Bringing it all together with disciplined decisions, good habits and self-management.
Most of us aspire to look a certain way or be a certain type of person but why do so few of us do the simple things it takes to achieve this?
Three areas that assist in the delivery of high performance
1. Decision Making
Make the decisions to do the things that you need to do to achieve what you set out to achieve.
2. Time Management
Remove the words, “I don’t have time” from your life. It's amazing how much time you have if you manage it properly. This is why the old saying “if you want something done, give it to a busy person” is so true.
3. Habits
Establish the habits that you need to achieve what you decided to achieve. If you change a few of your most unhealthy or unproductive habits, you will change your life. The compounding effects of this over a lifetime are staggering. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg is a great book for developing good habits. Watch this in the High Performance - Habits section.
All Blacks DAN CARTER Interview on finding your personal purpose
High Performance | Running time 1 hour 06 minutes
An international sports stars puts perspective on 'High Performance':
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Embrace pressure, it’s a privilege to have pressure
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Focus only on process rather than the outcome.
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Focus on the now (the present moment)
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Embrace mistakes, there is no such thing as them, the only mistake is not going for the opportunity
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Always be grateful
Areas to focus on that can assist to better understand high performance.
Above is a set of key focus areas that can be used to drive high performance. Each focus area provides an introduction to help understand its importance and value, then presents a highly engaging video resource to watch at leisure.
The provision of these resources is where the Marcus Minds Project can be of enormous value to those seeking advice on how to improve performance, as all the sifting has been done when it comes to providing content that can be engaged with and can support the shift towards higher performance.
The Story of
Dr. Luke Bennett
Luke is MD of Hintsa High Performance Centre and the performance coach to some of the world’s highest paid and most successful (and famous) sports stars, royal families, world leaders and business elites. Those with the biggest budgets and a commitment to be the world’s best.
Luke is also the doctor for Mercedes Formula One Team and manages a team of high-performance coaches engaged with the majority of the best Formula One drivers. Every Formula One driver and constructors’ championship winner since 2014 has worked with Luke.
What makes Luke so special is that he is not just an Ausssie, he is a former RFDS doctor, so he has seen more of the Australian bush than most of us and understands rural and regional communities as well as what high performance means.
Resources
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Explained: The Science of Human Performance in F1
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team
Attributes of High Performers
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Focuses on their goals.
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Keeps a positive demeanor
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Shows consistent effort
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Has a strong skill set
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Accepts constructive criticism
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Looks for professional growth opportunities
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Offers respect to all people
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Acts like a leader
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Finds healthy work life balance
Resources
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What High-Performers Do Differently
Sally Hogshead
Small Steps Towards Big Changes
Look at what you are interested in, allow for the possibility that you have something important to contribute to the world and that the world might be a lesser place without that contribution.
Make a plan and don’t be afraid of taking the responsibility to make that plan happen. Get disciplined about it. You can be afraid, but don’t let this stop you from pursuing things you are meant to pursue”
Resources
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Take SMALL STEPS Everyday Towards Improving Your LIFE
Jordan Peterson
“If you don’t like it, change it.
If you cannot change it, accept it."
Tim McGavin. Marcus Minds Project Sponsor.
Time Management
It's amazing how much time people have when time is managed properly. Early into work life, the best strategy is to just say ‘yes’ to everything – every little gig. There are times when you'll never know who you will meet or what might come out of meetings. As you get older, learn to say 'no' more. This is central to good time management.
Manipulate Time With These Powerful 20 Time Management Tips
forbes.com
How to improve time management
tonyrobbins.com
Resources
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Warren Buffet and Bill Gates - Time Management
Aervio
How To Be As Productive As Warren Buffet - 5 Highly Effective Lessons
Philosophies for Life
Decision Making
Make the decisions to do the things that need to be done to achieve what is set out to be achieved.
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Reflect how different life might turn out to be by avoiding the three worst decisions you might make?
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Understand the big obvious decisions that might end up being problematic in the future.
> Who you marry.
> What you study.
> The career you dedicate your life to.
> What you put in your body.
> Who you trust.
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Avoid making life changing decisions on impulse. If it’s a good idea, then it will still be a good idea when you have appropriately considered it. Also be aware of 'analysis paralysis', often the best time to start something is today.
Habits
Changing a few of the most unhealthy or unproductive habits can make a big change in a life.
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Small habits become large habits and second nature over time. Think of good habits like a crop and bad habits like weeds. The more propagation of a habit, the stronger it becomes. Be sure to fertilise the crop, not the weeds.
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Happiness is a choice and a habit. Choose to be happy. Set intentions to be happy and develop the habit of happiness into muscle memory.
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Identify three weakest habits and try to weaken them.
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Avoid the habits of judging, criticising, rejecting, labelling and self pity.
“If you don’t like it, change it.
If you cannot change it,
accept it”.
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Think about habits in the first and the last 30 minutes of your day.
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Develop healthy habits
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Monitor drinking habits
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Limit social media habits
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Get in the habit of avoiding distractions and escapism, and develop habits that enable good focus on a single task until it’s complete.
Resources
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Atomic Habits
Escaping Ordinary
The Power Of Habit
Productivity Game
Roll on to the other 'tractor wheels'
Congratulations on working through the High Performance focus area of the Marcus Minds Project 'Tractor Wheel'. Remember, these resources are not going anywhere. Feel free to return to them time and time again, especially should a moment in life present that needs more clarity or extra guidance.
Here are four more areas that can support a healthier, wealthier, happier and wiser rural lifestyle.
Click any of the 'tractor wheels' above to learn how to better manage the ins and outs of rural life, work and living based on each topic. These insights can assist to get people rolling in a better direction, avoid getting bogged and steer towards greater wellbeing and emotional intelligence.