In their book, "Performing Under Pressure," J.P. Pawliw-Fry and Hendrie Weisinger discuss the following three factors as to why we underperform under pressure:

1. The outcome is really important to us.

2. The outcome is uncertain.

3. We feel responsible for and judged by the outcome.

The present moment is the only place where high performance lives, which is exactly why we need to train our brains to live in the present.

This week's high performance power phrase is "I attack the process it takes me to reach my highest potential. I keep my eyes on the prize but my focus on the process daily."

What is meditation, and what is mindfulness? According to professor and creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School Jon Kabat-Zinn, mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way on purpose in the present, non judgmentally. On the other hand, meditation is a little more formal, and there are many different ways to practice meditation.

We know this is difficult, but Cindra and Tim discuss why it's so important.

Start making contingency plans. Think about things that could get in your way and what you could do to handle the situation. Remember language makes a difference. For example, are you '"stuck at home," or are you "safe at home?" right now during COVID-19 quarantine?

Not convinced? Olympians who prepare a contingency plan perform better than those who don't.

Tim and Cindra explain how to become a Creator instead of a Victim. It's easy to blame and complain. But, with everything going on in the world right now, we must remember that we can't take days off from training our minds. We know that can be scary. Just remember that fear lives in the future, and we live in the now.