1: Science defines identity as “a well-organized conception of the self, consisting of values and beliefs to which the individual is solidly committed.”
Our identity is based on two things.
First, the story we tell ourselves about ourselves.
And second, the standards or commitments we hold for ourselves.
“Put simply, our identity as a person is what we’re most committed to,” Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy write in 10x Is … continue reading
1: Steve Jobs once observed: “You can’t connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backwards. . . Because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well-worn path.”
This week, we’ve been exploring strategies to go 10x. Rather than 2x. Which is our default mode. Do what we’re doing. … continue reading
1: There are two ways to approach any situation. Two ways to approach life.
Are we playing a finite game? Or an infinite game?
“A finite game is played for the purpose of winning,” writes Dr. James Carse in his book Finite and Infinite Games. An infinite game is played “for the purpose of continuing the play. . . Finite players play within boundaries; infinite players play with boundaries. … continue reading
1: The research is clear. When we feel our lives and work are a calling, good things happen.
We “experience greater overall subjective well-being or happiness as well as greater career success than those who view their work as a job or career,” Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy write in 10x Is Easier Than 2x.
A calling is defined as “a sense of purpose, [that] we’re doing what we … continue reading
1: Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was working on his groundbreaking research on flow, the state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter.
Mihaly contacted Peter Drucker, the preeminent management thinker, to interview him regarding creativity.
Peter’s response struck a chord with Mihaly, so much so that he included it in his book:
“I am greatly honored and flattered by your kind … continue reading
1: In 2014, Nike announced it would release the “P-ROD 8,” American skateboarder Paul Rodriguez‘s eighth signature shoe.
P-Rod became only the fourth athlete ever to release eight unique signature shoes. The other three athletes? Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James.
“Having a signature shoe with Nike is an extremely rare feat,” Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy write in 10x Is Easier Than 2x: How … continue reading
“Ninety-nine percent of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for the mediocre. The level of competition is thus fiercest for ‘realistic’ goals, paradoxically making them the most time and energy-consuming. It’s easier to raise $1,000,000 than it is $100,000. It’s easier to pick up the one perfect 10 in the bar than the five 8s.” -Tim Ferriss
1: As human beings, we have a strong aversion to loss.
“We fear and avoid loss far more than we seek gain,” Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy write in 10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less.
When it comes to personal growth, releasing our previous identity “can feel like an enormous loss,” Dan and Ben note.
“Letting go of who we’ve been, how … continue reading
1: James Clear‘s book Atomic Habits has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
“To put this in proper perspective,” Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy write in 10x Is Easier Than 2x, “out of the millions of books published each year, less than 20 will go on to sell over one million copies. The average U.S. book sells less than 200 copies per year and less than 1,000 … continue reading
1: The year was 2002. Chad Willardson was one of 100 trainees who started the financial advisor training at Merrill Lynch in Southern California. He was 24 years old.
The success metric was clear: Achieve $15 million under management within 18 months or be fired.
“It was a brutal and intense growth curve,” Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy write in 10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More … continue reading
