The 1% Rule

Blog #5 - March 21, 2022

Thank you to everyone who took the time to read last week’s blog entitled “Being ready for the opportunity.” It’s important for us to be ready for the opportunity when it’s given. We can get there by staying dedicated to the process of getting better each day because we never know when that opportunity will arise.

The purpose of this week’s blog is to illustrate a principle I like to call “The 1% Rule.” What does this mean? The 1% Rule is all about becoming 1% better than we were yesterday. This seems pretty straightforward, but I don’t think this mentality is as common as you might think. I believe some people don’t strive to be a little bit better than they were yesterday. It’s hard to say the specific reason for this, but I’m sure we all know people in our lives that are this way. While these previous two sentences may have negative connotations, the lifestyle associated with being a higher performer isn’t desired by everyone. And that’s okay! However, for those that desire to perform at a high level at whatever it is that they are passionate about, day in and day out, The 1% Rule could be something for you.

So, how can you use The 1% Rule in your life? As mentioned earlier, The 1% Rule is all about getting 1% better than the day before. It’s all about finding ways to get a little bit better, whether that is in your career, sport, relationships, or exercise/physical activity pursuits. Even if it’s just the little things that you may think don’t matter. It could be spending some time each day learning a new skill, reading a book, calling a loved one, or trying something new, these little actions accumulate over time. The key word here is little actions. We don’t need to make big actions, just little ones on a habitual basis. If we strive to get 1% better each day, what do you think happens when we do this continuously for 30 days? 60 days? A full year? All these tiny actions we choose to make each day compound, and over time these actions add up to something massive. Think about where we could all be if we focused on making tiny, 1% improvements each day. This is exactly what The 1% Rule is all about — Finding ways to become 1% better every day so that later on it can make a huge difference.

I’ll leave you all with a question for reflection — If you strived to be 1% better each day, what type of difference do you think this could make on your life?

Until next week,

Tyler

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