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Darren Hardy – Strategic Priorities Quiz
1. Darren Hardy lists three productivity secrets of super
achievers. What is the first one?
a. Get an MBA.
b. Find a great mentor.
c. It’s not what you do. It’s what you don’t do.
d. Network constantly.
2. Darren says productivity secret number two is learning to
focus on the vital few things. What does that involve?
a. Do fewer things.
b. Do fewer things more often.
c. Get better at the vital few things.
d. All of the above.
3. (True or False) Darren makes the point that long hours are very
different from hard work. Hard work is doing the things that are
hard to do.
4. Super Bowl champion Coach Vince Lombardi said the key to
winning is what?
a. Be brilliant on the basics.
b. Recruit the top players at every position.
c. Practice twice a day.
d. Do team-building exercises.
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5. Darren says to be successful you need to concentrate on only
three functions. What percentage of your time should you devote
to them?
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 90%
6. Darren cited a CNN World research poll about how many minutes
of genuine productivity a CEO logs. How much time?
a. 60 minutes.
b. 90 minutes.
c. Two hours.
d. Three hours.
7. Darren’s money manager told him one of the paths to riches for
entrepreneurs is to “be a good quitter.” What did he mean?
a. Know how to do every job and then teach someone else how to do it.
b. Quit everything until no one reports to you.
c. Move from labor to leadership.
d. All of the above.
8. Darren identifies productivity secret number three as developing
unconscious habits of success. List the three steps he
recommends to develop habits that help you reach your goal.
1) _______________________________________________ .
2) _______________________________________________ .
3) _______________________________________________ .
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9. Darren makes the point that there is no such thing as multitasking.
Rather, people switch from one task to the next. If you switch to
more than 10 activities throughout the day, your IQ drops what
percentage?
a. 2 percent.
b. 5 percent.
c. 10 percent.
d. 15 percent.
10. What one attribute does Darren say is the reason for his
success?
a. Hard work.
b. Sense of humor.
c. Consistency.
d. Superior product.
Bonus question – Finish this statement: Everything you do is
____________________________________________________ .
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Answers
1. c.
2. d.
3. True.
4. a.
5. d.
6. b.
7. d.
8. 1) Write it down every time you do a key behavior for 30 days.
2) Track it.
3) Analyze the results.
9. c.
10. c.
Bonus – keeping you from doing what you should be doing.