What Are Peak Performers

Nine years ago, I never could have imagined I’d be writing this essay. I was a senior in high school, and, like the rest of my classmates, I was apprehensive about the future. Unlike my classmates, I felt like I had missed the proverbial “you need to get your life together” message. I watched my classmates apply to colleges, their majors already decided and their future careers mapped out. While I was an above average student, I felt I lacked the decisiveness my classmates seemed to have. I did not feel passionate about a career or even a field of study. I felt defective. This was compounded by the financial strain I knew attending college would have on my family. It seemed wasteful to try to “find my passion” at school while squandering

Geoff Colvin, the author of What It Takes to Be Great, once stated “Greatness isn’t handed to anyone; it requires a lot of hard work.” This statement is undeniable because it is proven multiple times in the story, “The Smallest Dragonboy” by Anne McCaffrey, the Duracell advertisement with Derrick Coleman, and the article, “What It Takes to Be Great,” by Colvin himself. Deliberate practice will greatly improve their adroitness on one’s field of profession and perseverance will play a great role on achieving one’s goals. Talent is insignificant compared to determination and meticulous practice. Colvin’s claim on how success is only achieved with perseverance and certitude is indubitable.

Gallup’s (2017) StrengthsQuest assessment lists my five greatest strengths as competition, achiever, learner, input, and strategic. After reviewing the detailed descriptions of these strengths, I am confident that I can successfully apply these skills to my job as an investigator and further develop my capacity in leadership. Before taking this survey, I was certain that focus would be among my five greatest strengths, but after considering the book’s description of the achiever theme, I am convinced of the accuracy of this evaluation. Outlined below is my interpretation of these talents, their intrinsic drawbacks, and several illustrations of how they have helped me achieve success. I have also included a few examples of how I can implement

After high school students are faced with the decision to continue pursuing a more advanced education or going into the workforce as society would label it “uneducated”. Although there are more deciding factors than simply

“So far in Outliers, we have seen that extraordinary achievement is less about talent than it is about opportunity.” (76)

The main focus of Geoff Colvin’s, “What It Takes to Be Great”, published October 30, 2006, by Fortune, is on the importance that talent is to success. Researches were curious on,”how people were able to go on improving”, or how much is talent needed for success. They studied the best of the best in a variety of fields, such as: Michael Jordan, Winston Churchill, Vladimir Horowitz, Tiger Woods, and many more. Most people believe that talent makes someone great, but Colvin concludes, that people aren’t great through talent, but through deliberate practice. Deliberate practice involves a healthy mindset, consistency, obsessive practice, and discipline. Colvin shares,”The critical reality is that we are not hostage to some naturally given level

Occasionally, I sit back and think what if I hadn’t dropped out of high school. What if I had not joined the Army? What if that What if this. I was compelled to tell myself for every wrong turn, I made; it was my way to succeed in making the right turn. Life hurls a curve ball, and you have to maneuver yourself to catch it. With an unyielding mind and determination; the wrong turn can be the right one However, it is the way we were supposed to follow that curve ball with the anticipation of will I catch it, or will I drop it. Going back to school to obtain a degree will improve my quality of life, strengthen my self-esteem, and grant me knowledge to obtain exceptional opportunities.

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.

I somehow believed that by working hard, maintaining good grades, and applying myself, I would develop an increased level of competence. I was shocked to realize that the level of competence I strove for wasn’t presenting itself to me no matter how many classes I took.

Never would I have expected to be in a position where I have experienced more failure than success, scared that I would never become the person I want to be, or having to tell my family I failed. This all seems like a horrifying nightmare from which I am yet to wake. However, to place the blame on anyone but myself would be to deny my own shortcomings, and inability to handle the adversities life has thrown my way. My current position is not one that happened overnight, nor is it a reflection of my intellect, but rather the result of an inability to adapt to a new environment while running away from home life. Having entered the American school system in

During this evaluation, I have learned a lot about how others perceive me on a daily basis. It has helped me realize some major improvements I can make. One considerable weakness is my leadership skills. I tend to sit back and follow as others make the decisions for the group. Relating to that I also do not take much initiative or seek additional work. To be truthful, I think it just felt easier to follow someone else's direction. In the future, I am going to try and step up in group activities. Along with that I will volunteer to take over certain areas in school and at work.

Student Answer: Peak Performers come from different walks of life, gender and beliefs. A Peak Performer is a thinker, a person who doesn't give up on the information to find the quick answer such as the people described by, Charles Garfield, (1986). They are organized and prepared as they live their daily lives. They are the Alpha male. However, to be this person you must posses the desire to be structured as well as a little daring. The structured lives they live gives them the balance and passion that keeps them dreaming. They know it won't happen over night and are prepared for the long adventure that's ahead of them. They enjoy the journey and it becomes a part of them and not just an obstacle to hurdle. I think many people dream and aspire

What do you do when your most talented people fall short of their potential, or worse, fall off their game for awhile? How do you inspire a solid contributor to even more stellar performance? How do you find that spark? And turn it into a burning flame? According to best-selling author and psychiatrist, Ned Hallowell, it 's all in the brain. Creating that spark and inspiring someone to perform at their highest levels isn 't rocket science; but it is brain science, and it has yet to be codified into a simple and reliable process that all managers can use.

A peak performer is when not only a student, but an individual as a whole decides to perform at the best and top of theirvability.

Throughout the course of my workplace practices class I have participated in a consisted of completing assignments and work experience regarding my career pathways. As I look back and reflect on my time at this course, I am able to explore the graduate qualities and capabilities I have achieved over the duration of this study period, as well as the skills and abilities I need to improve on. Graduate qualities are skills that have been learned by students throughout the course of their schooling life, for example, it is a learning outcome of a program specifically stating the things that's been learned by students who have completed that program of study. In this reflection, I will be discussing about my strength and weakness personal