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Some people get the idea that I somehow must be immune to stage fright since I've created Goodbye Butterflies to help fellow performers find their way beyond it. Nothing could be further from the truth. I've suffered from my fair of anxiety as a performer, maybe even more than my fair share. Plus, I...

The yips finds Ernie Els. Millions have watched The epic meltdown in the day since it has happened. Four-time major champion Ernies Els wound up six putting from under three feet for a nine on the opening par four at the Masters. How could this possibly happen to such a successful veteran golfer? In...

When it comes to speech fright and stage fright, there's likely quite a bit you don't know. I certainly didn't until I started studying it extensively to create Goodbye Butterflies. Learning more about the anxiety of speaking, performing, and competing in public can serve as an important first ...

Speech fright can be painful to watch, and this video certainly proves it. However, it seems to be painful in an entertaining sort of way except perhaps for its subject, the Hollywood director Michael Bay. How else do you explain the more than one million views the YouTube video of the incident...