How can we improve our performance?
Whether we are preparing for an athletic competition, climbing a mountain, or even engaging in our professional activities, this question often lingers in our minds.
As lawyers, we are constantly subjected to intense pressures and demanding tasks to process, analyze, and draft large volumes of documents. The fast-paced world we live in, coupled with the increasing sophistication of business, requires professionals not only with deep knowledge but also with the ability to innovate and identify creative solutions to meet our clients’ needs.
The book You² (You Squared) by Price Pritchett is a simple yet powerful work that prompts a change in attitude and mindset to achieve higher performance. Personally and professionally, this book has left a profound mark on me because of its challenging and inspiring message.
With fascinating simplicity, Pritchett invites us to reprogram our mindset while encouraging us to surpass our limits through what he calls “quantum leaps.” As we turn the pages of You², Pritchett motivates the reader to multiply their personal effectiveness, not through gradual or incremental improvements, but by taking quantum leaps to achieve greater results — ultimately, to become You Squared.
Pritchett’s formula is based on quantum physics, which, he asserts, has astonishing implications for the power of the mind. Thus, the strategy to provoke quantum leaps involves acting differently; it requires consistently setting new tracking patterns, focusing on possibilities rather than limits or obstacles, and, ultimately, having faith and trust in one’s potential to achieve goals — that is, acting with the complete conviction that what you aspire to will happen.
The idea of becoming You Squared is a vision that can be applied to every personal endeavor. It is a formula for surpassing your limits and enhancing personal performance. As a lawyer, applying this strategy in my daily practice has allowed me to address client requirements from a new perspective, to analyze cases more broadly, and ultimately, to avoid acting like the fly that insists on trying to get through the window when just a few steps away, the door is open — a metaphor used by the author in the book.
You² revolutionizes your mind, energizes your heart and soul, and propels you toward a higher plane of productivity. It is truly a work worth reading, inspiring you to continuously enhance your capabilities and to become You Squared.
Written by:
Patricio Santos, Director