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What if I told you the 80/20 rule goes even deeper?

Clive Griffiths
Clive Griffiths
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What if I told you the 80/20 rule goes even deeper?

The 𝘁𝗼𝗽 20% drive 80% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 - these are 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀, like you.

Now take 20% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 - just 4% 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹.
Applying the same logic (80% of 80%) means they create 64% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁.

These 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 don’t just stand out - 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 16𝘅.

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I'm Clive Griffiths, High-Achievers find me when they know they’ve got more in them - and want the 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 4%.

We work together regularly to slow down, back-up, take stock, and keep your performance on track.

How? Through
which are a partnership where we process your agenda in ways that lead to change.

This extract from A Thousand Waves by David K Reynolds is a partial illustration of how it works.

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“What do you do?” he asked

“I listen; I teach,” was the reply.

“You listen? What kind of work is that?”

“Just listening.”

“People pay you to listen?”

“Don’t you think listening is worth something?”

“Well, I never thought of it that way…”

“That is what I do. I listen; I teach. Just now.”

“Just now?”

“Yes.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Thank you.”

“You are an unusual person.”

“Thank you.”

Good teaching often involves helping students see the limitations of their questions. Looking at our questions helps us see the boundaries we have drawn in our lives.

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