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Are you interested in getting maximum results with minimal effort? Then you will love the 80/20 rule that will be life-changing in every area of your life… 

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✓ Should I read/listen to this? You need to discover this rule if you want to get the best out of your time and save the energy for what truly matters to you!
✓ How is it going to help me? By learning how and where to put your energy, you will create a life that truly fulfills you. You won’t feel like you’re losing your time anymore, you’ll feel content and empowered!

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Change your life with the 80/20 rule!

The rule that rocks! 

This is the rule that will get you the results that you want with minimum effort…

The benefits are that you won’t need to spin your wheels hours and hours to get the outcomes that you’re looking for!

Consequences? You’ll have more time for the things that truly matter to you!!

Let me explain what this rule is and how it will rock your world!

What is the 80/20 rule?

Actually, this rule comes from the famous Italian Vilfredo Pareto. This is the reason why this rule is also known as the Pareto principle.

He was an economist and he basically showed that in economics, 80% of your results come from 20% of your efforts. No matter the model, it will always work this way! 🙂

Actually, there could be a few differences, for instance: 79% and 21% or 81% and 19%, but in general, this law works for everything!

So, it was proven that it works for any industry or business and actually, it works for everything in life! I mean, let’s not say everything everything 😉 but think about it for you and your life.

Do you have examples that show that 80% of your efforts bring you 20% of your results?

Let me show you a few examples…

Examples of the 80/20 rule…   

Natalie Bacon says that:

• “80% of your relational happiness comes from 20% of your relationships”.
  She’s right!! When you think about it, when you spend time with people, you know that 20% of them bring you 80% of your happiness! Can you name the few people that truly makes you happy?!
• “80% of your weight loss comes from 20% of your exercise”.
  If your goal is to lose weight, keep in mind what is it that you’re doing at the gym that is truly helping you to lose weight.

Dan Silvestre says that:

• “80% of the time spent on the phone was useless. I proceed to delete all social media and useless apps from it.”
  This also makes a lot of sense!! The moment I read this, I thought about the way I’m using my phone and any social media…
• “I use the same clothes over and over again: I use 20% of my wardrobe 80% of the time.”
  This made me think about me!! I truly use only 20% of my wardrobe and 80% is then using space for nothing… It definitely works for everything 🙂
• “I truly read 20% of the blogs and newsletter that I subscribed to. Proceed to delete the remaining 80% (…)”.
  Are you maybe thinking the same? How is your mailbox? I used to have tons of unread emails… It used to drive me crazy so I unsubscribed to many newsletters and blogs that were actually interesting, but I wasn’t reading them so… Why?!

These were examples from other people… But I also have examples that I want to share with you 🙂

MY examples of the 80/20 rule… 

• “20% of the time that I’m productive used to bring me 80% of the results”.
  So… What was I doing the rest of the time?! Good question!! I really thought A LOT about this and decided to organize better my time and the tasks that need to be done! Now, I’m not saying anymore that I’m working “hard”, I’m working “smart”, I know in what direction I’m going and when I’ll be done, I’m way more focus. I actually learned this one in Natalie Bacon’s course.

• “20% of the TV shows that I watch are bringing me 80% of my “tv show happiness”.
  I realized this and then I said to myself, why should I continue watching a TV show that I don’t like?! Also, there is a slight feeling of guilt when you watch TV shows (because it’s common to hear that you’re losing your time!) so… I’ve decided to stop (even in the middle of a season, yes!) if I don’t enjoy 100% a TV show, my time is too precious 😉

• “In some self-help books that I’ve read, 20% of the content is repeating itself on 80% of the book”.
  I’m not sure if that’s very clear 😉 but I truly think that sometimes, the way some self-help books are being written could be cut and organized differently to save us some time! Let’s face it, you can read so many pages that could be resumed in one single page!!

• “20% of my thoughts are bringing 80% of my worries”.
  This is sad but true. I have some thoughts on my mind that I’m trying to control (since I told you that your thoughts are creating your feelings and that these feelings are pushing you to take actions and that these actions are bringing the results that you have in your life!), but I’m still conscious that this 80 % of my thoughts are always the same and that they are bringing all the worries that I have…
  What are they? They are about my businesses, the direction of my life, the happiness of my family and friends…

• I have so much more examples but I’m here to help YOU 🙂 so I’ll stop here 😉

Related article:

Take Control Of Your Life Today, Design Your Dream Life

How can it change your life?

Basically, knowing that 20% of your efforts are bringing 80% of your results will help you focus more on what you’re doing and how you’re doing it to get the results that you want!

I like how S.J. Scott from Develop Good Habits wrote that “The key lesson of the Pareto Principle is to be constantly intentional with how and where you spend your time”. 

So, you don’t need to spend so much time doing the things that aren’t getting closer to the results you want in your life. You need to discover this 20%, what is it?!

But first, of course, you need to know what results you want and what makes you happy in life 🙂 This is why I always say that knowing yourself is the first step towards happiness.

How can you be happy if you don’t know what truly makes you happy?!

Related article:

10 Steps To Discover The Real You

In what area of your life can you use it?

This is the magic of it: you can use it in every area of your life 🙂 it’s really working for everything!

When it comes to your goals or your habits, Natalie Bacon talks about “8 main life categories” that are:

• Relationships
• Career
• Finance
• Health
• Personal development
• Environment
• Fun
• Volunteering

So, you can basically use the 80/20 rule in all of these areas 🙂

Look at all of them and think about the ones that you would like to make a change, that you’re not 100% happy with the results that you’re getting… You have it? Then move on to the next part 🙂

How you can use the 80/20 rule!

Since you now know that 20% of your efforts bring 80% of your results, you need to change what is it that you’re doing to get you the results that you want.

Let’s do it step by step 🙂

1. Think about what area of your life you want to bring a change (feel better, happier) and think about the results that you are getting.
   Example for me: I want to eat healthier. 
2. Ask yourself: what results are you getting and what do you want instead?
   Example for me: I don’t feel very healthy… Instead of feeling this way, I truly want to feel better.
3. What are you doing that is helping you to get the results that you want (feel healthier)? Basically, these things are the 20%…
   Example for me: Since I want to feel healthier, the things that I’m doing (the 20%) are eating a bit less, fewer sweets, sleep more and walk a bit every day.
   
4. Organize a bit, create a plan on how to continue doing it regularly this and only this?
   Example for me: I will really eat healthier, fewer sweets, sleep more and walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day. 

Very important!!

You need of course to know what are your 20%! What is it that you do that is bringing you the results that you want 🙂 this is the first step of course 🙂

Also, it’s important to do it very quickly I mean, you need to be productive and committed. When you decide to eat fewer sweets per week (considering my example), I will really eat fewer sweets which means 5 per week for example. I need to stick to the plan and for the long term (at least a few months to see results!).

Try with another area of your life! And always feel free to comment or send me a message if you have a question or issues figuring out your 20%, I will happily help you out! 🙂

Do not forget… If 20% of the things you do bring 80% of your results… Just imagine… It means that 80% of your time, you’re doing things that are NOT helping you getting the results that you want in your life 🙂

This is fun no? 😉

Okay, now, something essential in my opinion…

The 80/20 rule for your personal development journey…

S.J. Scott from Develop Good Habits is sharing some amazing questions to ask yourself and to use the 80/20 rule for your personal development journey:

Self-confidence and the 80/20 rule… 

Of course, I needed to link together this amazing rule to my favorite topic: self-confidence 🙂

The rule is really helping you to feel better in your life because you can figure out what efforts bring you the results that you want in your life.

Obviously, you will save A LOT of time and energy, because you will focus on what works.

Focusing on what work is very rewarding! Only this will already help you in building your self-confidence 🙂 That’s number one!

Then, you will get more of what really makes you happy, which is one of the main purposes of everyone: to feel great being who we are and happy in our life. This will also make you feel more self-confident because you will feel like you have control of your life: you know what to do to feel happier and you’re doing it 🙂

These double wins will without any doubt, make you feel better, comfortable and empowered being who you truly are!

You know that you can trust yourself 🙂 You know what’s good for you! 🙂

To sum up!

As you can see, this rule can simply ROCK YOUR WORLD 🙂

You can use it for everything in your life, you’ll have more control of everything, you’ll feel better and since it’s saving you time and energy, you can do more of what really makes you happy!!

All of this… While boosting your self-confidence… What else can you ask for more?!? 😉

You may also be interested in…

• Take Control Of Your Life Today, Design Your Dream Life
• The Secret To Simplify And To Transform Your Life
• 15 Habits Of Extremely Successful People
• 10 Steps To Discover The Real You

Feel free to share what you think about this rule and what other examples you have of the 80/20 rule! 🙂

I would love to hear what you have to say!

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