THE COMPOUND EFFECT - DARREN HARDY pot

[...]... about it The phenomenal power of the Compound Effect is that simple The difference between people who employ the Chapter_1.indd 13 4/21/10 12:58:24 PM 14 THE COMPOUND EFFECT Compound Effect for their benefit compared to their peers who allow the same effect to work against them is almost inconceivable It looks miraculous! Like magic or quantum leaps After thirty-one months (or thirty-one years), the person... simplicity of the Compound Effect For instance, they quit after the eighth day of running because they’re still overweight Or, they stop practicing the Chapter_1.indd 9 4/21/10 12:58:16 PM 10 THE COMPOUND EFFECT piano after six months because they haven’t mastered anything other than “Chopsticks.” Or, they stop making contributions to their IRA after a few years because they could use the cash— and it doesn’t... self-improvement CDs with me), I’m grateful for the success skills I learned from my dad, and my other mentors along the way The Compound Effect reveals the “secret” behind my success I’m a true believer in the Compound Effect because Dad made Chapter_1.indd 8 4/21/10 12:58:14 PM THE COMPOUND EFFECT IN ACTION 9 sure that I lived it, each and every day, until I couldn’t live any other way if I tried But if you’re... in the fairy-tale endings found in movies and novels We’ve lost sight of the good, old-fashioned value of hard and consistent work Let’s examine these hurdles one by one You Haven’t Experienced the Payoff of the Compound Effect The Compound Effect is the principle of reaping huge rewards from a series of small, smart choices What’s most interesting about this process to me is that, even though the. .. half-dozen basics, when focused on and mastered, constitute the operating system that can take you to any goal you desire and help you live the life you were meant to live? This book contains Intro.indd 3 4/21/10 1:07:39 PM 4 THE COMPOUND EFFECT those half-dozen fundamentals; they comprise the operating system called the Compound Effect Before we dig in, I have one warning: Earning success is hard The. .. CHAPTER 1 THE COMPOUND EFFECT IN ACTION You know that expression, “Slow and steady wins the race”? Ever heard the story of the tortoise and the hare? Ladies and gentlemen, I’m the tortoise Give me enough time, and I will beat virtually anybody, anytime, in any competition Why? Not because I’m the best or the smartest or the fastest I’ll win because of the positive habits I’ve developed, and because of the. .. Toll-free: 866-SUCCESS (78 2-2 377) www.SUCCESS.com SUCCESS is a registered trademark and SUCCESS magazine, SUCCESS Books and its colophon are trademarks of SUCCESS Media All trademarks and registered trademarks included in The Compound Effect are property of their rightful owners Printed in the United States of America Book design by Greg Luther and Amy McMurry Edited by Erin Casey ISBN: 97 8-0 -9 8 1-9 512 4-9 ... massive, the steps, in the moment, don’t feel significant Whether you’re using this strategy for improving your health, relationships, finances, or anything else for that matter, the changes are so subtle, they’re almost imperceptible These small changes offer little or no immediate result, no big win, no obvious I-told-youso payoff So why bother? Most people get tripped up by the simplicity of the Compound. .. as a single father He wasn’t exactly the soft, Chapter_1.indd 5 4/21/10 1:40:31 PM 6 THE COMPOUND EFFECT nurturing type He was a former university football coach, and he hard-wired me for achievement Thanks to Dad, wake-up calls were at six o’clock every morning Not by a loving tap on the shoulder or even the sound of a radio alarm No, I was awakened each morning by the repetitious pile-driving sound... situations In fact, if you charted the three men’s weights, you’d see a rounding error of zero They’d look exactly equal Chapter_1.indd 12 4/21/10 12:58:22 PM THE COMPOUND EFFECT IN ACTION 13 At the end of ten months, we still can’t see noticeable changes in any of their lives It’s not until we get to the end of the eighteenth month that the slightest differences are measurable in these three friends’ appearances . “With The Compound Effect, Darren Hardy has joined the ranks of the great self- improvement authors! If you are serious about success and living your true potential,. Twitter (@DarrenHardy), Facebook (DarrenHardyFan), and before live audiences of entrepreneurs across the country, Darren distills the best of the best