The true exceptional performer is on super pilot. Every single sense, every fiber of his body is brought together in what he is doing.

I have discovered that I cannot enhance anybody's performance without getting them not only to live with the butterflies that come with high-pressure jobs but to embrace that kind of physical response, enjoy it, get into it. That's the first real ticket to being a performer who thinks exceptionally.

The idea of perfect closes your mind to new standards. When you drive hard toward one ideal, you miss opportunities and paths, not to mention hurting your confidence. Believe in your potential and then go out and explore it; don't limit it.

Like squirrels, the best in every business do what they have learned to do without questioning their abilities - they flat out trust their skills, which is why we call this high-performance state of mind the "Trusting Mindset."

As soon as anyone starts telling you to be "realistic," cross that person off your invitation list.

Thinking is a habit, and like any other habit, it can be changed; it just takes effort and repetition.

Confidence is consistency of thinking about what is possible and how to make it possible.