Excitement is often generated by pushing boundaries – both our own and those of society. In addition, external limitations do not deprive us of choices though it is all too easy to allow them to choose for us. We all know stories of great achievements in the face of major limitations.

This is a weird condition that many are infected with – the condition in which uncertainty and fear control decision-making and the capacity to act. In general, it is a learnt condition – something developed during formative years - though it can also develop following a particularly traumatic or unexpected event.

It is taken for granted that musical or theatrical performers and sports people, spend much of their working life rehearsing or practising for an event that is generally “played” before an audience. This practice and rehearsal generally happens in the presence of a coach – an experienced observer that guides the process of rehearsal.

What exactly does this mean? As a beginning, it describes the physical, emotional and intellectual exhaustion of the body – the point at which regeneration and renewal is extremely difficult or no longer possible.