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HIGH PERFORMANCE HABITS<\/h1>\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This book \u201cHigh performance habits<\/b>\u201d came after 20 years of research and ten years of coaching experience.<\/p>\n

Why do some people become extraordinary, why do others plateau and burnout? How can you replicate and scale success?<\/p>\n

\u201cHigh performance habits\u201d is not only about the usual \u201cwork hard, be passionate, focus on your strengths\u201d.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s really about the reliable habits that will make you more than an achiever: a high performer \u201csomeone who creates ever-increasing levels of both well-being and external success over the long term\u201d<\/p>\n

While most people are ready to change their lives, they often lack direction. They seem to live dull, disconnected and unfulfilling lives. Some even feel like drowning or plateauing.<\/p>\n

They might encounter a little spurt of progress but it soon wanes and they end up having no real impact.<\/p>\n

Successful people however hold a secret. They practice high performing habits that help them reach heightened and continuous growth and success. These are the people who break the norms. They accumulated multiple skill sets overtime. High performers have strong influence and add value to other people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

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Personality and habits<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Regardless of your psychological profile, you can achieve success simply by adopting a specific set of practices.<\/p>\n

Brendon maintains that the usual tests such as the Myers-Briggs profile, the Clifton StrengthsFinder, the Kolbe a \u2122 Index, and the DiSC\u00ae Test fail to predict success.<\/p>\n

There is no relationship between one\u2019s personality and one\u2019s high performance; everything lies in what we consistently practice: these are the high performance habits.<\/p>\n

To realize your full potential, you have to align your behavior and adopt the best habits. Not all habits are created equal and the high performance habits guarantee which ones matter most. The right habits will determine your results and will increase your odds of success.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s possible to live an extraordinary life far beyond the common stereotypes of burnout, fatigue or stress.<\/p>\n

What is high performance?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cHigh performance refers to succeeding beyond standard norms, consistently over the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA high performer in any field isn\u2019t just good at a singular task or skill\u2014she or he has learned adjacent competencies to complement a particular expertise. They have multiple skill sets that allow them to succeed over the long term and\u2014importantly\u2014lead others. They practice meta-habits that enable them to excel in multiple areas of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

What we know about high performers<\/strong><\/h3>\n

High performers achieve more success and they experience less stress. They developed resilience and dealt well with stress, fatigue and distraction.<\/p>\n

They turn adversity into an opportunity and they remain confident that they will achieve what they set their minds to despite the difficulties.<\/p>\n

High performers are also healthier than the common people. Their overall happiness prevails over everything. They are not mere achievers who feel disconnected; they are fulfilled by what they do.<\/p>\n

High performers are looked up to and they are adaptive servant leaders. They are assertive, respected, valued and appreciated.<\/p>\n

Instead of working on their career, high performers have a mission on which they work passionately. In fact, they create tremendous value to their surroundings and to their communities. \u201cThey don\u2019t just develop skill; they develop people.\u201d<\/p>\n

High performance habits<\/strong><\/h3>\n

By definition, a habit is something we keep doing until it becomes almost automatic, even unconscious.<\/p>\n

High performance habits encompass deliberate practices, not mere unconscious routines. You need to be fully aware as you work on developing them.<\/p>\n

\u201cReal change comes from overcoming what\u2019s natural or automatic. Deliberate habits usually won\u2019t come easily. You have to practice them with real mental focus\u201d<\/p>\n

Brendon observes how all habits are not created equal. Certain give a competitive advantage while others won\u2019t give any return. There are \u201cbad, good, better and best habits\u201d.<\/p>\n

He distilled the best habits into six that he calls HP6. These habits are related to \u201cclarity, energy, necessity, productivity, influence, and courage.\u201d<\/p>\n

This book delivers proven practices that will improve your performance. The principles in this book will help you achieve the extraordinary success you deserve.<\/p>\n

Beyond natural: the quest for high performance<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In high performance habits, Brendon highlights how most of the personality tests don\u2019t predict success. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Gallup StrengthsFinder or the Kolbe test tell nothing about future performance.<\/p>\n

Success doesn\u2019t necessarily depend on your psychological profile; it comes from malleable factors such as your mindset, your focus, your persistence, and your relationships with others or your level of energy.<\/p>\n

Read my article \u201cThe power of full engagement<\/strong><\/a>\u201d by Jim Loehr to understand the importance of energy on our performance<\/p>\n

\u201cSuccess is achieved not by a specific type of person but rather by people from all walks of life who enact a specific set of practices\u201d<\/p>\n

Finding what matters<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The HP6 or six high performance habits come from important concepts in self-help literature, data from Brendon\u2019s global lab and patterns from more than 3000 high performance habits coaching sessions. The One-on-one interviews he conducted helped him identify the most recurrent behaviors and habits Brendon develops here.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe found that not only do the six habits combine to correlate with high performance, but each habit correlates with high performance on its own. And together they correlate with other important life outcomes, such as general happiness, better health, and positive relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n

The six habits are:<\/p>\n

1- Seek clarity<\/p>\n

2- Generate energy<\/p>\n

3- Raise the necessity for exceptional performance<\/p>\n

4- Increase productivity<\/p>\n

5- Develop influence<\/p>\n

6- Demonstrate courage<\/p>\n

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HIGH PERFORMANCE HABITS #1: SEEK CLARITY<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Clarity basics<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s crucial to actively seek for more clarity in your life. What you do today should be connected to what you do tomorrow. HP1 helps you experience growth and fulfillment while keeping you engaged over the long term.<\/p>\n

High performers are characterized by 4 traits: they know who they are, what they want, how to get there and what they find valuable and fulfilling.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, clarity can not only be developed, you can also generate it. \u201cClarity is the child of careful thought and mindful experimentation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also, clarity doesn\u2019t suddenly come to you in a form of flash of inspiration. You need to set time aside, ask deep questions, experiment new things and do more research if necessary.<\/p>\n

Ask yourself who you are, identify your values, what are your goals and purpose? Do you have organized plans to arrive there? Answering these basic yet fundamental questions helps you feel better about yourself and about life in general.<\/p>\n

Those who lack clarity seem purposeless. They just wander through life. A lack of clarity causes negative emotions and more neuroticism.<\/p>\n

Practice one: Envision the future four<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The future four covers different areas such as self, social, skills and service. The author recommends setting clear intentions for oneself, for one\u2019s social world, one\u2019s skill and one\u2019s service to others.<\/p>\n

Self<\/strong><\/h4>\n

High performers know who they are and they also know what kind of person they want to become. They are aware of their ideal selves and strive to achieve that self. When asked about their future, high performers respond quickly and confidently. They made a deliberate thinking process about where they want to go and \u201cthe ideal they\u2019re trying to grow into\u201d.<\/p>\n

Social<\/strong><\/h4>\n

High performers have social awareness, emotional intelligence and social intelligence.<\/p>\n

Skills<\/strong><\/h4>\n

While being clear on their ideal self, high performers also know which skill sets they need to acquire. They easily have an answer about the 3 skills they are currently working to develop. They organize their schedule to consciously gain new skills, develop themselves and practice their hobbies.<\/p>\n

Service<\/strong><\/h4>\n

High performers are servant leaders and they serve with excellence. They constantly ask how they can contribute to make the world a better place. They believe that they can make a difference in other people\u2019s lives and care about their impact.<\/p>\n

Practice two: Determine the feeling you\u2019re after<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Willful feeling<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Underperformers have low awareness about how they feel. They are passive rather than proactive in the way they should feel. High performers however direct their focus, thoughts and feelings to where they want to go: they have \u201cwillful feeling\u201d.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s possible to override one\u2019s emotional state and set clear intentions on what one wants to feel.<\/p>\n

We must differentiate emotions from feelings. If \u201cEmotions are generally instinctive\u201d, we have control over our feelings.<\/p>\n

In Buddhism, we usually say: \u201cPain is inevitable but suffering is a choice\u201d. We don\u2019t choose what happens to us but we can adjust our reactions and interpretations of the events.<\/p>\n

High performers \u201cgenerate the feelings they want more often than taking the emotions that land on them\u201d<\/p>\n

Practice three: define what\u2019s meaningful<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Not every mountain is worth climbing. According to our values and goals, we should narrow what is meaningful to our life experience.<\/p>\n

There are four factors that shape meaning:<\/p>\n

1- Enthusiasm<\/p>\n

2- Connection: social isolation causes a loss of meaning. We are social creatures and need to value relationships.<\/p>\n

3- Satisfaction<\/p>\n

4- Coherence: meaning helps their lives \u201cmakes sense\u201d<\/p>\n

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Enthusiasm + Connection + Satisfaction + Coherence = Meaning<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Putting it all <\/strong>together<\/h3>\n

\u201cYou have to have a vision for yourself in the future. You have to discern how you want to feel and what will be meaningful to you. Without those practices, you have nothing to dream of and strive for, no pop and zest in your daily life propelling you forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

With greater focus will come greater clarity, and with greater clarity will come more consistent action and, ultimately, high performance habits.<\/p>\n

High performance comes when you focus on having more clarity in what you want. The more you know what you want, the more consistent your actions will be.<\/p>\n

HIGH PERFORMANCE HABITS #2 GENERATE ENERGY<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Energy basics<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You\u2019ll need a lot of energy to succeed over the long haul. Energy includes \u201cpositive and enduring mental, physical, and emotional vibrancy\u201d.<\/p>\n

To raise your energy, you\u2019ll have to work on your physical, mental and emotional vibrancy.<\/p>\n

Your high level of energy influences your overall happiness, your enthusiasm for taking on challenges, your confidence facing adversity and your influence with others. The opposite is also true, the less energy you have, the lower your ratings in these areas.<\/p>\n

Think about it, research has shown that CEOs and top executives use as much energy as professional athletes. To be productive, you\u2019ll need to master your energy.<\/p>\n

Practice one: Release tension, set intention<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In a previous article \u201cMastery by George Leonard<\/strong><\/a>\u201d, I talked about the in-between moments that fill our day. Brendon calls it \u201ctransitions\u201d. To increase energy, you\u2019ll need to \u201cmaster transitions\u201d.<\/p>\n

We mean by transition any in-between moments as you shift from one activity into another. You wake up and start your day, that\u2019s an in-between moment. You are reading an email and want to write an answer; that\u2019s another. From commuting to working and from lunch to getting back to work: a lot of transitions happen within a day.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s in this space that you\u2019ll discover your greatest restorer and amplifier of energy\u201d.<\/p>\n

A powerful exercise<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You can revitalize your life by changing the way you shift from one task to another.<\/p>\n

1- Close your eyes and keep them closed for one to two minutes<\/p>\n

2- In your mind, calmly repeat the mantra \u201crelease, release, release\u201d. Do it silently over and over. Visualize all the releases of tension in your body. Keep repeating the word \u201crelease\u201d<\/p>\n

3- As you release most of the tension: SET INTENTION. How do you want to feel for the next task ahead? How can you perform this task as best as you can?<\/p>\n

Sitraka:<\/u><\/strong> I was skeptical about this exercise at first but it\u2019s really powerful; if you don\u2019t believe me, try it. One month later, I\u2019m reviewing this article and this exercise really changed my life. You just need one to two minutes.<\/p>\n

Release meditation technique (RMT)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Brendon shares how he trained over two million people on RMT. It\u2019s a life-changing habit you can implement.<\/p>\n