Do you stress when under pressure? are you so unfocused when under pressure?

Before I give you the tips, I want you to know that there are a stress and strain, both of them are different.

Stress is external and strain is internal.

Strain is the bodily experience of stress, which often manifests in a physical experience of unwanted anxiety or tension. The problem is that people tend to conflate stress and strain, due to that it influences how we treat it, how we treat ourselves, and what we change in our lives to cope with it.

So, how to focus when we are in under pressure?

     1. A Simple Plan for a Complex Problem

Being prepared with strategic questions beforehand can make that process easier when emotions flare. Make a list of six or seven things that you feel irritated, upset, or distressed about. Such as:

• What feels distressing to me?
• What pressures am I feeling?
• What is difficult for me now, and what difficulties am I expecting?

The key is to take your time with each question and to be thorough. It is important to remember that you can’t make feelings go away by sheer will power, but you can move through them, recast them, reinterpret them, and modify your reactions to them. The feelings are not the enemies so don’t chastise yourself for having them.

      2. Create Balance with Positivity

You have to be positive, How come? You just think back and make a list of the positive activities that invigorate and revitalize you. Then, ask yourself the following questions:

• What do I have fun doing?
• What do I get enthusiastic about?
• What would I like to do that I keep putting off?
• Who do I enjoy sharing good experiences with?
• When do I sleep best at night?
• What positive aspects of my life am I ignoring?

Armed with these two lists, you are in a crucial position to make decisions about how to remove stress, reduce strain, increase the energy-increasing activities in your life, and find more moments of pleasure throughout the day.

      3. Hatch a Plan (3-step approach)

a. Emotional commitment.

b. The belief that they could influence outcomes.

c. A desire to problem solve.

You can apply this three-step approach to any of the negative instances you detailed in the first list. The positive list can supplement this process. You can intersperse activities that grant you pleasure, relief, or vitality.

      4. Some Pro-tips for Personal Care

Pro-tips for personal care:

a. Awareness. The process of creating these lists and hatching a plan will generate awareness. You may learn new things about yourself; about why you think the way you do; and about how it affects the people around you.

b. Mind–Body Connection. The distinction between mind and body is completely arbitrary. It’s mainly a matter of perception. Indeed our minds and our bodies are inextricably linked, and in constant communication. Learning to interpret your bodily responses as communications from the mind and mental states as informed by your body allows you to view yourself more holistically.

c. Social Support. Relying on others can be difficult, embarrassing, and awkward, but that’s normal, especially when you are unaccustomed to open communication. Finding confidants and people whose advice and input you respect can help you gain new insights and feel supported, which can mollify strain and stress.

       5. The Secret Ingredient

All of this is nearly impossible to accomplish without focus. From the get-go, you must make a clear decision to center your mind on the task of finding alternatives, devising a plan, and staying the course.

In the context of managing pressure, strain, and stress, focus is necessary because it summons the best of yourself, and lets you to glean alternatives you wouldn’t have otherwise. When faced with adversity, this kind of focus bring you closer to a resolution.

      6. Focus on Finding Yourself

You have to take the time to focus on what surrounds you, how you feel about it, why you react to it the way you do, and the steps you can take to remedy inefficiencies, pain-points, and stress, then you will be in a better position to control outcomes and direct the course of your life.

Source : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-focus-under-pressure-anurag-harsh