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Autor: Darren Hardy
Hodnocení: 4,5/5
The Compound Effect se objevuje snad na všech žebříčkách knih o byznysu nebo self-help. A po jejím přečtení se ani nedivím, proč tomu tak je.
Darren Hardy dokázal na pár stranách dobře vysvětlit, jak mohou malé změny v našem chování zcela změnit náš život.
Celkem dobrá shoda náhod byla, když jsem při čtení knihy na Twitteru narazil na tento obrázek:
Na něm je krásně vidět, jak i minimální změny mohou mít obrovský dopad a jakou změnou člověk projde při srovnání s tím, kdyby jeho chování zůstalo stejné.
Jelikož většinu každodenních věcí děláme na autopilota, velkou roli v Compound Effectu hrají zvyky. Proto je třeba se zbavit těch špatných a vytvořit si ty dobré.
O zvycích jsem už četl celou knihu, konkrétně The Power of Habit od Charlese Duhigga, ale určitě mi nevadilo si některé věci zopakovat, protože je to opravdu jeden z nejdůležitějších prvků úspěchu.
Darren pak přímo píše návod, jak se zbavit zlozvyků:
- Zjistit spouštěče (kdo, co, kde a kdy)
- Vyklidit dům (obrazně i doslova)
- Vyměnit za něco jiného (lepší návyk)
- Začít pomalu (účinné pro zakořeněné zvyky)
- Nebo do toho skočit (pro někoho paradoxně snazší, účinné pro více zvyků najednou)
A pak přidává i návod, jak implementovat dobré návyky:
- Připravit se na úspěch (realisticky plánovat podle lifestylu, odstranit možné překážky)
- Namísto odpírání myslet na to, co člověk může
- Povědět o tom rodině, přátelům, na internetu
- Najít si partnera, který na to bude dohlížet (každý týden mu napsat zhodnocení)
- Udělat si z toho soutěž s přáteli
- Často oslavovat (týden, měsíc, důležité milestony, odměňovat se)
Nakonec Darren mluví také o tom, jak na nás působí to, co si vkládáme do hlavy, s kým se nejčastěji stýkáme a v jakém prostředí žijeme. Opět je to něco, co už sice vím, ale je dobré si to zopakovat.
Vybrané pasáže
You already know all that you need to succeed. You don’t need to learn anything more. If all we needed was more information, everyone with an Internet connection would live in a mansion, have abs of steel, and be blissfully happy.
The Compound Effect is the principle of reaping huge rewards from a series of small, smart choices.
The most challenging aspect of the Compound Effect is that we have to keep working away for a while, consistently and efficiently, before we can begin to see the payoff.
I want you to know in your bones that your only path to success is through a continuum of mundane, unsexy, unexciting, and sometimes difficult daily disciplines compounded over time.
Everything in your life exists because you first made a choice about something. Choices are at the root of every one of your results. Each choice starts a behavior that over time becomes a habit. Choose poorly, and you just might find yourself back at the drawing board, forced to make new, often harder choices. Don’t choose at all, and you’ve made the choice to be the passive receiver of whatever comes your way.
We are all self-made men and women, but only the successful take credit for it.
The (Complete) Formula for Getting Lucky:
Preparation (personal growth) +
Attitude (belief/mindset) +
Opportunity (a good thing coming your way) +
Action (doing something about it) =
Luck
“The day you graduate from childhood to adulthood is the day you take full responsibility for your life.”
The first step toward change is awareness. If you want to get from where you are to where you want to be, you have to start by becoming aware of the choices that lead you away from your desired destination. Become very conscious of every choice you make today so you can begin to make smarter choices moving forward.
The biggest difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people are willing to do what unsuccessful people are not.
Your choices are only meaningful when you connect them to your desires and dreams. The wisest and most motivating choices are the ones aligned with that which you identify as your purpose, your core self, and your highest values. You’ve got to want something, and know why you want it, or you’ll end up giving up too easily.
All of the hows will be meaningless until your whys are powerful enough.
To truly ignite your creative potential and inner drive, you have to look beyond the motivation of monetary and material goals.
“If you want to have more, you have to become more. Success is not something you pursue. What you pursue will elude you; it can be like trying to chase butterflies. Success is something you attract by the person you become.”
Be patient with yourself. If you fall off the wagon, brush yourself off (not beat yourself up!), and get back on. No problem. We all stumble. Just go again and try another strategy; reinforce your commitment and consistency.
You have to build a program that you can do for fifty years, not five weeks, or five months. It’s okay if you go strong for a while, but you’ve got to see light at the end of the tunnel where you can start scaling it back.
When you start thinking about slacking off on your routines and rhythms, consider the massive cost of inconsistency. It is not the loss of the single action and tiny results it creates; it is the utter collapse and loss of momentum your entire progress will suffer.
Everyone is affected by three kinds of influences: input (what you feed your mind), associations (the people with whom you spend time), and environment (your surroundings).
“Never ask advice of someone with whom you wouldn’t want to trade places.”
When conditions are great, things are easy, there aren’t any distractions, no one is interrupting, temptations aren’t luring, and nothing is disturbing your stride; that too is when most everyone else does great. It’s not until situations are difficult, when problems come up and temptation is great, that you get to prove your worthiness for progress. As Jim Rohn would say, “Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.”
Find the line of expectation and then exceed it. Even when it comes to the small stuff—or maybe especially then.
Giving a little more time, energy, or thought to your efforts won’t just improve your results; it will multiply them. It takes very little extra to be EXTRAordinary. In all areas of your life, look for the multiplier opportunities where you can go a little further, push yourself a little harder, last a little longer, prepare a little better, and deliver a little bit more.
Motivation without action leads to self-delusion.