3 tips for going from 7/10 to 10/10
Everybody can find activities in which they quickly reach 7/10. But then comes the hard part - the exponential climb to 10/10. This is the equivalent of graduating from county champion to national champion to continental champion to world champion. This is an enormous climb - much greater than from 0 to 7/10. The only difference being that it is not a competition against others. It is aiming to become the best kind of person or professional you can be. How to make this happen? Here are three suggestions you may want to consider.
* You can clarify the specific activity in which you can go from 7/10 to 10/10.
Choose the niche where you can capitalise on your talents. Choose an activity where: a) You get positive energy; b) You can achieve peak performance. Sometimes such discovery takes years of exploration - then calls for making a tough decision. For example:
- An all-round athlete chose to go for gold in the Olympic Decathlon - rather than bronze in the 400 meters.
- A visionary leader chose to build and sell start-up companies - rather than become the GM of an established company.
- An environmental writer chose to produce inspiring articles about people who were doing practical things to help the planet - rather than harangue people with bad news.
- A person chose to focus on offering ‘applied creativity’ techniques to solve real-life problems in organisations - rather than run theoretical workshops on creativity.
Try tackling the exercise on this theme. Start by considering the normal questions. Ask yourself: “When do I feel in my element? Where do I feel at ease yet excel? When do I experience a sense of flow? What are the activities in which I score highly on drive, detail and delivery? Where do I have a good track record of finishing? Try completing the following sentence.
The specific activity in which I believe I can go from 7/10 to 10/10 is:
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* You can take the actions required to go from 7/10 to 10/10.
The Olympic athlete knew exactly what he must do to have any chance of winning a gold medal. Starting from the date of the Olympic Final and working backwards, he put his project plan on the fridge door. Four years hence he must be doing z, three years hence he must be doing y, two years hence he must be doing x - so tomorrow he must be doing a. The rest was simple. It was up to him, his natural talent and hard work. Nothing was guaranteed - but he aimed to do his best. Try completing the following sentence.
The specific things I can do to do my best to go from 7/10 to 10/10 are:
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* You can work hard to achieve and then maintain the 10/10.
Perfection is probably unattainable, but you can do your best to make full use of your talents. This calls for constant improvement, but it can also be exciting.
“The crunch time came when I was around 40,” said one keynote speaker. “Because I am good at presenting, I always scored highly on the conference circuit, particularly when teaching about leadership. Something was missing, however, and I wanted to be more real, rather than simply go into ‘stage role’. So I chose to specialise on what I felt passionately about - the future world of work. This called for doing an enormous amount of research. For example, I became a regular participant at TED - the pioneering technology, entertainment and design conference, which sells out a year in advance.
“Re-launching myself on the conference circuit, I talked about the future of work, but found that my ratings dipped. The audiences seemed split. Some gave me 10/10, others 3/10. That was a blow, because I was used to big scores. Refusing to dilute the message, however, I targeted specialist audiences, rather than the general conference circuit. Nowadays I feel passionate about what I do and, apparently, deliver peak performances. Hopefully I can keep learning and developing as I get older.”
Choose the niche where you can capitalise on your talents. Choose an activity where: a) You get positive energy; b) You can achieve peak performance. Sometimes such discovery takes years of exploration - then calls for making a tough decision. For example:
- An all-round athlete chose to go for gold in the Olympic Decathlon - rather than bronze in the 400 meters.
- A visionary leader chose to build and sell start-up companies - rather than become the GM of an established company.
- An environmental writer chose to produce inspiring articles about people who were doing practical things to help the planet - rather than harangue people with bad news.
- A person chose to focus on offering ‘applied creativity’ techniques to solve real-life problems in organisations - rather than run theoretical workshops on creativity.
Try tackling the exercise on this theme. Start by considering the normal questions. Ask yourself: “When do I feel in my element? Where do I feel at ease yet excel? When do I experience a sense of flow? What are the activities in which I score highly on drive, detail and delivery? Where do I have a good track record of finishing? Try completing the following sentence.
The specific activity in which I believe I can go from 7/10 to 10/10 is:
*
* You can take the actions required to go from 7/10 to 10/10.
The Olympic athlete knew exactly what he must do to have any chance of winning a gold medal. Starting from the date of the Olympic Final and working backwards, he put his project plan on the fridge door. Four years hence he must be doing z, three years hence he must be doing y, two years hence he must be doing x - so tomorrow he must be doing a. The rest was simple. It was up to him, his natural talent and hard work. Nothing was guaranteed - but he aimed to do his best. Try completing the following sentence.
The specific things I can do to do my best to go from 7/10 to 10/10 are:
*
* You can work hard to achieve and then maintain the 10/10.
Perfection is probably unattainable, but you can do your best to make full use of your talents. This calls for constant improvement, but it can also be exciting.
“The crunch time came when I was around 40,” said one keynote speaker. “Because I am good at presenting, I always scored highly on the conference circuit, particularly when teaching about leadership. Something was missing, however, and I wanted to be more real, rather than simply go into ‘stage role’. So I chose to specialise on what I felt passionately about - the future world of work. This called for doing an enormous amount of research. For example, I became a regular participant at TED - the pioneering technology, entertainment and design conference, which sells out a year in advance.
“Re-launching myself on the conference circuit, I talked about the future of work, but found that my ratings dipped. The audiences seemed split. Some gave me 10/10, others 3/10. That was a blow, because I was used to big scores. Refusing to dilute the message, however, I targeted specialist audiences, rather than the general conference circuit. Nowadays I feel passionate about what I do and, apparently, deliver peak performances. Hopefully I can keep learning and developing as I get older.”
How can you take this step in your own way? How can you develop your unique talents? How can you deliver peak performance and keep improving? Try completing the following phrase.
The specific things I can do to work hard to maintain and achieve the 10/10 are:
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