A couple of weeks ago, we did an episode where we discussed Chapters #1 and #2 of our recently released book, “Conquer Anxiety”. We talked about, what is the mind all about? Why do we, as humans, experience anxiety? What’s happening in the brain, that’s causing that? We also stressed the importance of taking the assessment in Chapter #2 because that will help us understand the root cause of what’s causing the anxiety and where that fear is coming from. 

After you understand where your anxiety is stemming from - the nervousness, the anxiousness - now, what do you do about it? How do you conquer that anxiety, overcome it, and learn to move beyond it, so that you can have boldness, confidence, freedom and peace, and be liberated from those emotions that are so gripping to so many of us?

In today’s episode, our dear friend and co-author, Jon Skidmore, comes back once again as our guest, to answer these questions. He shares with us what the five stages of conquering anxiety are all about and how they can serve us as a tool for easing our way into becoming high-performance individuals. 

Listen to Episode 236 of Becoming Your Best, to learn what performance anxiety is, how to prepare for our ‘performance’, and what we should do once the event passes.

Questions I ask:

• Jon, can you talk about stage one of conquering anxiety, which is, “Identify the vision”? (06:30)
• Can you explain to people what Monkey Chatter is? (17:25)
• Talk about stage five – the Post-Performance Debrief. (29:23)

In this episode, you will learn: 

• A brief overview on the five stages of conquering anxiety & some examples where the performance anxiety can kick in. (03:11)
• The mental and physical preparation to conquer anxiety. (10:17)
• The six different exercises in the book that will help you calm your body down when your anxiety gets activated. (12:36)
• The reason why we did the online course that accompanies this book. (16:50)
• How to react in stage three – the Pre-Performance Experience. (20:23)
• The chair flying exercise. (21:57)
• What a peak performance is. (26:43)
• The three parts of stage four – The Performance. (27:40)
• How the avoidance starts to show up when we’re not dealing with our anxieties. (35:09)

Connect with Jon:

• LinkedIn
• Website

Becoming Your Best Resources:

• Becoming Your Best Website
• Becoming Your Best University Website
• Becoming Your Best Library
• Email: [email protected]  
• Book: Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders
• Book: Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your Performance
• Facebook Group – Conquer Anxiety

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