What makes unprecedent achievement possible? Is it brains? Brawn? A few lucky breaks? What is it that ultimately distinguishes the leaders in their fields? And perhaps most importantly—what keeps them at the top? The simple answer: performance during “clutch time”— when the pressure and the stakes are both at their highest.
It’s Clutch Time—Are You Prepared to Excel? Giving it your all even when it hurts. Knowing when to hit the gas—and when to simply cruise. Trusting in your capacity to navigate the inevitable storms with agility, stamina, and a reliable crew. These are the hallmarks of the unprecedented achiever, qualities we can cultivate to consistently improve our performance in the clutch.
Perczek focuses on four central qualities that we can develop over time through practice both within and outside our particular field of expertise. These are the skills that will allow high achieving systems on the level of individuals, teams, or institutions to clarify vision, sustain momentum and teamwork, and maintain steadiness toward positive results—all the while buoyed by an undercurrent of enjoyment in the moment. They are the hallmarks of the unprecedented achiever:
1. Calm Under Pressure—High Pressure High achievers have a strong goal-focus and daily discipline, and maintain their calm under high pressure. They understand the importance of regular practice to authentically lead with inclusiveness (we are in this together), effectiveness (powerful without being aggressive), and receptivity (receiving negative feedback without becoming defensive). Being calm under high pressure allows for agile recovery and sustaining engagement in the long term.
2. Learning Orientation High achievers view the process (not the results) as the foundation of their success. They don't get too impressed by either their successes or their failures. They are not in it for the short ride and have a learning orientation because they are not looking to short-cut the process. They are not interested in quick-fixes that address only the short term. They distinguish between the sides of themselves that looks for security through others’ acknowledgments and the part that of themselves that is naturally confident in spite of results and how others relate to them.
3. At Home in the Zone High achievers cultivate mental clarity, courageous vulnerability, and decisiveness in their actions. They reg ularly practice alignment of head, heart, and body to embody wisdom, compassion, and confidence in their everyday. High achievers perceive and know their body as their teacher and their mind as its student. When under high pressure, they are able to objectively see what is, accept reality, and then shift to effortless action.
4. A Network of Success High achievers work with a highly supportive and complementary team. They work cooperatively and collaboratively, with clear roles, assignments, and responsibilities. They work with others for the highest good of the whole, and they support themselves with a structure of success that includes positivity, organization, and simplicity in their office, practice field, and in all infrastructures in which they work. They relate as much to self and others as they do to the space in which they live and perform.
Contact Us Are you are an elite athlete or head coach or a leader in your organization or community? Let’s talk about how Perczek can empower you, your team, or your institution to develop the capacity for unprecedented achievement. Please contact us for a conversation to see if we are a good match. If so, we will schedule a meeting either by telephone or in person to conduct an in-depth discovery interview in which we gather information that allows us to provide you a scope of work, outlining the issues and best solutions.
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