@AmeliasBrain Or not, when it comes to shaking off the nerves. I've heard of many performers who get nervous before every single performance. When I did endurance races and triathlon, I eventually trained myself to look forward to those massive attacks of nerves on race night and morning. I decided that the nerves were a sign that I was rightly pushing myself beyond my boundaries in order to do something bigger and better than I'd previously done. I really miss that. I also had to present in court, and I realized that I loved the nervous aspect of that, since it pushed me to hone my craft and pay close attention to detail.