if no one thinks you’re crazy you’re not yet operating to the outer limits of
yet operating to the outer limits of
yet operating to the outer limits of your potential doesn’t matter how old
your potential doesn’t matter how old
your potential doesn’t matter how old you are you can’t blame your gender
you are you can’t blame your gender
you are you can’t blame your gender doesn’t matter where are you from
doesn’t matter where are you from
doesn’t matter where are you from doesn’t have matter how smart you are
doesn’t have matter how smart you are
doesn’t have matter how smart you are doesn’t matter what your personality is
doesn’t matter what your personality is
doesn’t matter what your personality is doesn’t matter how many strengths you
doesn’t matter how many strengths you
doesn’t matter how many strengths you have or what your strengths profile is
have or what your strengths profile is
have or what your strengths profile is at all
at all
at all doesn’t matter how creative you are or
doesn’t matter how creative you are or
doesn’t matter how creative you are or empathetic doesn’t matter how many years
empathetic doesn’t matter how many years
empathetic doesn’t matter how many years of experience and doesn’t matter how
of experience and doesn’t matter how
of experience and doesn’t matter how much you get paid you can’t blame them
much you get paid you can’t blame them
much you get paid you can’t blame them any more the data doesn’t prove it out
any more the data doesn’t prove it out
any more the data doesn’t prove it out now some people say well Brendan Brendan
now some people say well Brendan Brendan
now some people say well Brendan Brendan Brendan those things must matter I’ve
Brendan those things must matter I’ve
Brendan those things must matter I’ve seen studies no I’m not saying those
seen studies no I’m not saying those
seen studies no I’m not saying those things don’t matter many of those things
things don’t matter many of those things
things don’t matter many of those things are very important especially at certain
are very important especially at certain
are very important especially at certain parts of your life but in high
parts of your life but in high
parts of your life but in high performance it’s not the study of
performance it’s not the study of
performance it’s not the study of initial success okay initial success is
initial success okay initial success is
initial success okay initial success is nice and it’s not the study of peak
nice and it’s not the study of peak
nice and it’s not the study of peak performance either because at the top of
performance either because at the top of
performance either because at the top of our peak is a valley I think people are
our peak is a valley I think people are
our peak is a valley I think people are tired of the ups and downs in life and
tired of the ups and downs in life and
tired of the ups and downs in life and they want that steady path to growth I’m
they want that steady path to growth I’m
they want that steady path to growth I’m the creator but it’s not what made me a
the creator but it’s not what made me a
the creator but it’s not what made me a high performer there are a lot of people
high performer there are a lot of people
high performer there are a lot of people who are creative who can’t organize
who are creative who can’t organize
who are creative who can’t organize their way out of box there’s a lot of
their way out of box there’s a lot of
their way out of box there’s a lot of people who are also empathetic deeply
people who are also empathetic deeply
people who are also empathetic deeply caring but they can’t get stuff done
caring but they can’t get stuff done
caring but they can’t get stuff done there are a lot of people who are
there are a lot of people who are
there are a lot of people who are extroverted who also push away people so
extroverted who also push away people so
extroverted who also push away people so we can’t say that any of those things
we can’t say that any of those things
we can’t say that any of those things lead to long-term success but when we
lead to long-term success but when we
lead to long-term success but when we get it right everything changes
get it right everything changes
get it right everything changes high performers are more successful than
high performers are more successful than
high performers are more successful than their peers in almost every category of
their peers in almost every category of
their peers in almost every category of measurement you could take whether how
measurement you could take whether how
measurement you could take whether how much they earn what they do how far they
much they earn what they do how far they
much they earn what they do how far they succeed in their own industry etc
succeed in their own industry etc
succeed in their own industry etc they’re also less stressed more success
they’re also less stressed more success
they’re also less stressed more success only stresses you out when you don’t
only stresses you out when you don’t
only stresses you out when you don’t have the habits to handle it don’t fear
have the habits to handle it don’t fear
have the habits to handle it don’t fear success get better habits that’s all
success get better habits that’s all
success get better habits that’s all high performers are prolific in their
high performers are prolific in their
high performers are prolific in their field no matter what that means if their
field no matter what that means if their
field no matter what that means if their salesperson it’s more sales calls right
salesperson it’s more sales calls right
salesperson it’s more sales calls right if they’re an artist it’s more paintings
if they’re an artist it’s more paintings
if they’re an artist it’s more paintings if it’s a musician it’s Beethoven right
if it’s a musician it’s Beethoven right
if it’s a musician it’s Beethoven right it’s just cranking out the product that
it’s just cranking out the product that
it’s just cranking out the product that matters in your area of expertise
matters in your area of expertise
matters in your area of expertise they work passionately whether you pay
they work passionately whether you pay
they work passionately whether you pay them high or not because they’re driven
them high or not because they’re driven
them high or not because they’re driven by intrinsic motivations the care the
by intrinsic motivations the care the
by intrinsic motivations the care the passion the art the the fulfillment of
passion the art the the fulfillment of
passion the art the the fulfillment of what they do they’re admired and they’re
what they do they’re admired and they’re
what they do they’re admired and they’re adaptive they change faster they make
adaptive they change faster they make
adaptive they change faster they make decisions faster they’re happier than
decisions faster they’re happier than
decisions faster they’re happier than most people they’re healthier than most
most people they’re healthier than most
most people they’re healthier than most people they get better grades and they
people they get better grades and they
people they get better grades and they also feel appreciated about their work
also feel appreciated about their work
also feel appreciated about their work that there’s no loneliness at the top
that there’s no loneliness at the top
that there’s no loneliness at the top they feel like people appreciate them
they feel like people appreciate them
they feel like people appreciate them understand how hard they work and they
understand how hard they work and they
understand how hard they work and they feel rewarded for it in other words a
feel rewarded for it in other words a
feel rewarded for it in other words a lot of these people you might not
lot of these people you might not
lot of these people you might not initially like these people are
initially like these people are
initially like these people are extraordinary but not by accident and
extraordinary but not by accident and
extraordinary but not by accident and not by birthright buy habits we proved
not by birthright buy habits we proved
not by birthright buy habits we proved it there’s eleven effective habits that
it there’s eleven effective habits that
it there’s eleven effective habits that makes a person successful in general but
makes a person successful in general but
makes a person successful in general but when we tried to bust it down and we
when we tried to bust it down and we
when we tried to bust it down and we said look can we prove that they’re
said look can we prove that they’re
said look can we prove that they’re doing it on purpose can we prove can we
doing it on purpose can we prove can we
doing it on purpose can we prove can we watch it and observe it and track it and
watch it and observe it and track it and
watch it and observe it and track it and measure it can we change it that’s what
measure it can we change it that’s what
measure it can we change it that’s what malleable means is it trainable meaning
malleable means is it trainable meaning
malleable means is it trainable meaning can they get better at it and we can
can they get better at it and we can
can they get better at it and we can show it and does it work across domains
show it and does it work across domains
show it and does it work across domains it works for you your team your brother
it works for you your team your brother
it works for you your team your brother your sister your mother your
your sister your mother your
your sister your mother your grandparents everybody that you can it
grandparents everybody that you can it
grandparents everybody that you can it work across life is it universal in
work across life is it universal in
work across life is it universal in other words was our question that broke
other words was our question that broke
other words was our question that broke it down then to only six habits which
it down then to only six habits which
it down then to only six habits which I’ll show you with you now the first one
I’ll show you with you now the first one
I’ll show you with you now the first one seek clarity high performers seek
seek clarity high performers seek
seek clarity high performers seek clarity before they do almost anything
clarity before they do almost anything
clarity before they do almost anything they don’t get clarity as if one day in
they don’t get clarity as if one day in
they don’t get clarity as if one day in life they wake up and everything is
life they wake up and everything is
life they wake up and everything is perfectly clear and they know exactly
perfectly clear and they know exactly
perfectly clear and they know exactly what to do no it’s not get clarity it’s
what to do no it’s not get clarity it’s
what to do no it’s not get clarity it’s seek clarity they are consistently
seek clarity they are consistently
seek clarity they are consistently seeking clarity more than anybody else
seeking clarity more than anybody else
seeking clarity more than anybody else men you guys know I’ve been blessed to
men you guys know I’ve been blessed to
men you guys know I’ve been blessed to do some online courses with Oprah
do some online courses with Oprah
do some online courses with Oprah Winfrey and one thing I love about her
Winfrey and one thing I love about her
Winfrey and one thing I love about her is every meeting she starts her first
is every meeting she starts her first
is every meeting she starts her first question in all the meetings after hi
question in all the meetings after hi
question in all the meetings after hi how you doin ‘he’s our what’s our
how you doin ‘he’s our what’s our
how you doin ‘he’s our what’s our intention for this meeting
intention for this meeting
intention for this meeting what’s the intention for this meeting
what’s the intention for this meeting
what’s the intention for this meeting she’s seek before the meeting starts she
she’s seek before the meeting starts she
she’s seek before the meeting starts she wants them not what’s the agenda who’s
wants them not what’s the agenda who’s
wants them not what’s the agenda who’s talking about what’s the intention what
talking about what’s the intention what
talking about what’s the intention what are we trying to do here that’s seeking
are we trying to do here that’s seeking
are we trying to do here that’s seeking clarity we found that high performers
clarity we found that high performers
clarity we found that high performers look to the future
look to the future
look to the future more than general population by over 70
more than general population by over 70
more than general population by over 70 percent in a positive frame meaning they
percent in a positive frame meaning they
percent in a positive frame meaning they look to tomorrow and they say who can I
look to tomorrow and they say who can I
look to tomorrow and they say who can I be how do I want to interact with people
be how do I want to interact with people
be how do I want to interact with people what skills do I need to develop how do
what skills do I need to develop how do
what skills do I need to develop how do I want to serve they’re seeking clarity
I want to serve they’re seeking clarity
I want to serve they’re seeking clarity in those ways and now we all seek
in those ways and now we all seek
in those ways and now we all seek clarity high performers do it more often
clarity high performers do it more often
clarity high performers do it more often [Music]
[Music]
[Music] common sense is not always common
common sense is not always common
common sense is not always common practice and that’s why so many
practice and that’s why so many
practice and that’s why so many potentially great people fail to ever
potentially great people fail to ever
potentially great people fail to ever reach their full potential common sense
reach their full potential common sense
reach their full potential common sense is not always common practice high
is not always common practice high
is not always common practice high performers have made seeking clarity a
performers have made seeking clarity a
performers have made seeking clarity a common practice they also generate
common practice they also generate
common practice they also generate tremendous amounts of energy by will
tremendous amounts of energy by will
tremendous amounts of energy by will they generate energy they like they fire
they generate energy they like they fire
they generate energy they like they fire themselves up but it’s not just
themselves up but it’s not just
themselves up but it’s not just generating energy by will in every
generating energy by will in every
generating energy by will in every measure mentally emotionally and
measure mentally emotionally and
measure mentally emotionally and physically high performers peak out over
physically high performers peak out over
physically high performers peak out over the general population by almost 70%
the general population by almost 70%
the general population by almost 70% they deal with stress 70% better they’re
they deal with stress 70% better they’re
they deal with stress 70% better they’re in better physical shape for their age
in better physical shape for their age
in better physical shape for their age it’s just like they it’s not by accident
it’s just like they it’s not by accident
it’s just like they it’s not by accident they’re generating the energy they need
they’re generating the energy they need
they’re generating the energy they need to serve in the world they’re not
to serve in the world they’re not
to serve in the world they’re not waiting for it see a power plant takes
waiting for it see a power plant takes
waiting for it see a power plant takes energy from one area transforms it into
energy from one area transforms it into
energy from one area transforms it into a different form of energy stores it
a different form of energy stores it
a different form of energy stores it then transmits it high performers do the
then transmits it high performers do the
then transmits it high performers do the same thing they don’t hope one day
same thing they don’t hope one day
same thing they don’t hope one day they’re gonna be satisfied they make
they’re gonna be satisfied they make
they’re gonna be satisfied they make themselves feel satisfied they don’t
themselves feel satisfied they don’t
themselves feel satisfied they don’t hope to find peace after they’ve
hope to find peace after they’ve
hope to find peace after they’ve accomplished everything as they’re
accomplished everything as they’re
accomplished everything as they’re accomplishing they’re making themselves
accomplishing they’re making themselves
accomplishing they’re making themselves find peace they don’t have you know wait
find peace they don’t have you know wait
find peace they don’t have you know wait for it like Christmas to bring them joy
for it like Christmas to bring them joy
for it like Christmas to bring them joy they into each moment bring the joy
they raise their sense of necessity in
they raise their sense of necessity in one way it means they have higher
one way it means they have higher
one way it means they have higher emotional commitment they stoke
emotional commitment they stoke
emotional commitment they stoke necessity necessity means the difference
necessity necessity means the difference
necessity necessity means the difference between I should do it I’d like to do it
between I should do it I’d like to do it
between I should do it I’d like to do it versus I must do it I know you guys are
versus I must do it I know you guys are
versus I must do it I know you guys are in personal development and you’ve heard
in personal development and you’ve heard
in personal development and you’ve heard this a million times
this a million times
this a million times it’s just that high performers do it
it’s just that high performers do it
it’s just that high performers do it every morning they’re aware of what must
every morning they’re aware of what must
every morning they’re aware of what must I do today to move the needle forward
I do today to move the needle forward
I do today to move the needle forward they’re very clear on what they really
they’re very clear on what they really
they’re very clear on what they really must do to progress and they do it and
must do to progress and they do it and
must do to progress and they do it and they do it because they’ve associated
they do it because they’ve associated
they do it because they’ve associated their internal identity with their
their internal identity with their
their internal identity with their external obligations so they know my
external obligations so they know my
external obligations so they know my internal standards and values line up to
internal standards and values line up to
internal standards and values line up to make me go there and they’ve set up
make me go there and they’ve set up
make me go there and they’ve set up their external life so that there’s
their external life so that there’s
their external life so that there’s deadlines and duty to other people it’s
deadlines and duty to other people it’s
deadlines and duty to other people it’s why the military is so high performing
why the military is so high performing
why the military is so high performing duty right internal standard I’m a
duty right internal standard I’m a
duty right internal standard I’m a soldier
soldier
soldier external standard duty to my country
external standard duty to my country
external standard duty to my country identity external RAM together then you
identity external RAM together then you
identity external RAM together then you have to do it they do that on purpose
have to do it they do that on purpose
have to do it they do that on purpose mentally start figuring out right now
mentally start figuring out right now
mentally start figuring out right now what we call PQ o PQ o sense for
what we call PQ o PQ o sense for
what we call PQ o PQ o sense for prolific quality output high performers
prolific quality output high performers
prolific quality output high performers have figured out what would make them
have figured out what would make them
have figured out what would make them not only effective but sometimes wealthy
not only effective but sometimes wealthy
not only effective but sometimes wealthy sometimes well-known sometimes more well
sometimes well-known sometimes more well
sometimes well-known sometimes more well respected but I figure out what’s the
respected but I figure out what’s the
respected but I figure out what’s the quality output that really matters and
quality output that really matters and
quality output that really matters and then they go all-in it’s the story of
then they go all-in it’s the story of
then they go all-in it’s the story of Steve Jobs coming back to Apple after he
Steve Jobs coming back to Apple after he
Steve Jobs coming back to Apple after he was fired and seeing over 20 product
was fired and seeing over 20 product
was fired and seeing over 20 product lines and saying this is too much
lines and saying this is too much
lines and saying this is too much cleared the decks and say we’re gonna
cleared the decks and say we’re gonna
cleared the decks and say we’re gonna focus on these five things that’s it
focus on these five things that’s it
focus on these five things that’s it that’s what brought us the first iPod
that’s what brought us the first iPod
that’s what brought us the first iPod then the iPhone then the iPad then the
then the iPhone then the iPad then the
then the iPhone then the iPad then the Mac Pro like all that build was because
Mac Pro like all that build was because
Mac Pro like all that build was because he came in he cleared houses what is our
he came in he cleared houses what is our
he came in he cleared houses what is our P Q oh I didn’t use that language but
P Q oh I didn’t use that language but
P Q oh I didn’t use that language but that’s essentially what we found all
that’s essentially what we found all
that’s essentially what we found all high performers actually do they figure
high performers actually do they figure
high performers actually do they figure out what’s the stuff that we need to
out what’s the stuff that we need to
out what’s the stuff that we need to produce the route of productivity is
produce the route of productivity is
produce the route of productivity is produced
produced
produced so busywork is not the same as your
so busywork is not the same as your
so busywork is not the same as your life’s work you got to figure out your
life’s work you got to figure out your
life’s work you got to figure out your life sort what is the things that you
life sort what is the things that you
life sort what is the things that you need to create that will shift and
need to create that will shift and
need to create that will shift and change everything and leave your legacy
change everything and leave your legacy
change everything and leave your legacy [Music]
[Music]
[Music] high performers actively consistently
high performers actively consistently
high performers actively consistently are seeking to develop influence with
are seeking to develop influence with
are seeking to develop influence with people and they work so hard at it
people and they work so hard at it
people and they work so hard at it they’re very very conscious of how
they’re very very conscious of how
they’re very very conscious of how they’re impacting their kids how they’re
they’re impacting their kids how they’re
they’re impacting their kids how they’re impacting their friends how they’re
impacting their friends how they’re
impacting their friends how they’re impacting the world around them they’re
impacting the world around them they’re
impacting the world around them they’re doing it on purpose to there they want
doing it on purpose to there they want
doing it on purpose to there they want to be role models think about anybody
to be role models think about anybody
to be role models think about anybody who’s ever been influential in your life
who’s ever been influential in your life
who’s ever been influential in your life who’s been the most positively
who’s been the most positively
who’s been the most positively influential person in your life for a
influential person in your life for a
influential person in your life for a moment think about that and once you
moment think about that and once you
moment think about that and once you have that I guarantee you I can tell you
have that I guarantee you I can tell you
have that I guarantee you I can tell you exactly why they were influential
exactly why they were influential
exactly why they were influential because our studies proved it out what
because our studies proved it out what
because our studies proved it out what makes somebody influential number one I
makes somebody influential number one I
makes somebody influential number one I bet that person who made such a
bet that person who made such a
bet that person who made such a difference in your life they taught you
difference in your life they taught you
difference in your life they taught you how to think influential people are
how to think influential people are
how to think influential people are telling you how to think about yourself
telling you how to think about yourself
telling you how to think about yourself sometimes about your relationship
sometimes about your relationship
sometimes about your relationship sometimes about how you contribute
sometimes about how you contribute
sometimes about how you contribute sometimes how to think second thing they
sometimes how to think second thing they
sometimes how to think second thing they didn’t they challenged
didn’t they challenged
didn’t they challenged they challenge what you contributed what
they challenge what you contributed what
they challenge what you contributed what you gave what you were capable of they
you gave what you were capable of they
you gave what you were capable of they said you’re better than this young woman
said you’re better than this young woman
said you’re better than this young woman you’re better than this young man you
you’re better than this young man you
you’re better than this young man you got more Enya come on let’s go they push
got more Enya come on let’s go they push
got more Enya come on let’s go they push they challenge and third they role
they challenge and third they role
they challenge and third they role modeled the way they role modeled the
modeled the way they role modeled the
modeled the way they role modeled the way for you and that changed everything
high performers demonstrate more courage
high performers demonstrate more courage than most people they demonstrate more
than most people they demonstrate more
than most people they demonstrate more courage than most people these six
courage than most people these six
courage than most people these six habits change everything but this last
habits change everything but this last
habits change everything but this last piece is so highly correlated with high
piece is so highly correlated with high
piece is so highly correlated with high performance you got to get it
performance you got to get it
performance you got to get it demonstrating courage means it is time
demonstrating courage means it is time
demonstrating courage means it is time for you to tell your family what you
for you to tell your family what you
for you to tell your family what you really think need believe dream of same
really think need believe dream of same
really think need believe dream of same with your team same with your spouse all
with your team same with your spouse all
with your team same with your spouse all the holding back of what you really want
the holding back of what you really want
the holding back of what you really want in life in silence there is suffering
in life in silence there is suffering
in life in silence there is suffering high performers share what they really
high performers share what they really
high performers share what they really want of life because if you can’t share
want of life because if you can’t share
want of life because if you can’t share it you can’t get it out there you can’t
it you can’t get it out there you can’t
it you can’t get it out there you can’t attract it you can’t move it high
attract it you can’t move it high
attract it you can’t move it high performers deeply care about sharing
performers deeply care about sharing
performers deeply care about sharing what’s true for them and they’re willing
what’s true for them and they’re willing
what’s true for them and they’re willing to step into uncertainty even when they
to step into uncertainty even when they
to step into uncertainty even when they don’t know what to do
don’t know what to do
don’t know what to do maybe someone’s gonna reject you if you
maybe someone’s gonna reject you if you
maybe someone’s gonna reject you if you start your dream no likely somebody is
start your dream no likely somebody is
start your dream no likely somebody is going to reject you but either you can
going to reject you but either you can
going to reject you but either you can look in the cave oh and uncertainty go I
look in the cave oh and uncertainty go I
look in the cave oh and uncertainty go I don’t want to go in I’m so scared I’m so
don’t want to go in I’m so scared I’m so
don’t want to go in I’m so scared I’m so scared to go what’s this gonna be like
scared to go what’s this gonna be like
scared to go what’s this gonna be like and you wander in with a flashlight of
and you wander in with a flashlight of
and you wander in with a flashlight of curiosity and you say oh no what this
curiosity and you say oh no what this
curiosity and you say oh no what this could be and now your curiosity starts
could be and now your curiosity starts
could be and now your curiosity starts looking like courage and it goes wow you
looking like courage and it goes wow you
looking like courage and it goes wow you got a lot of guts and know you’re just
got a lot of guts and know you’re just
got a lot of guts and know you’re just being curious again sometimes allowing
being curious again sometimes allowing
being curious again sometimes allowing yourself to put yourself out there and
yourself to put yourself out there and
yourself to put yourself out there and start asking more questions that’s
start asking more questions that’s
start asking more questions that’s courage too but at the end of the day
courage too but at the end of the day
courage too but at the end of the day we’ve got to take more action
we’ve got to take more action
we’ve got to take more action [Music]
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