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Interview Patty

4 Principles for Staying Cool Under Pressure - and Succeeding

You can become a super performer

We all ask ourselves the same desperate question from time to time: How am I going to make this work?!

“No matter how well we’ve done laying the groundwork for everything to run smoothly - becoming educated, choosing the right spouse, treating others well - we all face situations that challenge us,” says Dr. Robert J. Cerfolio, a world-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon known as “the Michael Jordan of lung surgery."

“If we can keep our cool and adhere to some basic principles, we can not only meet any challenge – we can perform with excellence.”
A high-performance athlete in high school and college, Dr. Cerfolio parlayed his talents and focus into pursuing his medical career and creating a happy family with his cherished wife, Lorraine, and their three sons.

But after battling breast cancer, Lorraine recently passed away. Cerfolio, author of “Super Performing at Work and at Home: The Athleticism of Surgery and Life,” (www.superperforming.com), shares the principles that helped him through that greatest of all challenges and lesser ones along the way.

“Apply these principles in work, sports and life in general, and you can become a super performer,” he says.

  • Pressure equals opportunity
  • Strive to hit .400 every year – keep your eye on the prize; write it down
  • Lean toward a “we-centered” ego rather than a “me-centered” one
  • Time to quit? Rub some dirt on it

Read the full article at:abwa.org

Patty Block, President and Founder of The Block Group, established her company to advocate for women-owned businesses, helping them position their companies for strategic growth. Charting the course for impactful, sustainable, profitable businesses, the beacon is control: of your strategic direction, your money, your time, your staffing, and your ability to bring in business. The Block Group brings together the people, resources and ideas that build results.

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