Interested in the group. You are the sum total of the five people who are closest to you, so surround yourself with great thinkers and doers. Reach up” in relationships. Surround themselves with people who are smarter, brighter and more creative. People who assume the position of victim will never be secure—simply because they elect to turn over responsibility to another party and because they never elect to know for themselves what they can do.”

Wherever you set the bar for your goal, if you shoot for 10X the results, you’ll end up in a much better place. One of the greatest turning points in my life occurred when I stopped casually waiting for success and instead started to approach it as a duty, obligation, and responsibility,” Cardone writes.

Limiting the success that you desire is a violation of the 10X Rule. Be willing to overextend yourself to the point that others think it’s unreasonable. The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz: The concepts in The Magic of Thinking Big line up perfectly with The 10X Rule. Imagine what would happen if you elevated your thinking and had bigger dreams that you worked towards? I read The Magic of Thinking Big years ago, but I did not write a review. Whatever happens or doesn’t happen in our lives is caused by us. By using excuses and blaming others, we will never achieve success. Instead, we should accept responsibility for our actions. We can improve the quality of our lives and reduce the occurrence of seemingly random unfortunate events.

Mega success is not possible without overexposure. You have to be everywhere at the same time, so people recognize your name, brand and logo. Many people fail to accomplish their goals because they are average and not set high enough from the start. To maintain enthusiasm, Grant Cardone states that you must set goals using the 10X Rule to raise your attention. As many have been taught to limit themselves, keep the following in mind when setting goals: Be proactive, take responsibility for your life: Everything that occurs in your life, good or bad, is your responsibility, even if outside forces are at play. If something negative happens to you, even if you did not have control over it, ask yourself, “If this situation arises again, what can I do to reduce its negative impact?” This new mindset puts you in the driver’s seat of your life, and you occupy a position of power.

The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone in a Nutshell

In poker when you go “all in,” you can win or lose everything. In life, the most valuable things, such as mindset, actions, energy, ideas, persistence, and creativity, never run out. We don’t have to play it safe, we can play “all in” all the time. You do not have to fear overexposure because if you are continually raising the success bar, it’s unlikely that you will become stale.

Success is no different than any other skill. Duplicate the actions and mindsets of successful people, and you will create success for yourself.” The biggest mistake most people make is not setting their goals correctly. And that’s why they don’t try hard to get it; ultimately, they can’t get what they want. So in this book, we will learn how to dream ten big dreams with our thinking and achieve them by working ten times more than what is needed for them. Chapter 1. What is the 10X Rule?Work-life balance is a flawed way of thinking. It is better to be interested in abundance as opposed to balance. Successful people think in terms of all while unsuccessful people place limits on themselves. To be successful, you need to control your time and emotions. Unfortunately, time is limited, so people worry a lot about time management. In The 10X Rule, Grant Cardone discusses that being average is a formula for failure. Any undertaking that includes accepting average will not get the work done and fail you sooner or later. Average doesn’t work in any area of life. Anything that you give only average amounts of attention will start to subside and eventually cease to exist. Sooner or later, the very same people who were putting you down will be admiring you for what you have done,” Cardone writes. The 10X Rule is the one thing that guarantees you will get what you want in amounts greater than you ever thought imaginable. It can work in every area of life: spiritual, physical, mental, emotional, familial, and financial.