How Much Do You Sweat Under Pressure?

1. You have a big meeting in the morning, but on the way to work, your car breaks down. What do you do?

Scream at the top of my lungs! WHY ME!!!!?

Call my boss and tell them I won't make the meeting

Call a cab and make it to the meeting right on time

Call my boss and see if I can conference call in the meeting while waiting for the tow truck

2. It's your first big date with someone that you really like. How are your preparing?

Pacing around the house until they arrive

Hitting up the gym to get out some anxiety

Changing outfits 100 times and rehearsing interesting conversation topics. What if they don't like me?

Having a few drinks to call my nerves

3. It's almost Christmas time and you are about to spend an entire week with your family. How are you feeling?

Pretty good. The holidays are my favorite time of year!

Ok. Seeing family is always a bit stressful, but it's only a week...

Pretty stressed out. Some of my family and I do NOT get along and I'm worried about confrontations

I've broken out in hives

4. You are about to give an important speech to hundreds of people. What is going through your mind?

This is kind of exciting!

This is my big chance....hope I don't blow it!

What if I screw up? What if they laugh at me? Why am I doing this?

I'm really nervous, but it's going to be ok

5. What do you do when you feel anxious?

Do yoga or exercise

Call a friend and vent for awhile

Drink a bottle of wine

Nothing. Just try to ignore the feeling

6. You've just been asked to lead a team at work for a large client. How do you feel?

Nervous, but excited to represent my company

Like I am under qualified for the position

Like I am going to fail

Proud that they chose me to be the leader

7. What do your clothes look like after a long day at work?

Soaked

Drenched

A little damp

Dry as a bone

8. Where do you go when you feel stressed?

The gym

The masseuse

The bar

A corner to cry in

9. It's your two week vacation...what are you up to?

Getting extra work done

Catching up with friends

Getting a jump start on my taxes

Relaxing on the beach

10. You just forgot you have a 10 page paper due TOMORROW! What do you do?

Stay up all night and hand in the paper first thing in the morning

Beg the teacher to get a few days extension

Feel overwhelmed and too stressed to even start on the paper and worry that you'll fail the class

Make and outline and pay someone else to write the paper for you