The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary 1668432664

The TEN Pillars of Success
Dr Josephine Perry
The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

Dr Josephine Perry is a chartered sports and
exercise psychologist.

Success is something many of us crave and yet
achieving it is so difficult.

Successful people share ingrained
psychological ‘pillars’

What success is not…
Success is not winning. Winning might feel

great for a moment or two , but its fleeting.
Winning doesn't give us a sense of well being

Success is not about being macho and
mentally tough – it is about being flexible and
authentic.
Success is about who you are and not what

others think you should be.

10 pillars of success
1. Belonging
2. Mastery
3. Autonomy
4. Purpose
5. Confidence
6. Process
7. Courage
8. Optimism
9. Internal insight
10. Gratitude

Being a member of a group allows us to pool
our effort, resources, skills, knowledge.

Secure individuals have high self esteem and a
strong sense of belonging.

In sport belonging is expressed in the power of
teams. Specialist support and use of
technology can connect athletes in meaningful
ways.

Belonging comes from having high quality
social interaction and a special bond with a
few people who really matter.

Loneliness makes it harder to control and
regulate our habits and behavior.
Suicide is also higher amongst those who are

lonely.

A 2019 study showed that 31 % of us find it
difficult to make friends.

The easiest way to develop social connectivity
is to join groups. Groups usually have a
common interest.
Volunteering is another way to develop social

connectivity.

A genius is a talented person who has done all
his/her homework.

Mastery is not a destination, it’s a journey,, it is
the idea that we have a knowledge base that
we can refine and expand.
True mastery requires repeated trial and error.

Most of us can recognize competence from
incompetence. But how does one recognize
mastery?
It is usually others who are able to spot that in

us.

When you see someone who has mastery,
there is a halo around their work, you can
make out the immense discipline they have to
bring mastery to work.

The mastery mindset is about focus, is never
about comparing yourself with someone else.
It is about the depth of understanding and the
focus on the process of learning.

In order to achieve mastery, you need to set
up mastery goals and set up a mastery climate
which is learning and challenging all the time.

Perfectionism can both help and harm us.

Autonomy is being the source of your own
behavior.
Autonomy comes from:

1.The belief that we control our actions.
2.Freedom from being pressured by others
and
3.The flexibility to make choices.
Autonomy is not about standing alone and
shunning everyone else.

Being autonomy supportive as a leader means
giving people candid supportive feedback, it is
about listening to the said and unsaid.

To create autonomy supportive environments,
leaders must do the following:
1.use charisma to exert influence

2.inspirational motivation
3.intellectual stimulation and
4.individual consideration for team members

If you want to change people, focus on
feedback on behavior- things that they
consistently display -pettiness, jealousy,
inability to give credit etc.

Explaining is important when we set out goals.
This encourages people to commit to it.
Incorporating appreciation, delegation,

explanation and trust shapes autonomy at the
workplace.

Purpose is like our destination. We don’t
always know how to get there but we can have
an end point

Japanese call purpose ‘ikigai’ which is living life
with energy and motivation.

The second element of purpose is wanting to
contribute to the wider world.

Stability of purpose enables us to be
consistent

If we put direction, contribution and
consistency we might think of it as an
organizational framework, akin to scaffolding.

People who are more purposeful show the
following:
extroversion
agreeableness
conscientiousness
emotional stability
openness to experience
Purpose can also make people with bad
intentions successful. Dictators is a good
example.

In sport confidence is the biggest difference
between success and failure.
Confidence is a mixture of self belief and

positivity.

Once we have confidence from mastery, then
we tend to keep it with us for some time.

If we plan, research and practice, we get
better confidence.

Too much confidence can lead to arrogance,
too little and we become timid.
Overconfidence stunts our growth.

Superstitions also give us a sense of security
and confidence.
Controlling the controllable gives us

confidence.

Being energized by others success can be a
way to build confidence, please don’t see
them as rivals.

When you put process ahead of outcome, you
can focus on the moment

Studies of successful people show that while
they have an end in mind, their day to day
focus is on process

Process helps us set more effective goals and
maintain control over them. They turn our
intentions into actions by showing us where to
focus our attention.

Look at goals as
Outcome goals
Process goals
Goals set the tone for our day to day lives and
provide us with structure.

John Wooden the legendary coach gave
specific feedback 65 % of the time, he never
spoke in generalities like ‘ you need to practice
more’
Being process driven is fundamental to

maintaining emotional controlling all areas of
life.
A key trigger we often see in high performers
is perfectionism.

You never lose if you learn.
Establishing a routine is possibly the best

process for the outcome you desire. You see
football players, golfers doing that before
every game.

Courage has two dimensions – physical and
moral. Physical you get hurt.
Both have vulnerability, we must open up to

how we feel about it.
Courage is influenced by culture. We walk a

tightrope and that's called integrity.
Courage is a powerful partner to the other
pillars.
Bravery demonstrates openness, this is

required to maintain close relationships,
ensuring we remain authentic.

Social support helps people be courageous.

Steps towards Courage
1. Become aware of what’s going on
2. Recognize that we might need to act
3. Consider our role in the situation
4. Run an internal cost benefit analysis of being involved.

All courage is determined by the ethical
boundaries we set for ourselves.

Optimism is the the belief that good things will
happen, both now and in the future.
Pessimists plan for the worst while optimists

expect the best.
Optimists take challenges/difficulties as

temporary setbacks.

Improved health is one outcome of optimism.

Relentless optimism is also not good.
Gambling is relentless optimism.

Internal insight is like self awareness. Internal
insight is the ability to notice and respond to
behaviors habits, motivations and emotions.
It is an impartial attitude about ourselves and

how we feel in different situations.

Internal insight is about
1.our core self

2.our social sense
3.our key emotions
4.our emotions
5.our competencies

Internal insight supports our success.

Insightful leaders have high levels of self
awareness, they tend to be viewed, they seem
more committed, better at mentoring, and
more able to influence people.

A less intense way to develop self awareness is
to regularly put aside time for reflection.

Gratitude comes when we appreciate what we
have, it is the quality of being thankful and
acknowledging the good in our life.

Possessing gratitude gives us a mental
structure to kindness and benevolence.
The pilar that gratitude supports most is

belongingness.

Gratitude helps balance our biases.
Journaling is a good way to practice gratitude.

Who should you thank for this week?

Framing feedback with gratitude is a great
combination.

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The TEN Pillars of Success

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

Success is not winning. Winning might feel

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

Success is about who you are and not what

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

Suicide is also higher amongst those who are

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

Volunteering is another way to develop social

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

True mastery requires repeated trial and error.

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

It is usually others who are able to spot that in

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

Autonomy comes from:

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

1.use charisma to exert influence

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

Incorporating appreciation, delegation,

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

Confidence is a mixture of self belief and

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

Controlling the controllable gives us

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

Being process driven is fundamental to

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

Establishing a routine is possibly the best

The Ten Pillars of Success Book Summary Shiv

Both have vulnerability, we must open up to