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

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

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

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

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.

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.