4 Habits for Managing High-Stress Deadlines

Creating a Perfect (Non-Depressive) Morning Break
I'm going to steal a trick from Tony Robbins' version of "priming" here.

As soon as you wake up, you need to “change your mood” very quickly.

Tony dies cold in his pool.

Tony's friend, a successful businessman and speaker, Ed Mylett, jumps into the sea at his home in California or at the lake in his vacation home.

Listen to the first 15 minutes of Ed's podcast here. He explains the importance of this method of change, and why it works. Baseline: Activating your sensitive sensory system puts you in a state of mental alertness. Once you are alert, you can get into (or) your workout that is still focused on the Morning immediately.

This may seem like a lot of pressure, but it is really the opposite. You are not giving your mind a chance to meet with doubts and excuses, to combine your stress. You work, don't think of imitation.

Cutting Anxiety About the End of the Day
This is where magazine and time management are most helpful. Take a few minutes each evening to write down any obstacles that may arise in the morning alongside your goals. Think about each one. How will you deal with the obstacles you face? And what steps will you take to look at your goals on your list - before you go to work?

This activity is about more than just marking. You are actually planning success in your mind, which automatically reduces the stress caused by the escalation during the turbulent times in the morning. You know what to expect and how to deal with it.

Preparing for Bedtime
It may sound absurd, but repeating this simple mantra will help you get to the point where the alarm sounds in the morning:

I will get up soon.

I will get up soon.

I will get up soon.

As soon as you wake up, remember the promise you made to yourself last night.

It also helps to keep your alarm clock out of the room so you should get up and change your mood immediately. While this is tricky when you share your bed with someone, not wanting to wake her up also makes a strong motivator get out of bed on time!

Time restriction for high productivity
I’ve talked a lot about this, and the idea is simple: Hold a time journal (it could be a goal-setting journal mentioned above, modified to block time) and split the main time blocks of 2-3 hours in your day. Now fill them with the things you need to do. Look at your top goals as you do this, and make sure you achieve the highest ones on your list.