You’re not just struggling with the skill, you’re struggling with how it feels to not have it yet. The frustration, self judgment, and impatience that come with failure aren’t just uncomfortable, they become distractions that pull your focus away from what actually builds mastery. Staying anchored in the details and embracing the process. 5 ways ways emotions influence high performance. 1. Emotions Shape Learning Speed The way you respond emotionally to failure directly impacts how quickly you acquire new skills. Resistance to discomfort slows growth. 2. Emotional Resistance Becomes the Real Obstacle 
It’s not the challenge itself, but your reaction to frustration, impatience, doubt, and overwhelm, that pulls you off track and delays progress. 3. Focus Follows Emotional Regulation. 
When emotions aren’t acknowledged, they hijack attention. Staying anchored in the present requires accepting the emotional weight of competition. 4. Growth Requires Emotional Tolerance. Maste...