61: Able to Work Under Pressure

Pressure is one of the realities in today's fast-paced business
environment. To not be able to deal well with pressure is to
practically guarantee you will be ineffective in performing your
job. Today, we will discuss dealign with pressure and give some
tips for handling pressure at work.


Cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham discuss:


Finding the sweet spot in handling pressure

The "Yerkes-Dodson Law" 

Pressure and control






Some suggestions for dealing with stress:



Accept that stress is a part of life and work.
Don't fight it. Don't complain about it. Just acknowledge
it.Anticipate stressors. If you know a deadline is
coming, make sure you eat well, get a good night sleep and clear as
much as possible in advance of that day.Don't take on other
people's stress. Different things cause each of us stress.
Listen to others, but don't make someone else's stress
yours.Make time for daily stress-busting
activities.  Taking a walk, deep breathing,
meditation, journaling, exercise are among the strategies many
people use to combat stress. Don't make stress worst
than it is. Stress will come and go. Can you remember the
stressors in your life two months or two years ago? Probably not.
Just let them go.




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Next week, we will tackle another soft skill. New episodes come
out each Wednesday. Until next week, thanks for listening, good
day and good soft skills.


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