Videos Archives - Miranda Ayim

why “The Ideal state” doesn’t exist in high performance: the role of emotion and attention

Dec 15, 2020

I sat down (virtually) with Bryce Tully, mental performance consultant, to chat about the...

Kobe Bryant: Allowing Space for Growth

Kobe Bryant. Black Mamba. Is no longer with us. It was a news report that shocked the world—it's still shocking the world. He, alongside his daughter, Gianna, and seven other individuals were killed on Sunday, January 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. That...

Creating Your Ideal Environment: Setting Yourself Up for Success

Plant Lady—yup, that's me! My home is filled with plants. There's no corner that has escaped a bit of foliage. No windows in the room? No worries, I'll just place some dried flowers in a cool vintage vase. No space? No worries, I'll just hang it from the ceiling. But...

Why “Tips and Tricks” Don’t Work: Coping with Performance Anxiety Part Two

I get it. Sometime you're in a pinch and you just want a quick fix! I feel the same, believe me. However, here's the annoying part: if we want lasting effects, we need to make significant change. Ugh, how demanding. But this is how life works. The simple and easy path...

My Performance Anxiety: Where it all started, unhelpful coping mechanisms, and flashbacks

This week's video was a therapy session in and of itself! There's just something about actually verbalizing past events that really brings the lesson home. I share a bit about my first experience with performance anxiety and how I've had to deal with it throughout my...

The Feeling of Failure

We all struggle with the feeling of failure from time to time, but we don't often talk about it. It can be especially smothering when it starts to become part of your identity—your past mistakes start affecting your present decisions and reactions. The first step in...

My Failure Scripts…Setting Myself Up to Fail

We all do this: behaving or reacting in a way that we KNOW set us up to fail. And since learning to fail better is essential to growth and success, in this video I share two of my personal failure scripts.

Last Day in Brazil: Reflections

Reflecting back on my month-long stay in Brazil and sharing an exercise that helped me gain clarity and direction for the upcoming months! Sidenote: I just created a new Instagram that will be the landing place for all things MirandaAyim.com, like blogs and vlogs....

Why I Gave Up Netflix

I’ve struggled with the Wi-fi in my house for the past year and a half. Yes, a year and a half. I’ve had repairmen come and go, intruding on my off days and afternoons, while I've twiddled my thumbs during the 6-hour appointment slot. Apparently there’s something...

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