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by bill reeb<\/i><\/p>\n

your best comes through, especially when you are calling upon fine motor skills, when you are relaxed. too much tension can quickly impact your mental, physical and emotional acuity.<\/p>\n

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what i am referring to is finding the right level of tension to support performance at a heightened level. the problem is that there is a fine line between tension that pumps you up and tension that starts to drag you down.
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\nthere has been a great deal of research on the relationship between arousal (i am referring to this as tension) and performance. the yerkes-dodson law, cited in 1908, predicted an inverted-u function between the two. simply stated, it said, \u201cif the task is complex, requiring fine motor skill or intellectual acuity, peak performance will occur when arousal is low. if the task is relatively simple, requiring only gross motor skill and limited intellectual acuity, performance is stimulated by higher levels of arousal.\u201d so, with a task like playing golf, which requires fine motor skills, while a little tension might be good, as tension is added, performance will not only go back down, but will eventually tank.<\/p>\n

the same tension scenario is true in business situations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

for example, a little tension will likely make your presentation to a potential client about why he or she should select your firm crisper and more compelling. too much tension will cloud your mind and make it difficult to communicate your ideas, which could easily culminate in sending the message to your client that you are incompetent. however, if you are performing a task that requires only gross motor skills, like lifting weights, then performance will continue to peak through a higher level of arousal.<\/p>\n

from personal experience and from years training and coaching others, i think this phenomenon is more like an inverted j than a u. why? because as you add tension, your performance will likely drop way below your baseline performance to the point of incompetence.<\/p>\n

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every time i speak to an audience, whether it is 30 people or 1,000, i am happy when i feel a little anxiety before i go on stage. this little bit of tension keeps me in the present, helps me focus, creates mental clarity and drives me to be prepared. but as the needle rises far above \u201cslight arousal and tension,\u201d my level of execution starts to resemble a deer in the headlights level of performance. as we experience in our martial arts training, tension also depletes your energy. your stamina and endurance shrink exponentially as you hold unnecessary tension in your body. to<\/p>\n