Exceptional Achievers

In my journey through life I often wondered what physical and mental characteristics caused some people to rise above the average person. Define average; I would say average is at or below the successful level in life. This status is usually achieved by hard physical work, better than average formal education, a varied background of experience or a combination of afore mentioned items.

My observations to date have indicated two characteristics must be present to rise above the successful category. The first is a photographic memory and second is exceptional sight or ability to track fast moving objects or comprehend visual items at a high rate of speed.

The photographic memory is self explanatory but alone does not make the super powered person, but gives a person the ability to comprehend and retain information in greater quantities.

The sight theory was more difficult to recognize until I observed two events which tied it to the memory. First item was a study on wild game and the ability to see or not to see physical mass. It was observed that a duck is not able to see items moving more than 40 miles an hour, restricting the size of their ability to mass information about their surroundings. Second was a statement from Tiger Woods when describing his golf swing after he hit a perfect drive. He stated that as the club head approached the ball he noticed the club face was slightly open but was able to correct the problem before he struck the ball. Baseball players that have that exceptional sight are better hitters because they can follow the ball through the pitch. How many of you could swing a golf club and say the clubface was not at the right angle before you hit the ball? How many of you did not see the ball when it was a few feet from the bat? Good skeet and trap shooters have this characteristic to varying degrees. This exceptional sight broadens a persons world because they see more and in greater detail, linked with the photographic memory makes them exceptional.

The key to all this is the desire to focus and utilize this power to the best of their ability.