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In Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig wrote, “Steel can be any shape you want if you are skilled enough, and any shape but the one you want if you are not.” In this book, you’re going to learn how personality is shaped, and how you yourself can and should be its shaper. You’ll learn to be the architect and blacksmith of your p... See more

Benjamin Hardy • Personality Isn't Permanent

You want to leap into a demanding situation and allow that situation to reshape your identity.

Benjamin Hardy • Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success

Betterment

ModernMind Publications • Generative AI for Beginners Made Easy: Master Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Fundamentals, Learn Creative AI, and Enhance Your Skills With Interactive Real-World Exercises

Holding on to the 80 percent is embracing a 2x identity wherein you avoid major changes and maintain your status quo. To go 10x again and again, Chad shed the identity that got him here for the identity that would get him there.

Dan Sullivan • 10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less

Make Continuous Learning a Habit

ModernMind Publications • Generative AI for Beginners Made Easy: Master Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Fundamentals, Learn Creative AI, and Enhance Your Skills With Interactive Real-World Exercises

“The rule is simple: the person who fails the most will win. If I fail more than you do, I will win. Because in order to keep failing, you’ve got to be good enough to keep playing.”

Dan Sullivan • The Gap and the Gain

Getting enough clarity to move forward a few steps toward your goal; Hiring a mentor who is world-class at what you want to do; and Joining a mastermind group filled with role models and people who will help you elevate your life.

Benjamin Hardy • Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success

Just as 10x isn’t about more but less, 10x is also not about quantity. It’s about quality.

Dan Sullivan • 10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less

What is your 20 percent that if you went all-in on, you’d become 10x more valuable and impactful? What are the few things you do and the few people you work with that produce most of your success and excitement? What is your 80 percent that is keeping you grinding away, and ultimately a distraction for your biggest future jumps?