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Secrets of the World Class

by natethegreat7037
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Has anyone ever read the book by Steve Siebold titled "177 Mental Toughness Secrets of The World Class" ?

It's filled with 177 chapters of observations he's found that so many greats in the world that he's interviewed have in common. This is hands down probably one of my favorite books.

One particular part I enjoy is in the first chapter how he talks about how most people are delusional with their expectations. They expect so much, but do so little to earn it..though they think they're working as hard as they can.

Here's one particular excerpt:

It's the middle class that is the most incongruent with reality. They are operating at a high enough level to understand that higher levels exist. Although they don't expect to get there, the thought crosses their mind from time to time. Because of their low expectations, their actions are incongruent with their desires. In other words, they want to live the life of the world class, but are unwilling to pay the price. Since this reality is too harsh to bear, they delude themselves into thinking they are doing everything in their power to get ahead. Of course, they're not. They'll tell you they're putting in far more time than they are. They'll swear up and down that they're thinking about their vision all the time, but they're not. The world class is brutally honest with themselves, and they tend to look reality in the face. They err on the side of over-practicing and over-preparing. Champions know that to ascend to the top, you must first be operating from a mindset of objective reality. Self-deception and delusion have no place in the professional performer's consciousness.
Every time I read that, I feel like I could be doing more than I already am. Compared to others that have what I want, I feel as if I'm slacking off. Big time. It's one of those excerpts I refer to when I need to be reminded that greatness does not, and never will come easy.

It's inspired me to create a motivational blog to help keep me moving forward and accountable. If you've never read the book, I think you'd enjoy it. Amazon has it at a great price.


So, are you working as hard as you could be? Is the price you're paying really as big as you think it is? Are there higher levels you could be operating at?

I'm sure for most of us, we can do more. I challenge you to work to keep yourself and others around you accountable. Work harder than you ever had. Greatness belongs to all of us. We can do it.
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  • Profile picture of the author SandraLarkin
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    You can work hard all day long that does not mean you will make it to the "world class."

    You need skill, connections, and you need to work hard. On top of that you have to REALLY want to get there.

    Even if you have the tools to become like the global elite, it just may not interest you. Most advanced beings it does not.
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    • Profile picture of the author natethegreat7037
      Originally Posted by SandraLarkin View Post

      You can work hard all day long that does not mean you will make it to the "world class."

      You need skill, connections, and you need to work hard. On top of that you have to REALLY want to get there.

      Even if you have the tools to become like the global elite, it just may not interest you. Most advanced beings it does not.
      I will agree that there's more to the recipe than hard work, but even so, most have a tendency to give up way, way too early into something. Way before they could genuinely say they gave it everything they got.

      I think in the bigger picture, while everyone may not be a tiger woods, or a Steve jobs, there's something to be said for their diligence that we could all mirror just a bit.

      I believe everyone has great potential. The biggest hurdle has always been seeing it in ourselves.
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  • Profile picture of the author Odahh
    the problem ..when you grind it down.. is for those who are not world class or not rich.. they are busy trying to replicate the lifestyles the rich had generation before ..

    so the middle class are busy trying to live in big homes with big laws to mimic the wealthy a few generations before who had sheep grazing the grass .. the same way poor in asia will eat white rice instead of brown because white rice used to be something only rich ate .

    the major difference in the last twenty years between the rich and the middle class ..is that the rich have focused on how to have their money make more money ..and the middle class have focused on how to get more money from wages .

    people who work for profits or othere way to get return on investment..can make many hundreds or thousands of dollars per hour of effort ..while those who work for wages about 70 percent in the us work for under 20$ an hour .

    so if you look at the real difference
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  • Profile picture of the author Bernard R
    I think that we should think less and do more. Reading is great but information bias do more harm than good. Just from my experience, when I stoped reading I started being creative and focused.
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  • Profile picture of the author Trey Morgan
    Thanks for sharing, I'm going to add that book to my recommended reading list.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dominick Theshow
      Thank you for sharing this book. I was able to get it free on Scribd mobile. I am loving that app for building my knowledge and practice techniques.

      In balancing world class work ethic with spirituality, life-balance, fulfillment, and ultimately happiness, I think we have to be very careful of how we drive ourselves.

      More can always physically be done. We can always mentally feel that we need to do more and be more, but that can lead to never allowing yourself fulfillment.

      I feel we must work hard to understand the limits within balance, then apply the very best work-ethic practices, celebrate the practical activities we do, always pushing just past our comfort zone.

      I feel that if we do this the results take care of themselves, and if we approach it all with an attitude of gratitude we get fulfillment and no longer have to worry about being this or that, but rather feeling supreme satisfaction that we put together a very strong plan, executed at a world class level, and are doing something both we and our families can be proud of.
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      • Profile picture of the author natethegreat7037
        Originally Posted by Dominick Theshow View Post

        Thank you for sharing this book. I was able to get it free on Scribd mobile. I am loving that app for building my knowledge and practice techniques.

        In balancing world class work ethic with spirituality, life-balance, fulfillment, and ultimately happiness, I think we have to be very careful of how we drive ourselves.

        More can always physically be done. We can always mentally feel that we need to do more and be more, but that can lead to never allowing yourself fulfillment.

        I feel we must work hard to understand the limits within balance, then apply the very best work-ethic practices, celebrate the practical activities we do, always pushing just past our comfort zone.

        I feel that if we do this the results take care of themselves, and if we approach it all with an attitude of gratitude we get fulfillment and no longer have to worry about being this or that, but rather feeling supreme satisfaction that we put together a very strong plan, executed at a world class level, and are doing something both we and our families can be proud of.
        That book is filled with 177 gold nuggets that also echo what you mentioned here. It mentions many, many ingredients that makes up the world class performer, of which hard work and drive is just a part.

        I think you would enjoy it.
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    i read for pleasure. learn by experience
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