Today we have a special treat for you! Simple Truths proudly presents our newest book, Secrets of the World Class: Turning Mediocrity into Greatness. Steve Siebold, the author of our newest gem, has spent over 20 years interviewing champions, winners, and other top performers to bring you this manual on what it takes to be great. Please enjoy Secret 8: Professional Performers Don't Require Immediate Compensation.
Most people are fully engaged in microwave thinking-a deep belief that compensation should immediately follow any effort. Champions are different. They believe every effor perform with good intention yields some form of compensation at some point. People become champions by perfecting their competencies until other people label them "champion." In most cases, this label took years of hard work and sacrifice to achieve, with little or no apparent compensation along the way.
Many of the great ones were ridiculed and criticized for investing so many hours in the development of their core compentencies. Not swayed by amateur opinion, they pushed forward aggressively. This delayed gratification set the stage for all future battle plans for achievement in the mind of champions. When professional performers set a big goal, they are expecting a fight- and their past experience has preconditioned their minds for battle. When amateurs expect compensation, pros are just settling in for the fight. Their wilingness to delay gratification and compensation makes them more valuable in the marketplace.
Action step for Today:
Am I more interested in pleasure or gratification?
Amateurs focus on pleasure-based activities that deliver short and sweet payoffs. Professionals focus on gratification-based activities that take longer to achieve but deliver long and deep payoffs. Into which category do you fall?
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