Peter Shallard

Who challenges you to be the very best… and then a little better?

For most people, it’s our spouse, parents, mentors, siblings or maybe even our boss.

I’ve been lucky enough to hang out with a small handful of super successful entrepreneurs. Plus, we’ve all read about the mega-stars – Richard Branson, Trump, Bill Gates, Buffet and more…

Yesterday I tweeted about the 5% of Branson’s day that makes him different from all the wannabes.

The reality? It’s probably more like 1% and it revolves around this simple principal:

Expect more from yourself than anyone else could possibly expect

You can and must challenge yourself to be better than the best.

Living up to someone else’s expectations sets your “personal best” right at the place where they get fulfillment, happiness and maybe wealth.

Do you want more?

Ever get frustrated with where you’re at in life or business?

I’m talking about those moments where we turn around, look at our selves with unusual honesty and realise that we’re not living up to our full potential.

Ever feel like you could have done better, tried a little harder or made more of a commitment?

I get these moments all the time – especially on those days where I don’t have meetings or client consultations… Those days, in other words, where I have total freedom over how I spend (or waste) my time.

No one ever plays the game of life at 100% and this article reveals the psychological reasons why.

Additionally, you’ll learn a proven and simple technique that consistently increases your performance – the easy way… even if you’ve never genuinely given anything “your all” before.

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