Micro Class: The 3 P's of Peak Performance

You're listening to Optimize with Brian Johnson. More wisdom in less time. Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another micro class. This one's on the three Ps of peak performance. It's inspired by the champions comeback by Jim Afromo. Three Ps of peak performance. So the first thing we need to know, which we all know, we need to remind ourselves is we are going to make mistakes when we do anything in life, right? If we're in a peak performance moment or a moment we want to perform at our peak or just going through our day to day life, we're going to make mistakes, our minds are going to wander, we're going to get off task out of the zone, etc. So we need to embrace the fact there are no perfect human beings. We made a mistake, no big deal. And then we need to practice what Aurelius calls the the equanimity game. Right? You get off balance, oh man, I'm feeling over here. Boom. Bounce back. You get off balance, get back. Habitual recurrence to the mean to harmony increases your mastery of it. Aurelius says in his awesome classic 1700 plus year old language Equanimity game style. Jim Affomo tells us look, when you make this mistake, first of all we need to be aware of when our attention slips, right? That's a huge part of our training. Oh wow, my mind slipped. Boom. Get back as fast as we can. And then he's got three P's for us to focus on. The first one is we need to stay in the present. We made a mistake, fine, drop it. He says drop the brick, right? Let go of the brick. If you made a brick in basketball, literally, let it go. Be present, focus on this moment right now, what needs to get done Then be positive. What's working? Yes, you could obsess about all the things that aren't working and get more of that or you can focus on what's positive, what is working right now. Focus on that, be present, be positive. Then the third one is be focused on the process. Be process oriented versus what? Versus the outcome. If you're thinking about oh my God, I just made a mistake and now I'm going to lose the game or I'm going to lose the relationship or I'm going to my business is going to fail or whatever, right? Outcome focused. Well you're going to drive yourself into a wall thinking that. Focus on the process. What needs to happen next, right? Such that this is possibility. But I'm not going to obsess. Here and then get out of here, here and here. So be present, be positive and be focused on the process. Those are Jim's three Ps of peak performance to help us deal with mistakes and regain our equanimity and show up at our best when it matters most. Hi, this is Brian. I hope you enjoyed that micro class. If so, I think you'll enjoy everything else we offer at BrianJohnson me. Two basic things one our free newsletter. It's called the Optimizer. Over 50,000 people start their day with it and they tell us it's pretty awesome and 2 our optimal living Membership program. This is where I put all my best stuff. 10 bucks a month for a ton of wisdom. Two primary things in there philosopher's notes plus optimal living 101 classes. When you sign up, you'll get instant access to 250 philosopher's notes, which are basically six page PDFs and 20 minute MP3s where I capture my favorite big ideas from great books. The PNTV episodes are kind of a mini version of all that goodness. You'll also get instant access to all my Optimal Living classes. This is where I take all the ideas we cover in the Philosopher's Notes and and boil it down to the most practical stuff you can apply today. Classes include Confidence 101, Getting Stuff Done 101, Relationships 101, Habits 101, et cetera. You'll also get access to what we call micro classes that I think you'll love. We aim to astonish and we're blessed to have thousands of members telling us we're helping them change their lives and that this is the best 10 bucks they invest in themselves every month. Go to BrianJohnson ME membership to learn more. Thanks for your support and have an awesome day.