How To Understand And Manage Your Emotions | Podcast Episode

“I think it’s really important to think about what are the conversations and the things that I am talking about where I tend to sparkle? Where do I light up and what are the things that make me feel really excited inside?”

~ Amanda Tobe

 
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When you’re feeling overwhelmed or the effects of performance anxiety nothing feels more soothing than having a simple and supportive emotional toolkit of mindfulness practices to choose from. In this episode, we talk about why it’s important to design your life around how you want to feel, different ways to check in with yourself, and how performance anxiety is tied to your core beliefs.

  • Clarity on what you really want to do [7:13] 

  • Your personal compass [10:24] 

  • Creating good habits [13:39] 

  • Struggles with performance anxiety [15:52] 

  • Learning to be uncomfortable [19:51] 

  • Easing anxiety [22:09] 

  • Increase emotional intelligence [25:37] 

If you’d like to hear the episode and see the show notes with direct links, click here. Thanks for tuning in!

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