Understanding Feelings, Emotions, and Thoughts in High Performance

Emotions are public and observable, feelings are private and subjective, and thoughts are also private and subjective. High performance is achieved by effectively stringing together high-performing thoughts, interpreting emotions in a facilitative way, and having strong command in the area one wants to excel. Worrying is a cognitive response, a looping thought process about the future, while nervousness is more of a physiological experience, marked by butterflies or a nauseous stomach. Although related, they are distinct.