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Hi, this is Dawn Smith Theodore, and welcome to the Two Tooth In Podcast.
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It's been a long time since I've done a podcast just by myself, so I thought I would do something about called going for the gold.
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I don't know if any of you watched the Winter Olympics, but I certainly did and really enjoyed all the different sports.
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Having been a dancer, I know how hard it is, and I know how much work goes into perfecting whether it's dance or your sport.
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And so, you know, I give them a lot of credit.
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The thing that I enjoyed so much was the figure skating.
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It's a lot like dancing.
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Uh, and I love the story about Alyssa Loo.
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And what I loved about it was the fact that, you know, when we're working on our craft or always working towards perfection in something, to step away and take a break and decide that I'm not sure if I'm gonna come back is really a brave decision when you're at the top of your game.
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And so I want to talk a little bit about that because you know, Alyssa Liu took a break after the Olympics in China, and she learned to drive, she went on vacation, um, she just took a break from skating.
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And I wonder for you all of you who listen, how many of you have ever taken a break from what you are dry striving to become, whether it's a dancer or an athlete or something else?
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Have you ever taken a break and just taken a vacation or taken time away?
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Um, I know that I had a podcast very early on in my podcast with a dad who um had used to take his son every year on a vacation, and he was a student at my dance studio, and I used to be, oh, you know, that's really gonna hurt him.
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But the truth is, I think it really helped.
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And so, you know, at times as athletes or dancers, we can we can develop burnout.
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We're pushing ourselves so hard.
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Um, and there's a lot of pressure, a lot of pressure to perform and do your best at what you love to do.
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But sometimes when you're being pushed that hard, the love of what you do diminishes, and we feel a lot of pressure to just succeed and achieve.
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Um, and sometimes, you know, if you take a break, it allows you to perform at your best.
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I have seen that happen in the past.
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Even with tests, you know, if we're studying and studying and studying, and then all of a sudden you take a break and then you come back to it, you have a refreshed perspective.
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And so, you know, with Alyssa Luce, she talked about coming back on her own terms.
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And one of the things that I always talk about with dancers is the ability to connect between your mind and your body.
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And your mind can work over time thinking, I didn't do this well enough, I didn't do this jump well enough, I didn't, I missed this piece of the choreography, whatever it is.
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And so then that makes you doubt yourself, question yourself, have judgment about your own performance.
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And what I saw with her when she when she did her final skate was that she actually just skated to sk because she loved what she was doing.
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And I think we have to connect the mind and body because obviously you have to remember the choreography, you have to remember what you're doing, but you also have to be okay with whatever the outcome is.
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And many times I talk about show up, pay attention, tell the truth, and don't be attached to the results.
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And that's when we are communicating with people.
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But it also relates to this.
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It's like we come, we do our best, and we can't be attached to the end result.
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And so I feel like that's a really important part of learning to be an accomplished dancer, athlete, or whatever, lawyer, doctor.
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Um, you know, it's whatever you're drive, striving to become, remember that you have to be the best that you can be, and also remember to take breaks.
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So I just thought it was a really important thing after the Olympics to talk about that because it is something that I find to be very helpful in my own life.
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That I can push myself really hard and I want to be a perfectionist.
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Sometimes I have to take a break and come back to what I'm doing.
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And, you know, also sometimes our body needs us to take a break.
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Sometimes we might have an, you know, we might prevent an injury by taking a break, or we might have to heal an injury and know that we will get through it and we will be able to return to what we love.
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So remember, having passion for what you do, but also having learning how to balance that.
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Take time for yourself.
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And that is an important, important lesson and listening to your body, listening to your body and allowing it to have rest.
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So thank you for always listening to the Two Tooth In podcast.
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I have some exciting guests lined up in the next couple months.
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So um I look forward to having you listen again, but thank you again for listening.
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Have a wonderful day.
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And as always, you can reach me at dontheodore.com, tutothin.com, or mothermen and me.com.
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And for those of you who will be who live in Los Angeles, I will be at the LA Festival of Books at USC on April 18th and 19th at booth222.
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So thank you again.
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Have a wonderful day.
00:00:49.039 --> 00:00:54.479
Hi, this is Dawn Smith Theodore, and welcome to the Two Tooth In Podcast.
00:00:55.039 --> 00:01:03.280
It's been a long time since I've done a podcast just by myself, so I thought I would do something about called going for the gold.
00:01:04.079 --> 00:01:12.560
I don't know if any of you watched the Winter Olympics, but I certainly did and really enjoyed all the different sports.
00:01:12.879 --> 00:01:21.759
Having been a dancer, I know how hard it is, and I know how much work goes into perfecting whether it's dance or your sport.
00:01:22.079 --> 00:01:25.680
And so, you know, I give them a lot of credit.
00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:31.120
The thing that I enjoyed so much was the figure skating.
00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:33.039
It's a lot like dancing.
00:01:33.199 --> 00:01:38.319
Uh, and I love the story about Alyssa Loo.
00:01:38.560 --> 00:02:05.520
And what I loved about it was the fact that, you know, when we're working on our craft or always working towards perfection in something, to step away and take a break and decide that I'm not sure if I'm gonna come back is really a brave decision when you're at the top of your game.
00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:24.560
And so I want to talk a little bit about that because you know, Alyssa Liu took a break after the Olympics in China, and she learned to drive, she went on vacation, um, she just took a break from skating.
00:02:24.800 --> 00:02:38.240
And I wonder for you all of you who listen, how many of you have ever taken a break from what you are dry striving to become, whether it's a dancer or an athlete or something else?
00:02:38.479 --> 00:02:43.120
Have you ever taken a break and just taken a vacation or taken time away?
00:02:43.359 --> 00:03:05.199
Um, I know that I had a podcast very early on in my podcast with a dad who um had used to take his son every year on a vacation, and he was a student at my dance studio, and I used to be, oh, you know, that's really gonna hurt him.
00:03:05.359 --> 00:03:07.359
But the truth is, I think it really helped.
00:03:07.519 --> 00:03:13.759
And so, you know, at times as athletes or dancers, we can we can develop burnout.
00:03:14.000 --> 00:03:16.639
We're pushing ourselves so hard.
00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:26.319
Um, and there's a lot of pressure, a lot of pressure to perform and do your best at what you love to do.
00:03:26.400 --> 00:03:38.079
But sometimes when you're being pushed that hard, the love of what you do diminishes, and we feel a lot of pressure to just succeed and achieve.
00:03:38.239 --> 00:03:45.120
Um, and sometimes, you know, if you take a break, it allows you to perform at your best.
00:03:45.759 --> 00:03:47.759
I have seen that happen in the past.
00:03:48.000 --> 00:04:00.719
Even with tests, you know, if we're studying and studying and studying, and then all of a sudden you take a break and then you come back to it, you have a refreshed perspective.
00:04:01.039 --> 00:04:06.319
And so, you know, with Alyssa Luce, she talked about coming back on her own terms.
00:04:06.639 --> 00:04:15.120
And one of the things that I always talk about with dancers is the ability to connect between your mind and your body.
00:04:15.280 --> 00:04:24.800
And your mind can work over time thinking, I didn't do this well enough, I didn't do this jump well enough, I didn't, I missed this piece of the choreography, whatever it is.
00:04:24.959 --> 00:04:33.280
And so then that makes you doubt yourself, question yourself, have judgment about your own performance.
00:04:33.600 --> 00:04:46.000
And what I saw with her when she when she did her final skate was that she actually just skated to sk because she loved what she was doing.
00:04:46.240 --> 00:05:01.519
And I think we have to connect the mind and body because obviously you have to remember the choreography, you have to remember what you're doing, but you also have to be okay with whatever the outcome is.
00:05:01.600 --> 00:05:10.800
And many times I talk about show up, pay attention, tell the truth, and don't be attached to the results.
00:05:10.879 --> 00:05:13.120
And that's when we are communicating with people.
00:05:13.360 --> 00:05:15.439
But it also relates to this.
00:05:15.600 --> 00:05:22.400
It's like we come, we do our best, and we can't be attached to the end result.
00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:35.040
And so I feel like that's a really important part of learning to be an accomplished dancer, athlete, or whatever, lawyer, doctor.
00:05:35.280 --> 00:05:47.120
Um, you know, it's whatever you're drive, striving to become, remember that you have to be the best that you can be, and also remember to take breaks.
00:05:47.280 --> 00:05:58.560
So I just thought it was a really important thing after the Olympics to talk about that because it is something that I find to be very helpful in my own life.
00:05:58.800 --> 00:06:04.879
That I can push myself really hard and I want to be a perfectionist.
00:06:05.040 --> 00:06:08.960
Sometimes I have to take a break and come back to what I'm doing.
00:06:09.200 --> 00:06:13.280
And, you know, also sometimes our body needs us to take a break.
00:06:13.439 --> 00:06:27.120
Sometimes we might have an, you know, we might prevent an injury by taking a break, or we might have to heal an injury and know that we will get through it and we will be able to return to what we love.
00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:33.200
So remember, having passion for what you do, but also having learning how to balance that.
00:06:33.439 --> 00:06:35.120
Take time for yourself.
00:06:35.360 --> 00:06:44.879
And that is an important, important lesson and listening to your body, listening to your body and allowing it to have rest.
00:06:45.439 --> 00:06:49.280
So thank you for always listening to the Two Tooth In podcast.
00:06:49.360 --> 00:06:52.879
I have some exciting guests lined up in the next couple months.
00:06:53.200 --> 00:07:00.000
So um I look forward to having you listen again, but thank you again for listening.
00:07:00.160 --> 00:07:01.360
Have a wonderful day.
00:07:01.439 --> 00:07:09.200
And as always, you can reach me at dontheodore.com, tutothin.com, or mothermen and me.com.
00:07:09.280 --> 00:07:21.920
And for those of you who will be who live in Los Angeles, I will be at the LA Festival of Books at USC on April 18th and 19th at booth222.
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So thank you again.
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Have a wonderful day.
