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10 Ways Successful People Stay Calm By Travis Bradberry
The ability to remain calm under pressure is a massive predictor of success. In this article, originally posted on LinkedIn Pulse , I provide 10 strategies you can start using today. The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance. At TalentSmart , we have conducted research with more than a million people and found that 90 percent of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in order to remain calm and in control. There is some startling research that explores the havoc stress can wreak on one’s physical and mental health (such as this Yale study , which found that prolonged stress causes degeneration in the area of the brain responsible for self-control). The tricky thing about stress (and the anxiety that comes with it) is that it’s an absolutely necessary emotion. Our brains are wired such that it’s difficult to take action until we feel at least some level of this emotional sta...
