I started to use an online meditation app and was struck by the point in today’s session: Get rid of the Mental Trash in the closet that is your head. It made me think of the “mental trash” I see in some people’s heads when they have to present that keeps them from performing at their best. Here are three suggestions to eliminate that kind of self-defeating thinking.
Be Your Own Cheerleader
We are what we think. If you tell yourself you will fail, or people won’t like you or
your message, you are likely to increase your anxiety and become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Instead, reverse your thoughts. Repeat to yourself…
It is normal to be nervous and I will be fine
I have made it through other difficult experiences before
People will (benefit, be inspired by, appreciate, etc.) my message
No one ever died from a presentation!
Get Physical
That rush of jitters you feel before a presentation