#9 - 10X Your Life
Grant Cardone was recently ranked among the Top 10 Most Influential CEOs. After getting into drugs and running with the wrong crowd Grant hit rock bottom at 25 years of age. He decided to turn things around and developed his new lifestyle following what he calls the “10X Rule” (pronounced: ten x). This lifestyle eventually became the premise of his first book The 10X Rule. Grant’s 10X energy is what makes him so fascinating; he is one of the most passionate, fired-up, energetic, (and successful) people out there.
Think about the average person and how hard they work to achieve the things they want. Grant points out that people fall into four categories.
[if !supportLists]1. [endif]Doing nothing
[if !supportLists]2. [endif]Retreating (any time you procrastinate, give up, or move on)
[if !supportLists]3. [endif]Average activity
[if !supportLists]4. [endif]Massive action
You probably know some people that seem to do nothing—they aren’t willing to put in any effort and as a result they probably aren’t a very good athlete. Most of us have probably struggled with #2 at some point—procrastinating is easy to do but it doesn’t help us achieve our goals. Probably most of the people you compete against are putting in an average effort—they aren’t exceptional but they do ok. Finally, they are the people who are so good they make it look easy. One thing I can assure you, they are working harder than most everyone else—they are taking massive action.
When thinking about your 10X goals, you shouldn’t compare yourself against others or average but instead focus on what your potential is. The average American probably can’t run a mile. If you compare yourself against that awful standard, you’ll feel pretty good. Instead, compare against your potential—how good could you be at your sport?
To make your goals 10X goals, you have to set the goals so big that you wake up excited about your goals and motivated to get after it. Instead of making your goal to win state, why not make it to win nationals? If you set a massive 10X goal like that and end up falling short (podium at regionals), chances are you’ve far surpassed what you would’ve thought possible.
Here are a few ways you can think about 10X in your own life:
[if !supportLists]· [endif]On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being your maximum potential, where are you?
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Are you giving your best effort?
[if !supportLists]· [endif]If you want to make the varsity team set your goal to win state
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Spend more time and energy on the things that you want to will achieve
10X goal setting may not work for everyone. If you get frustrated by goals that are extremely hard to achieve, SMART goals may be a better approach. Rewrite the goals you came up with yesterday as 10X goals. Do you think 10X goals will help you take massive action and accomplish what you want?
