What is Optimum Performance? This question raises different responses from different people. It causes people to ponder issues like:
One or more of these areas most often needs a little more attention in day-to-day life. But there seems to be so much to do, so much to accomplish if 'more' is the focus.
Here's a secret: the quest for more is a trap. It never stops. But the positive side is this: Optimum Performance is about playing life at the highest possible level, reaching our fullest potential.
Now the question is: if people are so full of potential, though, why are most not living up to their potential in every area of life? For some very good reasons that make perfect sense, take a look at desire, passion and fun.
DESIRE, PASSION & FUN
Do you remember when you were a kid and all you wanted to do was play? What was one thing you loved to do that you could do for hours and never want to stop? Then ask yourself why.
For most, it was probably because it was fun and exciting, and you felt good doing it. It made you happy and you never wanted to stop doing it until you dropped.
Of course, who couldn't get hurt running, playing and challenging life once in awhile? But the reward of having fun, feeling free and the sense of accomplishment was worth the price. Youth are born natural risk takers.
But later on what happens? And why is it relevant to optimum performance?
Well, part of the reason you enjoyed what you did was the 'positive feedback' you received from others. The other more important part is because it was what you wanted to do. It didn't really matter how 'good' you were. The 'how good' was secondary to just having fun.
It was the times you chose to do what you wanted that was the most fun and exhilarating. It wasn't when someone else said you needed to do or should do something.
Optimum performance can only truly be achieved when 'all of you' is in the game. And life is just a game. You loved playing as a kid and it's time to start playing again.
Just going through the motions in your relationship is so mediocre and not fun. Working in a job or career that you tolerate is not fun. Not earning the income you want is not fun. Not having the energy or health you want is not fun.
What's NOT FUN in your life right now?
So the real question you are now faced with is this...do you want to have fun again? Do you want to play?
How great would the results be in each area of your life if it were fun again? Well it can be...and will be!
Do not confuse having fun with not putting in effort. You will achieve results in every area of your life in direct proportion to the effectiveness of the effort you put in, not the effort. Do not confuse activity with results.
In the coming months my focus will be to help you think about why you are getting the results you re in your life right now and how to significantly enjoy yourself more, so that the results are the by-product of having fun and doing what you love and want to do.
The game of life is about choosing what you really want. The real trick in having more is in becoming more and having fun. It is natural to grow and become more, when we do what we love and what we want.
Optimum performance is about doing the 'right things' really well.
You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are included. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated - send to: john@thestreetkid.com
About The Author
John Assaraf, aka The Street Kid: New York Times & Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Author, Trainer & Entrepreneur
Wood Dale Chicago prom limo .. Lockport Chicago limo O’HareReading lots these days? Having trouble remembering and recalling? For... Read More
You've been searching for self improvement or personal development. Trying... Read More
Routinely, I rise out of bed before the birds, and... Read More
In my private practice for the past 13+ years I... Read More
Most sports are full of lessons for the discerning. Tennis... Read More
As a professional speaker, father and business owner I often... Read More
Courage is something that is reflected and reciprocated, and is... Read More
One of the keys to being successful in anything you... Read More
Everyone talks about how to be successful through hard work... Read More
A company entitled "Made for Success" begs the question: Just... Read More
Do you know how much time do you spend listening?... Read More
On a raw, cold day in the European Alps, Lance... Read More
Sugar Ray Leonard and Sylvester Stallone recently opened an academy... Read More
Have you ever heard this? "It isn't whether you win... Read More
I wrote an article on this very subject, with the... Read More
Congratulations! You are the president of your own nation, and... Read More
Do you ever stop to consider how much we change... Read More
Success, in the dictionary, is defined as, "The achievement of... Read More
The other day I went shopping at the local consumer... Read More
This morning, on TV, I was amazed to see how... Read More
(Excerpted from the 1999 Weekend Seminar audio/CD series)Parents, leaders, employers,... Read More
Jim Rohn, noted leader and speaker in the personal development... Read More
Thoughts are very powerful. An intention held long and hard... Read More
The start of a new year is a good time... Read More
The Chicago Times once printed that Henry Ford was an... Read More
Antigo wedding limo ..What the anteater and otter show us about success?It's been... Read More
Everything we do in life involves risk. There's no growth... Read More
Get ready to sail the Seven C's - the Seven... Read More
This is a little primer on how to start, survive... Read More
As a child you probably learned failing is bad...Failing meant... Read More
I was hired to do some training for a sales... Read More
If we are involved in a project, how hard should... Read More
Create a truth and step into it There is a... Read More
We all want something to look forward to. The best... Read More
"A man's life is what his thoughts make of it."-... Read More
"Fear Factor" is one of my favorite TV shows. It... Read More
A couple days ago I was listening to a CD... Read More
Formula For SuccessThe winners in this life know the rules... Read More
Time taken for self-analysis is so important in developing your... Read More
Sit up straight! You may recall hearing those words as... Read More
"Never, never, never give up; never give up, never!." -... Read More
I call the following seven belief lies of success, taking... Read More
There are no two greater ironic comparisons than that of... Read More
Our expectations get us into a lot of trouble and... Read More
Daddy was a very, very odd little man-possibly a schizophrenic-for... Read More
With three kids, a business, a husband with a business,... Read More
"See, I told you so," she emailed me, "it turned... Read More
-- The One Pager Shortcut Series --What are the sharpest... Read More
The starting point of all great success and achievement is... Read More
A person who is illiterate can look at a word... Read More
Success |