Workaholics are addicted to activity; super achievers are committed to results.

Peak performers develop powerful mental images of the behavior that will lead to the desired results. They see in their mind's eye the result they want, and the actions leading to it.

All athletic accomplishments begin with volition; that is, the desire and willpower necessary to succeed. Volition affects more than thoughts and feelings - it affects physical performance.

People who have committed to a service/advocacy role will tell you that some of the sublimest pleasure they have ever experienced comes in the context of that work. You get way more than you give.

The fact is, the difference between peak performers and everybody else are much smaller than everybody else thinks.

It takes no genius to observe that a one-man band never gets very big

I've discovered that numerous peak performers use the skill of mental rehearsal of visualization. They mentally run through important events before they happen.