WHEN SOMETHING IS COMING UP

Before an Event

A meeting, conversation, visit, or performance is ahead. You may care about how it goes without rehearsing every possible outcome in advance.

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Choose 2, 5, or 10 minutes. No account or personal writing required.

THIS MAY SOUND FAMILIAR

Where you might be.

You keep running through what people might say.
You make more plans but still feel unprepared.
You want one small action to take before leaving.

A DIFFERENT WAY IN

A little room around the moment.

Preparation can be useful. Prediction often has no finish line. A brief practice can help you notice which part is a real step you can take and which part asks you to know the future. There is no requirement to eliminate nerves before the event.

TRY A SIMPLE PAUSE

Begin where you are.

Look at one ordinary object nearby. Notice a color, a line, and the space around it. When an imagined scene arrives, recognize it as rehearsal and return to what you can see. Let the pause be simple.

Another approach: Try listening to nearby sounds or a little seated movement if looking at an object does not suit you.

What is one manageable preparation I can make now?

Choose that step, or choose to rest before acting. You can take the next step with some uncertainty still present.

Try the guided text practice →