After over 25 years in Corporate and thousands of hours coaching both paid and unpaid I am still fascinated by the human potential. The uniqueness of each individual and the possibility that exists within each of us just gets me so excited! It’s why I’m so focused on Igniting Your SPARK to help you explode your potential and live life fully!
This recent white paper released by Deloitte focuses on exactly that – Unlocking Human Potential. If you geek out on this stuff like me then it’s well worth the read. If not, here are a few of the highlights that resonated with me.
Unlocking potential is a process of unlearning and learning i.e. unlearning mental models and ways of operating that are no longer useful and learning skills and capabilities that are relevant to our future lives like curiosity, empathy, and creativity, as well as resourcefulness, flexibility, and persistence.
If we take as our goal sustainable, long term performance i.e. High Performance, the practices for slowing down (like rest, reconnection, reflection and reframing) and speeding up (like action, amplification and acceleration, adjustment and alignment) can be seen as complementary rather than contradictory.
We nourish our minds, spirit, and bodies through growth and exploration as well as through rest. When both sides are understood to be complementary and pursued deliberately to reinforce each other, the effect on unlocking potential is greater.
And how do we do this, we practice our High Performance Habits!
We gain Clarity by exploring our core values, we manage our Energy through replenishment and re-energising, we raise our Necessity by cultivating community, we intensify our Courage by being uncomfortable, we boost our Productivity by shaping serendipity and we grow our Influence by exploring the edges.
The data and science behind these practices is increasing and evolving to the point that it is almost irrefutable. What are you waiting for? If you want to live a life of full engagement, joy and confidence, take control now.
Click here to take the High Performance Quiz to find out more about living a High Performance life.
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