Do you sometimes get overwhelmed before a big moment and can’t think clearly? Are you sometimes filled with thoughts of doubt before a big moment? Do you wish you walked into your pressure moments with more confidence? This is Part One of Performing Under Pressure Week, where we examine the myth of pressure, an insight so very important to understand if we are going to walk into our big moments with the kind of courage and confidence that will help us deliver under the most intense pressure. This week is inspired by Performing Under Pressure, our NY Times bestselling book and crystallizes the major findings and strategies in the book (https://www.amazon.ca/Performing-Under-Pressure-Science-Matters/dp/0804136726). If you are new to the Last 8% Morning, over the course of 15 minutes we integrate movement, mindfulness, and mental training exercises. Why? So we can build the skills necessary to be our best in our more difficult moments, what we call the Last 8%. What are these skills? These are skills of emotional intelligence. Why? We do this because it is emotion that get in our way. BIG Summary:JP Pawliw-Fry walks the listener through a mindfulness exercise. Thinking about your body, he leads the listener to start by focusing on neutral feelings, turning to unpleasant feelings, and finally resting on pleasant feelings.He urges the listener to pay attention to what they actually feel. Emotional intelligence rests on this structure.JP reminds the listener of (and welcomes new listeners to) the B.I.G. mindfulness structure. This consists of focusing on Belly/Body, Idea of the Day/Strength and Identity, and Goals/Gratitude. He speaks about the myth of pressure, showing the research of how there is no such thing as a "clutch performance." Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook! We'd love to hear from you: here's a link to our listener survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CDVG53J.If you liked today’s session, review us on Apple podcasts!Each Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. on the Last 8% Project Facebook group, JP and his business partner Bill Benjamin go live to discuss resources and answer questions from the community. If you want to download the Last 8% Morning worksheet where you can build your Last 8% plan, visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project/. Music by @nop on CC Mixter, http://beta.ccmixter.org/people/Lancefield. ____# Emotional Intelligence # Strategies # Get Disciplined # Get Motivated # Mindfulness # Self-Help