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96 - Overcome Performance Anxiety & Communicate Like A Pro w/ Sports Reporter Kennedy Smith pt.1

October 31, 2022

This week’s guest is sports reporter and former A&M track athlete, Kennedy Smith! Kennedy’s track career at A&M was nothing short of remarkable! She competed in events her entire time at A&M, winning multiple races along the way! She was introduced to sports reporting her Junior season and quickly fell in love with it! She now works with A&M’s TexAgs Stacked sports reporting team and AT&T sports net!

Throughout this episode we dive into how to get through the feeling of being unmotivated, the value in pushing yourself past your limits, and how your self talk can influence your performance and outcomes!

We also explore the danger in your identity being solely wrapped around secular things, how to overcome stage fright or performance anxiety, 3 things you should never do when trying to communicate your message, the biggest factor in how you can communicate well, and so much more!!

Make sure to tune in next week where we continue our conversation with Kennedy where we cover how to create and tell a compelling story, how to maintain your mental health while using social media, and so much more!

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