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The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure Kindle Edition

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While most people operate with only three degrees of action-no action, retreat, or normal action-if you're after big goals, you don't want to settle for the ordinary. To reach the next level, you must understand the coveted 4th degree of action. This 4th degree, also know as the 10 X Rule, is that level of action that guarantees companies and individuals realize their goals and dreams.
The 10 X Rule unveils the principle of "Massive Action," allowing you to blast through business clichŽs and risk-aversion while taking concrete steps to reach your dreams. It also demonstrates why people get stuck in the first three actions and how to move into making the 10X Rule a discipline. Find out exactly where to start, what to do, and how to follow up each action you take with more action to achieve Massive Action results.
- Learn the "Estimation of Effort" calculation to ensure you exceed your targets
- Make the Fourth Degree a way of life and defy mediocrity
- Discover the time management myth
- Get the exact reasons why people fail and others succeed
- Know the exact formula to solve problems
Extreme success is by definition outside the realm of normal action. Instead of behaving like everybody else and settling for average results, take Massive Action with The 10 X Rule, remove luck and chance from your business equation, and lock in massive success.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherWiley
- Publication dateApril 12, 2011
- File size1901 KB
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From the Publisher

I have been studying successful people most of my life and have found the differences between them and the people who accomplish less worth noting—and it's not what you might expect. The distinctions between these two groups have nothing to do with economics, education, or demographics. Although these experiences and events certainly influenced them and their viewpoints, they are not ultimately the determining factors in their lives. I can show you people with no education, who were reared by broken families in terrible surroundings, but still managed to grow their successes to stratospheric levels.
Successful people talk, think, and approach situations, challenges, and problems differently than most people—and they definitely think about money differently. The only way to be successful is to take the same actions that successful people take. Success is no different than any other skill. Duplicate the actions and mind-sets of successful people, and you will create success for yourself.
The following list includes just a handful of the commonly found qualities, personality traits, and habits that make successful people the way they are. This list is a starting point for your 10X Rule journey and will allow you to become more aware of the kinds of habits and characteristics you should be developing—and encouraging your employees and colleagues to develop as well.
—Grant Cardone, author of The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure
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Editorial Reviews
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"It's a how-to book on how to gain the moxie, chutzpah, and relentless drive necessary to succeed."
-- "Gary Stern, journalist for The Wall Street Journal and Investor's Business Daily""Grant Cardone has hit the nail on the head with The 10X Rule--telling you the real reason people succeed greatly in any area of life!"
-- "Brian Tracy, Chairman and CEO, Brian Tracy International; bestselling author of over 45 Books ""If you don't think goal setting is important in life, don't waste your time reading The 10X Rule. If you do...Grant has set a new benchmark on the subject with his new book. Give it to a friend or colleague and it will make a huge difference in their life."
-- "Bill Jenkins, National Sales Director, Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA""The 10X Rule is dead on right! It boldly takes on the biggest issue most people skip and then wonder why they didn't reach their goals: WORK!"
-- "New York Times"From the Inside Flap
Praise for 10x Rule
Love this book. The 10X Rule is dead on right! It boldly takes on the biggest issue most people skip and then wonder why they didn't reach their goals: Work.--Larry Winget, New York Times bestselling author of Your Kids Are Your Own Fault and The Idiot Factor
Grant Cardone is the master at showing people exactly what they Must do to create the success they desire. This book is like a nuclear weapon for the reader.--Barry Poznick, Executive Producer of How'd You Get So Rich? and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
If you don't think goal setting is important in life, don't waste your time reading The 10X Rule. If you do Grant has set a new benchmark on the subject with his new book. Give it to a friend or colleague and it will make a huge difference in their life. --Bill Jenkins, National Sales Director, Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA
In The 10X Rule, entrepreneur Grant Cardone shows how to achieve success no matter your background, genetic make-up, or personal connections. In his view, success stems from working ten times harder than anyone else and displaying a 'domination mentality.' It's a how-to book on how to gain the moxie, chutzpah, and relentless drive necessary to succeed.--Gary Stern, coauthor of Minority Rules: Turn Your Ethnicity into a Competitive Edge; journalist for The Wall Street Journal and Investor's Business Daily
Grant Cardone has hit the nail on the head with The 10X Rule--telling you the real reason people succeed greatly in any area of life!--Brian tracy, Chairman and CEO, Brian Tracy International; bestselling author of over 45 Books
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PRAISE FOR THE 10X RULE
"Love this book. The 10X Rule is dead on right! It boldly takes on the biggest issue most people skip and then wonder why they didn't reach their goals: WORK!"
―LARRY WINGET, New York Times bestselling author of Your Kids Are Your Own Fault and The Idiot Factor
"Grant Cardone is the master at showing people exactly what they MUST do to create the success they desire! This book is like a nuclear weapon for the reader!"
―BARRY POZNICK, Executive Producer of How'd You Get So Rich? and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
"If you don't think goal setting is important in life, don't waste your time reading The 10X Rule. If you do . . . Grant has set a new benchmark on the subject with his new book. Give it to a friend or colleague and it will make a huge difference in their life."
―BILL JENKINS, National Sales Director, Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA
"In The 10X Rule, entrepreneur Grant Cardone shows how to achieve success no matter your background, genetic make-up, or personal connections. In his view, success stems from working ten times harder than anyone else and displaying a 'domination mentality.' It's a how-to book on how to gain the moxie, chutzpah, and relentless drive necessary to succeed."
―GARY STERN, coauthor of Minority Rules: Turn Your Ethnicity into a Competitive Edge; journalist for The Wall Street Journal and Investor's Business Daily
"Grant Cardone has hit the nail on the head with The 10X Rule―telling you the real reason people succeed greatly in any area of life!"
―BRIAN TRACY, Chairman and CEO, Brian Tracy International; bestselling author of over 45 books
About the Author
Grant Cardone is a New York Times bestselling author, international sales expert, sales trainer, and motivational speaker. He has created numerous multimillion-dollar companies, including Cardone Training Technologies, Cardone Group, and Twin Capital Management. Cardone is the author of The 10 X Rule, If Youre Not First, Youre Last, and Sell or Be Sold.
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- ASIN : B004X75OES
- Publisher : Wiley; 1st edition (April 12, 2011)
- Publication date : April 12, 2011
- Language : English
- File size : 1901 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 261 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #60,178 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the author

Grant Cardone owns and operates seven privately held companies, and a private equity real estate firm, Cardone Capital, with a multifamily portfolio of assets worth over $5 Billion. He is one of the Top Crowdfunders in the world, raising over $880 million in equity via social media. He is featured on Season 2 of Discovery Channel's Undercover Billionaire, where he takes on the challenge of building a million-dollar business in 90 days. Grant is also a New York Times bestselling author of 11 business books, including The 10X Rule, which led to Cardone establishing the 10X Global Movement and the 10X Growth Conference, now the largest business and entrepreneur conference in the world. Cardone uses his massive 15 million plus following to give back via his Grant Cardone Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to mentoring underprivileged and troubled youth in financial literacy.
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Grant Cardone writes a game changing book, this book is great for entrepreneurs and sales teams. The book talks about talking massive actions, aligning your goals with other goals. It is a highly motivational book and I would recommend anyone reading this to read it like a text book. Reading once through is not good enough. I see a possible book sequel with proper in-depth tools and tips.
The 10X Rule book talks about:
1. The 10X Rule
§ You must set targets that are 10 X what you think it will take to accomplish.
§ Massive thoughts are followed by taking massive actions, operating at 10X levels.
Grant Cardone says that people generally do not take enough action, let alone massive actions. People are generally setting targets that are too low and not exciting, spending time competing and not dominating. 10X rule says do 10 actions and set targets 10 times higher than you first imagine.
2. Why the 10X Rule Is Vital
§ Never reduce a target. Instead, increase actions.
§ Any target attacked with the right actions in the right amounts with persistence is attainable.
Grant talks about the more actions you take, the better chances of you getting "lucky".
3. What is Success?
Success is important. If you quit caring, then you quit winning; quit winning long enough, and you will just plain quit.
4. Success is your duty.
You must constantly demand success as your duty, obligation, and responsibility.
5. There is no shortage of success.
You must rid yourself of the concept of success can be restricted in any way. Operating under this notion will hurt your ability to create success for yourself. Being dependent on only a single thing or person for success will limit your chances of achievement.
6. Assume control for everything
Successful people accept very high levels of accountability for creating and having success for themselves and even for failing to do so. Successful people hate the blame game and know that it is better to make something happen good or bad than to have it happen to you. In other words be proactive and not reactive.
Anyone who uses blame as the reason why something happened or did not happen will never accumulate real success in life and only further his or her status as a slave.
To get where you want in life, you must adopt the view that whatever is going on in your world (good, bad or nothing) is something caused by you.
7. Four degrees of action
§ Do nothing
§ Retreat
§ Take normal levels of action
§ Take massive action.
Massive action is actually the level of action that creates new problems. Until you create problems, you're not truly operating at the forth stage of action.
8. Average is a failing formula
The addiction to average can kill the possibility of making your dreams a reality. Operating at average levels doesn't work in any area of life. Most businesses fail because they are unable to sell their ideas, products, and services at prices high enough to sustain the company and fund its activities. The company isn't able to collect revenue in quantities great enough because the people with whom the company has been built - employees, customers, and vendors - also take only average amounts of action.
9. 10X Goals
Here is what Grant describes as the method of setting 10X goals:
§ Set 10X targets
§ Align them with your other purposes
§ Write them down everyday: when you wake up and before you go to sleep.
We have been warned against setting goals "too high". The reality of that if you start small, you are probably going to go small. Many people bail out of projects when they experience any kind of resistance; their goals are not big enough. Grant talks about the importance of aligning goals to other goals to fuel will power, energy and dreams. Grant talks about never set small, attainable realistic goals , instead set unrealistic goals.
10. Competition is for sisses
Grant talks about never make it your goal to compete. Instead, do everything you can to dominate your sector. This means doing things that your competitor refuses to do.
11. Breaking out of the middle class
Grant warns about the middle class being the most suppressed, restricted, and confused socioeconomic demographic in the world. Those who desire to be a part of this is compelled to think and act in a certain way where "just enough" is good enough and a reward. The idea that one would only have enough to be "comfortable" or "adequately satisfied" is a concept has been sold by politicians, media, educational system to inspire entire population "to settle" instead of striving for abundance.
12. Obession isn't a disease. It's a gift.
Most people make only enough effort for it to feel like work, whereas the most successful follow up every action with an obsession to see it through to a reward. It is vital to go for a bigger goal if you wish to see 10X results.
13. Go "All In" And Overcommit"
Grant talks about overcommitting your energy, resources, creativity, and persistence. Know that you are "all in" on that particular activity, everytime you take action everyday you are in business.
14. Expand, Never Contract
Contracting is a form of retreating, it violates the concept of the 10X rule. You have to take massive action.
15. Burn the place down
Once you take the 10X actions, don't stop, keep the momentum going. Grant talks about the importance of staying committed.
16. Fear is the great indicator
Fear means you are doing what's needed to move in the right direction. Without "fear", it means you are only doing what's comfortable for you now.
17. The myth of time management
Grant talks about jotting down your time-wasting activities. Most people work just enough to make it feel like work, whereas successful people work at a pace that gets satisfying results that work is a reward.
18. Criticism is sign of success
Criticism precedes admiration, goes hand in hand with success.
19. Customer satisfaction is the wrong target
Customer satisfaction is the wrong target, increasing customers is the right target. You will first have to get the customer first and satisfy him/her later. That means, you have to increase sale.
20. Omnipresence
Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Visa, American Express are some companies that you see everywhere. It is vital to be omnipresent in your industry if you wish to stay ahead.
21. Excuses
Excuses are never the reason for why you did or didn't do something. They are just a revision of facts that you make up in order to help yourself feel better about what happened (or didn't).
22. Successful or Unsuccessful?
Grant talks about a list of things successful people do:
§ Have a "Can Do" Attitude
§ Believe that "I Will Figure It Out"
§ Focus on Opportunity
§ Love challenges
§ Seek to solve problems
§ Persist until successful
§ Take risks
§ Be unreasonable
§ Be dangerous
§ Create Wealth
§ Readily take action
§ Always say "yes"
§ Habitually commit
§ Go all the away
§ Focus on "Now"
§ Demonstrate courage
§ Embrace change
§ Determine and take the right approach
§ Break traditional ideas
§ Be goal oriented
§ Be on a mission
§ Have a high level of motivation
§ Be interested in results
§ Have big goals and dreams
§ Create your own reality
§ Commit first - figure out later
§ Be highly ethical
§ Be interested in the group
§ Be dedicated to continuous learning
§ Be uncomfortable
§ "Reach Up" in Relationships
§ Be disciplined, create successful habits
23. Getting Started With 10X
Grant talks about
§ Not reduce your goals as you write them.
§ Do not get lost in the details
§ Ask yourself "What can I do today to move me forward towards these goals?"
§ Take whatever actions you come up with, regardless of what they are or how you feel
§ Do not prematurely value the outcome of your actions
§ Go back each day to review the list
I recently read Dr. Benjamin Hardy's book, '10x is Easier Than 2x' where he made reference to this book. It reignited my interest. At the same time, I happened to be traveling out of state, and on the bookshelf of the AirBnb I was staying at was THIS book. I cracked it open and started reading. I was immediately hooked, and I purchased my own copy on Amazon.
The tone of The 10x Rule will likely turn a lot of people off. Obviously it was written like that on purpose. I personally appreciate a no-nonsense approach to business and sales, and so Cardone's tone appeals to me. I don't want anything sugar-coated, I just want the truth. Business is hard enough without some author wasting my time with fluff and false hope.
I took several pages of notes while reading this book, and I immediately applied what I learned in my own business. I've been bursting with ideas and inspiration all week. This is one I'll re-read every year. The energy and clarity it gave me was more than worth it. I also recommend anything written by Brian Tracy and Dr. Benjamin Hardy.
The book is a great place to start in shifting your mindset from being your typical average joe to a person of great aspiration. It explains the principles needed to conquer seemingly impossible tasks with the right approaches needed to take in order to make those dreams a reality. Grant Cardone is a very well respected entrepreneur and author who has created a very easy and clearly laid out book that gives you more then enough valuable information on how to pursue your goals, overcome obstacles, standout from your competition, and continuously motivate yourself in the idea that is the “10x Rule”. In the book Grant also uses his real life experiences as examples to help drive each principle made home by including (but not limited to) his thought process, attitude towards the situation, immediate problems he faced, and more, to help bring you to the reality of the problems you may very well come across on your journey to success as well. The book is very straight forward, going right into the main ideas and principles set fourth and doesn’t leave a whole lot of room for undesired fluff, with a very nice ending to the book being a summary of how Grant has used all these same principles in his life to achieve success. All in all i give the book 4.5 starts for its ability to get right to the information, thoroughly explain the principles needed to have a 10x mindset, and gives you personal examples of the 10x rule being applied in Grants own life and how you can apply it to yours, now its just time for you to start getting your 10x life going!
Part 2 (Key Takeaways)
* Success is your Duty, Obligation, & Responsibility
* Your success is not limited because of someone else’s success
* Success does not happen to you, it happens because of you
* Take massive action
* Average is a sure sign of failure
* Dominate competition
* Commit first, Figure out later
* Obsession is an asset
* Always expand
* Omnipresence
Part 3(Apply to Yourself)
This is an easily apliable skill set that can be used in any aspect of your life from work, to relationship, to personal achievement, there is nothing that the 10x rule can not be applied to to start helping your life out, especially if you are someone with big goals! The idea is to redefine success as you know it, figure out what it is you truly want in life and begin deploying a 10x mindset to achieve that desired goal! By breaking up a big goal into smaller, more manageable tasks you are able to take massive action in seemingly simple ways while being able to avoid burnout or having it consume to much of your time. You want to set BIG & OUTRAGEOUS goals to keep yourself from losing motivation as well, while remembering that it is in violation of the 10x rule to work at or below the “average” level. Shoot for OBSESSION when committing to a new goal, being obsessed helps move the pendulum that is you taking massive action towards that goal and with the added mindset that success does not happen to you, it happens because of you, you will be empowered to take control over your life, change the things you wish to be changed, improve the things you want improved, and it will be because of all but four words… THE 10X RULE!
Part 4 (Author)
Grant Cardone is a New York Times bestselling author and an internationally renowned speaker on leadership, real estate investing, entrepreneurship, and finance. His 5 privately held companies have annual revenues exceeding $100 million. Cardone is a savvy private multifamily investor and holds a portfolio of over 3,800 apartment units throughout the U.S. with transactions valued at over $500 million. As CEO of the #1 Sales Training Platform in the World, Cardone consults with Fortune 500 companies and customers such as Google, Northwestern Mutual, Morgan Stanley, and more. He’s a Top 5 Social Media Expert and one of the Top 10 Most Influential CEOs today. He is also the Executive Producer and star of two reality TV shows, and creator of the first online entrepreneur and business TV network, Grant Cardone TV.
Top reviews from other countries




Let me tell you, I was also one of them. This book is no less than a drug on paper that will churn the sleeping energy inside you and maybe even electrify you to take massive, bold action.
The chapters are not very long. Each chapter ends with an exercise for you to complete. Here the author gives you few questions to ponder upon and answer. This helps the reader to personalize his learning and make things happen.
I have been following Grant Cardone for more than a decade. What he talks is no-nonsense strategy to create a 10X life.
To see best result in your life from the teachings of this book, I suggest, you read the book daily, even if you have already completed the book. Customize and convert the learning to suit your situation and take massive action.
The vocabulary and phrases used by the author will uplift your positive energy and ooze confidence within you to challenge your status quo and make thing happen.
So, if you want to reach goals you previously thought were impossible.
If you want to use your fear as a fuel to move you into action.
If you want to dominate your competition and become a role model for success.
Then you need to read and digest the content of the book.


Reviewed in India on December 3, 2023
Let me tell you, I was also one of them. This book is no less than a drug on paper that will churn the sleeping energy inside you and maybe even electrify you to take massive, bold action.
The chapters are not very long. Each chapter ends with an exercise for you to complete. Here the author gives you few questions to ponder upon and answer. This helps the reader to personalize his learning and make things happen.
I have been following Grant Cardone for more than a decade. What he talks is no-nonsense strategy to create a 10X life.
To see best result in your life from the teachings of this book, I suggest, you read the book daily, even if you have already completed the book. Customize and convert the learning to suit your situation and take massive action.
The vocabulary and phrases used by the author will uplift your positive energy and ooze confidence within you to challenge your status quo and make thing happen.
So, if you want to reach goals you previously thought were impossible.
If you want to use your fear as a fuel to move you into action.
If you want to dominate your competition and become a role model for success.
Then you need to read and digest the content of the book.










Para esto igual debes tener en cuenta que deberás esforzarte 10x, pero valdrá más la pena que ponerte un objetivo regular para tener resultados regulares.


Reviewed in Spain on January 7, 2023
Para esto igual debes tener en cuenta que deberás esforzarte 10x, pero valdrá más la pena que ponerte un objetivo regular para tener resultados regulares.
