A persistent myth about practice is that practice makes perfect. This is true only if your actual practice is perfect, since only perfect practice makes perfect. Perfect Practice Source: Google Images ...

It was the day before a high-stakes sales pitch. I was a consultant working with a sales rep, who was sweating it — literally. His manager and I watched him practice his presentation a final time — in ...

Someone doing similar work in a similar context can provide a valuable road map As you learn to do a task automatically, you can free your brain for creativity When you push yourself out of your ...

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? According to the old joke, “practice, practice, practice.” While it may sound like good advice, it’s not the best or fastest path because practice can only get you so ...

The biggest problem the best advisors face is capacity. Providing excellent service to clients takes time. Excellent service, in return, attracts more clients—resulting in the need to find more time!

Lydell Young, a basketball skills trainer, has coached young people in Rochester for about five years at Practice Perfect Training. Lydell began skill development after an injury in high school -- he ...

When trying to perfect a golf swing or basketball shot you might do best to practice various related tasks rather than focusing on a certain drill, a new study suggests. Past research has shown mixing ...

Clichés are clichés if only for the fact that they so often turn out to be true. Name the one you like the most and, if you take the time to look, you’ll find plenty of examples to validate the cliché ...