The Encore Effect: How to Achieve
Remarkable Performance in Anything
You Do by Mark Sanborn
An Inspiration To Achieve
Whether you want to win that new account or inspire your family and
friends, bestselling author and acclaimed speaker Mark Sanborn shows us
how to make every performance count.
Every day, we are called to perform— at work, at home, in our
communities. But is it possible to make every performance outstanding,
the kind that leaves people applauding for an encore?

Mark Sanborn, leadership expert and bestselling author of The Fred
Factor, says that anyone can achieve remarkable performance time after
time—no matter what their personality, strengths, or weaknesses. In The
Encore Effect Sanborn demonstrates, through his own experiences as well
as those of the people he’s worked with in his career, how you can
cultivate the traits shared by remarkable performers and achieve
extraordinary results in all aspects of your life. The secrets lie in five steps:
Passion: The fuel for remarkable performance
Prepare: How remarkable performance begins
Practice: It won’t make you perfect, but it will make you better
Perform: How to engage your audience
Polish: Making your performance shine
Whether your “stage” is an office, a sales floor, the boardroom, or your
own home, Sanborn’s sound advice and rousing encouragement will help
you shine in every situation where it matters most.
Personal Review: The Encore Effect: How to Achieve
Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do by Mark Sanborn
Reviewed by Andrey Bilko for RebeccasReads (12/08)
The main point of "The Encore Effect" is to inspire readers to achieve all of
the set goals and become the best, not average or good, at whatever it is
that he or she is doing, whether it is performance at the job, home, or
anywhere else. The book makes you stop and think about your own
performance: why is mediocrity often perceived as enough? Why not
strike for the top, for the best of the best? The only thing stopping us from
achieving the best results is ourselves. If something goes unplanned and
not as preferred, we try to find excuses and put the blame on something or
someone else. Why not take the responsibility and blame for the lack of
achievement, and learn from the failure in order to improve for the future?
Not many individuals can achieve excellent results without failing first,
learning from their mistakes, and improving for the future. "The Encore
Effect" shows examples of famous people, who are considered the best in
their fields, but who also failed quite a few times before achieving those
heights.
"The Encore Effect" compares everyday life situations to performances. It
does not hurt to pretend like you are an actor, performing in front of an

audience, hoping to grab your audience's attention and change someone's
life, while doing it. Actors, musicians, and other performers achieve
excellent results through vigorous practice, over and over again. And many
life situations are not any different from musical or theatrical performances.
Most of the time, it is very beneficial and almost necessary to practice, in
order to achieve the best results. It is necessary to set specific goals and
practice before whatever it is that you need to do, whether it is a sales call
or a date with a loved one. Practice is what gives people an extra edge,
allowing them to become professionals and experts at what they do. It has
been shown that gaining expertise at something requires 10,000 hours of
practice (see recently published "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell). Practice,
practice, and more practice, while knowing specific and realistic goals, is
all that is needed "to achieve remarkable performance in anything you do."
If you could not tell from the previous paragraphs, I found the book really
inspiring, a text that makes you reconsider your own behavior, making you
strive for excellence. In addition, this book has a lot of inspiring Christian
commentary, which was no interest to me, but I am sure, is interesting to
many. Overall, I recommend reading this book to everyone; it is a simple,
quick read. In some cases, it may be considered common knowledge, but
it does not hurt to remind yourself of such common knowledge once in a
while. Sometimes, it is just too easy to forget.
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