1591This excellent lady explains that this is something she was once told by her mum, when she was about 13 and studying for a clarinet exam. She explains in her audio commentary that she was “really struggling with my A minor scale” which prompted the SOTM seen here.

Her mother’s calming words had a great effect, she explains, helping her to get through the exam. “Ever since then, whenever something’s been difficult or challenging, or caused me anxiety, I’ve just said those words to myself and it seems to make things a lot easier to deal with,” our subject says.

Taken in Hyde Park, London, UK, at an all-day concert.