Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

DEVELOP THE WINNING EDGE
One of the most important of all success principles is the “winning
edge” concept. This concept explains success and failure, and has
been demonstrated over and over. This principle says:
Small differ-
ences in ability can lead to enormous differences in results.
It seems that
the top people in every field are usually just a little bit better than
the average in the critical things that they do. But consistency in be-
ing a little bit better in your key skill areas eventually adds up to an
enormous difference in results.
In fact, all you need is to be about 3 percent better in each of the
key result areas of your job to develop the winning edge. This edge
enables you to move to the front in the race of life. Once you get a
little ahead, you can then maintain and increase this gap by continu-
ous self-improvement.You can continue to get better and better with
learning and practice. With this strategy, you will soon emerge in the
top 10 percent, or even the top 5 percent, of people in your field.
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