Leverage Your Biggest Winning Behaviors

You may have heard of the Pareto Principle, or better known as the “80/20” Rule.

The rule goes like this:  80 percent of your performance gains will come from 20 percent of your growth efforts.  A typical pattern will show that 80 percent of outputs result from 20 percent of inputs; that 80 percent of consequences flow from 20 percent of causes; or that 80 percent of results come from 20 percent of effort.

A few targeted efforts, aimed at a few particular goals, result in making the major contribution to our personal growth.  A few critical behaviors will account for most of your rapid growth towards your goals.

Just think how much you can accelerate your growth by allocating your personal resources more carefully.  Spend your time, energy, and attention in the high- payoff areas and you could easily double or triple your personal development.

The few things that work incredibly well should be identified, cultivated, nurtured and multiplied.  At the same time, the ‘waste’—the majority of things that will always prove to be of low value—should be abandoned or severely cut back.

If you’re looking for maximum rewards and maximum personal or career growth, don’t make the mistake of seeking balance in your workday routine.  Instead relay heavily on leveraging the biggest winning behaviors that will accelerate your growth and maximum output.