Working under pressure has advantages and disadvantages. The tension keeps us active and alert, and we “push” to get things done. The proof is that when there is no fixed deadline, we spend a lot more time to do the job. Our performance drop significantly. The time passes we find the time to start, and we do not end the project until they feel that everything is “absolutely” perfect [sometimes, that means that never ends].

But it is also true that when the pressure exceeds the limits and overwhelms us, could adversely affect our quality of life and our health. The most frequent result is that our freelance adventure ends early. So it is so important to find a balance between these two poles.

Here, as elsewhere, there are different ways of seeing things. Which of the two groups belong to?:
1. High voltage

There are professionals who insist that the pressure helps them do their jobs. For this group, tight deadlines and demands made by the client, or even by themselves, are the best source of motivation, enabling them to unleash their creativity and perform my best.

Profile. Many of these professionals were bored at her previous firm, and became a freelance just to meet new challenges in a more ambitious without limitations, the procedures and limitations into traditional structures

2. Low Voltage

Another group of professionals, however, understands that the pressure is something to be avoided as far as possible. For them, the pressure limiting creativity, and is responsible for many projects are not carried out successfully. In his opinion, the best way to do a job is taking their time, attention to detail to ensure the quality of the final result.

Profile. Many of these were freelance professionals to avoid the typical strains on those subjected employees: long commute to the workplace, traffic jams, inflexible schedules, always behind a boss, a working environment tax, etc..
The pressure is inevitable

The fact is that, like it or not, our freelance activity always carries some pressure. No longer hide behind a computer, or pass it on to another. If there is a list of things to do and a deadline set, it is impossible to fall asleep. Especially when the work falls on one person and that person is you.

At this pressure must be added another:

- Find new projects and new customers

- Get customers to pay their bills

- Bookkeeping

- Timely and properly pay the corresponding taxes

- Etc.

Seek balance. As we have seen, the key is to find the level of pressure we need to do the job effectively without our quality of life will suffer.

THINK MEDIUM / LONG TERM. It is important to this approach at least the medium term. Not enough to endure a hellish pressure for two months if the third going to have to throw in the towel altogether. Before that happens, you take action.
Manages pressure in 3 steps

FreelanceFolder In 3 easy steps they propose to handle the pressure the best way possible:

1. Discover how you react to pressure

You should try to discover what level of pressure that stimulates you and allows you to perform your job efficiently without harming your health. Make sure that, besides producing, getting enough sleep, eat healthily, and have time to unwind and for your leisure activities.

Everyone reacts to pressure differently, and it is important to discover what your defense mechanisms. Although at first glance do not seem so, your body is always “talks”. Most practical is to hear what you’re saying if you start suffering back pain, headaches, stomach upset, heartburn, bad mood, a certain pressure in the chest … it is very possible that you’re having with the dose of pressure.

2. Discover what factors are influencing and to what extent

If you see something wrong, you should try to locate those specific factors that are affecting your quality of life. The problem could be that not getting enough sleep in a chair you use poor quality that do not sport, you work too many hours, or even that certain types of work that can not stand.

To make sure the diagnosis is right, also examines the factors located in your environment, although not strictly work. You may be responsible for your problems is a family affair.

3. Take appropriate steps to bring pressure to sustainable levels

Once you know what the problem is to use the means to solve it.

If the problem is overwork, or tight deadlines, you have to reject or postpone some projects, and must otherwise negotiate with your clients to give yourself a wider margin. For complicated it may seem, it is always better than throwing in the towel.

The truth is that yes, even in times of plenty Having a job is a very important tool for maintaining high self-esteem, and better when we do we like.

When you have the dream job, with a pleasant working environment, the tasks that you implemented to the satisfaction of concern and if your work is valued by your boss and team work, you feel great. But if you see a “best offer” may not go to that other place.

But things change a bit in times of crisis, even if your work is not very well appreciated, when the flowers do not get what you’re used to (a) to receive, even if the collective bargaining agreement does nothing but “the serrucharte floor “to fall and go, even when the head is most pedantic, even when customers get vendors are super picky, even when the Boss is always on the client side and never on your side, even though the slightest carelessness or mistake can cause you to go from “paws on the street” even when you have all these circumstances against you value more … your job, because you know it’s easier to leave the company to find another opportunity, so do would not normally do things, you behave with customers complacent, I occasionally serve coffee to your boss …. That learned from indifference to be tolerant of people, you learn to work better and work under pressure.

In a nutshell Learn to assess your work.

So, why have that in times of crisis we value more our jobs?, Perhaps because finding a new one is more difficult than before, perhaps because you get food to your home to support your family, maybe because you like the way they treat you perhaps because you have no other, but whatever your “maybe” would you be willing to behave in the same way if the job were not so hard to get you, if your answer is NO, you’re wrong !!!!.

Even in times of crisis, good workers, people used to be tolerant of the client, always optimistic people find jobs, a helping hand are always willing to lend you a phone when llamadita know there’s a chance that you could take advantage. So think about it, but you must do so from YA!.

Remember that times of crisis there since the beginning of creation, and if we in modern times of crisis are not new, points out that recently the United States was plunged into a depression (1920), crises are overcome and depends on who you succeed.

At the start of the Economic Crisis Many companies closed, they gave up (we ran the sound of the drum), but a few stayed to give brave fight this Goliath (crisis) and how good we are beating up David Goliath. The Bible and history remembers this battle for the size difference and military experience, was used to Goliath struggle, was a fierce warrior and just the sight of his size had the urge to run, but the shepherd David left in the midst of the crowd and gave the battle that defined his future.

The battle of David is the one we are currently facing small businesses, microenterprises, Freelance designer, the maid, the caretaker of street surveillance companies in order, all businesses open. Tomorrow when it toppled Goliath who do you think will look for customers who think that they will seek to accommodate him: that he ran? or who stayed, fought and paddled the crisis?.