dealingwithpressure
Peopledealwithpressureinavarietyofdifferentways,butweneedtounderstandthesignificanceofpressureinordertocopewithit.
Usuallypressurestemsfromthefearoffailure.Fearoffailurecomesfromthereactionswehaveseeninothersorourselveswhenwedon’texcelatsomething.Thatfearthencontinuestobuildpressureinuswhenconfrontedwiththesamesituationoverandoveragain.Thesekindsofreactionsformabeliefinus.It’snotthatwebelievewe’llfailbutweknowthatthereactiontofailureisuncomfortableorunpleasant.
Underpressure,goodpressureperformersandpoorpressureperformersdifferintwomainways:
1.Goodpressureperformersoperateinapeakstressstateunderpressure.Theyexperiencethepressureasachallengeandtheymoveintotheirpeakstressstate.Thisisastateofenergyandintensityatwhichtheyperformtheirbest.
2.Atopperformerwillseepressureasapositivething.It’stheirchancetoshine.Thepoorperformerwillseepressureasanegativethingandwillbeginworryingaboutthepossiblenegativereactiontoafailedoutcome.Thismakessuccesshighlyunlikely.