How to Get Good at Pressure

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"The attention is like a spotlight. I think there's the best way to think about getting good at pressure is to think about attentional control," he says. "When we train that ability to direct the spotlight attention, that's when we start getting good at Pressure" He suggests asking yourself questions as you move into your peak pressure moments.

Dane Jensen shares powerful tactics for staying calm and confident in the face of pressure.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The equation that explains why we feel pressure

2) Why time management won’t solve your workload problems

3) The questions that make us “good at pressure”

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— ABOUT DANE —

Dane Jensen is the CEO of Third Factor, an acclaimed speaker, an instructor at Queen’s University and the University of North Carolina, a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review, and the author of The Power of Pressure.

Dane oversees Third Factor’s delivery of leadership development programs to leading firms across North America including SAP, RBC, Uber, Twitter, the USGA, and others. He teaches in the Full-Time and Executive MBAs at Queen’s Smith School of Business in Canada and is Affiliate Faculty with UNC Executive Development at the Kenan-Flagler Business School in Chapel Hill.

In addition to his corporate work, Dane works extensively with athletes, coaches, leaders and Boards across Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic sport system to enhance National competitiveness. He has worked as an advisor to Senior Executives in 23 countries on 5 continents.

• Dane’s book: The Power of Pressue: Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution

• Dane’s company: ThirdFactor.com

• Dane’s website: DaneJensen.com

• Dane’s Twitter: @DaneJensen

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism by Olivia Fox Cabane

• Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

• Past episode: 653: Training Your Mind to Conquer Stress, Pressure, and Underperformance with Dr. Ellen Reed

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