dealingwithpressure

　　Peopledealwithpressureinavarietyofdifferentways,butweneedtounderstandthesignificanceofpressureinordertocopewithit.

　　Usuallypressurestemsfromthefearoffailure.Fearoffailurecomesfromthereactionswehaveseeninothersorourselveswhenwedon’texcelatsomething.Thatfearthencontinuestobuildpressureinuswhenconfrontedwiththesamesituationoverandoveragain.Thesekindsofreactionsformabeliefinus.It’snotthatwebelievewe’llfailbutweknowthatthereactiontofailureisuncomfortableorunpleasant.

　　Underpressure,goodpressureperformersandpoorpressureperformersdifferintwomainways:

　　1.Goodpressureperformersoperateinapeakstressstateunderpressure.Theyexperiencethepressureasachallengeandtheymoveintotheirpeakstressstate.Thisisastateofenergyandintensityatwhichtheyperformtheirbest.

　　2.Atopperformerwillseepressureasapositivething.It’stheirchancetoshine.Thepoorperformerwillseepressureasanegativethingandwillbeginworryingaboutthepossiblenegativereactiontoafailedoutcome.Thismakessuccesshighlyunlikely.