How We Hit Peak Performance

Who doesn’t want to operate at the top of their performance curve? If the Army can make us everything we can be, we should be able to figure out how we can do it on our own.                         

Most sports specialists and psychologists would say that we perform better and are happier when we are in “flow” or in the “zone”.  What does this mean?  When we are engaged in an activity in which we have practiced or have expertise and enjoy, we can get lost in the movement.  We cease to think of what is going on in the outside world nor do we fear judgement or think about reward.

The brain produces dopamine in this state, so our whole physiology which dates back 500 generations must be geared for this condition.  Did our early ancestor hunters get into the zone when tracking an animal that would provide food for the table?

Why does it take 10,000 hours to become an expert?  There are obviously some criteria involved in taking the simple human condition to that of peak performance.  Peak performance must be the definition of pushing the envelope on our own capabilities and then the egoistic test of whether we are better than all humans.

The pursuit definitely requires discipline. We have to over come the mind’s unrelenting effort to sabotage our efforts and pine for the coach potato position or seek the safety of anonymity to avoid rejection and hurt feelings.

We have to practice our pursuit out of love, determination, passion, or fear for survival.  We have to prioritize our growth in this pursuit as we seek new ways to improve our performance above previous levels.  Without looking to set any records, I found that I improved my peak performance in my pursuits with daily behaviors.

I started by eating more healthy and removing the bad foods. I continued my already active exercise program with  trying to set a few personal records.  I found that controlling the mind and engaging it to support my activities rather than undermine them had great rewards.

With the discipline and mind control, I could attack new interests and know that daily chiseling would lead to cracking the most immovable obstacles.  My connection to self and nature created a faith that man can prevail against challenges.  The glass is half full. We are intended to be happy.  We should enjoy our passions with the little time we are present on earth.  We have to reach up and grab the gusto.

Peak Performance goes to the player that challenges himself to be better and has faith that a vision can be reached.

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