Thinking Bigger
Which is more likely to stretch your potential: aiming small or aiming high?
Aiming high.
Q: What’s more likely to create big results: doing a little or doing a lot?
A: Doing a lot.
Who is most responsible for the outcomes in your life?
You are.
What emotion often holds people back from taking risks or trying new things?
Fear
What habit is more important than motivation for long-term success?
Discipline.
What word describes a mindset that focuses on possibility rather than limitation?
Optimism.
In a competitive field, what type of effort helps people stand out?
Extraordinary or consistent effort.
What trait involves taking ownership of both your failures and wins?
Accountability
What usually happens to fear when you confront it repeatedly?
It gets smaller or weaker.
What do you build by taking consistent daily action?
What’s more likely to lead to creative thinking: solving small problems or huge ones?
Huge ones.
What’s the risk of waiting for perfect conditions before starting something?
Never going to start
What kind of attitude leads people to blame others for their lack of progress?
Victim mentality.
What kind of growth typically lies on the other side of fear?
Personal or professional growth.
What kind of effort produces better results: intense bursts or steady repetition?
Steady repitition
What do visionaries and high achievers often have in common when setting goals?
They think beyond what’s considered realistic.
Q: If you want to double your results, what’s the most direct strategy?
Double your effort.
What type of person sees challenges as their job to solve, not someone else's?
A proactive person
What’s more harmful: feeling fear or letting it stop you?
Letting it stop you.
What’s the downside of only working when you “feel like it”?
becomes unreliable
Why do ambitious goals often lead to greater achievement, even if they aren’t fully reached?
Because they push people to take greater action and grow more.
in The 10X Rule, Grant Cardone explains that most people fail not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit. Big goals are motivating and force you to raise your standards. Even if you don’t fully reach them, the effort you put in helps you grow, achieve more, and become stronger
Q: What separates high performers from average ones when obstacles appear?
A: They keep pushing and increase their effort.
“When you face resistance, you find out how committed you are. Most people hit resistance and retreat. The 10X Rule assumes resistance is part of the game and pushes you to go harder — not back off.”
What mindset leads people to pursue goals no matter the obstacles?
A sense of personal duty or mission. “Treating success as an option is one of the major reasons why more people don’t create it for themselves.” Most people see success as something they might achieve. But Cardone argues that high performers see it as something they must achieve — a non-negotiable mission.
Why do successful people often act before they feel “ready”?
Because waiting for comfort can lead to missed opportunities.
“Never take the position that things will just work out. People who wait for things to work out rarely get what they want.” Successful people don’t wait for everything to be perfect or for themselves to “feel ready” — they act now. Cardone emphasizes urgency over comfort.
What is the best predictor of success in any long-term goal?
Consistency over time. “Success is no different than any other skill. Duplicate the actions and mindsets of successful people, and you will get similar results.”
Success is the result of repeated behaviors, not one-off bursts of energy, Cardone explained.