I want to start today’s episode with a quote from Travis Bradberry who said, “Mistakes and pressure are inevitable. The secret to getting past them is to stay calm.”
We talk a lot about embracing failure and overcoming disappointment, but what do we do at the moment when something goes terribly wrong? In today’s 5-Minute Friday, we are going to talk about just that. There are ways to handle setbacks as they’re happening in the moment of a big-time pressure situation. I want to give you an example:
Recently, we had our fifth annual Summit of Greatness, but we had to do a virtual event, and we’d never done an online virtual event live. And at one point on the last day, once we thought we had everything smooth, we decided to do something different. We added in a special guest at the last minute, and for whatever reason, the audio went out on me. So I’m trying to introduce this guest, and no one can hear my voice. I’m thinking, “Oh, there are thousands of people watching live, and they can’t hear me. What do we do?” Instead of freaking out on camera, I decided I needed to be calm and wait until the problem could be solved.
Sometimes, we just have to roll with the punches, especially in 2020. Thankfully, there are five key things we can do to ensure we stay calm and cool during stressful situations.
