Stressed? Absolutely. My flight was delayed, delayed and delayed. An accident jammed up traffic around the airport. My driver took a wrong turn. Instead of a 6-hour cushion, I made it to the conference with 20 minutes to spare before I went onstage. No sound check. No slide check. No time to go over a few cues with the techs.
No time to do anything but worry my keynote would fall flat.
As Inc. colleague Justin Bariso says about emotional intelligence, my emotions were working against me, not for me. It's hard to do your best when you feel anxious, nervous or pressured; reams of research show stress negatively affects performance. But not always.
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