The Best

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 July 01, 2009 09:15 am

— In his book Training Camp: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else, Jon Gordon gives 11 keys to why this is the case, and through his analysis makes points worth considering and striving to apply in our own daily living.
1. The Best know what they truly want. At some point, they have a “Eureka!” moment when their vision becomes clear and realize what they truly want to achieve.
2. The Best want it more. While we all want it, only the best of the best are willing to do what it takes to be great.
3. The Best are always striving to get better. They are always looking for ways to learn, apply, improve and grow while remaining humble and hungry.
4. The Best do ordinary things better than everyone else. For all their greatness, the best aren't that much better than others. They are simply a little better at lots of things.
5. The Best zoom focus. Success is about taking zoom-focuses action, about practicing and perfecting the fundamentals.
6. The Best are mentally stronger. Today’s world is no longer a sprint or a marathon, rather a series of sprints combined with a boxing match. The best are able to overcome all this with mental and emotional toughness.
7. The Best overcome their fear. Everyone has fears. While average people shy away from their fears, the best seek them out and face them with the intent of conquering them.
8. The Best seize the moment. The best are not interested in what the moment produces but are only concerned with what they produce in the moment.
9. The Best tap into a power greater than themselves. The best are conductors, not resistors. They don’t generate their own power, but act as conduits for the greatest power source in the world. While not always politically correct, not talking about the greatness of God is like talking about breathing without mentioning the importance of air.
10. The Best leave a legacy. The best live and work with a bigger purpose. They leave a legacy by making their lives about more than them.
11. The Best make everyone around them better. They do this through their own pursuit of excellence and in the excellence they inspire in others.