Low, full breaths can help us regain a sense of calm and focus in our most stressful moments.

“But I can’t just call timeout in the middle of a stressful interview and take a couple minutes to close my eyes, make sure I’m breathing right, and get my focus back.”

Last Wednesday, I was teaching stress-reduction techniques to a seminar full of job seekers.  We were focusing on what for most of us is the most stress-inducing piece of the puzzle—the interview.  (I’ll tell you how I handled that question in a moment.) [Read more…]