To maximize the positive use of stress energy:

1. believe you can succeed [as Napoleon Hill taught - What the mind can conceive and believe the mind can achieve.], 
2. know how to bring your personal talents and strengths to bear, “The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
3. know your personal values [and understand how they can support positive use of stress energy],
4. anticipate stressful  situations and prepare your reaction to them, 
5. gather the tools and support you need prior to the event, and 
6. practice self-talk/autosuggestion aimed at bolstering your self-confidence and courage.