Peak Performer

In order to become an expert performer Abbott and Collins (2004) suggest that talent development requires the possession of Psychological Characteristics for Developing Excellence (PCDE), which as the performer moves through the transition phases become further developed. PCDE’s are both trait characteristics and state related skills such as self-belief, dedication and discipline (Abbott and Collins, 2004). Another significant aspect of becoming an expert musician is deliberate practice. Deliberate practice requires determination with the correct motivation for the performer, and the necessary time and effort roughly equating to 10,000 hours (Ericsson et al., 1993). MacNamara, Holmes and Collins (2008) state that expert musicians require numerous aspects to reach the highest level; natural talent and/or deliberate practice combined with social context and significant others are needed to maintain performance at this high level. As talent is developed, the performer moves

Great leaders generally have to lead more than one person. They have a group or team that needs to collaborate and cooperate in order to get the work done, and this means that the leader needs to be adept at

Practice can be the key to improving. In every area of education, in every sport, with every musical activity, anything that requires a good performance, those who practice tend to understand the material more. Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers states just how important this can be. Going off of the idea that “practice makes perfect”, his entire second chapter is dedicated to persuading his audience to believe 10,000 hours is what it takes to succeed. Examples Gladwell provides include how Mozart didn’t create his greatest works until later in his life after he had gained experience, how the Beatles performed in multiple practice concerts in Hamburg, Germany before becoming musical sensations, and how Bobby Fischer and chess grandmasters

“A theory of general psychology that states the differences between expert performers and normal adults reflect a life-long period of deliberate effort to improve performance in a specific domain. (Ericsson, K. A).”

Having patience, self-discipline, optimistic, intelligence and confident are all good qualities a good leader should have. Leaders are encouraging to the team members and not negative toward them, that gives the players confidence so they can concentrate on what they need to improve. In addition they

If I were to be in the DJ booth thinking about how I messed up the same song transition last night, chances are that I’m going to overthink it and mess up again. Even worse, before I even started booking shows, many of the venues wouldn’t let me play because they didn’t think I was good enough. Using the power of endurance I kept trying and trying and finally they saw how strong my perseverance was and started booking me for shows. The most important thing is to endure by enduring: understanding the difficulties, enduring the hardships, predicting the risks, and tolerating the abuse, all ensure fame and success for such a person. What makes one truly great is knowing how to tolerate the intolerable and how to endure the unendurable. “Everyone knows how to thrive in the good times. It is the trying times that separate the one who has substance from the one who merely possesses the image” (Chu 141).

Peak performers can be anybody. They can be any age, culture, and gender. These are people that go above and beyond to become a successful person. Going to school and finishing putting their mind in the setting of becoming a very wealthy person. Anybody can do it set your goals and achieve them. Keep your mind on the bigger goal. You can make a lot of money if you are a peak performer. This is being outstanding at everything that you do. You have to go to school, and put in the work to become a peak performer. This is not hard to do find something to motivate you to become a peak performer and stick to it and you will go above and beyond. You will live a comfortable life with your family. However, majority of the peak performers are famous in some kind of way, but that would not effect my mind to become a peak performer.

Any one can be a peak performer. I think will power is the main stradgey to being a peak performer. Being a peak performer also takes very good focus.Peak performers are very organized people, who break down big goals into simple steps for a daily rutein. Inner strenght is a muct when being a peak performer. You will hit a bump down every road but you got to go over it and get it togetehr. A peak performer will never be a victum. They controll the aspike of their lives. Peak performers require confidents. Managing time and stress is a big deal for a peak performer. A peak performer is someone who performs their duties to the best of their abilities, or rather to very high standards in regaurd to the amount of work done.Fascinated is what makes

Qualities of a Leader Everyone has their own ideas of what makes a leader, as I do. A leader is capable of inspiring, motivating and persuading people around them to commit willingly to work towards a specific idea. A leader has a clear vision and is able to see where they want to go and are able to communicate it clearly to their team. Some people say that some leaders are ‘naturally born’ while others state that being a leader does not come naturally, but can develop through encouragement from others, being inspired and by means of practice.

A peak performer can come from anything and can be any age. Peak performers are good and results and telling information. I also like how peak performers learn how to face their fears of making mistakes which I understand because I to make mistakes as well and I'm not perfect and sometimes even peak performers make mistakes as well as a regular person would that's not on a peak performers level. They also look into results which I'm the same way I have to look into results to make sure everything good and that it's right you can't just do something and not have the right results. I'm also not perfect I agree nobody is perfect yes I can say there is times you have perfect moments but I can relate to not being perfect and you can't be perfect over night and you can't get perfect during the night.

In this discussion I will explain what it means to be a "peak performer". A peak performer, is someone who take risk and move beyond secure comfort zones. They make small steps that lead to long term goals, continually acquire new skills, and perfect their competence. When you take a risk, that means your doing something that you're not sure about. In life we're all faced with many challenges that requires us to take certain risk. The key to it all is perfecting your mistakes while working toward your goal. In this unit I learned that a peak performer is someone who sets a goal and take the proper steps to reach them. Someone that's not perfect, but yet there're open to new ideas and new ways of learning. After reading this unit I would say

Examine how much time you have to prepare for the performance and base on that information design a timeline that you can follow so that you stay on track of your preparation goals. Next, once a timeline has been established and you have decided what you are going to play the performer should begin working on the music at a tempo in which they can play every note accurately with little effort. In the learning process the goal should be building on correct habits, this means that from the beginning you are playing the music as accurate as possible without any mistakes. This will program your body to knowing only one way the play the music, the correct way. Although tedious, over the long haul the perform will be force to learn based on a good foundation which will make the learning process much easier and it will minimize any bad habits learned in the

The Talent Code is a book about the development of world class talent. The author is Daniel Coyle. He has written several books that reached the New York Times bestseller list. In the book, Coyle examines different areas around the world, different areas of expertise and even different eras. Coyle dives into specific “pockets” (regions, eras, and instructors) known for producing abnormally high percentages of world-class athletes, artists, and performers. These pockets of world-class performance include soccer players in Brazil, classical musicians in the Meadowmount School of Music, and artists in Florence. The book explores the common themes across these diverse talents and the factors that tie them together to maximize the level of

Skills for Success will show you more than other people . When you leave the top to compete with yourself .

Determination, courage, and confidence are all characteristics needed to be a good leader. The principal player in a music group is considered to be a leader. Even bands need leaders, if we didn’t have leaders where would we be today? John Quincy Adams once said, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” A good leader is liked by the people, has power, and produces followers. When there is an unwillingness to make things happen, to take the initiative and accept responsibility; this is when a leader emerges. Leaders develop through drive, creativity, and devotion.