Pressure-less individuals perceive their pressure moments—situations in which they have something at stake and the outcome is dependent on their performance—using words like opportunity, challenge, and fun. This allows them to approach the moment with confidence instead of trepidation.
减轻压力的个人能够意识到他们的压力时刻——他们处在利害攸关的时刻并且最终结果都取决于自己的表现——使用像机遇、挑战、和有趣这样的词语。这会让他们在接近那个重要时刻的时候带着自信而不是惊慌。
2. They believe they get second chances.
他们坚信自己能得到第二次机会。
Pressure-less people believe that no matter how important the presentation, sales call, audition, game or match, other opportunities will come their way. Because they believe this, they can relax and avoid "do or die" thinking that intensifies pressure feelings.
压力较小的人相信不管有多么重要的演出、业务拜访、试唱、游戏或比赛，其他的机会也会在将来出现。因为他们相信这个，所以他们能够放松并且避免“做或死”的想法，而正是这种想法会增强压力感。
3. They are control freaks.
他们是控制狂。
Pressure-less people stay focused on what they can control in the moment. This allows them to avoid distracting and worrisome thoughts that distort their thinking and disrupt their performance.
压力较小的人能够将注意力集中在当下能控制的事情上。这样做能让他们避免分散精力以及避免令人烦恼的想法歪曲自己的思维，并且避免打断他们的表现。
4. They practice a mindset of excellence.
他们练习一个卓越的思维模式。
Pressure-less people realize it heightens pressure to always try to be Number One or to beat the competition. They know it is unrealistic to think you can always be Top Dog. Instead, their mindset is to focus on developing their own excellence. Being their personal best is more important than beating others, so competitive pressures are lessened.
压力小的人意识到，试着争夺第一名或者打败竞争对手会增强压力。他们知道想着自己总是获胜者是不现实的。取而代之，他们的思维集中在发展自己的卓越才能上。做到最好的自己比击败他人更重要，所以竞争的压力就会减轻。
5. They use positive imagination.
他们使用积极的想象。
Pressure-less individuals consciously imagine themselves in all sorts of successful situations. Scoring a winning touchdown, being a Hollywood star, curing cancer, contributing to world peace—these might border on fantasy but they serve the function of creating positive feelings and emotions, like confidence and enthusiasm, two enemies of pressure.
压力较小的个人有意识地想象自己在各种成功场合的场景。赢得关键性的触地得分、成为好莱坞明星、治愈癌症、为世界和平作出贡献——这些近乎于幻想但是它们有助于创造积极的感觉和情绪，就像自信和热情，是压力的两大敌人。
6. They share pressure feelings.
他们分享压力的感觉。
To make sure they don’t burst from pressure, pressure-less people disclose their feelings of pressure with others. They have learned, unlike those that bottle up their feelings, that sharing stressful feelings helps alleviate them and, more often than not, helps generate solutions to tackle the pressures they are facing.
为了确保他们不在压力中爆发，压力较小的人会和他人分享自己对压力的感觉。不像其他人那样封闭自己的情感，他们知道分享压力会帮助自己缓解，并且常常会有助于想出处理眼前压力的解决方法。
7. They avoid distraction.
他们避免注意力分散。
Whether it’s taking a test, interviewing for a job, making a putt, or making a critical decision, pressure-less people stay focused on the task. Rather than become anxious about the outcome of a negative performance, they stay in the moment so their memory, attention, and judgment are not comprised. They do this in a variety of ways, such as tuning into their senses and remembering that their mission is to do their best.
不管是参加一项测试、工作面试、打一杆台球还是做一个关键的决定，压力较小的人都会将精力集中在任务上。与其为消极表现产生的结果焦虑，倒不如关注当前情况，所以他们的记忆力、注意力和判断组成完整。他们通过各种方法做到这一点，比如把注意力转移到我们的感官，并且记住自己的任务是全力以赴。
