Lead The Field – Earl Nightingale (Summary)

Summary below the video

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1 – The Magic Word
– We reflect our world. You get back what you put in.
– Live in gratitude and expect the best for yourself.
– Think, act and talk like the person you want to become.
– Develop a good attitude, this will get you further than you think.
– Treat every person you meet as the most important person on earth. Be present and there for them.

2 – Acres of Diamonds
– In short, the grass is not greener on the other side, the acres of diamonds are right under you. You just need to dig deep enough and look hard enough.
– Paras memory: a story of 2 shop keepers. One would say that they don’t sell the product while the other would try and get that product for the customer.
– The full speech and summary can be found here – Acres Of Diamonds Speech By Dr. Russell H. Conwell

3 – A Worthy Destination
– People with no choice but to succeed or have a worthy goal will reach it faster.
– They have a clear desire. Create a clear desire.
– Have the courage to pursue it.
– Success is a progressive realisation of a worthy goal.
– You will become what you think about.

4 – Miracles of Your Mind
– We just use a portion of our minds so imagine if we gradually learn how to use more of it.
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5 – Destiny in the Balance
– The basic law of cause and effect. Karma.
– What you put out you will get in return.
– Think of how you can improve your contribution before wanting more.
– We must improve our services and ourselves.

6 – Seed for Achievement
– Integrity is the seed of achievement.
– Be honest with oneself. Give 100% and more.
– Be honest and true in every way.

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7 – It’s Easier to Win
– Understand the socio-economic pyramid.
– Where in the pyramid would you be happy?
– The higher the pyramid the better the view, the lesser the crowd.
– Choose your groups accordingly.
– Are you happy to follow the follower or follow the leader or lead the followers?

8 – How Much Are You Worth
– Think of yourself as a business. Roughly divided into these categories: Finance, production, sales and research.
– While research is being conduced, production still does on with you.
– If you are not growing, you will be dying. You can only move forward or backward as you can never be stagnant.
– Calculate your value, put an hourly rate to it. Never accept anything lower than that.
– Invest in your knowledge and action.

9 – Let’s Talk About Money
– Money is the harvest of our production.
– A neurosurgeon and a janitor are both important but one can be replaced faster and easier. Just like coal is important but with enough effort, it can turn into a diamond.
– It takes great personal sacrifice and expense to be harder to replace.
– Decide on exactly how much money you want or what your hourly value is. Then concentrate on improving what you are doing and the service you offer.
– So decide on 3 amounts: the yearly income, the amount you want in your savings or investment account, and your retirement amount.
– Remember not to make money your everything. There is a difference between being rich and being wealthy.

10 – One Thing You Can’t Hide
– Paras note: I don’t agree with some of these.
– Your knowledge will determine your place.
– Your use of the language will determine where you are in the pyramid. Vocabulary levels correlate with economic and social success.
– Rate yourself on your use of language and step up from there.
– Your general interest will determine your place too. Are you studying more into your interests and development or filling your mind with tabloids.
– You should have a good working knowledge of national history and general knowledge.
– Audiobooks and improving English audios are highly recommended while driving as you learn faster and constantly.

11 – Today’s Greatest Adventure
– Think of every single day as a building block to grow your personal tower.
– Focus only on your present tasks at hand. Write 6 important tasks for that day and rate them. Then focus on them in order of priority. You don’t have to finish them all.
– More information on the kaizen method or the one thing here – The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results By Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
– Before you know it, your magnificent tower will manifest.

12 – The Person on the White Horse
– It is important we become the leaders of our lives.
– Our services are should be so valuable and replaceable that we are known to be authorities in that area.
– Specialise and be known for it.
– Be the MVP of our team or organisation.

Contents
1 – The Magic Word
2 – Acres of Diamonds
3 – A Worthy Destination
4 – Miracles of Your Mind
5 – Destiny in the Balance
6 – Seed for Achievement
7 – It’s Easier to Win
8 – How Much Are You Worth
9 – Let’s Talk About Money
10 – One Thing You Can’t Hide
11 – Today’s Greatest Adventure
12 – The Person on the White Horse