Dr. Jeff Karp

It's filled at this Kennedy Center in D.C., the president of my institutions in the audience. And I get to the middle of my talk and I think to myself, I missed a line. There was a line that I forgot to say. And my mind couldn't get unhooked from that. And I stopped in the middle of it for 15 seconds. I said nothing. Now, 15 seconds is a very long time to pause on this type of a stage.

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Well, I was so nervous. I, you know, had this like visceral reaction where it was like this negativity came within me. I'm trying to think, okay, I can't run off the stage. I can't start crying. They want me to smile. The swear words are going through my head. I'm holding the clicker, trying to like use it like a lightning rod of energy. And you can see me like going like this with it.

Well, I was so nervous. I, you know, had this like visceral reaction where it was like this negativity came within me. I'm trying to think, okay, I can't run off the stage. I can't start crying. They want me to smile. The swear words are going through my head. I'm holding the clicker, trying to like use it like a lightning rod of energy. And you can see me like going like this with it.

Well, I was so nervous. I, you know, had this like visceral reaction where it was like this negativity came within me. I'm trying to think, okay, I can't run off the stage. I can't start crying. They want me to smile. The swear words are going through my head. I'm holding the clicker, trying to like use it like a lightning rod of energy. And you can see me like going like this with it.

Like I'm smiling. Yeah. And I'm like, the only thing I can think of is to turn the slide. And so I hit the clicker to go forward. I turn the slide, a blank slide. And I'm like, and then I was like, what is that? I go forward again and something magical happens, which is I'm like, wait a moment. I know what I'm supposed to say on this slide. The last slide was a cue.

Like I'm smiling. Yeah. And I'm like, the only thing I can think of is to turn the slide. And so I hit the clicker to go forward. I turn the slide, a blank slide. And I'm like, and then I was like, what is that? I go forward again and something magical happens, which is I'm like, wait a moment. I know what I'm supposed to say on this slide. The last slide was a cue.

Like I'm smiling. Yeah. And I'm like, the only thing I can think of is to turn the slide. And so I hit the clicker to go forward. I turn the slide, a blank slide. And I'm like, and then I was like, what is that? I go forward again and something magical happens, which is I'm like, wait a moment. I know what I'm supposed to say on this slide. The last slide was a cue.

I know what I'm supposed to say there. And I just started up again. And as I'm walking off the stage, the stage manager whispers to me, she goes, we can cut that out for the YouTube version. And that was it. Somebody came to me afterwards and they said, I noticed you paused in the middle of your talk. And I'm like, I think everybody did.

I know what I'm supposed to say there. And I just started up again. And as I'm walking off the stage, the stage manager whispers to me, she goes, we can cut that out for the YouTube version. And that was it. Somebody came to me afterwards and they said, I noticed you paused in the middle of your talk. And I'm like, I think everybody did.

I know what I'm supposed to say there. And I just started up again. And as I'm walking off the stage, the stage manager whispers to me, she goes, we can cut that out for the YouTube version. And that was it. Somebody came to me afterwards and they said, I noticed you paused in the middle of your talk. And I'm like, I think everybody did.

And they said, but the fact you were able to recover is really important. And think about that. And I had actually been shamed earlier in my life when I gave a presentation, just one presentation, I've given so many, that imprinted and created anxiety and fear and every time I presented after that.

And they said, but the fact you were able to recover is really important. And think about that. And I had actually been shamed earlier in my life when I gave a presentation, just one presentation, I've given so many, that imprinted and created anxiety and fear and every time I presented after that.

And they said, but the fact you were able to recover is really important. And think about that. And I had actually been shamed earlier in my life when I gave a presentation, just one presentation, I've given so many, that imprinted and created anxiety and fear and every time I presented after that.

And this allowed me to detach from that experience and gain more confidence because I knew that anytime moving forward, if I stopped, that I could find my words again and keep going. And so it's like this... This tool is focusing beyond failure.

And this allowed me to detach from that experience and gain more confidence because I knew that anytime moving forward, if I stopped, that I could find my words again and keep going. And so it's like this... This tool is focusing beyond failure.

And this allowed me to detach from that experience and gain more confidence because I knew that anytime moving forward, if I stopped, that I could find my words again and keep going. And so it's like this... This tool is focusing beyond failure.

It's about finding ways to look at failure completely differently, to see it as opportunities where we can find our greatest insights and opportunities for growth. And to me, one of the key things in all the failures that I've ever encountered is that is just huge, it's so big, is what you were saying before, like we have these expectations.