High Performance Habits

Book Review & Summary of
 High Performance Habits (by: Brendon Burchard)
The Habits of High Performance:

1. Clarity
2. Energy
3. Necessity
4. Productivity
5. Influence
6. Courage

Favorite Quotes:
“High performance is not achieved by a specific kind of person, but rather by a specific set of practices.” -à How would I like to live?
“Adaptive service: exploring what needs fixing & growing into the person who can fix it.”  
 
 “High performers cultivate JOY by how they think, what they focus on, & how they engage in & reflect on their days. It’s a choice. They bend their will & behaviors to generate joy. This enlivens them but also serves others.” (p. 113) 

 “High performers cultivate JOY by how they think, what they focus on, & how they engage in & reflect on their days. It’s a choice. They bend their will & behaviors to generate joy. This enlivens them but also serves others.” (p. 113)

“{High performers} sense of duty or obligation to a higher vision, mission or calling propels them through the hardships of achievement.” 

 
General Notes:

• Deliberate habits—“must be consciously chosen, willed into existence & continually revisited to strengthen your character & increase your odds of success.”
• To reach higher levels of performance, consistently do the following:
  • 1) Seek clarity on who you want to be, how you interact with others, & what will bring you the greatest meaning. *What kind of person do I want to be while I’m doing this?*
  • 2) Seek/generate energy so you can maintain focus, effort & well-being.
  • 3)Raise the necessity by tapping into the reasons you absolutely must perform well.
  • 4)Increase productivity in your primary field of interest (literacy/author) -à PQO which is prolific quality output
  • 5) Develop an influence on those you’re surrounded by; a positive support network.
  • 6) Demonstrate courage by expressing your ideas & taking bold action.
• CLARITY: achievers need to get clear about who they are & what they want at this stage of life.
  • You generate clarity: who someone is, what they want & how they get what they want.
• PFI Primary Field of Interest (Writing/Blogging/Authoring)
  • 3 skills:
    • Peer feedback
    • Marketing
    • Consistent practice of… writing


•  ENERGY: positive/enduring mental, physical & emotional vibrancy.
  • 3 practices to maintain energy:
    • Release tension, set intention
    • Bring the joy
    • Optimize health
• NECESSITY: emotional drive that makes great performance a must instead of a preference.
  • Necessity inspires a higher sense of motivation than usual because personal identify is engaged, creating a sense of urgency to act.
• PRODUCTIVITY: know your 5 moves; don’t spend years on what could be done in just months with better planning.