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Show Page 10 October 4, 1989 DIXIE SUN The Last Vord MAKING THE GRADE FOR YOUR PEAK PERFORMANCE What If You Worry by Robert J. Kriegel, Ph.D. Editors note: Robert J. Kriegel, best selling author, former Ph. D. athlete, and mental coach for Olympic and world class athletes lectures and consults with major corporations worldwide on peak performance, leadership and strategies for dealing with change. Kriegel recently look part in a national tour of college campuses sponsored by the makers of Nuprin Pain Reliever. To remind you how to be a peak performance thinker, Kriegel and the makers of Nuprin have developed a pocket coach of tips for combating pressure and pain. For a free copy of the Nuprin Pain Relief Guide, write to Nuprin, P.O. Box 14160, Baltimore, MD 21268. Worrying is the negative national pastime. Everybody does it and very few find it is a positive experience. You dont think clearly or perform well when you worry. Your main focus is the worry, the fearof What which overmight happen if. whelms you, makes you feel depressed, reduces your energy, and prevents you from getting your work done. College students are big worriers. That worry leads to stress and college students are very big on stress. In fact, the Nuprin Pain Report, the first national study on pain in America, documented that more people are likely to suffer stress and pain than any adult age group. Most of what we worry about is out of our control. You cant control other peoples responses, a grade a . 4 Dopsnd cn Kinko's. prof will give us, whether someone will agree with us, what they think of us, the weather, traffic, roommates, money, how we look, grades, the future. The more we worry about things we cant control, the worse everything gets. Remember this rule of thumb: You cant control other people or external situations. But you can control how well you prepare for and respond to them. In other words, you can control your information, attitude and actions. Worrying is made up of two words: what if. What if. they. say no, . . .1 dont get the money, . . .the professor assigns, . . .the traffic. . . The key to beating the worries is to change the what ifs to if. . . If they say no... then 1 thens. If I dont get the money will. . . . kinko's Fast Thrnaround kinko's Typing M-- F S 7:30-9:0- 0 0 9:00-5:0- 0 Good through coupon Good through . 123189 7:30-9:0- 0 order 7:30-9:0- 0 S 9:00-5:0- 0 Pick-U- Services may vary by location. -- & p - -- - Delivery - - School Special a kinko's kinko'S the copy center the copy center the copy center 445 E. ST. GEORGE BLVD. (NEXT TO SIZZLER) 445 E. ST. GEORGE BLVD. IN EXT TO SIZZLER) 628-7M-- F 0 0 S 628-707- F must accompany M-- F School Special 445 E. ST. GEORGE BLVD. 0 (NEXT TO SIZZLER) M-- 103189 "i" School Special aW Binding Service 70 Services may vary by location. $1 a Acquiring Permission To Reprint Materials 445 E. ST. GEORGE BLVD. (NEXT TO SIZZLER) 628-70- 445 E. ST. GEORGE BLVD. (NEXT TO SIZZLER) Free Assistance In the copy center One coupon per customer. 628-707- Letter to the Editor! kinko's Vt Hour FREE Self-Ser- ve Write a Departments Low Cost To Students the copy center the copy center plishments and qualifications th your course grades might not refie Get into the habit of anticipat, prior to any pressure situatic whether its an exam, an intern a date or a tennis serve. Makt, worry list then change each wo1 (what if) to an anticipation (if then). Leaving your worries beh, by focusing on what you can com enables you to concentrate energy and perform at peak leve, Depend on Efinko's. No Cost To Premium Paper Binding High Quality Copies . School Special Fast Turnaround Macintosh Rental LaserWriter Prints . . then I will. . Always change the worry to anticipation. Concentrating your energy on what you can change, rather than dwelling on things you cant control increases your confidence and prepares you for any situation. This strategy was used by President John F. Kennedy. Before his press conferences Kennedy and his aides anticipated any possible question or situation that might arise and developed answers for them. Whether a reporter asked about the Viet Nam War, the economy or civil rights, Kennedy was prepared. Likewise, in a job interview, instead of worrying whether or not the potential employer will ask about your grades, anticipate that he or she will. Then mentally list wins, accom S coupon 9:00-5:0- 628-707- 0 must accompany onto Good through . 11 1589M-- F 7:30-9:0- S 0 coupon 9:00-5:0- 0: 7:30-9:0- 0 must accompany order Good through 103189 9:00-5:0- coupon must accompany if |