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The Seven Skills Steps - Performance Practice

Forget Practice Makes Perfect and Perfect Practice Makes Perfect.

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Wayne Goldsmith
Jul 16, 2025
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Three Key Concepts:

  • "Practice makes perfect" is wrong - Performance Practice creates champions

  • Seven progressive steps from basic learning to competition mastery

  • Training must replicate competition condi…

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