4 ways to battle performance anxiety, according to a confidence coach

NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THIS ENOUGH HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS YET NO YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE NOT SO LISTEN NPR JUST PUT OUT THIS WHOLE THING BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US GETS TERRIFIED BEFORE HIGH-STAKES STUFF AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT EVERYONE IN THIS ENTIRE PLACE STUMBLING THROUGH LIFE AND THE THING IS THERE IS THIS PSYCHOLOGIST AND CONFIDENCE COACH NAMED CINDRA KAMPHOFF WHO HAS FOUR WAYS TO BATTLE PERFORMANCE ANXIETY WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE WE ALL GET THE JITTERS BEFORE A JOB INTERVIEW OR RUNNING A RACE AND SHE HAS CREATIVE STRATEGIES TO OVERCOME THAT FEAR RIGHT IN THE MOMENT AND ACTUALLY BUILD CONFIDENCE AND HONESTLY WE ALL NEED THAT SO BADLY RIGHT NOW AND THEY DO NOT EVEN LIST THE EXACT STEPS HERE BUT IT IS ALL ABOUT HANDLING HIGH-STAKES MOMENTS ANYWAY THIS SONG IS ACTUALLY MY FAVOURITE.

SO THE PART THAT GOT ME IS THIS WE ARE ALL STUMBLING THROUGH LIFE TERRIFIED AND NPR JUST PUT OUT ADVICE FROM A PSYCHOLOGIST NAMED CINDRA KAMPHOFF WHO IS A CONFIDENCE COACH AND SHE SAYS THERE ARE FOUR SPECIFIC WAYS TO BATTLE PERFORMANCE ANXIETY WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE SHE IS TALKING ABOUT HIGH-STAKES EVENTS LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE TO RUN A RACE OR SIT DOWN FOR A JOB INTERVIEW AND YOUR ENTIRE BODY FREEZES UP AND THE THING IS SHE HAS ACTUAL CREATIVE STRATEGIES TO OVERCOME THE JITTERS AND BUILD CONFIDENCE RIGHT IN THE MOMENT AND HONESTLY I AM WORRIED SICK ABOUT EVERYONE HERE BLOWING THEIR CHANCES AND THE ARTICLE DOES NOT EVEN LIST THE FOUR TIPS IN THE BLURB SO WE ARE JUST LEFT HANGING. ANYWAY I WILL BE FURIOUS ABOUT THIS TOMORROW.

Psychologist Cindra Kamphoff shared strategies with NPR to help people overcome performance anxiety and build confidence before high-stakes events.

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