Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is determined to stay stress-free despite his side's precarious position as they gear up for a Barclays Premier League relegation battle with Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday.
McCarthy cares passionately about Wolves who currently lie 17th in the table - and only ahead of Burnley on goal difference - but the former Republic Of Ireland boss believes he will be no good to anyone if he is uptight and agitated in the build-up to games.
McCarthy said: "I've learnt getting wound up about it is counter-productive. If it affects me, it affects other people doing their jobs."
He added: "You see me on the sidelines. I kick every single ball.
"I am involved in it on a Saturday but me getting agitated now, and upset with everybody, is not going to make a blind bit of difference to it.
"When I was younger, I was more agitated but I learnt a long time ago it does you no favours. It doesn't mean I don't care.
"Don't go away thinking I am not concerned about it. Every minute of the day I am thinking 'Can I do something different, better or change it?'
"It is not an act. What you see is what you get."
McCarthy concedes his belief in his squad to survive helps him to remain relatively relaxed as the season enters its final quarter.
He said: "I have reason to be calm because we are playing well. If we had been playing badly and getting slapped, I might be different. But I am confident we will survive. I have never doubted or wavered on that at all."
