This article focuses on the secrets of peak performers. The Work and Family Institute, a part of the Family Services and Involvement Section of Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, has identified the several qualities peak performers share. The first quality is vision which sees where peak performers want to go, what they want to do, the goal and the path to get there. Another key point is focus which causes the performer to direct more of his energy toward the goal. Another secrets are values, passion, emotional intelligence, balance and resiliency.