Are you an employee who wants to have a successful career without constantly putting in long hard hours at work?
Are you a people manager who wants your team to be highly productive without them burning out?
Then you need a solution for sustainable peak performance.
And there is a sea of entrepreneurs, authors, speakers, with a lot to say about how to get there.
But... You know what's smoke and fluff?
This often heard quote below about ‘success’ and ‘peak performance’:
"Find your passion and keep hustling."
~ Every person with a platform to give advice
I am not discounting all the motivational speeches you have heard in life. But – they are just that – talks that might help you feel really good in that moment. Thing is, the traditional formula of passion + hard work alone is not sustainable to help you achieve limitless results over and over again.
What every single person you deem successful doesn’t tell you is that a huge chunk of their success came to them effortlessly. And why would they? This truth comes at the risk of them sounding like lazy frauds.
If passion + hard work gets you where you want to be, then every person puts their head down and works hard on something they love – and do just that for the next 20 years – every. single. one. would have achieved exceptional success. And we wouldn’t have a sea of people giving advice on success right now.
Let's pause and reflect.
Think back to a time when you thoroughly enjoyed doing or creating something and lost total track of time. Did you feel enormous energy? Did it feel like the results were flowing automatically, naturally, effortlessly? Many artists, athletes, and creators experience this state, called ‘being in the zone’ or ‘flow’. This is where your best work and richest experience comes from. Work doesn’t feel like a struggle and the amount of mental effort you exert considerably reduces. Typically people don’t realize they are in this state until after the fact and don’t usually leverage this state for sustained and repetitive peak performance.
Well... It can be really simple. Allow me to break it down for you.
There are two factors that generate peak performance, effortlessly.
Do you feel the drive?
Drive is highly charged, extremely focused energy towards something that holds a lot of meaning for you. It is often confused with passion or motivation. Passion can sometimes stop entirely at emotions, whereas drive is action oriented. Motivation can be internal or external, but drive is always internal.
Are you being real?
When I say real, I mean it. Your values, your beliefs, your strengths, your very nature ... are you aligned with them when you set out to do what you're driven to? Are you being realistic in your approach? In a world full of filters, do you have the courage and vulnerability to stay true to who you are?
TL;DR
IF you want to achieve peak performance, sustain it, and repeat it – IT IS POSSIBLE to do so EFFORTLESSLY – with an unparalleled drive, and by being unapologetically real. Can you imagine what this could mean, not only for you but the teams you work in and ultimately your organization? Let’s get started!
And, if you are curious about why I care so much about effortless work, click here to read my story.