Overachievers don't think reasonably, sensibly, or rationally. John Eliot More Quotes by John Eliot More Quotes From John Eliot What turns ordinary people into overachievers is the way they use their minds when they are called on to perform. John Eliot achievementinspirationalpeople We must not sit down and wait for miracles. Up and be going! John Eliot miracleangelwaiting Anyone who strays too far from the majority view or the conventional wisdom is bound to be labeled "arrogant," "a maverick," "a Wildman," "weird," or even "crazy." John Eliot achievementcrazyviews If you really want to break from the pack, you have to risk being perceived to be as eccentric as these people. You have to think exceptionally-a LOT! John Eliot inspirationalpeoplethinking To be a top performer you have to be passionately committed to what you're doing and insanely confident about your ability to pull it off. John Eliot top-performersachievementmotivational Overachievement is aimed at people who want to maximize their potential. And to do that, I insist you throw caution to the wind, ignore the pleas of parents, coaches, spouses, and bosses to be "realistic." Realistic people do not accomplish extraordinary things because the odds against success stymie them. The best performers ignore the odds. I will show you that instead of limiting themselves to what's probable, the best will pursue the heart-pounding, exciting, really big, difference-making dreams-so long as catching them might be possible. John Eliot dreamheartinspirational We tend to view confidence as a product of accomplishment rather than part of the process that leads there. But supremely confident people were confident long before they achieved anything. John Eliot confidenceviewsinspirational Confidence is a resolute state of mind by which you believe nothing is impossible. John Eliot achievementmindbelieve Great performers require a measure of confidence that would strike many as absurd, unfounded, and downright irrational. They believe in themselves utterly, without question, even when everyone else is questioning how good (or sane) they are. John Eliot achievementfaithbelieve Great performers welcome pressure. John Eliot welcomeachievementpressure Great performers are, by definition, abnormal; they strive throughout their entire careers to separate themselves from the pack. John Eliot abnormalachievementcareers Great performers in all fields seem immune to what outsiders think about them. Their sense of themselves never depends on the feedback-positive or negative-they get from the environment. John Eliot self-loveachievementthinking Unlikely accomplishments are borne out of single-minded purposefulness. Future superstars don't get there by keeping part of their heart in reserve. John Eliot achievementaccomplishmentheart Elevated levels of confidence are omnipresent among history's greatest overachievers. Benjamin Franklin, one of the most famous men in the world even before he signed the Declaration of Independence once lamented about humility, "I cannot boast of much success in acquiring the reality of this virtue." John Eliot humilitymenreality All the great performers I have worked with are fueled by a personal dream. John Eliot achievementperformersdream Bill Russell is one of the great names in basketball, an all-American... and the only athlete to ever win an NCAA Championship, an Olympic Gold Medal, and a professional championship all in the same year-1956...But Bill Russell had this one problem: He threw up before every game. John Eliot basketballathletewinning Superstars perform so naturally and so instinctively that they seem to be able to enter a pressure-packed situation that would terrify or freeze most people as if nothing matters. They let it happen, let it go. They couldn't care less about the results. John Eliot achievementinspirationalpeople I have discovered that I cannot enhance anybody's performance without getting them not only to live with the butterflies that come with high-pressure jobs but to embrace that kind of physical response, enjoy it, get into it. That's the first real ticket to being a performer who thinks exceptionally. John Eliot butterflyrealjobs Arrogant S.O.B.s run the world. A performer can never have too much self-confidence. The best in every field are likely to strike most people as irrationally confident, but that's how they got to the top. John Eliot self-confidencerunninginspirational The physical symptoms of fight or flight are what the human body has learned over thousands of years to operate efficiently and at the highest level...anxiety is a cognitive interpretation of that physical response. John Eliot fightinglightyears
