Key points so far...

Wednesday 27th February

Having received some feedback already (thanks Clare and Mimi!), I have started to think about the answers I have been given ...

Clare Orlandi (http://orlandi1.blogspot.co.uk) says: "...a lot of what motivated me at college was competition..with other students and myself. I always wanted to be the best..." 

This links me back to 'survival of the fittest' as talked about in the previous module: http://emilysarahhunt.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/theories-relating-to-networking.html

For some, motivation will come from the passion to be a professional within the Arts (whether it be a principal ballerina or a lead role in the West End) and it is this aim that pushes them to reach the top.

It is interesting to see that inspiration comes from various places, just having two separate sets of feedback shows this. One just adores dance and that's the main inspiration, where as Mimi Whitney (http://michellewhitney1.blogspot.co.uk) says:

"What inspired me was my teachers. The comments ideas and creativity they passed on drove my enthusiasm..." 

This is very different to how I felt once I reached professional training but it is so promising to see that some teachers provide(d) this inspiration, passing on their own passion to allow their students to deliver the very best they can. I think this is essential within training, it allows the students to always be surrounded by positivity, allowing each day to be on step closer to their goal.

It is also so great to hear that students were praised during training, again this will make them feel good about themselves, realise that they are doing well in what they are aiming for and will overall boost their self confidence. Having high self confidence will create a much more positive outlook which allows us to gain more from our training. Being praised makes you know you're in the right profession and we get a buzz from it so will therefore always strive to be praised again.

In my training, yes I was praised at times, but more than often there could be signs of 'favouritism' where students would get more comments than others and it would become obvious that jealousy would start between classmates. This links to what both Clare and Mimi say about competition and "..I'll show them, I'll do better" and "jealousy sometimes caused other pupils to try and put you off..." (http://emilysarahhunt.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/questions-questions-questions.html#comment-form)

Through out this course so far, Clare and I have shared several similar views and ideas. Again, I am seeing this again on how we both kept feelings to ourselves and didn't express them. This is something I saw time and time again from myself and many other students and friends. People would too often 'bottle everything up' which created a circle of thoughts going around in their head, and their head only. Having someone there to share your ideas and emotions with, allows us to release our feelings, take the entire burden and weight off ourselves. This is one reason I feel that counsellors within schools would be so beneficial as it would enable students to have the opportunity to do this. 

I have picked up on the following words/issues which I should like to research further...

• SELF CONFIDENCE
• PRAISE
• COMPETITION 
• JEALOUSY
• KEEPING THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS TO SELF