You don’t have to settle for the belief that success comes one step at a time. Consider challenging that belief if you want to live your full potential. We are capable of an explosive jump in performance at an accelerated rate, requiring less effort; a quantum leap. And if you want a quantum leap, start by reading You Squared by Price Pritchett. In just 36 pages – this little book will fill you with wisdom, insight and motivation. It’s a user’s guide for taking a quantum leap in your life.
Pritchett says:
“We don’t have to be content with incremental, gradual change through the application of hard work”
If you notice yourself doubting this idea, beware! It’s what keeps you stuck.
Here is a summary of the big ideas in this incredible book.
1. Quit Trying Harder – Trying harder only produces incremental gains.
“Trying harder is familiar and blinds you to easier pathways”
2. Ignore Conventional Approaches – A quantum leap requires an abrupt change in behavior. Finesse over effort. Simplicity over complexity.
3. Think Beyond What Common Sense Would Allow – Quantum leaps require “uncommon sense.” Rethink your thinking. Violate the boundaries of the predictable and probable.
4. Suspend Disbelief – Act as if your success is certain and proceed boldly. Your belief in yourself is enough evidence.
5. Focus On Ends Rather Than Means – It is crucial to have a clear picture and focus on what you want to accomplish. Solutions will appear. Draw the map as you go.
6. Rely On Unseen Forces – When you focus on the clear picture of what to accomplish, and move confidently toward it, unexpected and unknown resources materialize.
7. Choose A Different Set Of Rules – You can never avoid risk; you can only choose which risks you will take. Risk believing in yourself.
8. Trust In The Power Of The Pursuit – Dreams begin to form into reality when they are pursued, because the world behaves differently when you go after what you want.
9. Seek Failure and Feedback –
“Unless you are willing to fail, you will never test the limits of what you are capable of “
10. Get Uncomfortable – Quantum leaps jerk you out of your comfort zone. If you aren’t experiencing discomfort, the risk you are taking probably isn’t worthy of you.
11. Open Your Gifts – You have unused gifts waiting to play a role in your quantum leap. Claim them, use them and they will grow.
12. Fall In Love – Create a dramatic dream that goes beyond the ‘reasonable’, and then allow it to become your “magnificent obsession.”
13. Make Your Move Before You Are Ready – You don’t prepare for a quantum leap, you make it… and then you fine tune as you go.
14. Look Inside For The Opportunity – Everything else that’s needed comes from inside you, not from anything outside you. Look inside for what pulls you; that is where you find direction.
Maybe you’re on the edge of a quantum leap right now; one that skips several rungs on the achievement ladder. If it feels outrageous, that’s how you know it’s a quantum leap. This is not something you learn from family, school or work. A leap like this requires uncommon thinking.
Quantum leaps are the foundation for bringing dreams into reality, so I invite you to look at what area of your life is calling you to make a radical shift? Consider the principles Pritchett presents, and then… just do it. Make the leap and trust that everything is in position to support you.