From the course: Performing under Pressure
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Seek out pressure situations
- Why did you watch these videos? Probably because somewhere inside of you there was fear, fear of failure and embarrassment. You like choosing safety over risk or maybe you're a competitive person, you love to win. You're accustomed to winning and this time you felt there was a chance that you could lose. Being addicted to winning probably sounds like a good thing but it actually puts you in a prison. You get so excited when faced with a challenge you can conquer but you do realize that's not really a challenge. Anything outside of your comfort zone, you try to avoid. You make up excuses. Anything that seems difficult now turns into a pressure situation. If you do this enough, everything starts to look like a pressure situation. So how do we get out of this prison? To begin with, why not start seeking out stressful situations? Be they physical or psychological, resilience is a muscle in your mind. The more often you take on impossible situations, the faster you'll realize just how…
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