Compound Effect Chapter 1

What is something Darren Hardy's dad taught him?

• There are people who are lucky in life and those who are not. It is a shame.

• No excuses. If you aren't good at something, work harder, work smarter.

• It is all about how smart you are. If you are smarter, you will beat your competitor every time.

• Only the tortoise wins the race. So go as fast as you can and take breaks as often as you can.

The Compound Effect is

• The principle of reaping huge rewards from a series of small, smart choices.

• The priinciple of reading small rewards from a series of huge, smart choices.

• boring

• an autobiography about Darren Hardy's success in life.

If you had a choice between a penny a day doubled for 30 days or 3 million dollars, which would you choose?

• Penny everyday

• 3 million dollars

How do you reap the bounty of positive results?

• repeating simple daily principles

• repeating simple errors of judgements

• by predicting someone else's success

• by joining the jumpstart masterclass

How do you get old school success?

• complaining about everything

• paying attention to every detail

• hard work, discipline, and good habits

• hard work, good habits, wishful thinking

Today many of us want insta-results. But Darren Hardy says that the only path to success is

• knowing the right people

• a continuum of mundane, unsexy, unexciting, and sometimes difficult daily disciplines compounded over time

• luck

• hiring other people to do the hard work for you