Key points

Find the strategies that work best for you and stay focused on your goals.

Acknowledge feeling disappointed when setbacks occur and then try to learn from those experiences.

Simulation, visualizing, meditative breathing, mindfulness, and physical fitness are effective approaches.

Successful people regularly face high-stakes performances. From interviews, lectures, or auditions to sports competitions or concerts, these events often cause tremendous stress. Individuals prepare for years to compete at the highest level and the outcome of a single event can alter a career .

I interviewed three world-class performers who shared their strategies to set themselves up for success. Isabella Carucci is a flutist, writer, and executive director of The Flute Pedagogy Project. She h

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