3 Steps to Peak Performance

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Your 3 Step Guide to Peak PerformanceYour 3 Step Guide to Peak Performance


Be True to You

Do you want to be

a power in the world?

Then be yourself.

Ralph Waldo Emerson


What is Peak Performance?

Can you imagine what it’s like to consistently operate at your best?

Can you see yourself enjoying: high levels of fulfilment and success; positive self-esteem and self-confidence; rewarding relationships; good physical and emotional health and great energy?

Each of us has a way of operating that suits us perfectly: when we can do things our way the great results we want from life all seem to come together.

If you operate in a way which is natural to you, you willexperience greater success, less stress and more fulfilment in everything you do!

Your Instinctive Drives® provide you with your personal formula for success and fulfilment .

So grab your I.D™ Report and read on to discover how to use your I.D™ to operate at peak performance with greater consistency and to quickly get back in stride when life’s challenges pull you off track.

Need a copy of your report? Contact [email protected]


Are You at Peak Performance?

When you’re operating in a way that’s true to your I.D.™ you can expect to experience

these 8 things.

Throughout your life, you’ll have times of great

success where you are free to operate in your

natural way. In contrast, you’ll experience

other times, when external influences pull you

off track or require you to do things in a way that doesn’t simply work for you.

When you’re pulled away from operating in your natural style for a short time you’ll

experience emotional and behavioural

symptoms such as frustration and stress.

If this situation persists, other physical

symptoms may appear such as skin irritations,

significant loss of energy or a weakening of

your immune system.

Longer term, failing to get your I.D.™ needs

met, and continuing to operate out of stride,can result in more serious physical and chronic

health issues.


Your 3 Steps to Peak Performance

Know what you need to be at your best and in stride, including what pulls you off track:

What insights does your I.D.™ give you?

Take action! Use strategies to get your needs met:to get back on track and

enjoy peak performance again!

Recognise your Early Warning Signals:the internal and external clues which tell you

that you’re heading off track...

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Step1: Know what you need…

Your I.D.™ will give you specific insights into what you need to be at your best. Understanding and meeting these needs will provide you with a unique formula for achieving success and fulfilment.

Take a look at the I.D.™ Needs Matrix on the next page to identify your I.D.™ needs and make a list of the 4-5 key ones that jump out as important for you:

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Also Remember!

While your unique I.D.™ needs are an essential component of you being at your best, humans also share other needs. These range from the basics of food, shelter and warmth through to emotional needs for personal growth

and to experience a meaningful and satisfying life.

In addition, generally taking good care of yourself: eating a balanced diet; taking exercise; getting enough sleep; and finding time for relaxation and fun are key factors for us all when it comes to living a life at peak performance!


Your I.D.™ Needs Matrix� To know why: there must be a

purpose for everything� Feedback/reassurance including

opportunity for clarification

� A fair reward according to a cost/ benefit analysis

� To evaluate problems and compare/determine

solutions/strategies

� To determine the priorities and work accordingly

� Evidence to understand, accept and/or agree

� Specific information in writing that can be studied/ digested

� To be working with or working

towards the best � To develop and share expertise

� A congruent environment: what

is promised/proclaimed happens� To see how things work,

preferably by personally

experiencing them� To be constructing things that

produce tangible, essential and practical outcomes

� Loyalty to the spoken word

� To be able to demonstrate skills, knowledge, attitude, etc.

� Quality tools, equipment and resources

� Two-way, upfront literal communication and a candid

environment

� To know what is essential� To visualise the outcomes

� Time to finish or else won’t start

� Advance notice, to keep things organised

� Long term solutions and continuity

� Harmony

� Contingency plans for all the ramifications - even those

unlikely to happen� Clear expectations

� Instructions, procedures and relevant training

� Opportunity to focus without

interruptions� A complete game plan with

structure/ budgets/timetables/routines.

� To function with a sense of

urgency, passion and excitement

� Absolutely committed outcomes, especially deadlines

� New, seemingly impossible

challenges� Inspiration via e.g. interaction

with positive people, big benefits, recognition

� To make a stunning impression� A fun and dynamic atmosphere

� To solve problems by

brainstorming and make decisions on the run

� The bottom line up front � Freedom to experiment

� Unconditional encouragement

� Unconditional acceptance: e.g. being listened to without others

trying to solve their problems and

accepting they do not automatically require

improvement/solutions� A foregoing reputation to

eliminate the need for

justification e.g. fame, profile, qualifications, image

� To get it right the first time� Conciseness and synopses

� An environment where everybody’s contribution is

regarded as vital even though

there may be distinctions in title, experience, remuneration, etc.

� Answers

� To leverage their effort e.g. by

delegation

� To be personally involved in the

conceptualising - not the doing

� Diplomacy/discretion from others

� Appreciation of invisiblecontributions e.g. subtleties in

communication and lobbying behind the scenes

� To be given benefit of the doubt� To be recognised for a mental vs

physical contribution, including

their personality� To be free to act on intuition and

not have this dismissed.� To share their philosophies.

� To be able to pursue their

idealistic beliefs and values

� To start and finish things in one go

i.e. to take a short term approach

� Variety and spontaneity

� Goals rather than processes to work things out on the run

� To pioneer and pave the way for others to follow

� To keep options open� To treat things as exceptions and

be personally treated the same

way i.e. as standing out from the crowd

� Flexibility

� To be certain before committing� A logical approach to problem

solving� A quiet, calm environment

� To avoid being rushed or pressured

� To eliminate risks

� To separate diligence and striving from playing and fun

� To derive ongoing value from their decisions

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Reading the I.D™ Needs Matrix

a) Look at your I.D.™ bar chart

Look at the top boxes where you have a number of 6 or

more for a particular drive.

Look in the bottom box where you have a number 4 or

below for a particular drive.

Where you have a 5 neither the bottom or top box is

applicable as this is not a drive for you.

Remember – the further your number is away from 5 –

either higher or lower – the stronger that drive will be.

In the example:

� 2 in Complete is the strongest drive.� 7 in Verify and 7 in Authenticate are equally strong

drives.

� There is no Drive to Improvise™

b) Find the correlating boxes on the I.D.™ Needs Matrixas this will help you identify the information relevant to

your I.D. ™ needs – always start with your strongest

drives.

e.g. I.D.™ 7725


Step 2: Identify Your Early Warning Signals!

Think of situations which typically pull you out of stride and trigger negative feelings e.g. a task, a meeting, working with a particular person…

What are your typical early warning signals i.e. the first signs that you’re being pulled off track and away from your natural way of operating - we all have different ones and they could include:

Internal clues e.g. sweating; lethargy; tight shoulders; knots in the stomach; clenched teeth; headaches; itchy skin; worrying; negative self talk.

External clues e.g. sarcasm; impatience; yelling; crying; a flushed face/neck; swearing; withdrawing.

List some of your internal and external early warning signals:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Step 3: Take action!

Are you operating at peak performance in your life right now?

How would you score yourself on a scale of one to ten with1 being unhappy and unfulfilled and 10 being at your best and feeling totally fulfilled?

If your score is low, or could be even higher, take a look at the

I.D.™ Needs Matrix again. Looking at your drives, identify the key needs which are missing for you right now.

List them here: 1 __________________________________________________________2 __________________________________________________________3 __________________________________________________________

What actions can you take to get these needs met, get back in stride and move towards peak performance?1 _________________________________________________________2 _________________________________________________________3 _________________________________________________________

See the next slide for examples and suggestions!


Examples of getting into action !

SALLY 8553:

1) What Early Warning Signs does she experience?

Knots in her stomach and she’s very short tempered when her colleague asks for some help

2) What’s missing for her?

Clarity around purpose and priority – in this case in relation to a new project she’s been asked to take on

3) What action can she take?

Makes appointment to speak with her boss to get clear and aligned on purpose of the project and agreement as to how it ranks alongside other work in terms of the time she should be spending on it.

DAN 3538:

1) What Early Warning Signs does he experience?

Feeling lethargic, irritable and avoiding conversations with his wife.

2) What’s missing for him?

His need for variety, spontaneity and fun – in this case because his wife told him she’s about to book the family in for the same holiday destination and activities as the previous three years.

3) What action can he take?

Arranges a child-minder so he can spend some time with his wife and talk about his need to get re-energised by his time away from work and ask her to consider other options e.g. a change of venue; adding a second venue or asking some friends to join them for a few days.

With whom can you talk things through?

What can you explain to others about your needs?

What requests can you make?

When can you take time out to get back on track?

What can you change?

What can you do differently to achieve a better result?

What can you plan, do, start, stop, enjoy? Now!


Staying on track: the role others can play

Share your typical Early Warning Signs with others, along with suggestions as to what they can do if they see them playing out for you: this is a great way to help you get back on track quickly!

The things they can do for you could include:

Leaving you alone and giving you time to think;

Asking what further information you need;

Suggesting doing something fun;

Helping you brainstorm a way forward;Asking if you need help;

Offering to talk things through with you;

Getting you away from your desk and the phone;

Telling you to write a list;Challenging you to find a solution;

Making you pick up the phone – right then!

Remember different people will be experiencing a variety of missing needs when they head off track and will not always be pulled off by the same things as you. Check in with them – not only about their I.D.™ needs and typical early warning signs – but also about the specific things you can do to help them get back to peak performance.


AND IF YOU’VE YET TO DISCOVER YOUR

INSTINCTIVE DRIVES®…

…please visit: www.idcentral.com.au

To take the Instinctive Drives® Questionnaire

and find out more about:

your needs and motivations;

your natural talents and how to make the most of them;

your vulnerabilities and how to manage them;

strategies to keep you in peak performance and help you achieve success and fulfilment…

…to enjoy peak performance and achieve success and fulfilment your way!

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