Quotes from Richard Young

High performers pick the shortest path to the right evidence to make decisions that matter.

Our brains are belief engines, not truth engines.

If we don't know what we do and why we do it, everything else will look like a possible option.

Everyone has one system they use and one they are building, but most do not see the bigger picture of the system they are in.

Awareness is the first objective - not action and change.

There are no solo high performers. The best support teams are tight open and honest they have learned that agreement is not a priority but understanding the truth is.

Goals don't separate high performers; systems do.

The puzzle of performance becomes much simpler when the bar is visible each day.

By seeing and improving the system, we create leverage.

System changes come directly from thinking changes.

High performers not only practice deliberately, they think deliberately.

Self-aware learners create exceptional performances.

When the performance system is made clear, decision-making becomes more accurate.

Fixing feels like motion, but is not always progress.

Conviction is knowing what to add and what to remove for a performance system we fully understand.

The best performers know themselves better than the competition.

Energy, not time, is the main currency in high performance.