This week we're joined by Amanda Bruse!  Amanda is a new black belt under André Galvão, and just joined the BJJ Mental Models review team!  In this episode, Amanda provides some great perspective on how competitors can navigate competition anxiety.Follow Amanda on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/amandabruse.bjj/Book referenced on the podcast:Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyihttps://amzn.to/3W8v8xsMental models discussed in this episode:Growth From Discomforthttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort/Incremental Learninghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/incremental-learning/You Are What You Trainhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/you-are-what-you-train/Technique Visualizationhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/technique-visualization/Habits Over Resultshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/habits-over-results/Perception-Action Couplinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/perception-action-coupling/Investing in Losshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss/Law of Contrasthttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/law-of-contrast/Flowhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/flow/Building Your Triggershttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/building-your-triggers/Reflecting "As If"https://bjjmentalmodels.com/reflecting-as-if/Controlled Breathinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/controlled-breathing/Staying Loosehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/staying-loose/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you'll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/