The 10x rule
by Grant Cardone · first published 2011
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Pushes a mindset of taking far more action than seems necessary, focused on sales and execution; readers say it helped them sell themselves and their companies. Suits founders and anyone wanting a motivational push.
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"Achieve "Massive Action" results and accomplish your business dreams! 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
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My favorite books I read in 2016: How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure - Grant Cardone Hack Upwork: How to Make Real Money as a Freelancer - Danny Flood What are your favorite books of 2016 Andrey?
on “Ask HN: What was the best book you read in 2016?” ↗…solo founders who are the wealthiest people in the world. Always remember, no cofounder is better than the wrong cofounder. For those who want to understand execution, I highly recommend reading The 10x Rule by Grant Cardone
on “Stop Looking for a Cofounder” ↗Have you read Grant's other books? So far I've read Sell or Be Sold, The 10x Rule, If You're Not First, You're Last and Be Obsessed or be Average. I've found all of them to be pretty good. Not necessarily life changing, but solid, with a good mix of motivational message and some…
on “Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?” ↗…the "Ben Affleck Speech" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfIKzReNDF4 Grant Cardone - Be Obsessed Or Be Average - https://www.amazon.com/Be-Obsessed-Average-Grant-Cardone/dp/... Grant Cardone - The 10X Rule - https://www.amazon.com/10X-Rule-Difference-Between-Success/d... Grant Cardone - If You're Not First, You're Last - https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Not-First-Last-Competition/dp/0... Grant Cardone - Sell…
on “Ask HN: What book/paper/link keeps you motivated?” ↗…competition from other startups. They die because they build something nobody wants, or they can't figure out how to get attention in the market. Read The Four Steps To The Epiphany by Steve Blank. Read The 10x Rule and Be Obsessed or Be Average by Grant Cardone. Read The Discipline of Market Leaders.
on “Ask HN: Leaving my job to boostrap my projects. Advice?” ↗Innovator's dilemma & Innovator's solution- why big companies almost always get beaten by startups and how to overcome this 10x Rule by Grant Cardone - you must take 10x more action than you think to get success Awaken the Giant Within - you can motivate yourself to do anything via the "Pain Pleasure Principle" Bold: How to go big,…
on “Ask HN: What books have made the biggest impact on your mental models?” ↗…not being embarrassed. And developing a thick skin. Edit to add: Traction (book) by Gabriel Weinberg helped me. There's also a non tech/dev guy called Grant Cardone who has written a book called The 10X Rule, that's helped me too.
on “Ask HN: How did you acquire your first 100 users? b2b” ↗…Holiday, How To Win At The Sport Of Business by Mark Cuban, Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, and The Engines of Creation by Eric Drexler, as well as the three Grant Cardone books I read: The 10x Rule, Sell or Be Sold and Be Obsessed or Be Average. Fiction: I'll go with The Whispering Room by Dean Koontz. A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami was also pretty good. You can see the entire list of…
on “Ask HN: What is the best book you read on 2017?” ↗…blurs the line between actual, technical "sales advice" and a more generic sort of almost "self help" kind of thing, but I have found it valuable in either case. In addition to Sell or Be Sold and The 10x Rule, I'd also suggest Be Obsessed or Be Average.
on “Ask HN: What are some good books/resources about sales?” ↗…that he has. Really helped me a lot in selling myself and selling my company rather than selling a product (although it la good for that too). I also recommend “if you’re not first you’re last” and “the 10x rule” also by grant cardone. Good luck!
on “Ask HN: How to learn sales?” ↗I always thought of 10x engineers as a specific type of engineer that follow the 10x rule, as detailed and discussed by Grant Cardone in his book `The 10x rule`. More on that book here: https://jamesclear.com/book-summaries/10x-rule > The 10X Rule says that 1) you should set targets for yourself…
on “We are 10x engineers – The real way to spot them” ↗