The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

It’s about the small steps that are completed consistently over time that will create a radical difference.

“Commitment is doing the thing you said you were going to do long after the mood you said it in has left you.” p. 109

Main Takeaways

Responsibility and Ownership

“You hold the power. Everything is up to you. You’re responsible for everything you do or don’t do, and how you respond to what’s done to you.” p. 29

Inertia and Momentum

Objects at rest tend to stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force. Objects in motion tend to stay in motion, unless something stops their momentum.

Newton’s first law of inertia applied to this concept is about making new choices and then building that momentum over time.

Routines and Action Plans

Set yourself up for success ahead of time.

“The key to becoming world class in your endeavors is to build your performance around world-class routines. It can be difficult, even futile, to predict or control what will show up in the middle of your workday. But you can almost always control how your day starts and ends.” p. 102

Short episode for reflecting on where you could be giving yourself a little more credit.

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How have you gotten over disappointment?
Short answer: Sometimes you don’t.
Long answer: You learn how to integrate it and manage it by building emotional resilience and mental toughness.

Main Takeaways:
Choose to learn what you can from the experience.
Have radical honesty and acceptance about what went wrong.
Know what’s reasonably within your control and understand the difference between disappointing yourself vs disappointing others.
Move forward.