Do you ever feel like you are staying busy, but aren’t accomplishing your goals? Or maybe you are meeting your goals, but are left unfulfilled?
In High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way, (grab a free copy here) author Brendon Burchard describes 6 habits that help you to reach your highest potential, directly influence those around you, increase your productivity, and gain true clarity for the future.
After over three years of extensive research, Brendon has found six correlative habits that the top high performers across all industries have formed:
Seek Clarity
High performers constantly seek clarity and meaning in their life. They are clear about their future, and stay connected with what matters most today. In the quest for high performance, it is important that we take a moment to determine the feelings that we are after, and define what’s meaningful to us in the long run.
Generate Energy
As Ralph Waldo Emerson says, “The world belongs to the energetic.” This is the mentality of high performers. They constantly optimize their health, bring the joy in every situation, and know when to slow down. This habit is often overlooked, but when utilized to its full potential, can truly assist you in taking back your life.
Your body is your most important tool, treat it that way.
Raise Necessity
A major reason that most businesses and entrepreneurs fail is because they lack the necessity to meet their true calling. High performers feel a great sense of responsibility to share their knowledge, perspective and talent with the world.
High performers tie their work to something greater than themselves.
Increase Productivity
Productivity is a primary driver of goal completion and satisfaction. True productivity moves you from busy to prolific. Brendon describes how you can chart your next five moves to stay ahead in your planning and maintain momentum towards your goals. High performers spend less time worrying about other people’s false emergencies and more time increasing the outputs that truly matter.
“Figuring out what you are supposed to produce, and learning the priorities in the creation, quality, and frequency of that output is one of the greatest breakthroughs you can have in your career.” — Brendon Burchard
Develop Influence
High performers teach people how to think, challenge people to grow, and role model the way. While influence can often come with a negative connotation, those who reach true high performance give the most. They develop influence by leading as an example, pushing others to contribute and serve with integrity.
How can you become a role model again?
Demonstrate Courage
Many entrepreneurs never make it to the next level because they are living in fear. High performers possess strong moral and psychological courage to speak up for others and endure hardships that come their way. They are willing to stay on their path, even when those around them laugh at their efforts.
“The important thing is that you define what being more courageous means to you, and start living that way.” — Brendon Burchard
To take a deeper dive into your personal development, grab your free copy of High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way.
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To your future,
Alex Houg
