“There’s no pressure on us.
Pressure is something we can choose to put on ourselves.
No one can put it on us”
^^^ read that again
It was actually a quote from England manager Gareth Southgate..
And unless you’ve been living under a rock
You’ll know that there’s a football game tonight..
Not just any game
A chance to get to the final.
And I know that football gets a bad name sometimes ..
All the diving etc
But one thing that’s truly inspirational
Is the fact these are just a group of youngsters
With the nation resting on their shoulders hoping for their first major trophy
Since 1966.
And it’s why I loved that quote
That just like stress ..
We can choose how we perceive this.
Yes, challenges are inevitable
And with that becomes problems, obstacles and …stress and pressure .
Which usually results in us
Falling back to our highest level of training..
Be it with our mindset, stress management
Or physical health.
And of course
“Bad” things can happen in life.
But what I love about the quote above
Is that just like I learnt from studying Byron Katie’s work…
No one can put pressure on you
Just like no one can make you feel “sad”…
It’s usually coming from a disconnect between your expectations and reality…
And once I understood this ?
(And I’m still learning now )
It’s helped me understand stress / pressure. A lot differently
And actually use it to get even better results …
Because after most stressful events
Comes a big breakthrough
That makes us stronger.
I can go back to many times in my life..
From handling grief
To overcoming an eating disorder
To overcoming public speaking
To rejecting a full time job to go back to university to further my studying in nutrition …
These were all challenging
Stressful
Lots of pressure
But without the above?
I wouldn’t be where I am now..
Anyway..
Let’s hope England get to the final 🚀
Matt