Comments on: FACT: You’re not good enough to play a 110% game

By: Peter Shallard

Peter Shallard — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 23:51:38 +0000

Great question Fabian,

I think people aren’t afraid of the celebration part of success, but they’re afraid of the actions required to get them there.

I often found this when I’ve consulted with salespeople/entrepreneurs who need to do cold calling to get business.

They’re usually dead fearful of the actual calls, but they love the results they bring.

So yeah… I think most people love success. Often, when they get there they discover they’ve created a type of success they didn’t actually WANT… but that’s a whole other story!

By: Fabian

Fabian — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:55:08 +0000

Brilliant post. Its amazing how timeless, good content can be. I too struggle with the immense feeling of Big dreams, larger than life tasks, and average performance. Like all individuals it begins with good intentions, a full revved engine and two tanks of spunk. But after a week, it seems to end the same a list half done, a bruised ego, and worn out body.

Peter i dare to ask, but is there such a thing as a fear of success?

I mean everyone wants to be successful right? and a small percentage of driven people, with the right circumstances and insight (outliers) can become immensely succesful. But have you ever encountered entrepreneurs who have glimpsed the future but are unsure if they can live up to the path that lies ahead?

By: Magic Tricks Revealed

Magic Tricks Revealed — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:31:25 +0000

Cheers for the post mate. Im going to bookmark your webpage in Twitter if thats okay…

By: Peter Shallard

Peter Shallard — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:07:26 +0000

Hey Stanley,

Why not give it a go by splitting you big projects into a series of “1%” sized steps. It might be the perfect solution – but you’ll never know unless you commit to a trial.

By: Peter Shallard

Peter Shallard — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:05:58 +0000

The student example is fantastic – this is probably where we are first conditioned into the cycle of average performance.

It works at university (everyone does it) so maybe people just continue it into their professional lives.

Thanks for your feedback.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:34:11 +0000

Another great article. Thanks.

I think we are all conditioned to do this work hard for short periods of time, burn ourselves out, then not do little, or nothing at all, for longer stints of time.

Take for example university students. How many people leave assignments to the very last minute and crash course them the night before they are due in at 8.30am the next morning, doing an average job. When, if we had done a little each day, it would’ve been easier and, more than likely, we would’ve ended up with a much better result/mark.

Whether we like it or not we are conditioned this way from such a young age.

It’s great to read an article that address the ‘problem’ so we can identify it and take small steps everyday to improve.

I like it. I like it alot.

Thanks again.

By: Stanley

Stanley — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:34:01 +0000

Thanks Peter.

I like this because I get overwhelmed about big items on my to-do list. Maybe a hundred tiny items would be more achievable.