Dr. Haley Perlus

So you're using pressure as a performance enhancer.

Right.

You invite it in.

You invite it in.

Just last week in my writing, I said, I don't think pressure is the enemy.

Just last week in my writing, I said, I don't think pressure is the enemy.

Pressure is the invitation.

Pressure is the invitation.

The invitation to show up, the invitation to take responsibility, the invitation to provide for someone.

The invitation to show up, the invitation to take responsibility, the invitation to provide for someone.

to lead someone or something.

to lead someone or something.

And that pressure, there's such a negative connotation to it.

And that pressure, there's such a negative connotation to it.

So that's why I'm saying it's not always positive.

So that's why I'm saying it's not always positive.

It's productive thinking.

It's productive thinking.

Anywhere we're at, anything we're going through, good or bad, again, just to use simple black and white terms, we can use for productive thinking, productive emotions too, productive body physiology and productive behavior.

Anywhere we're at, anything we're going through, good or bad, again, just to use simple black and white terms, we can use for productive thinking, productive emotions too, productive body physiology and productive behavior.