Reframe Stress as Fuel
Before a high-stakes moment, tell yourself the racing heart is helping.
The concept
Stress appraisal changes physiology and performance
Akinola's research at Columbia uses physiological measures to show that how people appraise stress — threat versus challenge — changes cardiovascular response and downstream performance. A brief verbal reframe ('this energy is helping me') shifts the body, not just the mood.
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Pivots only work when you use them. Send me a gentle nudge: