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People make performance improvement way too complicated.

Clive Griffiths
Clive Griffiths
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People make performance improvement way too complicated.

You've heard:

- Talent is key to success.
- More hours give higher results.
- Elite performers are self-made.

The truth:
- Deliberate practice, resilience, and strategy.
- Quality of preparation, work, and rejuvenation.
- Strong support systems, mentors, and collaborators.

And a strategy for each:

🤔 Visualisation: Elite performers are 2.6 times more likely to use visualisation.

📏 Metrics: Elite performers are 40% more likely to track progress and key metrics.

🚀 Guidance: 80% of high performers have a mentor or coach

Why?

1/ Visualisation enhances skills, confidence, and performance without risk.
2/ Metrics enable decisions for data-driven improvements.
3/ Guidance provides external perspective, feedback, and accountability.

Ignore the noise and concentrate on these three.

Now that we know the stakes, how can you get started?

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