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Julia sat at her desk convinced that ten cold calls per day would bump her sales. By noon she’d made five and felt drained. She would stop, promising herself, “I’ll do more tomorrow.” But tomorrow never came.

After reading about the 10X Rule, Julia decided on a radical experiment: 100 calls this afternoon. That meant knocking out one call every four minutes for seven hours straight. She ignored her lunch break, silenced distractions, and immersed herself in rhythm.

By day’s end she had booked eight appointments—more than the month’s previous average. She felt unstoppable. The momentum from such massive action made each call feel easier; rejection stung less because there were always dozens more waiting.

Writing on the whiteboard in her office, Julia noted her next goal—1,000 calls in a week. Psychologists say repetition builds new mental pathways, and when you flood your day with creativity and action, fear and doubt shrink in comparison. You stop questioning and simply perform. Julia learned that the 10X path wasn’t about working extra hard, but about shifting her mindset to expect scale.

Tomorrow morning, slide into your desk at 8 and launch a full-force 10X blitz: crank out ten times the calls you think you need, block off time without distractions, and treat each ring as a mini-win. Keep a live tally—ring, tally, repeat—until you hit your surprise bonus goal. That burst of massive action will rewire your sense of possibility and put you firmly in charge of results.

What You'll Achieve

You’ll replace hesitation with unstoppable momentum and dramatically expand your pipeline. Externally, this yields more meetings, longer conversation chains, and breakthrough highs in your sales numbers.

Multiply Actions Tenfold

1

Set 10X targets

If you think you need 10 calls to book one meeting, set your daily goal to 100 calls. The sheer volume shifts the odds massively in your favor.

2

Automate your reminders

Use calendar alerts or a CRM to ping you every hour to make batch calls or send follow-up emails. Treat these as non-negotiable appointments.

3

Track and celebrate progress

Record daily activity and wins on a visible scoreboard. Celebrating small milestones fuels motivation for the next 10X session.

4

Review and refine nightly

Each evening, analyze what worked and what didn’t. Then supercharge tomorrow’s action plan by scaling what succeeded by a factor of ten.

Reflection Questions

  • What would doubling then tripling your daily calls do for your confidence?
  • Which distractions must you eliminate to sustain your 10X run?
  • How can you adjust tomorrow’s plan based on today’s 10X performance?

Personalization Tips

  • A writer aiming for two pages a day instead writes twenty, then edits the best ten.
  • A new podcaster attempts one interview a week, then books ten in the next two days to build momentum.
  • A fitness enthusiast plans three workouts weekly and commits to thirty in the next three weeks for a rapid transformation.
Sell or Be Sold: How to Get Your Way in Business and in Life
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Sell or Be Sold: How to Get Your Way in Business and in Life

Grant Cardone 2008
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