The Compound Effect
Darren Hardy

Summary

Short book on the law of compounding - one of the major keys to success

Notes

The future is what you make of it

It’s no great achievement to go with the crowd. Be the unusual guy, the extraordinary guy

Small smart choices + consistency + time = radical difference

Hard work, discipline and good habits

Every choice has an impact on the compound effect

Think about a thanksgiving journal for a love one where you write about what you appreciate them every day for a year and give it to them them

You have to be willing to give 100% with zero expectation of anything in return

Luck surrounds us every day. When luck comes your way, take advantage of it

Choose to be 100% responsible for your life

Biggest difference b/w successful and unsuccessful people is successful people are willing to do what unsuccessful people are not

Use a tracking journal every day

We are what we repeatedly do - Aristotle

You must know your ‘why’

Success without fulfillment is failure

Whatever you vividly imagine, constantly desire, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass - Paul Meyer

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort or convenience but where he stands at times of challenge - MLK

Be patient as the compound effect takes times

Worry about consistency over long periods of time, not results. Be a tortoise

Flush out negative inputs with positive ones

Never ask advice of someone who you wouldn’t want to trade places

You will get in life what you expect and expect you are worthy of it

Go beyond your effort once you’ve hit the wall

Do the unexpected

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