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Pressure & Anxiety
"The physical symptoms of fight-or-flight are what the human body has learned over thousands of years to operate more efficiently and at the highest level. Anxiety is a cognitive interpretation of that physical response." ~ Dr. John Eliot from Overachievement
Alright. Time for some important distinctions.
First, let's recognize that when the pressure's on, your body goes into an altered, higher state of performance—mobilizing your body to get it on. Eliot walks us through a genius description of how our bodies take energy away from non-essential activities and channel it into perfoming at the highest level possible.
And we need to realize a couple things, according to Eliot:
"Everything that your body does to you when the pressure is on is good for performance...
Pressure is different from anxiety; nervousness is different from worry."
Inspired by: John Eliot, Ph.D.From: Overachievement
