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By Rameshon
Bsc (Hons) Degree in Physical Education, Loughborough University (1992-1994)
Masters in Education (University of Western Australia, 2005-2008)
Dr Edgar Tham - The Art of Achieving Success - The Process Method.
After conducting the Art of Living (Part 1) Breathing Technique course, which was for several days, I invited some parents and athletes to come down for a talk on mental visualisation and mental imagery by Dr Edgar Tham.
While I was finishing my course on Breathing Technique (Sudarshan Kriya) I was preparing the room for him to talk. Dr Tham smsed to me on the people coming down for the talk. I told that 3 parents are coming and the rest of them are basically athletes.
Dr Tham had just joined our company Flexifitness as a Sports Psychologist. I remember that we, as track and field of SEA Games going down for his talk in 1995 Sea Games, were given wonderful sessions on how to achieve. He was one of the reasons for me to break the national record. In that race, I remember the previous SEA Games record holder, Herman Suizo, gold medalist 1993 SEA Games, giving up the race at that point as he was not able to handle the very fast pace that we were doing, somewhere at the halfway mark of the marathon, where we clocked 1hr 10min for that.
After the course, Dr Edgar Tham told us that he is going to tell us something that would help us in sports.
He went on. He discussed with us on process and product (outcome). He gave us a 2hr talk. The parents who came for the talk told that the talk was very good and informational such that they know how to handle issues that the parents face in sports.
Basically, he told us that to perform, sportspeople had to go through high-level stress. If they, instead of focusing on the outcome, focus their energy on the process, they will be able to slowly achieve in the long run. By focusing on the outcome, one may slow down the progress of improvement.
He also told us that when we are performing on a task, we should focus on what we are supposed to do instead of thinking on our opponent etc. I found this point very valuable.
Everyone had to share their opinion, after the talk. I gave mine. I told that in the past I started doing well was by focusing on the process rather than the outcome.
By Narayanan
He also has a Coaching group and he trains them on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7pm at Botanic Gardens. Those interested can call him at 91004369 for coaching assistance, to improve performance. There is also personal training that he does for many in a week. You can e-mail him at swift.rameshon@gmail.com.
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By Narayanan
Rameshon has taught in Hwa Chong Institution, plus several schools, and Republic Polytechnic as well. He has won many accolades and he was awarded Merit Award for 1991 marathon performance in breaking the national record of Singapore, at that time. He has made 22 male athletes do a marathon in sub-3hrs. He has made 7 female runners do sub-4 hours for the marathon, as well. He was inducted to the ‘Roll of Honour’ by the then College of Physical Education, organised by Singapore Olympic Academy, in 1998, for breaking the National record repeatedly 4 times, till he did 2hr 24min 22sec).
He also has a Coaching group and he trains them on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7pm at Botanic Gardens. Those interested can call him at 91004369 for coaching assistance, to improve performance. There is also personal training that he does for many in a week. You can e-mail him at swift.rameshon@gmail.com.
