The Rule of 100
Throughout history, individuals have longed to become elite and accomplish greatness in a number of areas. There are characters that fill history books and biographies for the feats that they achieved. Throughout history, we have people who were presidents, world leaders, inventors, engineers, painters, influencers, and the list goes on and on.
What about you? What is going to set you apart? What sets you apart already?
Let me clarify, I am not saying that we should set out to bulldoze our way to the top. We should not tear others down in order to climb the ladder to success. What I am asking is this; what is it about you or what you do that can separate you from the majority of others at a particular thing?
The rule of 100 is based on this: in order to become better than 95% of people at a particular thing, one must intentionally invest 100 hours at mastering that one thing. In order to become elite in a particular field, one must invest approximately 10,000 hours.
100 hours might sound like a lot of time. And it is, all at one time. But it is only 20 minutes a day, for one year. One hour a day, for 3 months. And five hours a day, for three weeks.
The sad part is that most people will not even take the time to be intentional with 20 minutes a day.
There are several things that it takes in order to begin to utilize the rule of 100. They are: a choice, focus, action, and time.
It all starts with a choice. The choice to begin the process, and to stay on track. This means choosing to be more intentional with your time, energy, and resources.
Tied into the idea of making an intentional choice about your time, energy, and resources, is the idea of narrowing your focus. You cannot continue to give your time, energy, and resources to anything and everything. You need to be intentional and selective in focusing the use of your time, energy, and resources.
It takes action to get results. Without action, nothing happens. It is that simple. If you want to learn and grow, you need to take intentional, focused, action.
As the saying goes, ‘Good things take time.’ Habits take time to take hold. Growth takes time. Results take time. If you want to separate yourself and become better at something, it is going to take time. But it will be worth it!