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Abnormal Quote by John Eliot

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“Great performers are, by definition, abnormal; they strive throughout their entire careers to separate themselves from the pack.”

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To be a top performer you have to be passionately committed to what you're doing and insanely confident about your ability to pull it…

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Great performers welcome pressure.

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Confidence is consistency of thinking about what is possible and how to make it possible.

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If you really want to break from the pack, you have to risk being perceived to be as eccentric as these people. You have…

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cross that person off your invitation list.

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Stick with your own perception of yourself-living in your own world-and letting your reality, not the reality presented by other people or particular situations,…

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Superstars think like superstars long before the fans or the press anoint them.

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“Musicians, like golfers, have to put their minds in the right place – trusting, confident, enjoying the pressure, being in present. And so forth.…

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Overachievers don't think reasonably, sensibly, or rationally.

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Perfectionism is simply putting a limit on your future. When you have an idea of perfect in your mind, you open the door to…

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The idea of perfect closes your mind to new standards. When you drive hard toward one ideal, you miss opportunities and paths, not to…

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Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.

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Victory is the normal experience of a Christian; defeat should be the abnormal experience.

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