your awareness. You knit together beginning, middle and end, so to speak. But this time I was only aware for the present moment. Each note was in a spacious bubble, although I was playing at normal speed. It was a wonderful experience! For me and for the audience. @Zenator
It’s interesting how flow changes our perception of time. I remember a performance as a flautis. I was playing a favourite piece of mine. Normally, as a musician, you keep a sense of the whole piece in your awareness. You knit together beginning, middle and end, so to speak. But this time I was only aware for the present moment. Each note was in a spacious bubble, although I was playing at normal speed. It was a wonderful experience! For me and for the audience.

]]> By: zenator http://goodlifezen.com/2008/07/11/turbo-charge-your-performance-7-steps-to-being-in-the-zone/#comment-693 zenator Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:19:38 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=562#comment-693 thank you so much for this. i remember a number of times playing hockey and being in the zone. they are the greatest moments of my life. everything slows down and just opens up. all the best... thank you so much for this. i remember a number of times playing hockey and being in the zone. they are the greatest moments of my life. everything slows down and just opens up. all the best…

]]> By: Mary Jaksch http://goodlifezen.com/2008/07/11/turbo-charge-your-performance-7-steps-to-being-in-the-zone/#comment-683 Mary Jaksch Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:20:30 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=562#comment-683 @Mark and Angel Hack Life I think the word 'rhythm' is really good. Somehow flow means being in tune with the rhythm of the universe. @Mark and Angel Hack Life
I think the word ‘rhythm’ is really good. Somehow flow means being in tune with the rhythm of the universe.

]]> By: Mary Jaksch http://goodlifezen.com/2008/07/11/turbo-charge-your-performance-7-steps-to-being-in-the-zone/#comment-682 Mary Jaksch Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:17:18 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=562#comment-682 @AmazingMess Your comment made me think anew about flow and how we experience it. I think you're right that the experience is strongest when the body is involved. For example, when I experience flow while writing, it's not as strong as when I've experienced flow while snowboarding. @AmazingMess
Your comment made me think anew about flow and how we experience it. I think you’re right that the experience is strongest when the body is involved. For example, when I experience flow while writing, it’s not as strong as when I’ve experienced flow while snowboarding.

]]> By: Marc and Angel Hack Life http://goodlifezen.com/2008/07/11/turbo-charge-your-performance-7-steps-to-being-in-the-zone/#comment-681 Marc and Angel Hack Life Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:46:06 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=562#comment-681 I think ‘flow’ is the key. Once I get into a rhythm, my productivity skyrockets. Finding this rhythm is the hard part… and that’s where the rest of your points come into play. Marc and Angel Hack Lifes last blog post..<a href="http://www.marcandangel.com/2008/07/14/101-dirt-cheap-ways-to-enjoy-yourself/" rel="nofollow">101 Dirt Cheap Ways to Enjoy Yourself</a> I think ‘flow’ is the key. Once I get into a rhythm, my productivity skyrockets. Finding this rhythm is the hard part… and that’s where the rest of your points come into play.

Marc and Angel Hack Lifes last blog post..101 Dirt Cheap Ways to Enjoy Yourself

]]> By: amazingmess http://goodlifezen.com/2008/07/11/turbo-charge-your-performance-7-steps-to-being-in-the-zone/#comment-680 amazingmess Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:26:42 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=562#comment-680 I like that formulation, the creative 'don't know mind'. Something not very uncommon in arts. You also mentioned your experience in playing the flute. Maybe we are talking about the same thing, but even so, also this is very tricky stuff. Being in the zone in sports, always seems to have a fysical, bodily experience too, which seems not to be that important in visual arts. Maybe that part is there in the dance, in dancing. amazingmesss last blog post..<a href="http://amazingmess.web-log.nl/amazingmess/2008/07/on-the-road.html" rel="nofollow">on the road</a> I like that formulation, the creative ‘don’t know mind’. Something not very uncommon in arts. You also mentioned your experience in playing the flute. Maybe we are talking about the same thing, but even so, also this is very tricky stuff. Being in the zone in sports, always seems to have a fysical, bodily experience too, which seems not to be that important in visual arts. Maybe that part is there in the dance, in dancing.

amazingmesss last blog post..on the road

]]> By: Mary Jaksch http://goodlifezen.com/2008/07/11/turbo-charge-your-performance-7-steps-to-being-in-the-zone/#comment-679 Mary Jaksch Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:37:08 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=562#comment-679 @Mete Thanks for your answer! I've only had 2 significant experiences with waves. One was the first time I did some body boarding. I really went for it and caught the very first wave. Everyone looked on in astonishment as I thundered towards the shore. Suddenly it occurred to me that nobody had told me how to get off a wave! I hung on grimly as the shore rushed towards me, and I finally splatted onto the rocky beach. The other time was when I tried surfing. Some windsurfing mates took me out with them. It was winter and the water was freeeeeezing. Waves were few and far between and we bobbed around in icy water for hours looking at the snowy mountains in the distance. Sparkle and flow? Not quite... @Mete
Thanks for your answer!

I’ve only had 2 significant experiences with waves. One was the first time I did some body boarding. I really went for it and caught the very first wave. Everyone looked on in astonishment as I thundered towards the shore.

Suddenly it occurred to me that nobody had told me how to get off a wave! I hung on grimly as the shore rushed towards me, and I finally splatted onto the rocky beach.

The other time was when I tried surfing. Some windsurfing mates took me out with them. It was winter and the water was freeeeeezing. Waves were few and far between and we bobbed around in icy water for hours looking at the snowy mountains in the distance. Sparkle and flow? Not quite…

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