Keep Calm Under Pressure

Posted: September 30, 2014

"Keep Calm and Carry On" has become a very popular recent saying in the past few years. However, sometimes that's not the easiest thing to do, especially in the business world. Learn how professionals keep calm in a business environment, even during extremely stressful situations. Lindsay Kolowich, Staff Writer at HubSpot, shares how professionals keep calm under pressure.

How High-Profile Professionals Stay Calm Under Pressure

Today's business world is a place of constant pressure and complexity. To be successful and rise in the ranks, we can't ignore or run away from stress -- we need to learn how to thrive within it. Many great leaders rose to the top in part thanks to their ability to stay calm under immense pressure. According to a study of one million people, 90% of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in order to remain calm and in control. We tend to hate on stress a lot -- not surprising, seeing as it's not a fun feeling -- but a certain amount of it is actually necessary for us to perform well. "Our brains are wired such that it's difficult to take action until we feel at least some level of [stress,]" Dr. Travis Bradberry, co-author of Emotional Intelligence 2.0, told Forbes. Read the entire article How High-Profile Professionals Stay Calm Under Pressure on Hubspot.