What do you do if you're struggling to demonstrate your ability to handle pressure and deadlines?

Remember, it’s not about avoiding pressure—it’s about thriving under it. Each challenge becomes an opportunity to showcase your resilience, adaptability, and commitment

1. Identify the specific areas where you struggle with pressure and deadlines. 2. Develop strategies to improve time management and prioritize tasks effectively. 3. Seek support or guidance from colleagues or mentors who excel in managing pressure. 4. Practice stress-management techniques such as mindfulness, exercise, or deep breathing. 5. Communicate proactively with your supervisor about any challenges you face and seek feedback on your progress.

Just being aware of the perspective that you struggle in this area is a huge step. If you are in a team environment, leverage the strengths of team members. Avoid Micromanaging! This will slow down all projects. Trust your team, manage with timeline check-ins. Set an internal goal to finish before the deadline, so you have time to review and clean up any errors.

The Last-Minute Presentation: Imagine you’re tasked with creating a crucial presentation for an important client meeting. The deadline is tight, and the pressure is on. Here’s how you handle it: Action: You break down the tasks—research, content creation, design, and practice—into smaller chunks.

Communicate what you can and cannot do to the team, in order to manage expectations. For example, because you are running 3 projects with tight deadlines, you can only focus on project A, while still doing project B and C with less details and personalization. This helps to inform the team where you are, and provides a chance for you to ask for help too.

Allocate specific time blocks for each task. Use techniques like the Pomodoro method (working in short bursts with breaks) to maintain focus and productivity. Set realistic deadlines for yourself.

Being able to handle stressful situations can be trained. Exposure to stress and the experience of managing it successfully will accumulate a feeling of control with each time it is experienced. And hence a growth of your comfort level takes place.

Breath- slow down and review your priorities. Work on the most important priorities. Stay focused. Take breaks to decompress. Do not take our frustrations on others around you.