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We recently interviewed this author, Dr. Benjamin Hardy - you can download that episode and listen here.

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1.. In psychology, there’s an increasingly crucial concept called psychological flexibility, which is defined as the ability to respond to obstacles successfully and in a way that is congruent with personal standards. Essentially, psychological flexibility is moving towards chosen goals even when it’s emotionally difficult. 

2.. 10x isn’t about more but less, 10x is also not about quantity, it’s about quality. 10x is a qualitative difference from before and after, a wholesale innovation and upgrade. 10x is the equivalent of going from crawling to walking; from not knowing the alphabet to reading; from living in your parent’s basement to living on your own; from being awkward and shy to a bold and emotionally-intelligent leader. 10x is tantamount to going from horse and buggy to a car. You may be in the same genre — such as transportation — but you’re not comparing apples to apples.

3.. When an objective has a large spectrum of possible pathways or solutions, then it’s not a useful tool. Goals are a filtration tool, filtering the signal from the noise, clarifying where to focus for the highest impact.

4.. Small goals don’t require 80/20 thinking, because small goals don’t require much adjustment from your current approach.

5.. 10x simplifies. 2x keeps things complex and muddled. When you make 10 your target, 80 percent of your current clients and relationships become impediments. Also, 80 percent of your current activities, habits, and mindsets become impediments. Letting go of the 80 percent isn’t easy, because the 80 percent is your comfort zone.

6.. To go 10x you simplify your focus by continually letting go of everything that doesn’t meet your 10x filter. Each time you go 10x, the filter gets finer and finer, letting less pass through.

7..Through courageously adapting toward your commitments, you experience many “losses” and failures along the way, which you can utilize as feedback and learnings.

8.. In order to become the best, you must embrace the art of quitting. Those who become the best don’t hold onto any 80 percent activity or identity for too long.

9.. Money is an abstraction, it’s a finite game. Wealth is reality, it’s an infinite game. There’s no scarcity of wealth. Wealth is the byproduct of choosing freedom, and you can create as much wealth as you want.

10.. The ancient Greeks had two words for time: kairos and chronos. While chronos refers to to chronological or sequential time, kairos signifies a period or a season, a moment of indeterminate time in which an event of significance happens. Chronos is quantitative. Kairos has a qualitative, permanent nature. If you’re in kairos, you can tap into higher levels of being, connection, and inspiration. If you’re in chronos, time will pass you by. You’ll be caught in paralysis-by-analysis or busy-ness but not real movement.

Advancement is kairos. Busy is chronos.

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