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While the link between attention and excellence remains hidden most of the time, it ripples through almost everything we seek to accomplish.
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The people at the top of any competitive field are not only well trained, they are also well suited to the task.
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…habits are the backbone of any pursuit of excellence.
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…those moments of flow in the course of pursuing excellence can help people through the rough parts.
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Usually it’s the events and activities you excel at that you’re most passionate about. So it makes sense to make these the focus of your efforts.
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When we lack the knowledge and skills to achieve excellence, we sometimes lack the knowledge and skills to judge excellence.
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Who you are should be a question of what you value, not what you believe. Values are your core principles in life – they might be excellence and generosity, freedom and fairness, or security and integrity.
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Achieving excellence in school often requires mastering old ways of thinking. Building an influential career demands new ways of thinking.
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Sometimes excellent performers see more by developing better and faster understanding of what they see.
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Deliberate practice works by helping us acquire the specific abilities we need to excel in a given field.
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