There are a number of techniques that can help you reduce the pressure you place on yourself, or boost your ability to cope with it. These will ultimately help you fully access that well-honed skill, in order to both prevent and navigate through a potential choke.

Choking under pressure, where one freezes and underperforms when it matters most—often despite deep expertise and years of training—is well known in professional sports. But we hear less about the day-to-day chokes that can happen at any time, or in any situation.