Table of contents for Achieving Optimum Performance
- Achieving Optimum Performance
- Challenge Yourself To Optimum Performance
- Develop A Slight Edge
- Exploit Your Weaknesses
- Learn From The Success Of Others
- Concentrate On What You Are Doing
- Do Not Be Afraid To Make Mistakes
- Use The Power Of Your Subconscious
- Get Away From The Buts
- Sensory Stimulation
- Regularly Experience Joy
- Raise Your Standards
- Be Grateful And Appreciative
- Make Strategic Use Of Information
- Bounce Back Quickly
Learn From The Success Of Others
Just as important as knowing what others have done wrong, is knowing what other have done right. To be successful, often requires nothing more than precisely emulating and imitating those who are already successful.
Successful people are not simply lucky. Success comes from specific actions, taken in a specific way. Winners make it look easy, and effortless, but it is not. Behind every successful person is a long line of effort, a specific sequence of actions.
And successful people are always happy to “toot their own horn” and tell you exactly how they got that way. Listen to them, read their books. And watch them. Look at their mannerisms, the language they use, the habits they have, the people they associate with, the things they do for fun, the values they hold dear, the way they treat people. All these factors enter into the success equation.
Discover what those actions are, repeat them, and you too can have the same result. Don’t waste your time directing envy or resentment toward successful people. Instead, be curious. Find out all you can. Ask questions. Read books and articles. Listen. Observe. Learn from the experience of those who have reached the top, and you’ll be on your way there.
Use Fear To Prepare You For Optimum Performance
Fear can be a very useful and powerful tool. It gives us extra energy in new and unfamiliar situations. It sharpens our senses. It helps us to focus. It helps us to avoid legitimately dangerous situations. To make the most of fear, you must learn not to let it stop you. Accept your fear as something positive and useful. Use the heightened energy and awareness your fear gives you, to help you through the feared situation. That’s what the fear is there for — to help you cope with the thing you fear. Don’t fear your fear. Use it for growth and accomplishment.








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