I've discovered that numerous peak performers use the skill of mental rehearsal of visualization. They mentally run through important events before they happen.

Peak performers develop powerful mental images of the behavior that will lead to the desired results. They see in their mind's eye the result they want, and the actions leading to it.

The fact is, the difference between peak performers and everybody else are much smaller than everybody else thinks.

Peak performers see the ability to manage change as a necessity in fulfilling their missions

I train myself mentally with visualization. The morning of a tournament, before I put my feet on the floor, I visualize myself making perfect runs with emphasis on technique, all the way through to what my personal best is in practice....

If the power to do hard work is not a skill, it's the best possible substitute for it.