Turning stress into performance

Turning stress into performance
(Designer Bubble with help from Dr M.Brusman, Psychologist and Executive Coach)

Core beliefs…are these hurting you?

•Making mistakes are terrible

•Every problem has a perfect solution

•Everything is within my control

•I cannot change the way I am or think

•People should like me

•There is not enough time

Learned Optimism

•Stress resilient people share an optimistic “explanatory style”

•Change your internal dialogue

•Troubles are temporary

•Troubles are not permanent unless you keep thinking about them

•Troubles are not universal, they are specific

•Take the credit when things go right, share the troubles and give your team a chance to work it out with you.

•Sharing troubles gives others the opportunity to learn, help you and not get into the same troubles themselves.

Techniques:

1.Bubbling: Draw bubbles and write in each bubble the subject on your mind

2.Prioritise each bubble

3.Attach a buddy to each bubble if you need