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- What’s the secret shared by Navy SEALs, Olympic athletes, and top-tier CEOs that allows them to thrive under extreme pressure while others struggle?
- Did you know that peak performance isn't a result of innate talent, but rather five specific mental disciplines that can be practiced and mastered?
- What if you could approach your highest-stakes professional challenges with the same mental toolkit used by the world’s most elite performers?
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Key Takeaways from Learned Excellence
- Learn how to craft a ten-word personal credo that acts as a guiding compass, ensuring your decisions and actions align with your deepest core values.
- Understand why mindset is a deliberate choice rather than a fixed trait, allowing you to intentionally adopt different mindsets for your distinct personal and professional roles.
- Master the practice of 'staying in the circle' by focusing your energy exclusively on the three elements entirely within your control: your attitude, your effort, and your behavior.
- Discover why peak performers focus on process instead of results, and learn a practical, color-coded time management strategy to intentionally plan your most precious resource.
- Find out how to elevate your output by meticulously vetting your information sources, ensuring you only make incremental process adjustments based on reliable and honest feedback.
Learning Tools
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Mind Map
Learned Excellence
Core Philosophy
Excellence is Learned
Strategic Approach
Discipline 1: Values & Goals
Personal Credo
Goal Setting
Find Your Engine
Discipline 2: Mindset
Deliberate Choice
Role-Specific Traits
Stay in the Circle
Embrace Risk
Discipline 3: Process
Process Over Results
Time Management
Vet Information Sources
Incremental Evolution
Discipline 4: Adversity Tolerance
Visualization
Contingency Planning
Black Box Technique
Discipline 5: Balance & Recovery
Life Domains
Adaptive Balance
Tactical Recovery
Restorative Activities
Quiz — Test Your Understanding
Question 1 of 6
According to the first discipline, what is the primary purpose of crafting a 'personal credo'?
Learned Excellence — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: First Discipline: Values and Goals
Chapter 3: Second Discipline: Mindset
Chapter 4: Third Discipline: Process
Chapter 5: Fourth Discipline: Adversity Tolerance
Chapter 6: Fifth Discipline: Balance and Recovery
Learned Excellence Summary & Overview
Learned Excellence (2024) offers a comprehensive guide to the five mental disciplines necessary for peak performance. It provides principles and practices used by top athletes, military personnel, and business executives to attain excellence – professionally and personally.
Who Should Listen to Learned Excellence?
- Corporate executives and business leaders
- Individuals in high-stress professions, such as first responders
- Anyone striving for excellence in their personal life
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