Looking back through childhood and early teenage memories, there has been many readings and writing that have impacted the view I have on life. A reading that changed the direction I was going in life and is something that I remember vaguely, is a book called, The 10x Rule by Grant Cardone. The 10x Rule is one of the first books highly recommended by Jon Haas, a few years back so I could set goals and get motivated for the future. Although Cardone has many inspirational books I have read, The 10X Rule has made the most significant impact. Reasons I think Cardone has had such an impact on the decisions throughout the last couple years, is because Grant Cardone is an idol of mine, who just happens to be a very successful Entrepreneur and international sales expert; with a net worth of over 100 million dollars who 's is not exactly an average everyday person. The first inspiration I recall about 10x is when Cardone says “Average doesn 't work in any area of life” (Cardone 101). I agree with this statement because I cannot set average goals after reading this book, I realized this …show more content…
Success, after all, is what most human beings are striving for in their life, whether it is a successful marriage, successful business, successful family and their success in overall happiness. Cardone showed that there is no scarcity when it comes to success, that I cannot let others success limit the boundaries of the success I want. “Success is not a lottery, bingo, a horse race or a card game that allows for only one winner” (Cardone 58). That if I want success, I need to realize that success is created and not won. It truly has no limits and I can have as much as I want. All success is created originally; other 's success cannot limit the success and has caused the reader to realize I can have as much as I