High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way

This review is actually just based on the Blinkist summary of the book and therefore coud only apply, in part, to the whole book. Nevertheless I've found the Blinkist summaries to be extremely goos at extracting the essence of a book. Will I now buy the fukk book, on the basis of the summary, No. But I thought the main ideas were ok. And here are a few extracts that caught my eye.
High performers have self-awareness and a clear purpose in life.
When was the last time you asked yourself the big questions, such as, how do I want to be remembered? Or, what do I want to do with my life? Many will only think about these questions on their birthday or New Year’s Eve. But high performers ask these questions all the time; it’s a habit the show more author calls seeking clarity, and it keeps them goal oriented.
High performers are focused on becoming the best version of themselves and being remembered this way.
High performers don’t have an autopilot for socializing. If there’s a lunch date, meeting or party coming up, the question becomes: How can I shape this meeting in a positive way?
High performers will focus on a primary profession or field of interest and work on giving themselves time to practice while avoiding all distractions.
The fourth field is service and finding a way to give back to others. High performers excel at working on behalf of others and not just themselves.
People often associate CEOs with mental fitness, but research shows that they’re also physically fit, and their energy levels tend to be similar to those of professional athletes.
But everyone knows that exercise is good for you, right? High performers stand out because they make routine exercise a habit and stick to it, while underperformers are great at coming up with excuses to avoid working out.
Data shows high performers are more cheerful and positive than their peers, even though their personal and professional lives are no less difficult and troubled......They continually and intentionally focus on the good while avoiding getting mired in negative thinking.
To get yourself into the habit of positive thinking, take a moment each morning to ask yourself what you have to look forward to in the day ahead.
Final summary
High performers use inner and outer expectations to stay motivated.
High performers avoid distractions and are smart with their deadlines.
High performers are appreciative, giving and aware of what others need to succeed.
High performers aren’t afraid to take risks and are open about their ambitions.
My overall take on the book. For a subject like this (that has really been done to death), I thought he did a pretty good job. Was there new stuff there for me. Maybe the bit about high performers being appreciative and giving. But otherwise, not much new there for me. though I recognise that I still get easily distracted from my main task. Need to do better.
Three stars from me. show less

I believe the author is unreservedly sharing his knowledge but he is quite long winded.

The habits in the book are not actually habits but more on mindset, influence and action. The author probably tries hard to break away from the usual self help advises by going the extra mile by saying even more and making this book better than average. Unfortunately, the book lacks compelling examples and stories to really help the readers remember much about it many years from now.

The book lacks cliche such as "think win-win" or "Sharpening the saw" so it won't be that memorable for many but it does have some golden nuggets of wisdom.

I believe the author is unreservedly sharing his knowledge but he is quite long winded.

The habits in the book are not actually habits but more on mindset, influence and action. The author probably tries hard to break away from the usual self help advises by going the extra mile by saying even more and making this book better than average. Unfortunately, the book lacks compelling examples and stories to really help the readers remember much about it many years from now.

The book lacks cliche such as "think win-win" or "Sharpening the saw" so it won't be that memorable for many but it does have some golden nuggets of wisdom.

This book focuses on the six habits you need to develop to become and STAY a high performer. While the book is geared towards executives, the advice is applicable to anyone. The habits (HP6) are: seek clarity, generate energy, raise necessity, increase productivity, develop influence and demonstrate courage. Burchard breaks each of these down further and gives solid definitions and examples. The book is filled with writing prompts and introspective questions so you can decide how your own performance is showing up. Most important, he includes insight as to the common causes of failure among high performing executives.

A few key points for me:
- Excellence is not an act but a habit (Aristotle)
- High performers are confident in their show more purpose but most question if their approach is the best one
- You need to identify your prolific quality outputs and devote the majority of your time in delivering on them

One final note. While there is a ton of great information in the book, you really need to get the separate High Performance Planner to immediately put what you learn into action. show less

Going through this audiobook, I felt like I already knew the concepts. It may have been better having a physical copy because at the end of each chapter, there were questions to fill in or answer. One take-away I had was to not allow others to affect my feelings and make me feel guilty when I accomplish something.

fine, not super insightful, just what i would have expected

good summary is https://christopherming.com/notes/high-performance-habits-brendon-burchard/

A practical guide to success!