Sublime

Our study showed that typical professionals approach these difficult situations as if the challenge is a nuisance, lowering their productivity and making it difficult for them to do their job. They see them as problems to run around and avoid rather than tackle directly. What’s more, under-contributors see them as not just threats to productivity b

Exhibit a ferocious and intelligently applied work ethic directed at continual improvement;

Ready to roll? We need only to remember our three mantras:

Nearly all of my new teammates were egotists in exactly the way Red was. Each of them knew how good he was, but each of them seemed to understand perfectly that everyone had to play his part for us to win.

Finally, 10x is not about any specific outcome. It’s about the process. 10x is a capability. It’s an operating system you deploy for: Dramatically expanding your vision and standards Simplifying your strategy and focus Identifying and removing non-essentials Developing mastery in unique areas Leading and empowering others who excitedly share your v

Commitment Courage Capability Confidence

Champions behave like champions before they’re champions; they have a winning standard of performance before they are winners.

A growth mindset is how Josh Waitzkin goes from a chess champion to a champion in martial arts. It’s how I go from knowing nothing about programming to coding a web application. A growth mindset knows where challenge lies and accepts the Kaizen Principle (and the process-principle) as part of the build. The Kaizen Principle is to endeavor to create