The Cost of Staying in a Performance Zone

November 20, 2019 by John Andrew Williams

Staying in a performance zone creates an artificial limit on growth. The stress from always having to win adds pressure that stymies creativity. The long-term cost of using the fear of failure as a short-term performance boost shows up over time. The performance pressure path leads to burnout, fear, anger, perhaps one could say the dark side. 

Where in your life do you want to dial back the pressure of the performance zone?