Write down the last few times you lost your composure, analyze for common triggers, and develop and practice better responses to each trigger.

Volunteer to lead a project or take a role in a venture that is brand new to you (e.g., a special event or remodeling project).

Share a setback you are encountering with peers or your mentor and solicit ways to view it as an opportunity.

Reflect on something over the past six months that went wrong. Define the event and then reflect on how it could have served as an opportunity. What ultimately happened, and what did you learn?

Reflect on how you take criticism and how you experience and react to failures, adversity, or difficult situations. Consider how you might change your perspective to become more resilient. Seek advice from a coach, mentor, or counselor.

Facilitate a postmortem evaluation with your group on a failed project, and note how improvements can be made in the future.

Develop and implement your own personal stress and pressure management plan (e.g., schedule walks, take a MFit class).

Before a presentation to more senior level personnel, visit the actual setting for the event, and practice there if possible, preferably in front of a colleague or mentor/coach.

Address a task that challenges you (e.g., taxes), and identify ways to make it easier for yourself. After filing, reflect on the new system you used.