How to Get Your Mind in the Right Place Before Going On Stage

<p>Staying in a good mental and emotional state before performances is critical to playing up to our abilities when it counts. And we&apos;re probably going to be less likely to shy away from performance opportunities too, if we have more control over how we feel in the leadup to auditions and concerts.</p><p>But how does one do this? What can we do in the hours and minutes before a performance to get into a good headspace?</p><p>Get all the nerdy details here:</p><p><a href='https://bulletproofmusician.com/how-to-get-your-mind-in-the-right-place-before-going-on-stage/'>How to Get Your Mind in the Right Place Before Going On Stage</a></p><p><b>References</b></p><p>Watanabe, A., Kondoh, S., Samma, T., &amp; Fujii, S. (2025). Enhanced subjective performance achievement in wind instrument playing through positive memory recall: effects of sympathetic activation and emotional valence. <em>Frontiers in Psychology</em>, <em>16</em>. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1544069</p><p><b>Registr...