Handling Flop Sweat and Tears on Stage and in Life
There is nothing quite like the specific, prickly sensation of flop sweat and tears hitting you at the exact same moment when you realize things are going south. It usually starts at the hairline—that cold, clammy moisture that has absolutely nothing to do with the temperature of the room and everything to do with the fact that you just forgot your opening line, or your PowerPoint slide deck just crashed in front of the board of directors. It's that visceral, "I want to disappear into the floorboards" feeling that everyone experiences at least once, though most of us would prefer to never talk about it again. ...