How to Conquer Nervousness
The Look & Sound of Leadership · 2026-03-05 · 24 min
Episode notes
Before testifying in a high-stakes case, a theorist and his coach swap horror stories about their nerves hijacking them and the lessons they learned. Tom’s top four idea for conquering nervousness: Write happy endings Celebrate incremental improvement Externalize your nasty voice Ignore your nerves Applying these techniques using our free PDF about mastering nerves. The clip of Emma Stone battling her anxiety before a global audience is here. Each month, we share additional tools in our monthly email. If you’d like to explore Private Coaching with Tom, reach out to him at: tom@essentialcomm.com . COACHES! Come join us at the Executive Coaching Special Interest Group sponsored by ICF Los Angeles. You’ll get CCE’s, too! Related Library Categories: Managing Yourself Nervousness Self-Talk Related Episodes: 71 - Act “As If” 62 - Choosing Persistence 147 - Conquering Fear 178 - The Executive Impostor 12 - Managing Nervousness Grab a free transcript of the episode here. We are so grateful for your reviews! From all of us here at The Look & Sound of Leadership , thanks for being such a great audience!