I wonder if that's hard to go from being kind of authentic on social media to having a spotlight on you, and then you have to kind of grub your voice a little bit. I try to help people find an avenue where they feel like they can still be themselves. Do you think there's any value to the old trick of picturing people in their underpants so distracting? It's not usually that i say, think about everyone in their underwear. But something to that effect, like to remember that everyone is a human being and that no one is perfect.
Sweaty palms before a date. Racing heart during a presentation. Needing a diaper while delivering a wedding toast. We've all been there. On the heels of New Year's resolutions, sports & performance psychologist Dr. Sari Shepphird explains confidence vs. performance anxiety, the origins of perfectionism, how much social media is too much, self-sabotoage and also dishes on strategies that athletes use to perform under pressure. Also: why you should holler the F word when you're nervous, why being authentic is always the best policy and the perils of professional darts.
Dr. Shepphird is at sportandperform.com
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