The Slight Edge

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Momentum: there is an optimal speed of growth. Don’t develop too far, as you’ll come crashing down. And don’t go too slow either.

Jeff Olson has built several multimillion-dollar sales and marketing organizations, hosted seminars in every major city in the United States, and produced more than 900 television programs centered on personal development. Over the past twenty years, Jeff has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals achieve better levels ISBN 978-1-935944-86-7 of financial freedom and personal excellence. Simple Things “Wait a minute. How are these simple, everyday actions supposed to create all this wonderful happiness, health and success for me, if they’re all easy to do— if anyone could do them? If these are things anyone can do, why are only five percent successful?” Excellent question. Because they’re all also easy not to We already have all the information about success that we need. The book is about applying that information in our daily lives, to consistently make the right daily choices – all of which add up to create massive outcomes in our lives. The Slight EdgeIn this Australian edition, you’ll read the life-changing concepts of the original book, and learn what author Jeff Olson discovered as he continued along The Slight Edge path: the Secret to Happiness and the Ripple Effect. The Slight Edge isn’t just the story of these discoveries―it’s a way to continue to create life-altering dynamics; a way of thinking and processing information that impacts your daily choices and leads you to the success and happiness you desire. My entire life was a huge blame game until I read that quote. It changed everything for me. It’s so simple that most people won’t even see the power in its truth. Here’s the simple breakdown: I have failed many times… MANY times. You learn through failure. It’s a part of life. You show me someone who has never failed and I will show you someone who has never been successful. You reach success through failing. Although I have failed many times, I am NOT a failure. I will never be one and, therefore, I will never blame somebody else for my circumstances. Turning your Dreams into Reality. How to set goals with 4 foundational steps [more details in the our complete summary]. Living the Slight Edge If you like more hard core motivation it's got that too. "You want a miracle, be the miracle", "Greatness is always in the moment of the decision". Two ways to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be: 1) let go of where you are and be drawn to your goal; 2) let go of your goal and stay where you are

Lets take an honest look at your health. What is your exercise, what are you eating, are you building a greater feeling of health vibrancy every day. Or is the balance decreasing.

Success is achieved through inches of progress, not miles. Jeff Olson outlines the philosophies that will give you The Slight Edge in life.” —Darren Hardy, publisher of SUCCESS magazine and best-selling author of The Compound Effect and Living Your Best Year Ever Introduction: The Missing Ingredient..................................................................................1 Foreword: The Road to the Slight Edge.............................................................................9 Three Stories........................................................................................................................15 Part One: The Slight Edge Chapter 1 Is Time on Your Side?..............................................................................45 Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do; they put the Slight Edge to work for them, rather than against hem, every day. They refuse to let themselves be swayed by their feelings, moods or attitudes; they rule their lives by their philosophies, and do what it takes to get the job done, whether they feel like it or not."

You know when you lie about something long enough, you start to believe it? Well, it works the same way when you’re blaming others long enough. The more you blame others, the easier it becomes and the more you believe it yourself. You will actually start believing it’s their fault. The problem with that is, it takes the focus off of the one person that can change the circumstances… YOU. The only person you can control is you. You can’t control other people’s actions. The Slight Edge pushes that eventually creates movement of such astonishing momentum in their lives. Key Points of Chapter 1 People everywhere are clamoring for the formula, the secret ingredient, the path to improve their lives. The secret ingredient is your philosophy: what you know, how you hold it and how it affects what you do. Once you change the way you think then you can take the steps that will lead you to the “how-to’s.” The things you do every day, the things that don’t look like they matter, do matter. They not only make a difference—they make all the difference. It’s not that becoming aware of the Slight Edge will make these critical choices easier—because they’re already easy! And that, oddly enough, is the challenge of it. This is not about making tough choices. It’s about making easy choices consistently. The problem is, making the wrong choices—the ones that will tilt the Slight Edge to lean against you instead of in your favor—are also easy choices.

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This was definitely a nice read for me, and I’m sure it will strike a chord with a lot of other readers as well.

Tis a gift to be simple, ’tis a gift to be free, ’Tis a gift to come down where you ought to be, And when we find ourselves in the place just right ’Twill be in the valley of love and delight. — traditional Shaker hymn One wonders if the author was actually confident writing it since for the 10-year edition (the one I read), he added some personal stories of people that read the first edition and “hAd tHeIr LivEs cHaNgEd”. Key Points of Chapter 2 If you learn to understand and apply the Slight Edge, your life will become filled with hundreds of thousands of small, seemingly insignificant actions—all of them easy to do, none of them mysterious, complex or difficult. These are the actions that will create your success. That’s what successful people do: simple things that are easy to do. Here’s the problem: every action that is easy to do, is also easy not to do. If you don’t do them, you won’t suffer, or fail or blow it—today. But that simple error in judgment, compounded over time will ruin your chances for success.

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The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson is a book that is a must read for not only people looking to improve their lives, but for people who need motivation and support. The Slight Edge is by far one of the best self-improvement books that I have ever read. The concepts about success and improvement are so simple, yet I needed to read them in a book to understand them. This book has given me a foundation for a success philosophy that will bring all my dreams of success into reality.