Tips on What to Do When You Are Under Severe Pressure to Succeed

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The pressure to succeed is so real that it is one of the main causes of stress in today’s world. The stiff competition in every area of human endeavor has brought on a very real pressure that can easily crush your spirit if adequate care and caution is not taken. The following tips are some of the things you can do when you are under severe pressure to succeed:

1    Ask yourself the why
Right from the onset, it is very vital to know why you need to succeed. You need to ask yourself the “why” question sincerely. If you are unable to find a strong reason why you must succeed, you would find any push from without as stressful and in fact, it could even be counterproductive. Make yourself feel the pulse of the reasons you must succeed and make headway. If you are able to do this very effectively, you will be able to appropriately handle all pressure to succeed. If your reasons are strong, you won’t bulk even when the pressure mounts. But if your reasons are weak, it is very advisable to sit down and critically ponder and arrive at a reason that would be strong enough to turn all internal and external pressure into a source of additional motivation.

2    Slow down and pick up speed again
When the pressure to succeed becomes unbearable and you sincerely want to succeed, just take a break. You must take a rest else you would just burn out and achieve nothing. Give yourself time to recover from accumulated stress that can be caused by the pressure to succeed. In some cases you may have to leave some responsibilities to others and give yourself room to rest, gather momentum and shoot for the stars again.

3    Be firm
Do not ever allow yourself to fall victim of any unhealthy pressure to succeed. Do not let anyone put undue stress on you to succeed. Take the journey one step at a time and when you are forced to work at a pace that is counterproductive, take a firm stance to protect your sanity and health.

4    Get help
Ask well-meaning people who have succeeded at that particular thing you are being pressured to succeed at. Find out from them how they were able navigate their way to success. Learn from them and put whatever you have learnt to immediate practice. Pay very close attention to how they managed the pressure to succeed and take a clue or two along with you on your adventurous journey to eventual success.

5    Use the nitro-boost!
A tried, tested and real way to use the pressure to succeed is to convert it into ‘combustible motivational fuel’. If you have the capacity to contain the pressure and channel it into the speed, intensity and efficiency needed to get jaw-dropping results, then you have a super bonus. It is a strong plus to be able to convert pressure into positive driving energy. If you can do that, fire on!

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