Kumar Mehta, Ph.D. - How to become Exceptional

Four years ago I published The Exceptionals, a book highlighting why a very small set of people become the best in the world at what they do. I spent time with some of the greatest athletes, musicians, business leaders, Nobel Laureates and many ultra-high achievers and uncovered the common traits shared by all of them. If you wish to become the best at what you do, or want to helps your kids, you need to apply these principles to your life. I will share much of what I have learned here. Becoming exceptional is not what you have been told it is.

Try the commitment device that I discuss on the article. It is effective. There are other things like having a process on what you want to achieve for a day, or having cues to snap you out when you're doing the wrong things. I discuss these in the book "The Exceptionals" and also in other Forbes articles. Good luck!!!

@mehtakumar This hits too close to home Any simple tricks that work?

Do you get distracted and give in to instant gratification? Read on to understand why you succumb to instant gratification and how you can make life optimizing choices... forbes.com/sites/kmehta/2…

The only way to excel on the biggest stage or during the biggest moments is to excel when nobody’s watching!!

Who influences you to step up and get better? It can be anybody you look up to, a mentor, a friend, a peer, a spouse. John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the most celebrated songwriting duo in history did that for each other. While each was immensely talented, neither would have been as successful alone as they were together. Each provided mentoring, coaching, support, competition, and encouragement to the other. They helped each other write songs and often wrote songs together, and they filled in musical voids that the other left open. They influenced each other through rivalry as well. The motivation and desire to outwrite each other elevated them to a level of excellence the musical world has not seen since. This cross-influence allowed them to keep getting better all the time.

@ryanmouquegolf @88blewby Where in the US will you be? Would love to take a lesson in person if possible.

@88blewby Fade one to 2 and then a trim off the top Needed it short because I won’t be able to get another haircut for about 6 to 7 weeks Rumour has it I’m coming to the USA

Slicers... Do this drill 100 times a day & there's a high chance you minimise your slice by at LEAST 50% It's hard not to improve after doing this 100 times a day for a week or 2 Place alignment stick 1 club length back behind the ball AND half a foot OUTSIDE the ball line. Angle it so it's the same angle as the club you have in your hands

Michael Phelps epitomized the idea of "No Zero Days." He believed that if you took a day off from training, it would take you two days to get back what you lost during the off day. If you are trying to achieve any significant goal remember that "zero days", or days where you do nothing towards achieving it will prevent you from achieving it. Do something, even if its just a little towards your goal every day. No Zero Days.

@ajaymehta Congrats. Great to see the momentum

The last few months have been fun! ❋

@ryanmouquegolf Keep posting. Your stuff is good. I imagine it helps a lot of people.

Some days I feel like I’m getting punked on this platform… 99% of it is positive, but that 1% who drive it 350y and shoot 62 every day is unbelievable This GIF sums up what I do every morning when I open it up.

@ryanmouquegolf Excellent post. Thanks

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Do you want to hit the ball longer off the tee? You need to increase your ANGLE OF ATTACK! Here are 8 of the most common reasons you hit down on the ball & what you need to do to increase your angle of attack 🧵👇

Any organization always has inefficiencies, especially one as large as the US government, and removing inefficiencies is prudent. However, when looking for budget cuts, we need to ensure that we don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater because if that happens, we will be watching the next wave of innovation from the sidelines instead of leading it. Read on... forbes.com/sites/kmehta/2…

@niravtolia Agree!!

Building anything worth building almost always requires an extended stay in the "dark swamp of despair." No one likes it, but you can't avoid it. It’s the only way to break through and achieve your dreams.

@ajaymehta Congrats Ajay!!!

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You know you need to save money for your retirement, but are you building and saving excess brain capacity for use when you get older? Learn more about why you need to build up your cognitive reserves forbes.com/sites/kmehta/2…

The gold medalists at Paris are a different breed altogether. There is a very specific mindset and determination gold medalists have that other Olympians lack. Read what differentiates the elite (Olympians) and super-elites (gold medalists) here.... forbes.com/sites/kmehta/2…

Here is a list of concerns parents have. While mental health concerns top the list, hard to imagine that 45% of parents are concerned that their kid will get shot.

Hosting a golf major means building a temporary city on the golf course that supports thousands of people for a week, and then disappearing as if it never existed. Here is what goes into a putting on a major. Thanks Jackie Endsley @LPGA @KPMGWomensPGA forbes.com/sites/kmehta/2…

I was expecting better internet speed at Starbucks.

Bryson DeChambeau won the US Open because of his mindset right before his bunker shot on 18; Rory McIlroy missed his putt for of the same reason. Read why one was able to make a difficult shot look easy, whereas the other faltered on an easier shot forbes.com/sites/kmehta/2…

@b_dechambeau won the @usopengolf because of his mindset right before his bunker shot on 18; and @McIlroyRory missed his putt for of the same reason. Read why one was able to make a difficult shot look easy, whereas the other faltered on an easier shot forbes.com/sites/kmehta/2…