How do you thrive in the big storms, while most would be overcome by nerves?

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Matt Bromley · Answer

So thriving in the big storms instead of being overcome by the nerves and anxiety this is a really really difficult one. I'm naturally a very conservative person and risk averse so for me facing challenges and fear does not come easy at all. However over the years I've been exposed to these terrifying situations over and over again so one of the ways that I overcome the fear is I try to build anticipation. So if we think of the storm coming if I think of it as oh maybe I'm gonna wipe out or something bad's gonna happen or am I ready for this oh my gosh the waves are gonna be huge that guy surfs way better than me and especially if I expect a negative outcome from that storm I'm gonna have anxiety and worry. However if I look at that storm and I expect a desirable outcome like I think oh I'm gonna get the biggest wave of my life I'm gonna get the ride of my life it's gonna be huge but that's gonna that's gonna give me the opportunity to get the wave that I have dreamt of. If I expect a positive outcome it's gonna make me excited so I really try to build anticipation because when we build anticipation it creates energy and that's often the very energy that we need to achieve the goal that we have set out so I try to get super excited, build anticipation and that gets me pumped.

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"How do you thrive in the big storms, while most would be overcome by nerves?"