Consistency is a controversial term. Consistency in performance is not the same thing uniformity. To be consistent means we are agile enough to perform consistently under pressure amidst changing conditions, in any setting. To be successful, identify and communicate points of connection (shared goals, priorities, values) that transcend differences and enable us to build relationships and to work together effectively.

To grow and innovate, we must successfully manage in between short- and long-term planning, fast and slow thinking—certainty and uncertainty; we must adapt between these modes in any situation (when adaptability is needed). To hold our certainty lightly to learn is the ultimate flexible tension.

Many people think they know their values. They’ll choose health, community, or some other value. But when we think of our values, we tend to think of ourselves aspirationally, and not how we really live day to day. If you want to know your real values, think about what got you in and out of the greatest peaks and valleys of your life.

Friendship, bonding, cooperation, and cohesion are essential core qualities enabling success. How? They inform us we cannot become successful unless we work well with others. Earnestness binds friendship, bonding, cooperation, and cohesion. Therefore, being earnest is essential for reaching success.

When we demonstrate all the other skills—competence, practice, cohesion, initiative—we increase our potential for success. But if we aren’t driven toward greatness, we won’t be our best. Along with our basic skills, composure and confidence are building blocks for greatness. With greatness (however we define it) as the primary goal, we can align our peak performance when our peak performance is needed.

Both universities and organizations are investing in training that helps people learn to present themselves—in big meetings or public speaking and compelling storytelling. Classes can instruct us in ways to walk, look, and act, but it is a mistake to think that any school can teach either composure or confidence. Those qualities cannot be taught. 

Composure and confidence are the byproducts of all of the other qualities (practice, commitment, bonding, determination, et al.) in place. We can't have either if we don't have all the others. 

A genuine consideration and regard for others that makes the group stronger and more resilient.

Skill is knowing all of the details related to complete a particular task and being able to execute them well. Expertise--deep skill--goes beyond knowledge and execution. It includes timing, the ability to perform the skills under pressure, in adverse environments, and the ability to improvise when necessary. 

Specific activities quire specific conditioning. This observation is most evident to us in sports. Training for a diver is different than it is for a tennis player. Conditioning is a form of tending. Buildings have a lifespan. The lifespan of a high rise has different needs than a single-family home. It's the same with businesses, social causes, and other inanimate things. Everything in the world needs conditioning and tending.