title: **Steem4nigeria Accelerator Contest Week 72: How I Handle Pressure

Good afternoon steemians.Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this post.

What do you understand by Pressure

Pressure is an external force applied that puts an individual under duress. It can either be positive or negative. Examples of pressure are societal pressure, peer pressure, work pressure and family pressure.

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Have you been under pressure before? If yes, How do you handle it.

Pressure is never without challenges and these challenges are what determine if we get better or give up. Pressure can be positive, pushing you to be better or it can be negative, pushing you to do the wrong thing. Have been under pressure before both academically, financially and ministerially. It was not easy, it felt like i was suffocating due to the pressure and i felt like running away at some point.😂 There are few steps i took in handling the pressure and they are;

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• The first thing i learnt to do in handling pressure is running to God about it. I understood that i could not do it on my own as am only human and so i drop it at the feet of the one that knows it all

• The second thing i did is that i changed my mindset towards the situation. I looked away from the problem and i saw my self above the problem, i saw myself overcoming the issue and coming out stronger.

• The third thing i did was to find solutions to the problem instead of allowing it put me down, i stopped seeing the problem as difficult but as one i could handle. I noticed that when i was brothered about it i could not solve the issue but when i started seeing the problem as little, i got insight on how to deal with the challenge.

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How do you see Pressure, do you see it as something that happens to Mar or Makes you?

Pressure does not exist to mar a person (except negative pressure)but to build you. There's a saying that "pressure produces power" and this statement is very accurate. There's no great story without the testimonies of how they overcame situations of life (pressure). But your ability to triumph over pressure and allow it make you depends on your mindset. If you see pressure to only have the ability to mar you that's what it will do. We are made by our perspective towards things that is why a positive attitude should be put up at all time no matter what. Pressure is to strengthen and grow you so you can in turn teach others how to handle it not to mar you.

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What would be your advice to those (ie job applicant) who are quick to state that they can work under pressure.

When i person needs a job they can do anything to get it. But my advise is that before you make that statement you should have studied the pros and cons of the job and examine yourself if it's something you are capable of doing. It's good to embrace positive pressure but saying you can handle pressure without careful study of what you're going into might leave you frustrated.

I will love to invite @hisgeneral, @lovelystar and @chiomzy810 to participate in this contest