In his insightful book “Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers From Everybody Else,” Geoff Colvin sheds light on ‘deliberate practice’ as a critical method for attaining peak performance. He states, “Top performers focus intensely on specific aspects of their performance, meticulously refining them until they achieve mastery, before tackling the next area.”
In two of the Five Stages of Professional Professional Influence, we state, “What got you here won’t get you beyond it” and “you can’t get beyond a familiar level of accomplishment.” We all recognize this frustrating experience, and our lives are often a series of plateaus we can’t get beyond.
The term “Deliberate Practice” is defined in the recommended book Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin. We aren’t fit for most things we aspire to accomplish; a focus on fitness makes us uncommon.
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