The Compound Effect (Darren Hardy)

GOAL: Earn an extra $100,000 in income in 2010 General description of WHO I NEED TO BECOME: • I am a disciplined master of time efficiency. • I focus solely on high-payoff and high-productivity actions. • I wake up an hour earlier and review my priority objectives each morning. • I fuel my body properly and exercise four days a week so I am energetic and highly effective each work hour. • I feed my mind ideas and inspiration that will support and bolster my passion. • I surround myself with peers and mentors who elevate my expectations and prod me to rise to greater levels of discipline, commitment and achievement. • I am a smart, confident and effective leader. • I seek and cultivate the strength and greatness in everyone around me. • I deliver excellence to my clients and continually find ways to ‛wow’ them, encouraging repeat transactions and abundant referrals. New habits, disciplines or behaviors I need to START: • Get up by 5am, feed my mind with positive material—30 minutes reading and 30 minutes of audio of something inspirational and instructional every day • 30 minutes of quiet thinking time • 30 minutes of planning time, eating a healthy fiber and protein rich breakfast

• Exercise for at least 30 minutes three times a week • Calling on 10 new major accounts per week, checking in, servicing and further developing 10 existing clients per week, planning each day the night before, remembering birthdays and anniversaries of employees and clients, following news, blogs and updates of target accounts… Existing healthy habits, disciplines or behaviors I need to EXPAND: Recognizing my teammates when they achieve, delegating administrative tasks, going into the office early, being prompt, professional dress… Poor habits or behaviors I need to STOP: • Watching two hours of TV at night and listening to news in the car • Attending unproductive meetings and saying yes to projects in conflict with my highest priorities • Gossiping with colleagues, complaining about the economy, the market, team members or customers • Taking personal calls or spending time on Facebook or other personal social media sites during the day • Eating after 7:30pm, more than one glass of wine at night, extended lunches without clients... Top three modifications and how I will implement it into my daily routine: HABIT, IMPLEMENTATION IN ROUTINE BEHAVIOR OR DISCIPLINE Feed mind Read 30 min first thing in morning while coffee brews. Listen to audio on commute to and from

Call on 10 new office. clients per week Tues 2pm-5pm, Weds 10am-12pm, Thurs 1pm- Supportive 4pm associations Join and commit to bi-weekly mastermind forum Get the complete, printable worksheet at www.TheCompoundEffect.com/free     Weekly Rhythm Register

Get the complete, printable worksheet at www.TheCompoundEffect.com/free Input Influences Assessing Your Input Let’s look at all the potential ways you are feeding your mind less-than- supportive input. Just put a zero if you don’t do a particular activity.

List three ways you will cut or significantly limit your input of negative, fear mongering, worrisome, gossip or needless social commentary input via newspapers, TV, radio, magazines, Web sites or otherwise. Your Plan to Feed Your Mind What are the ways you will proactively feed your mind positive, inspirational, abundant, prosperity-minded ideas, information and input? Get the complete, printable worksheet at www.TheCompoundEffect.com/free    

Association Evaluator Assessing Your Current Associations   This is about the amount of TIME you spend with people outside of your immediate household (spouse and kids) and your strict work interactions (those in your office, unless you spend time outside of work with them). Evaluate their level of success in each of the areas below. Now, organize your associations into the following three categories: dissociations, limited associations and expanded associations.       Disassociations   Maybe you need to disassociate from someone in the chart above, or anyone else who is involved in your life to any degree, who has a negative influence on you—mentally, emotionally, attitudinally, physically or otherwise. These are people who have a negative effect on what you talk about, what you eat, drink, do, watch, listen to, etc.

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THE COMPOUND EFFECT

Enhanced Audiobook Also Available! Take the next step in implementing the Compound Effect in all areas of your life. Read by Darren Hardy, this inspiring audiobook includes additional anecdotes and success strategies from some of today’s greatest achievers. This special-edition version will motivate you to take action. Also on TheCompoundEffect.com • Free downloadable resources and worksheets that will help you put the power of the Compound Effect to work in your life. • Share The Compound Effect with others in your life. Special discounted pricing is available for bulk orders of the book. More on Darren Hardy To have Darren Hardy speak to your organization about the principles found in The Compound Effect or other success insights, e-mail [email protected].   For more information about Darren, visit: www.DarrenHardy.com. Connect with Darren and a community of like-minded, ambitious achievers online:   www.twitter.com/DarrenHardy  

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