Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most

How do you perform under pressure?
-Can you summon your talent at will?
-Can you deliver on a test?
-Can you sleep at night?

In this episode, Dr. Hank Weisinger discusses:

Performing Under Pressure
The difference between Stress and Pressure
The Anatomy of Choking
How pressure affects our thinking
Pressure Traps

Students are under more pressure than ever before.
Here are 7 students who need to listen to this episode.
Which one are you?

• The High School Student under pressure to meet parental expectations, ace SATs, be accepted by a top school, participate in extracurricular activities, play a sport, instrument or both, get your driver’s license, and find a prom date.

• The College Student under pressure to fit into a new environment, make friends, pledge a frat or sorority, constant exams, declare a major, answer parental questions such as “What are you going to do after college? “ get a job, take LSATs, MCATs, GREs, become financially independent and other nightmares.

• The Graduate Student under pressure to please professors, publish research, write grants, live cheaply, pass comprehensive exams, and complete a dissertation.

• The Law Student, under pressure to excel, works hard to make the law review, present cases, find summer clerkships, learn to think more critically, pass the bar, graduate and enter the grind, and eventually pay back their loans.

• The Medical Student under pressure to master organic chemistry, memorize information daily, excel in an internship, perform in do or die moments, cope with death, match for a residency, pay back loans and adapt to the changing business of health care.

• The Performing Arts Student under pressure to act, dance or sing for their supper — or try and balance a second job while mastering their craft.

• The Adult Student under pressure to readjust to student life, maintain a job, support a family, and finish their degree quickly.

Performing Under Pressure tackles the greatest obstacle to personal success, whether in a sales presentation, at home, on the golf course, interviewing for a job, or performing onstage at Carnegie Hall. Despite sports mythology, no one rises to the occasion under pressure and does better than they do in practice. The reality is pressure makes us do worse and sometimes leads us to fail utterly. But there are things we can do to diminish its effects on our performance.

GET THE EDGE TO PERFORMING UNDER PRESSURE:

ARE YOU ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT MAKING MISTAKES IN GAMES OR PRACTICE?

DO QUIZZES, TESTS, AND EXAMS FRIGHTEN YOU?

IS FEAR DESTROYING YOUR CHANCES OF SUCCESS?

DOES YOUR CURRENT MINDSET HOLD YOU BACK?

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Right now, you’re in a place to achieve championship confidence. It’s time to smile and be happy about your performance.