The Compound Effect

Viewing yourself as your toughest competitor is one of the best ways to multiply your results. Go above and beyond when you hit the wall. Another way to multiply your results is pushing past what other people expect of you—doing more than “enough.”

Richard Branson built his career on doing the unexpected.

Find the line of expectation and then exceed it.

You have to build a program that you can do for fifty years, not five weeks, or five months.

“Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.”

Envisioning your success as an unstoppable locomotive may help you stay enthusiastic about getting into your own rhythm.

Their habits, disciplines, routines, and consistency were the keys that unlocked momentum for each. And they became unstoppable when Big Mo showed up to their party.

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).

Predictably, without a pre-kick routine, their performance under time pressure greatly diminishes.