99% of Top Performers Possess This Trait
Follow their lead
I’ve spent thousands of hours playing sports and thousands of hours working with others in my career.
Over time, I’ve found one character trait that helps me determine who has a bright future ahead.
The vast majority of top performers I’ve seen possess this trait.
It’s all about the mindset
I’m calling it a trait, but it really comes down to two intertwined characteristics: humility and coachability.
Humility is crucial. Humility is knowing that there are others who know far more than you do. It’s about acknowledging your limitations and letting others help you out.
Being humble isn’t easy. Some people gain success and then lose the humility they once had.
But I’m most inspired by the people who have become successful and are just as humble as they were when they started out on their journey.
Coachability is closely related.
It’s about being able to take advice or guidance from others. You need to be able to take the feedback, both positive and negative.
Some people just can’t take feedback without getting defensive.
I’ll give you an example from my time as an athlete.
On my high school basketball team, there was one teammate named Anthony.
Anthony wasn’t the best player on the team. But in his head, he sure was.
According to Anthony, the other coaches just couldn’t see how great he was. He deserved to get more playing time.
He’d make mistakes in practice. Our coach would try to tell him what he did wrong so that he could improve.
Here’s how Anthony reacted: he shut down and didn’t take a word of the coach’s advice.
He gave our coach an attitude and acted as if our coach shouldn’t be telling him how to do things.
He got frustrated, angry, and defensive.
The kid’s ego got in his way.
Don’t be like that kid. He was delusional and never actually made progress.
Take the high road.
Learn from your mistakes.
Be humble and coachable.
To grow, you’ll need to receive feedback from others.
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