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TheDailyGrindBRRRRRRIIIIIIIING!

The

alarm

goes

off

and

we

begrudgingly

drag

ourselves

out

of

bed

tostartourdailygrind.

Weprepareourselves foranotherdayor work (work: you know that stuffyou

havetodosoyoucandothestuffyoureallywanttodo).Downgoesthebreakfast,onslipsthemonkeysuit,andoutthedoorwego.Bythetimewehittheroadweare

fullycommittedtoolatetoturnbacknow

Atworkwebusyourselvesinthevariousfunctionsandtasks,butourthoughtsoften

driftovertowhatwearegoingtodo inourfreetime:afterwork,onweekendsor

even, ifwere lucky aholiday. Ifwecanjustgetthroughthisday,thismonth,this

year maybe then, thenwe can finally relax/ feel satisfied/ enjoy ourselves/be

happy.

Sound familiar? The fact is that manyofus spendover 70% of our waking hours

eithergetting

ready

for,

going

to,

or

getting

on

with,

work

it

occupies

awhole

bunchofourtimeANDourpsychicenergy.Workiswhatwedomorethananything

elseandsoitsnotsurprisingthatwederivesomuchofourworthfromit.

Itgoestofigurethenthat,ifweareunhappyatwork,weareoftenalsounhappyin

other areas of our lives; as an unsatisfying work life tends to spill over and spoil

everything else. But conversely if we could find more satisfaction in our work

shoulditnotmaketherestofourlivemoreenjoyable?

Ifwecouldjustlearntoputalittlemagicintoourseeminglymundanejobs;toturn

the ordinary into something extraordinary, our work and personal lives could

transform.


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OptimalExperienceIt

has

been

said

that

asuccessful

life

can

be

defined

as

one

with

the

most

amount

of

highqualityexperiences,or inotherwords,themorequalityof lifeweexperience

thehappierwetendtobe.Thisarea iswellknowntoscience; infact itevenhasa

label,itscalledoptimalexperience.

TheworldauthorityonthistopicisDrMihalyCsikszentmihalyi.Inhisbook,FLOW,Dr

Csikszentmihalyi describes a method for measuring the amount of optimal

experiences that people experience, and he named it the Experience SamplingMethod(orESM).

Thestudyinvolvedonehundredpeoplefromdiversebackgroundsandranoverthe

course of a working week. Each participant was issued with a pager which was

activatedatrandomintervalsthroughouttheday.Eachtimethepagerwentoff,the

respondentswere required to fillouta reportonwhat theyweredoing rightthen

andhowtheyarefeelingwheneverthepagersignaled.Attheendoftheweekeach

respondentprovided

what

amounted

to

arunning

record,

or

script,

of

their

life.

When all the data was collated and analyzed, the ESM revealed some rather

intriguing but contradictory information. The data suggested that most people

reportedtheirhighestamountofpositive(oroptimal)experiencesonthejob(54%)

rather thenwhenat leisure (18%).Yet,when interviewed,mostsubjectsstatedthattheywouldliketoworklessandspentmoretimeatleisure.

Thisseemsto indicatethatthere isapervadingattitude inthewestern/developed

worldthatregardsworkasundesirableandleisureasdesirableevenwhenthe

evidencesuggeststhatitisactuallyatworkthatwefeelmoreconnectedandalive.

Thisisknownastheparadoxofworkweseemtolovetohateit


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WorkasCreationThe

reason

people

have

more

optimal

experiences

at

work

has

something

to

do

with

thefactthatgenerallytherearecleargoals/objectivesandmoreinherentstructure

intheactivitythaninleisuretime.Furthermore,worktendstobeactiveandleisure

tendstobepassive; itshardtohaveanoptimalexperiencewhenyoureslouching

onacouchwatchingthebox!

Yousee,wehumansthriveonapplyingourenergiestowardsworthwhileends;we

getalotofsatisfactionoutofthecreativeprocess.VanGoughoncesaidIdreammy

painting then Ipaintmydream,hereferred to the fact thatwecreateeverything

twice,onceinourmindsandthenagainintherealworld.

Whileyoumaybenotbeanartist, there is littledoubt thatyoucreatesomething

everyday when at work. Whether you are proud of what you create or not will

depend on the level of effort, focus and skill employed into the task or activity.

Whetheryouwereconnectedtotheoutcomeandtotallypresentwhileundertaking

it.

Theactofworkitselfcanbeseenasapathwaytoaccessmorejoyandhappinessin

our lives, by investing our focus and energy into what we are doing, by being

connected to it, we are able to feel the power (and satisfaction) of our creative

endeavour.Ratherthantireusitactuallyenergisesus!

Itis

my

belief

that

it

is

within

the

very

act

of

work

itself

that

we

can

find

the

key

to

unlockourtalents, improveourhappinessandchangeout livesforthebetter. It is

throughproactiveendeavourthatwesharpenoursword,thatwehoneourmental

andphysicalabilitiesandbecomemorethanwhatwewerebefore.


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ThePhasesofLearningIn

1956,

Dr

William

Howell

created

the

Phases

of

Learning,

amodel

that

has

become

thefoundationstonethatallotherlearningsystemsarenowbuiltupon.

ThePhasesofLearningsplitstheprocessoflearninginto4phasesorstages:

1. UnconsciousCompetence:Youarenotawarethatyoudonotpossessskillorcompetence.

2. Conscious Incompetence: You are aware that you do not possess skill orcompetence.

3. ConsciousCompetence:Youcanachievethisparticulartaskbutyouareveryconsciousabouteverythingyou.

4. UnconsciousCompetence:Whenyou finallymaster itandyoudonoteventhinkaboutwhatyouhavesuchaswhenyouhavelearnedtorideabikevery

successfully.

Mostofuslearnwhatweneedtoknowsothatweareconsciouslycompetentinour

jobroles

(no

one

wants

to

look

like

an

idiot!)

butthatswhereweoftenstop.Whyis

this?

Perhapswedontknowthatitispossibletogofurtherortobecomebetteratwhat

wedoandwearesimply ignorantof thepossibilities.Alternatively, itmaybethat

peerpressuredictatesthatwedonotriseabovethepack inorderthatwearenot

ostracized from the group (e.g. tall poppy syndrome). Or maybe we just dont

believethat

we

have

it

in

us

to

be

truly

great

at

what

we

do

for

aliving

and

we

allow

ourfearoffailuretoholdusback.

Notedhumanbehaviorpsychologist,AbrahamMaslow,oncestatedthat weeitherstepforwardintogrowthorbackwardsintosafety.Thechoicetostepforwardintogrowthinvolvessomewhatofaleapoffaithi.e.wehavetoacceptthat,inorderto


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GoingwiththeFlowThe

term

flow

was

coined

by

Dr

Csikszentmihalyi

to

describe

this

state

of

total

engagement with the task at hand. Through his research he noted that many

subjectsusedtheexpressionoffloatingwhencompletelyengagedinatask,which

wasthenshortenedtoflow.

IhaveadifferentnameforthisexperienceIcallitFLAIR.Iusedtobeaprofessional

flairbartender(youknowlikeTomCruiseinthemovieCocktail).Iusedtotravelthe

worldcompeting,performingandteachingothershowtomakedrinkswithflair.

Flairbartendinggotitsnamefromthewaythatdrinksarepreparedwithmaximum

expertise&style(ifyouregoodthatis!).Butitsonlypossibletodothiswellonceall

thebasicshadbeenmastered i.e.knowingtheproducts,drinks,correcttechniques

etc.Oncethesearemastered,thenextstepsaretoenjoyperfectingtheprocess!

DrCsikszentmihalyidescribesflowthefollowingway:

those rare occasions when, through active endeavour, we feel a sense ofexhilaration,adeep senseofenjoyment that is longcherishedand thatbecomesalandmarkinmemoryforwhatlifeshouldbelike

Iwouldguess thatmostofuswouldbevery interested inways to increase these

typesoffeelings,tohavemoreoftheseinflowmoments,foritgoestofollowthat

wewouldbehappieratworkandpotentiallyathome.

So how do we get there? How do we make the final transition from conscious

competencetounconsciouscompetence?Howcanwegetintoflow?Howcanwe

learntoworkwithflair?


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TheFLAIRFormulaIcreated

the

Flair

Formula

(OK

its

actually

an

acronym)

to

capture

the

simple

but important steps that leadus tounconscious competenceorownershipofa

skill.

Performing a skill with flair applies equally to preparing a sandwich as it does to

negotiatingabilliondollarbusinessdeal.Theyapplyinwhateverjobyouperform

andatanytimeyouwish.

Theonekeyconditionrequiredhoweveristhattheymustbecompletedintheorder

listed,asmissingonestepislikehavingatablewithamissinglegitjustwontwork

properly.

Theformula isverysimple,and itcanactuallybefoundwithintheveryword itself

(F.L.A.I.R):

FOCUSon

the

outcome

LEARNtherulesofthegame

APPLYyourselfcompletely

IMPROVEcontinuously REPEATandfindyourrhythm

Thesestepsareexplainedinsomedetailonthefollowingpages:


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FOCUSontheOutcomeMostpeoplehavenoideaofthegiantcapacitywecanimmediatelycommandwhenwefocus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives AnthonyRobbins

Allpeoplewhohaveachievedgreat thingshaveharnessed thepowerof focus. In

fact,Iwouldgosofartosaythatthecapacitytofocusofthehumanmindisoneof

ourmostpowerfulassets,butunfortunatelyonethatistoooftenundervalued.

OvertheyearsIhavebecomeasavidreaderofbiographies.Thereismuchtolearn

fromthegreatachieversofourtime,peoplelikeGandhi,Einstein,Darwin,Mandela,

MarieAntoinetteetc.Thesepeopleharnessedthepoweroffocuslikealaserbeam,

cutting throughdetractorsandobjections,andyielding results thathave reshaped

thewayweviewtheworld.

Imagine ifwecouldharnessevena fractionofour focus in theway thesehistory

makersdid

what

could

we

achieve?

The first step to improvingyourproductivity inyourworkplace is to focuson theoutcome.BythisImeantoidentifyandthenfixyoursightsontheendresultofyour

endeavorsi.e.thejobthatsneedstobedone.

While thissoundseasy, itsactuallyabitmorechallenging thatonemay think.An

example frommy former industry is thatof thehumblebartender.Manynew (as

well as experienced) bartenders see themselves as drink makers and focus their

attentiononsimplygettingthedrinksout.But,whilepreparingdrinksisimportant

itisnotactuallythejobtobedone.Themainoutcomeofabartendersroleistoput

smileontheircustomersfaces,ensuringtheygetgreatserviceandcomebackagain;

servinggreatqualitydrinksisoneaspectofthisbutnotallofit.


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Itseasytogetcaughtupintheactivityorthestuffthathastobedoneinorderto

achievetheoutcome.AslegendcoachJohnWoodensaysdontmistakeactivityfor

achievement,meaningjustbecauseyouarebusymaynotbeenyouaregettingthe

requiredresult.Youhavetostepoutsometimesandseetheforestfromthetrees.

Byclarifyingwhattheoutcomeofourroleactuallyis(andremindingourselvesofit

regularly),wecanconfidentlystrideforwardknowingthat,evenifweloseourway,

westillknowwhatthedestinationisandsowecansoongetbackontrack.

LEARNtheRulesoftheGameLiveasifyouweretodietomorrow.Learnasifyouweretoliveforever. Ghandi

Lifeislearning.Fromtheverymomentwearebornwestartlearningandtryingthe

makesenseofwhatisgoingonaroundus.Theysayfailingisnotfallingdownits

justnotgettingupagainandatnotime isthismorerelevantthanwhenababy is

learning towalk. Imagine if theyjust stoppedat somepointand said (orgurgled)

Ivehadenoughthankslyingaroundisfine!There isnodoubtthat learningnewskills,takingonnewchallenges isharderthan

notat least in theshortterm.Learningcanbeapainfulprocessandwehaveto

takesetbacksandorganizeacomebackeverytimeorwestopprogressing&slipinto

decay.

Ifyouthinkthatsabitharshthenponderthisanalogyforamoment;atreeeither

growsordecays, itneverjust stopsand takes timeoutbeing static.You see, the

same way that it is impossible for a tree to stop growing without dying, its

impossibleforustostoplearningwithoutslippingintoarut,andthewaywelearnis

bymakingmistakes.Mistakesareoursteppingstonestohigherstateofbeing.


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Mostactiveendeavourshaverules,whetheritbeworkingonabuildingsite,playing

a game of football, or making a cup of tea there are guidelines that must be

adheredtoiftheoutcomeistobereachedsuccessfully.Imaginebeingaprofessional

basketballerandhavingtojoinagameof footballnotknowingtheruleshowdo

youthinkyouwouldgo?Nomatterhowgreatyouwereatbasketball,thelikelihood

isthatyoudperformpoorlyatfirst.

To achieve truly magnificent feats, itsnecessary to spend a lifetime studying the

rules.Gandhispentdecadesinvolvedinlawaswellaspoliticsbeforehetookonthe

establishmentof

British

rulers

in

India.

Einstein

had

made

the

disciplines

of

physics

and mathematics his life before venturing forth is Special Theory of Relativity.

Darwinspentyears inacrampedshipsquarterssufferingseasicknessashesailed

theoceansontheworldsstudyingthebiodiversityoflifebeforecomingupwiththe

theoryofEvolution.

While it would be hard to compare serving up a mean cocktail to the feats

accomplishedby

these

giants,

the

process

is

the

same.

Learning

the

rules

of

the

game is about being brilliant at the basics, about having the entire base skills &

knowledge required committed to memory so that they can be called on almost

automatically.

Thedangerhere isnot toassume thatyoualreadyknow the rulesand tobecome

complacent.Toooften Iseepeopleswitchthemselvesoffto learningbecausethey

believe that theyknow itall (orat leastenough)already.Theydonotwant to try

muchharderbecausetheyarecomfortabledoingwhattheyknowevenifthereare

betterwaysavailable.

Just imagine if our professional sports players decided they knew the rules well

enough,sotherewasnoneedtopracticealltherunningandpassingjustgetout


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thereandoitwhenthetimescomes!Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappen?Mostlikely

therewouldbemistakes,fumblesandpoorplay.

Learningtherulesofthegameisaboutidentifyingexactlywhatskillsandknowledge

arerequiredtobesuccessfulatwhatyoudoandthencommittingtolearningthem

foraslongasittakes.

APPLYYourselfCompletelyKnowingandnotdoingisnotreallyknowingatallStephenCovey

Herecomesthekeytohavingqualityoflife:commityourself100%towhatyouaredoingatmomentyouaredoingit.

Letmeexplain.Inthefastpacedcitiesmostofusliveintoday,ourconcentrationis

demandedbyliterallyhundredsofdifferentthingseveryday;fromfinancialmatters,

to family issues, toworkpriorities, topersonalhealthconcernsandeverything in

between.

While thismay seem selfevident,what isnot somuch so is the fact thatweare

often thinking about one thingwhen we are doing another. How often have you

beenatworkbuthadyourmindonpersonalconcerns?Whataboutbeingathome

butbeingpreoccupiedwithworkissues?Howdoesthisaffectyourproductivityand/

orenjoymentofthemoment?Quitesubstantially,Iwouldsay.

Think about your favorite sports star; when they take the field and commence

playing, what do you think is going through their head? Are they worried about

whatsgoingtohappenafterthegame,doyouthinktheymightbedwellingonwhat

happenedlastweek?Thechancesare,iftheyaretrulyasuperiorplayer,thatthey


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willbecompletelyfocusedonwhatisgoingonateverymomentofthegamethey

areparticipatingfullyandapplyingthemselvestotheirutmost.

Peoplewhostrugglewithbeingtotallyinvolvedinthemomenttendtoalsostruggle

withtheirpersonaltimemanagement,astheyalwaysfeelasthoughtheyshouldbe

doingsomethingotherthanwhattheyaredoingatthepresentmoment.Salesguru

BlairSingerhasagreatperspectiveinthis,sayingthat(andIamparaphrasinghere)

thereisnosuchthingastimemanagementallonecandoitbetotallypresentand

involvedinwhatoneisdoingatthetimeandnothaveyourmindelsewhere

Toooftenourmindsarestuckinthepast,onsomeincidentoreventthathappened

and we are holding into, or projected into the future, as we worry about some

imaginedeventthatwillprobablyneverhappen.Weareeverywherebutthe here

andnowandthenwewonderwhywearenotgettingsatisfactionfromwhatwe

aredoing??

Theability

to

disengage

with

overriding

thoughts

and

to

connect

fully

with

the

task

athand is the key tobothproducing themostquality from youendeavoursAND

gettingthemostsatisfactionoutof themoment.Buthowdoesonedothis?Well,

thefirststepistogetoutofyourownway.

BygettingoutofyourownwayImeannotholdingyourselfbackfromfullyapplying

yourselfandyourtalentswhenyouhavetheopportunitytodoso.Now,youmaybe

thinkingthatyoualwaysdothis,thatyoualwaysputyourbestfootforwardwhen

atworkoratplay.Buttheunfortunatefactisthatwealltendtoalludeourselvesin

thiswayinsteadwetendtodowhatoutwardlylookslikeourbesteffort,andhold

abitbacktoensurewefeelsafe,notexposed.


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Yousee,weallhavetoovercomefears inordertogrowourselves,and ifwedont

weendupleadingaconstrictedlife.Didyouknowthat,ifyouplacedaglassjarover

ababypumpkinthatitwillgrowtofillthejaroutandnofurtherwhileitsbrethren

willgrow to full size,healthy specimens. In the sameway,our fearsholdusback

frombecomingwhowewant tobecome,we limitourselves towhatwe thinkwe

deserveratherthanwhatisactuallypossible.

Thekey tobreaking through thejar,orself limitingbeliefs, lies in feeling thefearand doing it anyway. Even the most courageous of people comes up againstparalyzing

fears

of

failure

and

rejection,

the

difference

is

that

they

having

enough

faith inthemselves tostep forwardconfidently,accepting theworstconsequences

butexpectingthebest.

Applyingyourselfcompletelymeansgettingoutontothefieldandplayingthegamewithallyourheart.This iswhereallthevaluable lessonsare learned,this iswhere

lifehappens.

IMPROVEContinuouslyAfter a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend tocoalescethegreatestscientistsarealwaysartistsaswell.AlbertEinstein

Oncewehavesharpenedour focusontheoutcomeofourefforts, learnttherules

thatpertaintotheactivityandjumpedintoactionwholeheartedlyweneedtobe

braceourselvesforanongoingprocessoftrialanderror/mistakes&corrections.In

order to access that sacred zone of unconscious competence we need to first be

willingtoputinthework.

Theconstantpathofselfimprovementistheroadlesstraveledformanypeople,asitismucheasierandlessconfrontingtocomeuptothedegreeofminimum


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competenceratherthanblastingrightonthroughtomastery.Mediocritymeansyou

donthavetostandoutfromthecrowd,youwonthavetoruntheriskofrejection

orevenderision for tryingtobemorethantheaverage.Butstayingwiththepack

also means that you deny yourself the right to fully express your talents and

potential, to increase theefficiencyofyour learningand thereforequalityofyour

life.

Theprocessofcontinuousimprovementisnothingnew;infactwevebeendoingit

formillennia.TheTheoryofEvolution,putforwardbyCharlesDarwin,wasbasedon

thisvery

principle

i.e.

that

all

living

species

are

in

aconstant

state

of

development

towardstheendthatwillyieldtheirhighestchancesofsurvival.Wehavebeentold

of birds developing long beaks to reach inside tree branches for insects and of

animalsthathavetakenonthecoloursoftheirsurroundingsinordertocamouflage

themselvesagainstpredatorsorforhuntingpurposes.

Wehumanshavealsodoneour fair shareof improvementover thepasthundred

thousandyears

or

so;

we

have

improved

our

skin

&

eye

pigmentation

to

protect

us

from theharsh raysof thedesert sun inequatorial countries,wehavedeveloped

largerbrainstocopewiththe increasedcomplexityofourworldandtokeepusat

thetopofthefoodchain.

It follows then that we have the process of improvement as part of our genetic

makeup i.e.to livewehaveto improve. Ifwearenot lookingforwaysto improvethings,wequicklyloseourzestforlife;webecomeresignedtothisbeingourlot.Webecomebored,depressed, lost,disconnected;we startbeing criticalof thosewho

areseekingconstantimprovement.Ratherthanbuildourselvesup,westartfocusing

onbringingothersbackdowntoearthsowedontfeelsobadaboutourselves.


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Manyhavesubscribedtothe EducationVaccinationapproach,whereonceyouve

hadyoureducationaljabs (eitherat schoolorafterUniversity);youdontneed to

worryabouthittingthebooksorimproveyouknowledgebaseeveragain.Iamsure

that therearemanyprofessional thatwould take issuewith this (doctors, lawyers

and IT personnel spring to mind) for, unless they keep up to date with the new

information entering their industries, they fall behind and cannot perform their

respectivejobseffectively.

Sohowdoweengageourselvesbackintothisprocessofimprovement?Howdowe

reconnectwith

that

creative

energy

that

helps

us

to

feel

truly

alive

and

worthwhile?

Well, first we have to find a way of assessing and measuring ourselves and our

performancebothqualitativelyorquantitatively.Weusethisfeedbacktoestablish

ourpositionversesourpotential,andthenlooktoclosethegap.

Rolemodeling/mentoring isbyfarthemosteffectivewaytobringsomeoneupto

speed in a new skill. The advantage of having someone to model the way things

shouldbe

done

is

that

we

find

it

alot

more

natural

to

mimic

someone

(we

start

doing this frombirth) than to relyonourown trial&error it is likehavinghigh

speedcabletorunthedatathrough,ratherthandialup!

Findingrolemodelscanbechallenginginsomeworkplacesandyoumaysometimes

have to look outside the work environment to other sources e.g. approach high

achieversinyourfieldfromotherbusinessesorspeaktoconsultantswhohavehad

muchexperience inyour industry (youdbeamazedathowmuch informationyou

candownloadover30minsforthecostof2cupsofcoffee).

Thebottomlineisthat,unlessyouhaveacommitmenttoimproveconsistentlyyouareprobablyslippingbackwardsastherestoftheworldcontinuestosurgeforward


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withnewinformation&ideas.Acquireathirstforknowledge;curiosityisoneofour

mostwondrousqualitiesashumanbeingsuseittoyourfullest.

REPEATandFindYourRhythmEverythinghasrhythm.Everythingdances.MayaAngelou

Theroadtomastery isoneofrepetition,repetition,repetitiongetthepoint?Any

expertintheirfieldwilltellyouthattheygottothelevelofexcellencethroughdoing

thethingoverandoveragainuntilitbecameeffortlessforthem.

Whilesomemaythinkofhavingtoconstantlyrepeatthesameskillorfunctionasa

fateworsethandeath,othersrelishtheideaofrepeatedlyapplyingtheirskillsuntil

theycomeas closeaspossible to reaching theiroptimumperformance.For these

people, there isjoy tobe found inapplying themselves completely to the taskat

handandafterwards,theydrawdeepsatisfactionfromtheirendeavours.

Butwhy

arent

we

all

capable

of

experiencing

this

joiedetravail inourdailywork

life?Whydosomepeopleseemtotakesuchprideinwhattheydo?

Therearenosecretshere folks,the formulaprovidestheanswer i.e. ifyouhavea

clear focusof theoutcome requiredofyou, ifyouunderstandall the rulesof the

game, if you apply yourself completely and look to improve with every

attemptthen you, too will begin to achieve this deep level of satisfaction and

accomplishmentthatsomanypeopledo.

Through repetition you begin to not only own the skill but become the skill. It

becomespartofyouandsomethingthatyouwillalwayshaveatyourcalling.


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NapoleonHill says inhis famousbookThinkandGrowRich that Persistence is tosuccess,ascarbonistosteel.Hepointsoutthatwithoutacommitmenttocarrying

onwiththatwhichyoustartedwith,youcanneverexpectsuccesstocomecalling.

Success(andrememberthatsuccess isdefinedbythemostamountofhighquality

experiences) will only come as a result of focused determination and constant

improvementcombinedwithrepetition.

Sowhathappenswhenthisstateofmasteryisachieved?Surelytherecomesapoint

atwhichtheskillisnolongerrewardinguntoitself?Well,thenyouwouldapplythe

same"F.L.A.I.R"

formula

to

this

new

level

of

challenge

because

it

was

the

successful

formulathatassistedingettingyouthroughthelastlevel.

SummarySomepeoplewillchoose toavoid the riskand thepossibilityof failurebykeeping

wellwithintheircomfortzoneintheirworkplace.Otherswillbelookingforwaysto

improve,advance&growwhich,nodoubt,willinvolvesomefailurealongtheway.

Whetheryouchoosetoapplythisformulaornotisuptoyouitalwayshasbeen.

The choice between security and personal growth is a tough one, and one that

shouldrightlybethoughtthroughcarefully.Butitisnotonetobeprocrastinatedon.

Donttellyourself Illdothisnextweekor Illstart itatmynextjob.Justchoose

nottodoitfornowandperhapsdoitlater.Donotmakeexcusesorjustifyittoyour

selforothers.

Working with Flair is a choice. Its a choice between getting through work andappreciatingworkasan importantandessentialpartofouractive lives. It isabout

findingthevalueinthemomentyouareinaswellasconstantprogressiontowards

ahighergoal.


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Startinginhisfathersbarbeforehewaslegallyoldenoughtodrink,Jasonwenton

toblazeatrailthroughtheAustralianliquorindustry,becomingachampionflair

bartender(thinkTomCruiseinCocktail)beforestartingasuccessfultrainingand

consultingpracticein1997.In2007hewasawardedwiththeprestigious

ContributiontotheIndustryAwardattheAustralianNationalBarAwardsand

embarkedonaprofessionalspeakingcareer.

Jasonsinfectiousspeakingstyleisatonceentertaining,educationaland

inspirational.Heoftenuseshisdazzlingbottlejugglingskillstodrivehomekeypoints

totheaudienceaswellasteachingthemafewtricksstagetricks(muchtothe

audiencesdelight!)

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