Sounds interesting right? So 10X rule is quite straightforward- 10 times thinking and 10 times taking actions. In other words, you need to have a broad positive mindset as well as take 10 times more actions than anyone else would do. The bottom line here is that to succeed you have to be willing to do what others are unwilling to do

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As long as you are alive, you will either live to accomplish your own goals and dreams or be used to accomplish someone else's

The main reason why most of the times we feel frustrated and give up on our goals is that we underestimate the amounts of actions, energy and time required to achieve it. Consequently, we feel discouraged and disappointed when we can't achieve the goals we set; we label those goals unattainable or unreasonable and either ultimately give up on them or reduce them

Why We Quit Our Goals 

Never reduce the target . Instead, increase actions

What if you you stop just casually waiting for success happen to you and instead make it actually happen by yourself? Most of us treat success as an option, luck or miracle that happens to some and doesn't to others. Yet, when we stop treating success as an option and instead start treating it as our duty, as our own responsibility and obligation, that's when we will start living up to our full potentil.

Treat Success As You Duty

Ask yourself how close are you to your full capacity

Constantly being a crybaby, whiner and making a victim out of yourself - will not help you at all to make any changes in your life. You will truly start making progress and tangible changes in your lifestyle when you will start taking 100% control over your mindset, thoughts, decisions, reactions and actions; because ultimately they are indeed withing your control.

Take Control Over Your Life 

There are 4 degrees of action : 1 - doing nothing, 2 - retreating, 3 - taking normal levels of actions, 4 - taking massive actions. Well just like their names suggest, first degree of action is literally when you don't do anything, second one is when you avoid taking action ultimately retreating. Third degree owhen you take average amount of actions, buy it also creates mediocre results too! Finally 4th degree is when you take a lot of actions that will create outstanding results.

4 Degress Of Action 

Ware up! No one is going to save you

The problem with setting goals that are too low or average is that they won't motivate you to execute needed actions to achieve them; hence, set bigger 10X goals (yet stay realistic) because they will encourage you to take more action because you are capable of much more than you are doing now.

Set 10X Goals 

Once you match your mindset with the right purpose, you will start taking 10X actions - and find yourself simultaneously propelled into more places than you ever thought possible.

It's an incredible book for anyone out there who strives for success in their life, and overall if you've been waiting for something that will kick your butt to start taking action, then it's the right book for you ^^ Here are some of my main take-aways from the book, hope you find them  useful ^^

Achieve "Massive Action" results and accomplish your business dreams! While most people operate with only three degrees of action-no action, retreat, or normal action-if you're after big goals, you don't want to settle for the ordinary. To reach the next level, you must understand the coveted 4th degree of action. This 4th degree, also know as the 10 X Rule, is that level of action that guarantees companies and individuals realize their goals and dreams. The 10 X Rule unveils the principle of "Massive Action," allowing you to blast through business clichŽs and risk-aversion while taking concrete steps to reach your dreams. It also demonstrates why people get stuck in the first three actions and how to move into making the 10X Rule a discipline. Find out exactly where to start, what to do, and how to follow up each action you take with more action to achieve Massive Action results. <ul> <li>Learn the "Estimation of Effort" calculation to ensure you exceed your targets</li> <li>Make the Fourth Degree a way of life and defy mediocrity</li> <li>Discover the time management myth</li> <li>Get the exact reasons why people fail and others succeed</li> <li>Know the exact formula to solve problems</li> </ul> Extreme success is by definition outside the realm of normal action. Instead of behaving like everybody else and settling for average results, take Massive Action with The 10 X Rule, remove luck and chance from your business equation, and lock in massive success.

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Grant Cardone is a world-renowned entrepreneur, author, speaker, investor, and coach. He owns and operates seven privately held companies, and a private equity real estate firm, Cardone Capital, with a multifamily portfolio of assets worth over $4 Billion. He is featured on Season 2 of Discovery Channel's Undercover Billionaire, where he takes on the challenge of building a million-dollar business in 90 days. Grant is also a New York Times bestselling author of 11 business books, including The 10X Rule.Cardone uses his massive 15-million plus following to give back via The Grant Cardone Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to mentoring underprivileged and troubled youth in financial literacy and entrepreneurship - especially those without a father figure.

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The 10X Rule

Casey couldn't keep up swimming with a sea turtle, because it was using waves to its advantage, and anytime a wave would come at turtle, it barely floated; however when a wave came from behind, it would paddle faster to use the power of the wave. 
The moral of the story is that everyday we are faced with incoming waves made up of different activities and people who take away out energy, attention and time, meanwhile outcoming waves are things that are in tune with our purpose of existing, and make us feel fulfilled. So be more conscious and selective about what you choose to do everyday.

Your Time And Energe Is Limited

Most of us are caught up in an idea that one day, for example when we retire, have more money, have more time etc - we will be able to do something that we truly want. But the reality is that you can do whatever that your heart wants today, right now and even everyday. You don't have to wait for a magical one day to come, in order to start doing what you want. And that's the moral of the story that Mike tells John about a fisherman.

Why Not Do It Now?

"Are you spending a lot of time doing what you want?

You won't get tired, you won't need to recharge, you won't feel burnt out, if you are doing the things that you want and enjoy. You will be so immersed in doing what you like that it will not feel tiresome; moreover, your enthusiasm and passion regarding doing that thing will become contagious, which in turn will create a multitude of new opportunities to you, because people will be drawn to you

Do What You Want 

Don't let other external factors control you. Only you truly know what you want from your existence, so stop letting other people and circumstances control you. You are the one who is responsible for making decisions and taking actions in your life. You are in charge of your own destiny.

It Is Up To You

Be active in choosing your path or it will be chosen for you

It's not enough to know the concept. The point is to actually put it in use

The thing is, John, life is an amazing story. It's just that sometimes we forget we're the author, and we can write it however we want..

The whole book is about a guy named John, who feels very lost in life, and suddenly he stumbles upon a café, where he has very deep conversations with 3 people - Casey, Mike and Ann. Eventually as he talks to them, the conversations profoundly change his perspectives on life.

The five time bestseller of the year that has transformed the lives of millions around the world. In a small cafe at a location so remote it stands in the middle of the middle of nowhere, John-a man in a hurry-is at a crossroads. Intent only on refueling before moving along on his road trip, he finds sustenance of an entirely different kind. In addition to the specials of the day, the cafe menu lists three questions all diners are encouraged to consider: Why are you here? Do you fear death? Are you fulfilled?With this food for thought and the guidance of three people he meets at the cafe, John embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Along the way he discovers a new way to look at life, himself, and just how much you can learn from a green sea turtle.

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