Book Byte #36 "The Compound Effect" by Darren Hardy
Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success
📣 Curious Quotes from the Author:
“The biggest difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people are willing to do what unsuccessful people are not.”
”You alone are responsible for what you do or don’t do, or how you respond to what’s done to you.”
“The Compound Effect is the principle of reaping huge rewards from a series of small, smart choices.”
“The secret to success was then, and is now, hard work, discipline, and good habits.”
“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.”
“Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.”
“Small, Smart Choices + Consistency + Time = RADICAL DIFFERENCE”
“Forget about willpower. It's time for why-power. Your choices are only meaningful when you connect them to your desires and dreams. The wisest and most motivating choices are the ones aligned with that which you identify as your purpose, your core self, and your highest values. You've got to want something, and know why you want it, or you'll end up giving up too easily.”
“It's not the big things that add up in the end; it's the hundreds, thousands, or millions of little things that separate the ordinary from the extraordinary.”
“The first step toward change is awareness. If you want to get from where you are to where you want to be, you have to start by becoming aware of the choices that lead you away from your desired destination.”
“In essence, you make your choices, and then your choices make you.”
“Seek out positive people who have achieved the success you want to create in your own life. Remember the adage: “Never ask advice of someone with whom you wouldn’t want to trade places.”
“The dream in your heart may be bigger than the environment in which you find yourself. Sometimes you have to get out of that environment to see that dream fulfilled. It’s like planting an oak sapling in a pot. Once it becomes rootbound, its growth is limited. It needs a great space to become a mighty oak. So do you.”
📚 Cognition of the Book’s Big Idea:
The keys to success are accepting responsibility for your life, developing healthy daily routines, fostering discipline, and pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone. Getting at your goals quickly can be damaging and is often impossible. Instead, consistent progress and patience will bring you where you want to be.
Prove you are the boss.
To prove to yourself that you have complete control over your behavior and decisions, refrain from smoking, stop drinking your favorite wine, or eat one healthy meal every day for 30 days. Completing this objective will let you realize that you are truly in control of your own life.
🛠️Fixing the Tech Industry
We fix things everyday. Little tweaks here and there to keep things running efficiently and smoothly. Why should our lives be any different? It’s not about making the big decisions correctly or having the skills to show up and play a bigger part in a project or suck up to the boss, it’s about making micro-adjustments along the way.
As long as you can say you did better than you did yesterday, you will continue to grow and the effect will compound into living a great life.
🤝 Collaborate with others with this Social Media Prompt:
What is one area in your life right not that you could put the compound effect to the test with?