many rewards is to dedicate
yourself to producing a massive
amount of work [part of this
involves discovering how the great
ones “game-sheet” their goals
+ schedule their weeks + install
remarkable habits + pivot around
failures].
This not only allows you to get in
the 10 years of deliberate practice
time that Anders Ericsson, the pre-
eminent researcher in the field of
peak performance, has found is the
price of admission for genius-level
results, it gives you a gargantuan
advantage over your competition
because at least one of your
outputs will become The Sistine
Chapel Ceiling of Your Marketplace.
4. Apply the 1% Win Concept.
What made Google, Uber, Nike and
Amazon legendary firms was not
one giant move that galvanized
their greatness on a sunny Monday
morning but a series of tiny
iterations done daily.
Extraordinary businesses are
much more about evolution
than revolution. And small, daily,
seemingly insignificant
This applies to human performance
too.
Researchers use the term “The
Mundanity of Excellence” to
describe the fact that what makes
the best the best isn’t natural
talent or luck but character and the
application of a series of simple,
specific and learnable methods that
those stuck in the 95% are simply
unaware of.
This is why learning truly is
the antidote to regret. And the
“undercapitalization” of your
potential to achieve legendary
business and personal results.
For now, just commit to elevating
your business + personal life 1%
each day. At the end of your first
year, you will have optimized that
“sport” over 365%.
5. Shift from “The Superficial
Mindset” to “A Mentality of
Granularity”.
Commerce is currently suffering
from what I call “The Collective De-
professionalization of Business”.
Some people working on a
platform at a train station - being
paid to help customers - are not
available to answer questions
because they are chatting on their
phones with their friends.
improvements lead to staggering
results, over time.
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Some security guards - responsible
for keeping an eye on valuables -
are spending their focus watching
videos of dogs dancing on social
media. Some servers in restaurants
are neglecting their clients while
they are texting about the latest
celebrity gossip.
So few people are genuinely
devoted to becoming BIW [Best in
World] at what they do anymore.
So few performers are willing
to study their crafts to rise to
legendary. And so few producers
have the wisdom + guts to go
ultra-deep in their understanding
of the subject of their focus. Yet,
the elite players all have one thing
in common: concentration of focus
and a granular approach to the
few priorities they’ve decided to
build their lives around. Get this
way of being right and you’ll be
unbeatable in your field.
It’s your turn. Now IS your time. This
IS your moment.
Love + respect,
Robin Sharma