Turn Your Panic Into Power Before Every Performance | Joel Kinnaman

About this episode

Joel Kinnaman shares his experience of overcoming panic before performances and what it reveals about obsession.

Joel Kinnaman vomited before every theater performance for four years straight. What kept him going back anyway reveals something important about what real obsession looks like.

People in this episode

Host: Lewis Howes

Guest: Joel Kinnaman

Topics covered

• performance anxiety
• obsession
• theater
• personal growth
• overcoming fear

Keywords

• panic
• power
• performance
• theater
• obsession
• Joel Kinnaman
• Lewis Howes

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