The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win

by Jeff Haden

truly have nothing left in the tank, you either black out, pass out, or die. That’s it. Otherwise you have more in you. It’s all about getting past your comfort zone. We always have more gas in the tank. We just don’t think we do because no one wants to run on reserve. They don’t want to go past what they think is their limit. “Winning is a mind-set. Refusing to give up is a mind-set. When you learn that you can do more than you thought in one aspect of your life, you can apply that to every other area of your life. Get out and do things that are hard. Refuse to quit. Push past your comfort zone. Over time that ability will become a habit—and you’ll accomplish a lot more than you ever believed you could. Success is a mental game. Learn to win the mental game and you can do anything.” An EPD helps you learn to win the mental game. An EPD automatically ratchets your internal limits to a higher level. And after a few EPD—maybe even just one—you’ll perform better every “normal” day as well, because you will have unconsciously shut down that little voice in your head and raised your own performance bar. And isn’t your performance bar the only measurement that truly matters?