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

THE ABSOLUTE PREREQUISITE
The fact is that it is impossible for you to be truly happy or suc-
cessful until you know in your heart that you are very, very good at
what you do. For this reason alone, you must resolve to overcome
any obstacle, pay any price, and go any distance to achieve this
level of excellence.You must set a goal to be among the top 10 per-
cent of performers in your field, and then do whatever it takes to
get there.
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Fortunately, getting to the top is easier than you think. The
great majority of people seldom think about personal excellence.
And if the thought crosses their minds, they quickly dismiss it and
go back to average performance. Most of the people around you are
content to do their jobs, for better or for worse, and then go out
with their friends, or go home and watch television. However, when
you begin to make those extra efforts that enable you to excel, you
will find that, like a runner going into a sprint, you soon move
ahead of the pack of the average performers.
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