Top performers vs Low Performers

One life. Two ways of living it.

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Top performers only do what needs to be done

Low performers try to do everything… or nothing at all
Top performers act on discipline

Low performers act on motivation
Top performers know “flow” equals “intense focus”, and chase it purposefully

Low performers thing “flow” is a style of dance (which they can't dance)
Top performers are powered by an outward-directed purpose that helps them push through mental hurdles

Low performers think the "power of purpose” is woo-woo science
Top performers understand the power of feedback loops and seek feedback at least weekly

Low performers think feedback is what happens at a “quarterly performance review”
Top performers live a well-examined life

Low performers don’t see why they should
Top performers are beneficiaries of their emotions

Low performers are victims of their emotions
Top performers compare themselves to others for motivation

Low performers compare themselves to others for self-deprecation
Top performers work & rest with intensity. It is either 100% or 0%

Low performers “neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat” (Theodore Roosevelt)
Top performers understand energy is the currency of achievement

Low performers believe luck is the currency of achievement
Top performers take calculated risks

Low performers take foolish risks or none at all
Top performers use/ & create their own mental models

Low performers don’t have proprietary mental models for anything
Top performers have a system-oriented thinking

Low performers have a goal-oriented thinking
Top performers set Stretch goals, and create smart systems to achieve them

Low performers set smart goals, and don’t create systems to get there
Top performers have an internal locus of control

Low performers have an external locus of control
Top performers use social media sparsely

Low performers have pronouns in their bio
Top performers have a holistic way of thinking

Low performers have a siloed way of thinking
Top performers ignore the noise and focus on the signal

Low performers drown in noise. Oftentimes, the same noise they help create
Top performers limit their email/phone usage

Low performers have no limits to their email/phone usage
Top performers are the beneficiaries of their habits

Low performers are the victims of their habits
Top performers understand “studying” is a never-ending process

Low performers believe “studying” is what you do at school
Top performers try to know themselves before judging others

Low performers don’t try to know themselves
Top performers understand @realmadrid is the best football club in History and will remain so forever

Low performers have random football club preferences
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