1. Six Keys to Being
Excellent in Anything

2. Six Keys to Being Excellent in Anything
Introduction
 Many people rely on the durable
myth that individuals are born with
special talents and gifts.
 They believe in genetic
inheritance.

3. Six Keys to Being Excellent in Anything
Important
 But there are some studies and
books which powerfully challenge
that idea.
 Such books are based on the
science of high performance that
helps people out to increase their
capacity physically, emotionally,
mentally and spiritually.

4. Six Keys to Being Excellent in Anything
Improving Yourself – Is it possible?
 Some studies say that it's
possible to build any skill or
capacity in the same systematic
way we do a muscle:
 And Aristotle, 2000 years ago,
pointed out that:
 "We are what we repeatedly
do.”

5. Six Keys to Being Excellent in Anything
Improving Yourself – Is it possible?
 By relying on highly specific
practices, it is possible to
dramatically improve skills
ranging from empathy, to
focus, to creativity, to
positive emotions, etc.

6. Six Keys to Being Excellent in Anything
Improving Yourself – Is it possible?
 Anders Ericsson, the world's
leading researcher into high
performance says that:
 it's not inherited talent which
determines how good we
become at something, but
rather how hard we're willing
to work.

7. Six Keys to Being Excellent in Anything
Tip 01 – Pursue what you love
 Passion is an incredible
motivator.
 It fuels focus, resilience,
and perseverance.

8. Six Keys to Being Excellent in Anything
Tip 02 – Do the hardest work first
 We all move instinctively toward
pleasure and away from pain.
 Most great performers take on the
difficult work of practice in the
mornings, before they do anything
else.
 That's when most of us have the most
energy and the fewest distractions.

9. Six Keys to Being Excellent in Anything
Tip 03 – Practice Intensively
 Practice intensely, without interruption for short
periods of no longer than 90 minutes and then
take a break.
 Ninety minutes appears to be the maximum
amount of time that we can bring the highest
level of focus to any given activity.
 The evidence is equally strong that great
performers practice no more than 4 ½ hours a
day.

10. Six Keys to Being Excellent in Anything
Tip 04 – Seek Expert Feedback
 Seek expert feedback.
 The simpler and more precise the
feedback, the better.you are to make
adjustments.
 Too much feedback, too
continuously can create cognitive
overload, increase anxiety, and
interfere with learning.

11. Six Keys to Being Excellent in Anything
Tip 05 – Take Regular Renewal Breaks
 Relaxing after intense effort not
only provides an opportunity to
rejuvenate.
 It's also during rest that the right
hemisphere becomes more
dominant, which can lead to
creative breakthroughs.

12. Six Keys to Being Excellent in Anything
Tip 06 – Ritualize Practice
 Will and discipline are
wildly overrated.
 The best way to insure
you'll take on difficult
tasks is to build rituals.

13. Six Keys to Being Excellent in Anything
Tip 06 – Ritualize Practice
 Will and discipline are
wildly overrated.
 The best way to insure
you'll take on difficult
tasks is to build rituals.

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