416: How to Avoid Choking Under Pressure with Dr. Sian Beilock, Cognitive Scientist, Author & President of Barnard College

<p>Dr. Sian Beilock is a celebrated cognitive scientist. She’s published over a hundred papers in her field of study and gave a Ted Talk on choking under pressure which has been viewed over 2 million times. She is the current president of Barnard College in New York City.</p> <p>Prior to her appointment as President, Beilock spent twelve years at the University of Chicago. As the Stella M. Rowley Professor of Psychology and a member of the Committee on Education, she specialized in how children and adults learn and perform at their best, especially under stress.</p> <p>President Beilock is the author of two books that have been published in more than a dozen languages—the critically acclaimed <em>Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal about Getting It Right When You Have To </em>(2010) and <em>How the Body Knows Its Mind: The Surprising Power of the Physical Environment to Influence How You Think and Feel</em> (2015).</p> <p>President Beilock earned her Bachelor of Science in cognitive science from the University of California, San Diego, and doctorates of philosophy in both kinesiology and psychology from Michigan State University. </p> <p>In this episode, Dr. Beilock and Dr. Kamphoff discuss:</p> <ul> <li>The science behind performing under pressure</li> <li>Why choking occurs</li> <li>How we can reach our unlimited potential</li> <li>Why it is important to “Don’t think, just do.”</li> <li>How to unhook our prefrontal cortex</li> <li>How writing thoughts down on paper can prevent your mind from dwelling on them</li> <li>The power of self-compassion in pressure moments</li> <li>Numerous tools to help you avoid choking under pressure</li> <li>Plus, much more…</li> </ul> <p>HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: www.cindrakamphoff.com/416</p> <p>FB COMMUNITY FOR THE HPM PODCAST: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/highperformancemindsetcommunity">https://www.facebook.com/groups/highperformancemindsetcommunity</a></p> <p>FOLLOW CINDRA ON INSTAGRAM: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/cindra