| There
is a Fine Line Between Pressure and Pain!
Pressure
has the potential to start you up and close you down!
Pressure
is an essential ingredient in getting you engaged, focused and
in action. Without it enthusiasm and motivation can easily wane.
In my experience the upside of pressure is easily overlooked in
a world where the negativities of pressure are topical.
Pressure
is not good or bad it just is.
It is your response to pressure that counts. This affects your
ability to use your talent and influence to rise above challenge,
make appropriate decisions and influence others through the resultant
implementation of those decisions.
As
I write this I am considering you reading this in a normal frame
of mind on a “business as usual” day. Therefore as
you sit and read this you most likely agree so far and feel you
respond well to pressure. I wonder if you would have the same
response if you were feeling pressure now, since Leading when
the pressure is on may seem easy in theory before or after the
fact? Try this…
Imagine
a continuum of pressure, get a pen and paper and draw this as
a straight line from left to right. Consider carefully and subjectively
plot the points at which you:
- Get
fired up
- Keep
focused
- Trigger
emotionally driven frustration
- Tip
into overwhelm
Congratulate
yourself on what you do well. Then…
- What
do your positive pressure points allow you to do?
- How
do they assist you to positively influence?
- What
can you now do better from becoming aware of this?
Then…
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What are the negative behaviour patterns that result from the
negative pressure points?
-
What is this costing you in time, energy, influence?
-
How would addressing that allow you to improve your bottom line
result?
-
How aware are you of the pressure points of those you Lead and
actively influence?
Pressure
is perceived not real! Although
it seems to come from external sources it is your response to
the environment that triggers it. Enter Emotional Resilience!
Emotionally
Resilient people rise to the top regardless of the situation.
They make rational decisions in emotional situations. This is
key to Leading when the pressure is on.
Practical
strategies integrated with personal management systems provide
a compass in the densest situations. All
you need is a strong motivation to positively enhance your skills
and to call me!
Until
next time, be emotionally resilient, play with pressure, and enjoy
life in business!
I
look forward to connecting with you on my Blog
and on Business!
Noelene
Dawes
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