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22 | Struggling to Stay Present After a Mistake? This Is the Skill I Didn’t Know I Had

22 | Struggling to Stay Present After a Mistake? This Is the Skill I Didn’t Know I Had

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Did the Audition Go Wrong? Here's What I Did With My Thoughts Next Have you ever gone blank, or spiralled, mid performance, in front of a room full of people who could see it happen?Do you find that one mistake sets off a whole chain of comparison thoughts you can't switch off?Have you ever noticed your best work happen right after you stopped trying to fix something that had already gone wrong? In this episode, I'm sharing what actually happened in my head during a live singing audition that went sideways, so you can learn what to do with the thought that shows up the moment something slips, instead of the thing everyone tells you to do, which is just push it away. If you're an actor who spirals after a mistake, or who's caught comparing yourself to everyone else in the room mid performance, this one is for you. I take you through the audition itself: choosing the bolder song, the slip, the loud inner critic, and the choice not to restart again. Then the twist, an unrehearsed improvised piece that landed better than anything I'd prepared, because I'd stopped fighting my own thoughts and come back to the room instead. I name the actual psychological skill behind that moment, cognitive defusion, so you have something real to reach for next time, not just a feeling to hope for. Your one thing this week: next time something slips, wherever you are, notice the thought for what it is. Just a thought. Don't give it more power than that. Then let it pass, and come back to the room. More episodes if this one landed for you: Anxious Before Auditions? 3 Steps That Protect Your Wellbeing, Not Your PerformanceDistracted or Out of Time? Two Ways to Get Lines In That Actually WorkGetting Into Character Is a Skill. Getting Out Is What Protects You If this episode met you in a moment of spiralling after a mistake, or bracing for the next audition where it might happen again, please leave a short review wherever you're listening and share it with an actor friend who needs the reminder that your worth is not determined by outcomes. Reviews and word of mouth are the main ways this podcast reaches other creatives juggling acting jobs, work, and real life, and it genuinely lights me up to know these stories are helping you stay rooted, steady, and anchored as you go. Questions this episode answers What do you do when your mind spirals mid performance? Notice the thought instead of arguing with it. In a live audition, in front of nearly a hundred people and casting directors, that might mean a wrong note, or a loud comparison to the person before you. You don't have to silence it or prove it wrong. Just see it as a thought passing through, not a command you have to obey, and stop feeding it.Why did an unrehearsed, improvised performance go better than a carefully prepared one? Because presence, not preparation, was what was missing. During a rehearsed song, the inner critic can get loud enough that you're managing your own head instead of listening. Once that quiets, even without a script, there's room to actually hear what's being asked of you in the room and respond to it, which is what happened in an improvised recall that landed better than the version that had been practised for weeks.Is there a name for noticing a thought without engaging with it? Yes, psychologists call it cognitive defusion: seeing a thought as a thought, a passing mental event, rather than a fact or an instruction you're required to follow. It's not about arguing yourself into a better mood, it's about loosening the thought's grip enough to come back to the present moment.Should you restart or keep going after a mistake in an audition? It depends on the mistake, but restarting doesn't undo what already happened. Choosing to finish, to your best ability in that exact moment, protecting your composure instead of chasing a clean take, is often the stronger option, especially in a live, open audition where a second restart risks compounding the first mistake with visible frustration. Quotes from this episode "Let go of the final result. Letting go of the outcome I was hoping for." "The matter of fact is that you don't need to silence the thoughts. Just notice that it's there." "Even if mistakes happen, they happen. I'm always able to finish and still come out with the biggest smile." About the show Hey, I'm Miriam, actress and actorpreneur, plus singer and musician at heart, balancing a corporate day job with a creative career, just like you. I'm also a mindset mentor and Mental Health First Aider, here to help you find steady ground. Anchored Actor is a podcast about acting, wellbeing and stability. Each episode helps actors, performers and creatives working in film and theatre find stability in an unpredictable industry by building emotional resilience, rather than pushing harder. Topics covered: audition anxiety, staying present under pressure, cognitive defusion, mental spirals during performance, self tape and live audition nerves, acting and ...
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