Keeping your head in the game...

Athletes who are able to simply perform under pressure-filled situations are lauded for their ability to 'keep their head in the game.' That means they know what they have to do, just do it, and don't think about the implications of not achieving their best.

I think the same thing applies in your work life (and probably home life). Work is a pressure-filled situation and it is easy to think about what happens if you don't perform...no raise, get fired, etc.

Thinking about these things is really useless...but difficult to avoid. I mean, every ounce of energy you devote to the negative/undesired "what if..." scenarios is energy you are not devoting to making the positive/desired "what if..." scenarios a reality.

Now...how do you go about "keeping YOUR head in the game?"