I always try to make it clear to my clients that although working your hardest is important, it’s not the most important thing. In other words, you are still doing the bare minimum when you are working your hardest. While that’s a sobering thought, it’s simply a fact. As I wrote earlier this week, there […]
Some people learn to work hard from a young age. For these people nothing has ever come easy and working hard is the only way to survive. Other people get by in life on cruise control. These people typically start with some natural advantage that allows them to give average effort and still get above […]
Hard work can only take you so far. At some point, out working your competition has diminishing value. It’s at this point where things like mindset, knowledge, creativity, and innovation become the differentiators among elite athletes. Yes, you must keep working hard even when you reach the point of diminishing value. I’m not saying your mindset […]