Studying performance outliers helps us 'reformat' ourselves. For example, Nick Saban's persistence countermands time wasting. If you read Monte Burke's Saban, you understand how his childhood work (his father demanded perfection in washing cars) and football experience shaped him.
"It doesn't take any ability to give effort." Go to 2:16 of the video. Saban doesn't mince words.
Studying former Celtics' assistant Kevin Eastman reveals hyperfocus on self-education, adding value, and establishing buy-in.
"We can learn every single night we're at home...study other coaches...the best are the best for a reason."
Del Harris studies communication and has great faith. His book On Point shares many examples of special teams.
"There are more Senators than there are NBA coaches...the odds are that you need to stay within a level and work you way up."
We 'core sample' a lifetime of experience. Imagine a tree with 90 percent green leaves and 10 percent yellow leaves. When we wear a blindfold (prior ignorance) and grab two leaves off the ground, we get a non-representative sample of the tree. If we want a better representation of excellence, we need bigger samples (more experience). It's available on the Internet. Study usually reveals complexity, no easy narrative.
If we want to be outliers, then we must create exceptional effort and exceptional work daily.