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The Slight Edge Jeff Olson

Why read this book? “The Slight Edge is a way of thinking, a way of processing information that enables you to make the daily choices that will lead you to the success and

happiness you desire. Learn why some people make dream after dream come true, while others just continue dreaming and spend their lives

building dreams for someone else. The Slight Edge is not just another self-help tool for traveling the path to success. It is the doorway to creating powerful results in any area of your life, by using tools you already hold

within you.

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Blue Sky Leadership Consulting works with organizations to leverage Strategic Thinking and Execution Planning and we encompass many

of the principles in these books into our Four DecisionsTM methodology and development of company’s One Page Strategic Plans.

Whatever system you decide to use, understand them fully, implement them slowly and completely and maintain the discipline and

rhythm necessary to see concrete results. Employees tire of “Flavor of the Month” and thrive on organizational alignment, execution of

plans and achievements that garner a sense of accomplishment.

Nuggets

“The law of nature is- Do the thing, and you shall have the power: but they who do not the thing have not the

power.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (pg. 25)

“The formula for success is quite simple: double your rate of failure.” – Thomas J. Watson, Sr. (founder of

IBM) (pg. 29)

“Successful people fail their way to the top!” (pg.29)

“Here’s a suggestion that can maximize how much you get out of this book- that is, not only reading it, but

also absorbing it and applying it in your life: every time you come to a fundamental statement of philosophy,

highlight it. Then go back regularly and read through just those highlighted sections: your own personal guide

to the Slight Edge philosophy.” (pg. 30)

“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. There is a natural progression to

everything in life: plant, cultivate, harvest.” (pg. 30)

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“The difference between success and failure is so subtle, you can’t even see it or recognize it during the

process. And here’s how real success is built: By the time you get the feedback the real work’s already done.”

(pg. 37)

“The Slight Edge is already working, right now, either for you or against you. So don’t wait.“ (pg. 38)

“It’s never too late to start. It’s always too late to wait.” (pg. 40)

“If you’re doing the few simple errors in judgement, time will expose you-- no matter how well you appear to

be doing right now. Time is the great equalizer.” (pg. 98)

“One of the quickest and most direct routes to getting yourself up and on to the success curve is to get out of

the past.” (pg. 105)

“Devote some serious focused time and effort into designing a crystal clear picture of where you’re going.”

(pg. 106)

“You are building your long-term security and financial freedom, or dismantling it. And your health is building

day by day…or ebbing slowly away.” (pg.107)

“Your optimal rate of growth is always served best by a step-by-step approach of constant, never-ending

improvement, which lays solid foundations and builds upon them over and over.” (pg.128)

“Be not afraid of going slowly: be afraid only of standing still. – Chinese Proverb” (pg. 129)

“Why are these simple yet crucial things easy not to do? Because if you don’t do them they won’t kill you… at

least, not today. You won’t suffer, or fail or blow it- today. Something is easy not to do when it won’t

bankrupt you, destroy your career, ruin your relationships or wreck your health---today.” (pg.36)

“Here’s the unfortunate and powerfully destructive truth of being incomplete; it keeps the past alive.”

(pg.130)

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UP DOWN

Your Health _______ _______

Your Personal Development _______ _______

Your Relationships _______ _______

Your Finances _______ _______

Your Life Itself _______ _______

FACES of The Slight Edge

“Momentum-Steady wins the race. Once you’re in motion, it’s easy to keep on keeping on. Once you

stop, it’s hard to change from stop to go.

Completion- Each and every incomplete thing in your life or work exerts a draining force on you,

sucking the energy of accomplishment and success out of you. Take on those incompletions in your

life just as you took on learning to walk.

Habit-Your habits are what will propel you up the success curve or down the failure curve.

Reflection-Being productive and being busy are not necessarily the same thing. Doing things won’t

create your success; doing the right things will. Were those actions productive? Did you take a step

forward?

Celebration-Keep your Slight Edge activities, your right choices and incremental successes, right out in

the open where you can see them and celebrate them. Acknowledge those steps, no matter how

small or insignificant they may seem at the time.” (pg. 138)

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1. Show Up

2. Be Consistent

3. Have a Good Attitude Inoculate yourself from Cuckoos

- Create a Mastermind Group

4. Be Committed for a Long Period of Time You’ve got to put in 10,000 hours to master anything.

5. Have Faith and a Burning Desire

6. Be Willing to Pay the Price The price of neglect is far worse than the price of commitment.

7. Practice Slight Edge Integrity It’s what you do when no one is watching.

7 Slight Edge Principles

"Do one simple, daily discipline in each of these five key areas of your life- your health, your personal development, your finances, your life overall (which includes the meaning and purpose of your life)-that forwards your success in each of those areas." (pg. 186)

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Calendar of Events April 22nd 8:00 AM – Wittigs Breakthrough Marketing Plans

May 27th 8:00 AM – Wittigs The Storytellers Secret

June 17th 8:00 AM – Wittigs Simple Rules

July 22nd 8:00 AM – Wittigs

August 26th 8:00 AM – Wittigs

September 23rd 8:00 AM – Wittigs

October 21st 8:00 AM – Wittigs

November 18th 8:00 AM – Wittigs

December 16th 8:00 AM – Wittigs

Friday May 27th

Friday June 17th

Friday April 22nd

In Simple Rules, Sull and Eisenhardt masterfully challenge how we think about

complexity and offer a new lens on how to cope. They take us on a surprising

tour of what simple rules are, where they come from, and why they work. The

authors illustrate the six kinds of rules that really matter - for helping artists

find creativity and the Federal Reserve set interest rates, for keeping birds on

track and Zipcar members organized, and for how insomniacs can sleep and

mountain climbers stay safe.