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

On course doesn't mean perfect. On course means that even when things don't go perfectly - you are still going in the right direction.

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

I'm not overweight, I'm undertall

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.

Values provide perspective in the best of times and the worst.

Self-mastery calls for thorough familiarity with one's mental and emotional strengths. And it calls for sustaining a commitment to personal growth - the understanding of what makes you tick as an individual - as well as personal development.