Let's Go Mental!

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Barbara Cortella

27 October 2026

6m 9s

FEAR: Same Feeling, Different Respond, Different Results

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You haven’t taken the shot yet. But in your head, you’ve already missed it, disappointed the coach, and lost your next opportunity.

What if you could respond to fear without waiting for it to disappear?

In this episode of Let’s Go Mental, Barbara explores three meanings of F.E.A.R.:

• False Evidence Appearing Real: question the outcome your mind is predicting.

• Forget Everything And Run: notice when avoiding a mistake also means avoiding an opportunity.

• Face Everything And Rise: prepare a response and return to your next action.

Explore how fear creates mental noise, why trying to guarantee a result pulls you away from your performance, and how a clear focus cue can bring you back.

Your takeaway:

“What am I predicting?”

“How could I respond?”

“What can I do now?”

Everything is trainable—including the way you respond to fear.

Contact me b_cortella@yahoo.it

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