What are the 3 ways to be 'abnormal' to improve performance?



Jason Serck, director of sports psychology at

St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, analyzes the psychology of many athletes in his book, Organize Tomorrow Today , which describes eight principles for improving performance. One of them is that 'if you want to be the top in any field, you have to be' abnormal '', and there are ways to become 'abnormal' to make a difference from 'normal' people.

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EC information site 'for business Capital Ando Growth Jasper, who introduced the' Organize Tomorrow Today 'in' has said, '' abnormal 'to become it was most sounded in my mind' in the eight principles. The 'abnormal' method described by Mr. Serk is a means to deviate from the average ordinary existence, and the following three methods have been proposed.

◆ 1: No excuse
In the book, Serk said, 'Most of the time, people who don't perform well in a variety of areas make excuses. Taking an excuse for themselves spurs actions that lead to different successes than others. I can do it. '

There are many excuses to hold the challenge, 'if you have money,' 'if you have time,' 'if you are younger,' 'if you have the understanding of your family.' As a result of repeated excuses, I couldn't do a good performance that would set me apart from others.

Jasper cites Rose Bramkin , the founder of Nebraska Furniture Mart, as an example of a person who has made his dream come true without making excuses for his situation. Bramkin could not read and write since he was a child, and could hardly speak English. When Bramkin arrived at the American port from his hometown of Belarus, he was treated as if it were a cargo, with a tag with a destination on the collar. The only job I could do for Bramkin, who had no education and no language skills, was a low-paying job.

However, while holding a handicap, Bramkin saved $ 2,500, or about $ 45,163 in 2020, and opened the Nebraska Furniture Mart in 1937. At the time of writing, Nebraska Furniture Mart has annual sales of about $ 1.5 billion (about 161.822.5 million), making it one of the largest furniture stores in the United States.


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◆ 2: Think only about what you can control
Known as a great basketball coach, John Wooden is the head coach of UCLA Bruins , leading the team to 10 victories and 88 consecutive victories. However, Woodden did not immediately succeed as a coach. The turning point for Wooden was the day when he decided to 'think only what he could control'.

Shortly after Woodden started coaching, the team was practicing in a dilapidated facility with multiple teams. Wooden felt that the team was in a disadvantage, but decided not to lament the uncontrollable practice environment, but to make improvements within his or her own control. We focused our efforts on everything that we can control, such as improving the basic physical fitness of the players, practicing repeated defense, and wearing shoes to avoid making beans.

About two years later, in two seasons, the Wooden team achieved their first victory. As a result, UCLA Bruins also gained new practice facilities and a stadium dedicated to basketball. In his later years, Woodden wrote to his son in a handwritten note: 'Be careful about what you can control. If you are too trapped, anxious, engrossed or involved in something you can't control, you have a negative effect on what you can control. It will have an effect ”.



It's a waste of time to worry about being out of control, and it can lead to a vicious cycle of poor performance due to the stress of worrying. In a book, Selck said, 'If you get frustrated by something, write down a list of what you can control and what you can't do, so you can take action towards what you can control. It will be an opportunity to wake up. '

For example, if you run an e-

commerce site like online shopping, the following list will be created, jasper gives an example.

Out of control
・ Google search algorithm
・ I cannot get a loan
・ Trends of competitors

Can control
· Delight users
・ Production of content relevant to users
・ Find new customer base
・ Investment in systems and processes
・ Reduction or elimination of unproductive activities




◆ 3: Focus on how to solve the problem
When something goes wrong, common psychology says that 'just feeling out what you're having will make you feel better', but that doesn't solve the problem. Instead of talking to someone, 'I think within 60 seconds of hitting the problem, think about what I'm doing and come up with at least one solution to the problem,' Serk recommends. Also, the first idea that comes up is not the best, so I repeat the idea within 60 seconds.

Furthermore, it is also important to think positively toward solving the problem, not to consider the negative side of the problem. In his book, Serk looks back on the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals game. In

the sixth round of the 2011 World Series, the Cardinals were in the bottom of the ninth innings, not only was the Texas Rangers three points ahead, but the Rangers had already won three. The Cardinals fans were giving up halfway, but the Cardinals players weren't giving up.

The Cardinals players were focused on finding solutions rather than on the negative side of being defeated when they were in trouble. Avoiding thinking about the scoreboard, pressure, and the possibility of defeat, and faithfully executing the routine of 'waiting for a good throw and hitting' and 'do not try too hard at bat' to get points. As a result, the Cardinals won the 6th round by reversing, and in the history of the World Series, it became the team that scored 4 consecutive innings from the 8th to the 11th extension for the first time and achieved the reversal.



Instead of looking only at the problem as it gets worse and giving up or turning away from it, you can continue to think about ways to get good results and improve performance.

In addition, in the book, Mr. Selck puts each idea as 'at least 90 days' in order to establish 'don't make excuses', 'think about what you can control', 'focus on how to solve problems' It needs to be done. '

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