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7 Easy Ways to Stay Calm Under Pressure

Knowing how to stay calm under pressure is important. In an ever-changing world where stress is a constant companion, those who can maintain their composure in the face of difficulties are admired for it. You may have seen this trait demonstrated by someone you know and wondered: ‘How do they stay so cool under pressure?’.

While everyone has a different threshold for dealing with stress, you can greatly enhance your ability to stay relaxed in all situations.

With practice, there’s no reason why anyone couldn’t learn to stand strong amidst life’s storms – just as serenely as if basking on a beach.

Control your reaction to stress with these strategies:

1. Maintain a positive perspective
2. Create an alter ego
3. Respond slowly
4. Build your self-confidence
5. Smile
6. Practice having a present-moment mindset
7. Relax your body and breathe deeply

Can Routines Be Bad for You?

Success & Personal Development

A routine is any set of behaviors you do automatically and regularly, without much thought. For example, showering and...

12 Tips to Help Your Children Deal with Disappointment

Empowered Kids, Health, Success & Personal Development

Disappointment is a normal part of life. Whether it’s a trip to the playground or there are no more chocolate sprinkles at the ice cream shop, life is full of little and big disappointments. And as much as we’d like to spare our kids from failure and heartbreak, we can’t—and that’s a good thing.

It’s enough to make anyone feel a little sad and discouraged. It is also natural for parents to want to shield children from such unpleasant situations. However, dealing with losses can be a beneficial experience, and kids can really learn from being disappointed, especially when you teach them how to bounce back.

How can you guide your children without taking over?

Try these techniques to talk with your kids about their disappointments…

7 Ways to Promote Strong Listening Skills in Your Children

Health, Success & Personal Development

Good communication skills will benefit your children in all aspects of their lives – at home, school, work, and in relationships. If your children know how to listen well, they will live a more fulfilling and successful life.

5 Tips to Encourage Positive Behavior in Teenagers

Family, Success & Personal Development

5 Tips to Encourage Positive Behavior in Teenagers Positive behavior in teenagers is important as it allows them to...

8 Essential Life Skills to Ensure Your Child’s Success

Empowered Kids, Practice, Success & Personal Development

Essential life skills are important and should be nurtured in every child. Learning how to be successful is one of the most important things you can do for your children. Everyone has to learn these skills on their own to succeed in life. We can all think of examples of nice, intelligent, capable people that can’t seem to get their lives together.

Teaching them early will ensure that they’re not feeling lost when they reach adulthood, and prevents them from having to cope with the struggles of being a late bloomer.