The Mundane Way to Elite Performance
Kiptum poses with his medal and the clock after setting a world record men's marathon time of 2:00:35. Michael Reaves/Getty Images
As “high drivers”, we often get fixated and distracted by the shiny and exciting. We are constantly looking for the next thing to excite us, level up our performance, and help us stomp out the competition. But the truth of the matter is that the new and exciting may tell a great story or get our heads to turn, but it’s not what really moves the needle. Spoiler alert!! If you want elite performance, it doesn’t come from anything exciting, it all comes from the mundane.
Whether you want to be a $100 million dollar producer, a rockstar parent, a marathon runner, or a kick ass gardener the extraordinary is always done by embracing the mundane.
The Boring… Mundane… but surefire keys to the Extraordinary:
Vision (be clear on where you are going so you can figure out how to get there.)
Prioritization (Work on the most important things that help get you to your vision, and only you can do…. do them first.)
Systems (a documented way of success, that reduces your effort and increase your effectiveness)
Presence (Routinely show up as your best self, day in and day out no matter what)
People (the people around you will either grow you or shrink you)
Which areas do you need to be working on? If you’re not where you want to be or need a reset, start at the top and work your way down the list.
Read about Kiptum's inspiring story of using the mundane to break a world record.
Kiptum’s mundane: https://anchor.hope.edu/news/kelvin-kiptum-smashes-marathon-world-record/
Vision: “No Human is Limited” (sub 2-hour Marathon)
System:
Notes that Resonated
Life is better when you spend more time in the present
“The root always comes before the fruit “-Myron Golden
Once you carry your own water you will learn to value every drop - African Proverb
Your silence may be misinterpreted but it can never be misquoted - Hebrew Proverb
Great leaders are committed to learning over being right (always be curious)
Great leaders always speak the truth in love
You can’t change a relationship by focusing on someone’s faults… owning your part is the only way to create positive change (soul care)
Things to read
This book was given to me by a friend and has some valuable lesson on living, healing, and becoming your best self.
Top Quotes
“Confidence comes from preparation” - Kobe Bryant
“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection” - Mark. Twain
“It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about” - Dale Carnegie
Market Update
Unemployment rate has risen to 2.5-year high from 3.4% to 4.1%
Inflation also appears to be cooling. The rate of U.S. inflation using the Fed’s preferred personal-consumption expenditures price index slowed to 2.6% in May closer to the Fed’s 2% target
Rate cut? If so, when? It appears to all be pointing to a Fed rate cut in September. Wall Street now views the odds of an interest-rate cut to be announced at the Sept. 17-18 meeting at a chance of 71%.
Inventory is what I’m keeping my eye on. Look at the new construction inventory supply.
Food & Drink
Guava Jarito margaritas
Salad dressings that make salads worth it:
Ranch, Asian peanut, Cesar, poppyseed, Italian, mustard balsamic
Zesty summer potato salads:
Things to Discover
Sales pitch tips:
· Doing nothing is your fiercest competition
· 40-60% drop out of the decision or stay with what they have
· Fear is the most dominant emotion in a decision - trust and confidence is needed
· What are you doing to build trust and confidence when selling?
Cool Stuff
An all-electric Hummer? GMC’s moonshot is pretty cool. Top 5 SUV’s??