1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.
Last month and here: we explored the strategic importance of being a great place to work.
Where do we start if our goal is to create a dynamic … continue reading
1: If we are hunting high achievement (and we are), “motivation is what gets you into the game, but learning is what keeps you there,” Steven Kotler writes in The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer.
Steven cites psychologist Gary Klein’s classic book on decision-making, Sources of Power, which identifies eight specific types of knowledge “that are visible to experts yet invisible to everyone else.”
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1: “My best friend, Michael Wharton, ran track in high school,” Steven Kotler writes in The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer.Â
Michael’s coach had unusual protocols. “When they went out for long runs, whenever they encountered a hill, the team had to shift their focus entirely to core running skills: long strides, strong arms, high kicks. Note the focus wasn’t on speed or acceleration, it was on … continue reading
1: The default mode for peak performers is not recovery, rest, and relaxation.
“If momentum matters most, sitting still feels like laziness,” Steven Kotler writes in The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer. “And the more aligned with passion and purpose we become, the more ‘wasteful’ time off starts to feel.”
Yet, we need to prioritize recovery to avoid burnout.
“Burnout is identified by three symptoms: exhaustion, depression, … continue reading
1: The answer, according to one of the world’s leading experts on human performance?
Learning to be at our best when we are at our worst.
“And you have to train this kind of grit on its own, as a separate skill, But if we can do this, what we discover is real power. There’s real power there—and it’s power we probably didn’t know we had.” Steven Kotler writes in … continue reading
What’s the first secret of being a great place to work?
1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.
The last several Fridays, we’ve been looking at the strategic importance of being a great place to work.… continue reading
“Many people have lots of experience but very little learning,” -Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy
1: Dr. Benjamin Hardy’s spouse, Lauren, makes a home-cooked meal most nights for their family of six kids.
“Sometimes, our kids get to the table and complain that the meal isn’t their favorite dish,” Ben Hardy and Dan Sullivan write in The Gap and The Gain: The High Achiever’s Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and … continue reading
1: Edward’s suffered from anxiety and worry. His body language made that clear, Chad Willardson thought to himself.
Chad is the founder and president of Pacific Capital, a premier wealth management firm in Southern California. He was meeting Edward for the very first time. The year was 2003.
“Edward mentioned that he was concerned about the stock market and where the economy was headed,” Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy write … continue reading
1: Dan Sullivan was frustrated with Bob, one of his clients.
And Bob was frustrated with Dan. Which was creating negative energy for the group of entrepreneurs who had gathered that day.
Dan is the founder of the Strategic Coach, the world’s #1 entrepreneurial coaching program. Every 60-90 days, groups of entrepreneurs gather to be coached by Dan and work through a set of “thinking tools that allow them to … continue reading
1: “Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and Americans have been unhappy ever since,” is the first sentence of Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy‘s powerful book The Gap and The Gain: The High Achiever’s Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success.
“One specific phrase has come to define American culture and psychology: ‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,'” Dan and Ben observe.
Thomas Jefferson wrestled … continue reading
