{"id":19981,"date":"2020-12-02T18:39:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T22:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=19981"},"modified":"2020-12-09T18:10:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T22:10:11","slug":"10x-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/10x-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"10X Thinking: Your Life is Your Responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is 10X thinking? How is accepting total responsibility essential to 10X thinking?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to achieve great success, you need to take ownership of everything you do. 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Successful people take responsibility for everything that happens in their lives, good or bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re willing to take credit when you succeed, you have to take responsibility for problems too. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/accepting-responsibility\/\">Taking responsibility<\/a> enables you to take the big actions that create big success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whiners and victims think much differently and therefore don\u2019t do well at creating success. You can\u2019t have a 10X mindset and take 10X actions when you\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/stop-making-excuses\/\">making excuses<\/a>. So it\u2019s critical that you rid yourself of victim thinking, which plagues about half the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Victim Thinking<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s how victims look at life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) Bad things regularly happen to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) Someone or something else is to blame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s how these beliefs preclude 10X <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/thinking-and-action\/\">thinking and action<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you blame others you will never create and build your own success\u2014and you\u2019ll be a \u201cslave\u201d to others who use you to achieve their own goals.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>By blaming others, you give them control over whether you succeed; thus, you\u2019ll never be in control of your life.<\/li><li>When you take the role of victim, you\u2019ll never be secure or learn your own capabilities because you believe you\u2019re helpless.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Until you give up being a victim, you\u2019ll have nothing but problems<\/strong>. However, when you approach situations as an actor rather than someone being acted upon, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/take-charge-of-your-life\/\">take charge of your life<\/a> and begin setting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/10x-goals\/\">10X goals<\/a> and taking 10X actions..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Change Your Mindset<\/strong> to 10X Thinking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Whatever happens in your life is a result of what you\u2019re doing and thinking<\/strong>. Therefore, you need to change to a 10X mindset to be successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardone\u2019s life changed when he took full responsibility for creating success. He didn\u2019t grow up with wealth or connections, nor was he unusually talented. But he achieved greater success than others expected of him\u2014because he was willing to put in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/levels-of-effort\/\">extreme effort<\/a>, assume control, and take responsibility for results and events, even negative things like the flu, a car accident, or losing data in a computer crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He adopted the attitude that while you won\u2019t have a say in everything that happens to you, you can choose how you respond. Claiming responsibility and control puts you in a position to act to improve your situation going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, if the electricity goes off in your neighborhood, you can think about what you can do next time to minimize the impact. This isn\u2019t an obsessive type of control; it\u2019s a healthy sense of empowerment and a way to find solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assume you can influence what happens, even in situations you once felt were beyond your control.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Assume Total Control<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When you take total responsibility and control of your life, you begin thinking about how to keep problems from occurring<\/strong>. When something negative happens, ask yourself how you can ensure it doesn\u2019t happen again or how you can minimize the chances of a recurrence. The point is to avoid victim thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if someone rear-ends you, you may have a legitimate reason to be upset with them, but refusing to assume the role of victim is more important than venting. Instead, think about how to reduce your chances of being rear-ended\u2014for instance, take a route with less traffic, avoid rush hour traffic, allow more time for your trip, and ensure that you\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-pay-attention\/\">paying attention<\/a> and not driving erratically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Going even further, consider whether you subconsciously prompted the accident to give yourself something to complain about or blame for other problems. Many people believe your thoughts are powerful enough to attract into your life the things and people you focus on mentally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: To learn more about the philosophy that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-thoughts-become-your-reality\/\">your thoughts become your reality<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/think-and-grow-rich\">read our summary of Napoleon Hill\u2019s <em>Think and Grow Rich<\/em><\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember that <strong>anytime you assume a victim role for the sake of being right, you\u2019re giving up your power to make good things happen<\/strong>. To tap your full potential and live by the 10X Rule, you must assume radical control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Take Control<\/strong> With 10X Thinking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This book argues that things don\u2019t happen <em>to<\/em> you, they happen <em>because of<\/em> you. 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