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Ballroom State of Mind

Ballroom dancers love working on their dancing skills and technique! But if dancers neglect to train their mind, it can sabotage them when it counts most. I'm Amber Haider and I'm a Life and Mental Strength Coach for amateur ballroom dancers. If you want to take your dancing further, faster, with less anxiety and more fun, stick around. It's time to make that beautiful brain your most powerful asset. We talk about dance AND life, providing tools to uplevel all areas of your life, not just your dancing! Visit www.amberhaider.com for more information and for contact details

140. Staying Motivated Without Competition

29 mins; January 27, 2026

Podcast and Coaching Update

9 mins; January 21, 2026

139. Teacher Transitions- The Year of the Snake

30 mins; December 18, 2025

138. Three Pockets of Growth

23 mins; December 09, 2025

137. Grit Gets it Done--OSB 2025

25 mins; December 03, 2025

136. Dance Wellness Update with Christine Bar Noel

29 mins; November 13, 2025

135. Train Your Focus

35 mins; October 30, 2025

134. Respect Your Talent

16 mins; October 13, 2025

133. Frustration Tolerance

19 mins; September 23, 2025

132. Why You Shouldn't Listen to Me

20 mins; September 16, 2025

131. Vulnerability Hangover

24 mins; September 11, 2025

130. "Yeah, but..."

20 mins; September 02, 2025

Ep 129. It's Not That Deep

18 mins; August 25, 2025

128. Problem Avoiding vs Problem Solving

30 mins; August 18, 2025

127. Advice for Newer Dancers

26 mins; May 28, 2025

126. Motivation Killers

31 mins; May 09, 2025

125. Self Trust

29 mins; April 18, 2025

124. Be Patient

16 mins; March 20, 2025

123. The Life Cycle of Relationships

39 mins; March 13, 2025

122. Time to be Discouraged

26 mins; February 18, 2025

121. Limbo and Locking In

23 mins; February 11, 2025

120. Limiting Beliefs- Part 2

23 mins; January 30, 2025

119. Limiting Beliefs Part 1

22 mins; January 25, 2025

118. When Dancing Feels Expensive

25 mins; January 10, 2025

118. When Dancing Feels Expensive

8 mins; January 09, 2025

117. Student-Teacher Communication with Mary Pinizzotto

39 mins; December 11, 2024

116. Feeling Like You Belong

23 mins; December 01, 2024

115. The Fear of Being Seen

28 mins; November 15, 2024

114. Inner Work and Outer Work

37 mins; November 07, 2024

113. Scaling Your Mountain / Comparison

17 mins; October 03, 2024

112. Self-Criticism to Self-Coaching

23 mins; September 25, 2024

111. Optimism

21 mins; September 12, 2024

110. Life Skills: Boundaries

25 mins; August 30, 2024

109. The Shooter's Mentality

19 mins; August 13, 2024

108. Embarrassment

17 mins; August 07, 2024

107. Unpacking Vol State

26 mins; August 01, 2024

106. Get the Last Word

16 mins; July 23, 2024

105. Glitches

11 mins; July 17, 2024

104. Just Play With It

26 mins; July 11, 2024

103. Life Skills: Resistance

29 mins; June 28, 2024

102. Training Mindset vs. Performance Mindset

21 mins; June 17, 2024

101. What To Do With Setbacks

17 mins; June 08, 2024

100. Gameday

9 mins; May 28, 2024

99. Disappointment

18 mins; May 15, 2024

98. Your Backseat Driver

22 mins; May 09, 2024

97. Effort Shock

28 mins; April 30, 2024

96. Why You Might Always Feel Behind

10 mins; April 24, 2024

95. All or Nothing Thinking

18 mins; April 15, 2024

94. Life Skills: The 50/50

23 mins; April 03, 2024

93. Contingency Plans

22 mins; March 28, 2024

92. Mental Rehearsal

31 mins; March 21, 2024

91. Politics

22 mins; March 13, 2024

90. Word Switches

18 mins; March 07, 2024

89. Holding Yourself Back

33 mins; March 01, 2024

88. Life Skills: Emotional Adulthood

19 mins; February 17, 2024

87. 4 Steps to Emotional Regulation

19 mins; February 07, 2024

86. When You Just Don't Dance Well

20 mins; February 01, 2024

85. Are You a Good Dancer?

21 mins; January 24, 2024

84. Build Your Confidence Bank

33 mins; January 16, 2024

83. Plateaus Are Not a Problem

17 mins; January 03, 2024

82. Dressing Your Alter Ego with Irene Wong

26 mins; December 27, 2023

81. This Isn't About Dancing At All

14 mins; December 21, 2023

80. You Are Not Backsliding

19 mins; December 16, 2023

79. Arrogance, Confidence and Humility

23 mins; December 06, 2023

78. Narrowing Your Focus

27 mins; November 30, 2023

77. What is Relevant to Your Dancing

31 mins; November 22, 2023

76. Stop Wishing Away your Nerves

18 mins; November 09, 2023

75. Partnerless

30 mins; November 03, 2023

74. Are You Coachable?

19 mins; October 26, 2023

73. Why Are We Doing This Again?

15 mins; October 19, 2023

72. Hook Up Your Future Self

32 mins; October 11, 2023

71. Your Relationship with your Body

18 mins; October 04, 2023

70. How Snorkeling is Just Like Dancing

19 mins; September 29, 2023

69. Breaking up a Partnership

32 mins; September 21, 2023

68. Burnout

29 mins; September 14, 2023

67. How to Stop Overthinking so You Can Actually Dance

27 mins; September 01, 2023

66. We Can Do Hard Things

29 mins; August 24, 2023

65. Don't Fear your Feelings

11 mins; August 11, 2023

64. Shifting into New Gears

21 mins; August 06, 2023

63. What You Make Results Mean

23 mins; July 25, 2023

62. Coping with an Injury

27 mins; July 14, 2023

61. Insecurity

41 mins; July 06, 2023

60. Why Compete if You Don't Win?

22 mins; June 25, 2023

59. Are You a Player or a Victim?

21 mins; June 13, 2023

58. Watching Yourself on Video

24 mins; June 03, 2023

57: How to Stop Being So Negative

23 mins; May 22, 2023

56. What I Love about Small Competitions

13 mins; May 15, 2023

55. Self One and Self Two

25 mins; May 05, 2023

54. The River of Misery

11 mins; April 28, 2023

53. Overcoming Perfectionism

27 mins; April 23, 2023

52. Dance Chat with Forrest Vance

41 mins; April 13, 2023

51. The Dark Side of Perfectionism

18 mins; April 06, 2023

50. Cheating on Yourself with Your Own Potential

26 mins; March 29, 2023

49. The Ways We Train

30 mins; March 19, 2023

48. Your Alter Ego

28 mins; March 10, 2023

47. Confidence

25 mins; February 25, 2023

46. Dealing with Your Emotions

22 mins; February 16, 2023

45. When you Get Tough Feedback

13 mins; February 08, 2023

44. Subtractive Thinking

22 mins; February 04, 2023

43. Learn to Love the Process

17 mins; January 28, 2023

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