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A review by Rudrasen Sitoleh
March 25, 2017
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The Domino effect• The authors beautifully tie physics principle to the
law of action
• Getting extraordinary results is all about creating a domino effect in your life.
• Toppling dominoes is pretty straightforward. You line them up and tip over the first one.
• In the real world, though, it’s a bit more complicated.
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The Domino effect
• So every day they line up their priorities anew, find the lead domino, and whack away at it until it falls.
• Why does this approach work? Because extraordinary success is sequential, not simultaneous.
• The key is over time. Success is built sequentially. It’s one thing at a time
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The 3 parts
1. THE LIES
2. THE TRUTH
3. EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS
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Part IThey mislead and
They derail us
The lies and the backwash
बकवास !
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Everything Matters Equally
• To-do lists inherently lack the intent of success.
• how can you make your todo list stepping-stone for the next so that you sequentially build a successful life?
• One pulls you in all directions; the other aims you in a specific direction.
• A to-do list becomes a success list when you apply Pareto’s Principle to it.
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Do more - Multitask
• Don’t feel bad when you get distracted. Everyone gets distracted.
• Distraction undermines results. you can end up doing nothing well.
• Multitasking is an illusion. Its really Task switching. Multitasking takes a toll.
• Give it your undivided attention to your top thing
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Be more Disciplined
• Don’t be a disciplined person. Be a person of powerful habits and use selected discipline to develop them.
• If you are what you repeatedly do
• Build one habit at a time. Success is sequential, not simultaneous.
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Must have more Willpower
• Don’t spread your willpower too thin. decide what matters and reserve your willpower for it.
• Time your task. Do what matters most first each day when your willpower is strongest.
• Don’t fight your willpower. Build your days around how it works and let it do its part to build your life.
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Must balance work & life
• Work versus Family balance myth
• Think about two independant balancing buckets.
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A Balanced Life
• Counterbalance your personal life bucket independentantly of work.
• Family and career have different dynamics
• An extraordinary life is a counterbalancing act.
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Big Is Bad
• Think big. Don’t order from the menu.
• Act bold. Don’t fear failure.
• Don’t let small thinking cut your life down to size.
• Adopt a Growth mindset
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Part IIThe simple path to productivity
The Truth
सच्चाई?
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The Focusing Question
• The Focusing Question is a great question designed to find a great answer.
• The Focusing Question is a double-duty question. It comes in two forms: big picture and small focus.
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The Focusing Question• The Big-Picture Question: “What’s my
ONE Thing?” Use it to develop a vision for your life and the direction for your career or company;
• The Small-Focus Question: “What’s my ONE Thing right now?” Use this when you first wake up and throughout the day.
• Asking the Focusing Question is the ultimate success habit for your life.
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The Success Habit
• Start with the big stuff and see where it takes you.
• Understand and believe it.
• Make it a habit.
• Leverage reminders. Recruit support.
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The Path to Great Answers
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The Path to Great Answers
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Part IIIUnlocking the possibilities within
you
Extraordinary Results
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Live with purpose
1. Happiness happens on the way to fulfillment.
2. Discover your Big Why. Discover your purpose by asking yourself what drives you.
3. Absent an answer, pick a direction.
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Live by Priority1. There can only be ONE
2. Goal Set to the Now
3. Put pen to paper
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Live for Productivity
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Live for Productivity
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The Three Commitments to your ONE thing
1. Follow the Path of Mastery
2. Move from “E” to “P”
3. Live the Accountability Cycle
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The Commitment – To Mastery
• Commit to be your best. • It is the combination of not only doing the best
you can do at it, • but also doing it the best it can be done.• mastery takes time, it takes a commitment to
achieve it.
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The Commitment to move “E” to “P”
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Accountability Commitment
• Take ownership of your outcomes.
• Change occurs only when you’re accountable.
• Find a coach.
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The Four Thieves of Productivity
1. Inability to Say “No”
2. Fear of Chaos
3. Poor Health Habits
4. Environment Doesn’t Support Your Goals
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The Journey - Ahead
• Put yourself together, and your world falls into place.
• When you bring purpose to your life, know your priorities, and achieve high productivity
• Then your life makes sense and the extraordinary becomes possible!
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