I've Known Many Peak Performers Over the Years...
They are Truly Capable of So Much.
Yet, often I find that they Still Fail.
Completely.
Even when they Attain Regular Peak Psychophysiological States, especially Flow States...
They Still Fail.
Why is this?
How Does It Happen?
It is Quite Simple to Understand in Theory...
Think about a Hose...
You want to get the Water to Hit a Target about 15 Feet Away while Standing Still.
How Do You Accomplish It?
Especially if the Hose Seems to Only Shoot about 10 Feet when You Hold It?
If You have Ever Played with a Hose, You Know that if You Focus the Water to go through a More Concentrated Hole...
Aka, You use Your Thumb to make a Smaller Hole...
Suddenly the Water can Shoot Further.
Using Your Thumb like this is Similar to Finding those Peak Psychophysiological States.
But the Problem for Most People?
The Fail to Aim the Hose at the Target.
Some People Shoot in the Wrong Direction.
Others will Disperse the Energy by Frantically Moving the Water in Different Directions, but Still Missing the Target.
Then there are Those who Aim Straight Up, and Get Themselves Soaked in the Process.
And Of Course, there are Those who Figured Out How to Use their Thumb...
But Simultaneous Poke Holes in the Hose...
Or Squeezing the Hose...
Or Turning Off the Hose Altogether.
If You Do any of these, Even "If" You are using Your Thumb to Perform Better...
You'll Still Fail to Hit the Target.
Now, Aiming the Hose is Just a Metaphor for the Reality of What People Do.
It Might Sound Surprising...
But I have Met Many Peak Performers...
Who are Doing Everything...
Except Aiming at their Target.
Self-Sabotage.
False Beliefs.
Listening to Terrible, Popular, Advice.
Spreading Themselves Too Thinly Across Projects.
Old Habits and Patterns that Continue to Play Out that are Not Beneficial.
Not Acting as a Human.
Yes, I Know that Last One Sounds Strange, but "Many" People Treat themselves more like Robots and Algorithms rather than Anything Organic.
All of these Contribute, and Frequently Combine, to Prevent People from Attaining their Goals...
Even when they are Performing their Best.
You will Never Reach Your Potential Unless You Successfully Direct Energy (Mg-ATP), or the Water, in the Right Direction.
It Must Be Purposeful...
Intentional...
In the Right Direction...
Focused...
Maintained for Long Enough...
At the Right Level of Effort...
In the Ways that Humans Work and Function Best...
Only Then will You Attain Your Goals and Potential.
Only in this Way will You Avoid Spraying all of Your Energy (Mg-ATP) around Uselessly like a Child who hasn't Learned how to Use a Hose Purposefully.
Do Not Waste Your Energy (Mg-ATP)...
Especially if You "Do" Know How to Get into Peak States of Performance.
Are You Ready to Go Beyond Leadership?
Tired of Broken Algorithms and AI Slop?
Excited to Dive Deeper into Psychophysiological Mastery?
Want to Change The World?