About this episode

This episode discusses how to accept and manage anxiety rather than trying to eliminate it, highlighting its role in elite performance.

It's natural to want to get rid of anxiety. It's uncomfortable, we worry that it holds us back from being our best, and we believe that those who perform at the highest levels have figured out a way to beat it. The bad news is that we can't just rid ourselves of anxiety. It's part of the human condition. The good news is that, despite the common misconception, elite performers experience anxiety all the time—they've just learned how to manage and even channel it in skillful and adaptive ways. So today's episode is all about providing you ways to accept anxiety (which, ironically, helps mitigate it, since resisting anxiety only makes it worse) and giving you the tools to make it work for you rather than against you. - Get a free LMNT drink mix pack with any purchase: drinkLMNT.com/Clay - Subscribe to The Growth Equation newsletter - Join The Growth Equation Academy - If you are enjoying "excellence, actually," do us a huge favor: text your favorite episode to three people so they can enjoy it, too. Thanks! iTunes and Apple Podcasts Spotify Android PocketCasts See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Magness, Brad Stulberg, Clay Skipper

Topics covered

• anxiety
• performance
• mental health
• self-acceptance
• elite performers

Keywords

• anxiety
• performance
• mental health
• self-improvement
• elite athletes

Sponsors

LMNT

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Growth Equation

Products: LMNT drink mix

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