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5 Practical Ways You Can Achieve Peak Performance

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Joel Brown

Diligence, focus, determination; these are the key elements that every entrepreneur strives for on the grueling journey to success. These very elements allow you to step up and be the person you need to be in order to succeed.

These qualities could take years – with countless hours of directionless trial and error, to develop and refine. What if I told you there was a way to easily achieve these things plus everything else you need to take your greatness to the next level?

Well, the good news is that there is a way. The bad news, it will take preparation, hard work, and patience.

Here are 5 ways to achieve peak performance:

1. Have a recipe

You always need to be prepared. Success doesn’t just come along, kindly present itself and wait idly for you to grab it. You need to work hard for it, which means that you need to work toward consistency, you need to have a recipe; a plan.

You can call this plan your own personal ingredients; certain list of steps that you go to every single day in order to really know what you’re doing, and what you will do if any conditions change. Not only that, you need to know every single little detail of every single little step in your recipe.

As a trader, for example, my own certain setups allow me to be effective in the market and allow me to succeed. I consider them my personal toolbox of tricks, the steps that I use if the market gaps up or it gaps down. The point is I have a certain list of steps I know I can take for any condition. I am prepared, I know what I’m doing, and my performance is consistent.

“Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don’t let anyone limit your dreams. ” – Donovan Bailey

2. Create a routine and build habits

In the world of business there is financial capital and then there is mental capital. And mental capital is so precious. The thing is, once you exhaust your brain, once you waste your mental capital, you cannot get it back. You sit there exhausted, getting into all sorts of trouble and missing all the best opportunities to make the most out of your time.

For you to be focused, and diligent, you must not waste your mental capital on things that aren’t important. This is why creating routines and building habits is necessary. Routines and habits are a way of taking all the potentially exhausting thinking out of your day. For example, my morning routine is always the same, I eat the same, I exercise at the same time, and I finish the day the same way.

 

3. Collect and analyze data

To succeed, you have to be able to find out what you’re good at and maximize your strengths. Ultimately, you must allow yourself to improve. How do you do this? Well, you have to collect and analyze your performance data.

For example, what is my success rate at a given task? What is my fail rate? And so on. Log your data into a spreadsheet recording the time the task took, how much you made, and how it moved you closer to your vision.

You must know your numbers. Gather your performance stats, review them, identify what you’re doing wrong and either fix it or eliminate it. In business, there is a fine margin between profitability and unprofitability. One bad habit could be the difference between the two, and trust me, it’s a lot easier to fix a problem when you have the statistics.

 

4. Know your personal patterns

Among all the types of patterns you have to keep an eye on in the world of business, the most important patterns to know are your own. In every business decision, we aren’t just investing our hard earned money and time, we’re investing into our own hopes and dreams. In doing what we do, we want to be able to take care of our families, make an impact, perhaps leave a legacy.

This allows us to get emotional and make mistakes and we may become self-destructive. These emotional interjections turn into repeated patterns. We have to recognize and understand our personal patterns, through analyzing data, or perhaps through analyzing our minds, so that we can combat them, numb them, and remain focused on what we need to do.

“You can do anything as long as you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support.” – Sabrina Bryan

5. Build a strong mindset

In business, as with life, there are things we cannot control that may impact the outcome. The things you can always control are your own mindset, your effort, your passion, and your preparation. Take all that you’ve learned from the above, and build a strong mindset.

Choose to work your ass off! Be prepared, stick to your principles, utilize your mental capital properly, improve, visualize, and know your personal patterns. You choose your destiny. You can control the little things that lead up to success. Are you ready for success? As my performance coach always tells me, “Attack the process”.

How do you achieve peak performance? Please leave your thoughts below!

Kunal Desai is CEO of Bulls on Wall Street, a comprehensive trading course that imparts everything he’s learned as a trader and provides the mentorship that was so helpful to him as a new trader. He is also a full time day trader and runs his own hedge fund where his students trade. Kunal is an active speaker and has spoken at many events including the Trader and Investor Summit, Traders4ACause gala event, Trading Mastery Summit. He has spoken alongside market luminaries such as Peter Brandt, Jack Schwager, and James Dalton.

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The Leadership Shift Every Company Needs in 2025

Struggling to keep your team engaged? Here’s how leaders can turn frustrated employees into loyal advocates.

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In workplaces around the world, there’s a growing gap between employers and employees and between superiors and their teams. It’s a common refrain: “People don’t leave companies, they leave bad bosses.”

While there are, of course, cases where management could do better, this isn’t just a “bad boss” problem. The relationship between leaders and employees is complex. Instead of assigning blame, we should explore practical solutions to build stronger, healthier workplaces where everyone thrives.

Why This Gap Exists

Every workplace needs someone to guide, supervise, and provide feedback. That’s essential for productivity and performance. But because there are usually far more employees than managers, dissatisfaction, fair or not, spreads quickly.

What if, instead of focusing on blame, we focused on building trust, empathy, and communication? This is where modern leadership and human-centered management can make a difference.

Tools and Techniques to Bridge the Gap

Here are proven strategies leaders and employees can use to foster stronger relationships and create a workplace where people actually want to stay.

1. Practice Mutual Empathy

Both managers and employees need to recognize they are ultimately on the same team. Leaders have to balance people and performance, and often face intense pressure to hit targets. Employees who understand this reality are more likely to cooperate and problem-solve collaboratively.

2. Maintain Professional Boundaries

Superiors should separate personal issues from professional decision-making. Consistency, fairness, and integrity build trust, and trust is the foundation of a motivated team.

3. Follow the Golden Rule

Treat people how you would like to be treated. This simple principle encourages compassion and respect, two qualities every effective leader must demonstrate.

4. Avoid Micromanagement

Micromanaging stifles creativity and damages morale. Great leaders see themselves as partners, not just bosses, and treat their teams as collaborators working toward a shared goal.

5. Empower Employees to Grow

Empowerment means giving employees responsibility that matches their capacity, and then trusting them to deliver. Encourage them to take calculated risks, learn from mistakes, and problem-solve independently. If something goes wrong, turn it into a learning opportunity, not a reprimand.

6. Communicate in All Directions

Communication shouldn’t just be top-down. Invite feedback, create open channels for suggestions, and genuinely listen to what your people have to say. Healthy upward communication closes gaps before they become conflicts.

7. Overcome Insecurities

Many leaders secretly fear being outshone by younger, more tech-savvy employees. Instead of resisting, embrace the chance to learn from them. Humility earns respect and helps the team innovate faster.

8. Invest in Coaching and Mentorship

True leaders grow other leaders. Provide mentorship, career guidance, and stretch opportunities so employees can develop new skills. Leadership is learned through experience, but guided experience is even more powerful.

9. Eliminate Favoritism

Avoid cliques and office politics. Decisions should be based on facts and fairness, not gossip. Objective, transparent decision-making builds credibility.

10. Recognize Efforts Promptly

Recognition often matters more than rewards. Publicly appreciate employees’ contributions and do so consistently and fairly. A timely “thank you” can be more motivating than a quarterly bonus.

11. Conduct Thoughtful Exit Interviews

When employees leave, treat it as an opportunity to learn. Keep interviews confidential and use the insights to improve management practices and culture.

12. Provide Leadership Development

Train managers to lead, not just supervise. Leadership development programs help shift mindsets from “command and control” to “coach and empower.” This transformation has a direct impact on morale and retention.

13. Adopt Soft Leadership Principles

Today’s workforce, largely millennials and Gen Z, value collaboration over hierarchy. Soft leadership focuses on partnership, mutual respect, and shared purpose, rather than rigid top-down control.

The Bigger Picture: HR’s Role

Mercer’s global research highlights five key priorities for organizations:

  • Build diverse talent pipelines

  • Embrace flexible work models

  • Design compelling career paths

  • Simplify HR processes

  • Redefine the value HR brings

The challenge? Employers and employees often view these priorities differently. Bridging that perception gap is just as important as bridging the relational gap between leaders and staff.

Treat Employees Like Associates, Not Just Staff

When you treat employees like partners, they bring their best selves to work. HR leaders must develop strategies to keep talent engaged, empowered, and prepared for the future.

Organizational success starts with people, always. Build the relationship with your team first, and the results will follow.

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Inside the mindset of entrepreneurial leaders who transform risk, passion, and vision into world-changing results.

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Building a Business Empire: Lessons from the World’s Boldest Entrepreneurs

Learn essential lessons, success strategies, and mindset shifts every aspiring entrepreneur needs to overcome challenges and build a thriving business.

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Back in July 2017, I attended a business seminar on entrepreneurship in India. With my appetite for learning and meeting new people, I wanted to explore the latest developments in the entrepreneurial world. (more…)

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Why Ideas Are More Valuable Than Resources for Entrepreneurial Success

Discover why ideas, not resources, are the true driving force behind entrepreneurial success, innovation, and lasting growth.

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History shows us that the greatest minds, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Walt Disney, Stephen King, and countless others, faced failure early on. Yet, instead of seeing failure as the end, they treated it as a comma in their story, not a full stop. (more…)

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