dealingwithpressure 　　Peopledealwithpressureinavarietyofdifferentways,butweneedtounderstandthesignificanceofpressureinordertocopewithit. 　　Usuallypressurestemsfromthefearoffailure.Fearoffailurecomesfromthereactionswehaveseeninothersorourselveswhenwedon’texcelatsomething.Thatfearthencontinuestobuildpressureinuswhenconfrontedwiththesamesituationoverandoveragain.Thesekindsofreactionsformabeliefinus.It’snotthatwebelievewe’llfailbutweknowthatthereactiontofailureisuncomfortableorunpleasant. 　　Underpressure,goodpressureperformersandpoorpressureperformersdifferintwomainways: 　　1.Goodpressureperformersoperateinapeakstressstateunderpressure.Theyexperiencethepressureasachallengeandtheymoveintotheirpeakstressstate.Thisisastateofenergyandintensityatwhichtheyperformtheirbest. 　　2.Atopperformerwillseepressureasapositivething.It’stheirchancetoshine.Thepoorperformerwillseepressureasanegativethingandwillbeginworryingaboutthepossiblenegativereactiontoafailedoutcome.Thismakessuccesshighlyunlikely.