Anticipation can be exciting or debilitating. It is possible to be entirely emotionally drained just thinking about an upcoming event before the event ever occurs. This anxiety of distant pain and discomfort may be so burdensome that we eliminate the upcoming event altogether, simply due to fearing the unknown. To actively pursue our desires and avoid paralyzing anxiety, we must take the burden off our minds when thinking of what might happen, and replace it with the exhilaration of what could. Refreshing the perspective on the transition state between comfort and discomfort, we can actualize our goals without exhausting ourselves before we even begin. Katrina Schneider graduated from UConn on the premedical track as an Honors Laureate and double major in Biology and Psychology, with a minor in Molecular and Cell Biology. Dance is an integral part of Katrina's life, and she was Captain of the UConn D1 Dance Team. Katrina is a licensed EMT, fitness instructor for seniors, a hospice volunteer, and has studied medical neuroscience and ethics in Spain and Prague. She received the SURF award for her honors thesis studying synaptic proteins in the Lateral Amygdala, a region of the brain associated with emotional regulation of learning. During her undergraduate career, she took part in TEDxUConn as Curations Chair, the UConn Archery Team, Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Team, the biology fraternity Alpha Beta Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, and the Tap Team. She strongly advocates for altering our perspective on change and the “transition state” to avoid meandering through life merely stagnant. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx