10 Things That Will Help You Perform Better Under Pressure

Difficult situations are hard to deal with, but in today’s world we can’t escape pressure or run away from it. Any work involves challenges and at some point we all are under pressure and need to perform even in those tuff situations. Pressure can’t be avoided but it can be dealt in a better manner. Here are 10 hacks that will help you perform better under pressure.

Control The Controllable

It is one of the best pieces of advice that can help you in performing better even in tough situations. We have a habit of trying to control each and everything in our personal and professional life. You need to understand that you cannot control everything around you. Just focus on the controllables and work on it. Let’s take a hypothetical situation, if you are investing in the stock market you can’t control everything. Things like a recession, a ban on any product or nation or natural calamities or situations like war can’t be controlled by you. These events are uncontrollables, the only thing you can control here is your risk, your time of investment and your knowledge about the shares or stocks. So just remember one thing: never ever try to control the uncontrollables as it will only add extra burden  and pressure on you. 

Have Confidence

Believing in yourself and your skills is very important. If you don’t have confidence, it will become very hard for you to get out of any difficult situation. Confidence can kick out all the pressure that’s bothering you. If you believe in yourself you can get rid of any obstacle and perform in any situation. We generally tend to lose our confidence in pressure. So always believe in yourself and have confidence even while facing any difficulty.

Be Motivated

Motivation is very important for performing any work or activity. At times we just lose our motivation, this results in not acting towards our assigned goals and objectives. Generally motivations are very short lived and easy to lose especially in challenging conditions. So always try to be motivated when down and out in life. 

Try To Relax; Be Calm

When we are under pressure the first thing we do is panic. We lose our cool & calm when we are under pressure. A common mistake that people make while facing challenging conditions is to experiment a lot and try doing different things without even thinking about it properly. This attitude and mindset creates more problems. Sometimes we need to relax when things get too complicated or intense. A relaxed and calm mind can give you better ideas and solutions. So next time calm yourself down and relax. Most probably you will get answers to your problems. 

Be In The Moment

Being in the moment is as important as future plans or visions. In our lives we forget the importance of the present and the state of being in the moment. We are too occupied in evaluating our past and planning our future. This causes a lot of unwanted pressure on us. So at times just try to be in the moment.  

Avoid Negative Thoughts

Negative thoughts can ruin all your motivation, plans and objectives. It’s important to avoid negativity in general, be it negative people, negative vibe or negative thoughts. You might think that just by thinking what could change in our life. But our thinking adds up to our personality, be it good or bad (thoughts). You must have heard M.K Gandhi’s quote “A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes”.

Be Focused

Be focused on your work and situations. Losing focus can make things even worse for you. When you are focused you can even see minute details and understand the root cause of your problem. Which eventually helps in overcoming any obstacle or problem. 

Give It Your 100 Percent

When you are working, give it your 100 percent. Work to your full potential. If you work half heartedly, in most cases you’ll end up in a panic state, under immense pressure. So always work to your full potential so that even if you fail, you’ll be satisfied that at least you gave your 100 percent. 

Take Small Breaks

Rest is as important as work. Taking small breaks is very important. It refreshes your mood and gives you more energy for future work or projects. When we are under pressure, many times we are cluttered with thoughts in our head or we are too tired of working tirelessly. At this point a small break can be the biggest boon. 

Will Is The Way Forward

Just remember this mantra “Will is the way forward”. Your will (will power) is the solution to all your problems and issues. A strong will can transform your life and lead you to the path of success. When under pressure or facing any problem just use your will power and stick to the notion of never giving up and keep trying. Eventually things will happen the way you wish them to happen. 

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