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Any choice you make - any decision - will benefit from 10-10-10. We all want to lead a life of our own making. But in today's accelerated world, with its competing priorities, information overload, and confounding options, we can easily find ourselves steered by impulse, stress, or expedience. Are our decisions the right ones? Or are we being governed, time and time again, Any choice you make - any decision - will benefit from 10-10-10. We all want to lead a life of our own making. But in today's accelerated world, with its competing priorities, information overload, and confounding options, we can easily find ourselves steered by impulse, stress, or expedience.
Are our decisions the right ones? Or are we being governed, time and time again, and against our best intentions, by the demands of the moment? A transformative new approach to decision making, 10-10-10 is a tool for reclaiming your life at home, in love, and at work.
Buy, download and read 10-10-10 ebook online in EPUB format for iPhone, iPad, Android, Computer and Mobile readers. Author: Suzy Welch. Suzy welch 10 10 10 pdf free FREE shipping on qualifying offers. From columnist and bestselling author Suzy Welch comes a powerful, proven strategy for clarifying.
The process is clear, straightforward, and transparent. In fact, when you're facing a dilemma, all it takes to begin are three questions: What are the consequences of my decision in 10 minutes? In 10 months? And in 10 years? Sound simple? Recounting poignant stories from her own life and the lives of many other dedicated 10-10-10 users, Suzy Welch reveals how exploring the impact of our decisions in multiple time frames invariably surfaces our unconscious agendas, fears, needs, and desires — and ultimately helps us identify and live according to our deepest goals and values. 10-10-10's applicability is uniquely broad.
Whether it is used by college students or busy mothers or senior business executives, artists, government administrators, or entrepreneurs, 10-10-10 has shown its effectiveness in decisions large and small, routine and radical, consistently changing lives for the better. Readers of 'O' magazine discovered this pragmatic and innovative idea when Suzy Welch first introduced it in her column. Now, in this immensely useful and revelatory book, she fully explains the power of 10-10-10, a transformative idea that can replace chaos with consistency, guilt with joy, and confusion with clarity. Before you assume this is “just another self-help” book, I encourage you to drop those thoughts at the door.
This is not a self-help book; it is not out to fix your life. Author Suzy Welch is very open about the fact that her 10-10-10 “life management tool” is not a solution to all your problems – it is simply meant to help you make informed, intelligent decisions that aren’t based purely on tension or emotion. The concept is simple: phrase your problem as a specific question that you need to ans Before you assume this is “just another self-help” book, I encourage you to drop those thoughts at the door. This is not a self-help book; it is not out to fix your life. Author Suzy Welch is very open about the fact that her 10-10-10 “life management tool” is not a solution to all your problems – it is simply meant to help you make informed, intelligent decisions that aren’t based purely on tension or emotion. The concept is simple: phrase your problem as a specific question that you need to answer. Next, gather any information you need to answer said question.
Last, and most key, is to “answer the following prompts”: Given my question, what are the consequences of each of my options in ten minutes? In ten months? In ten years? That’s all there is to it. A simple concept to help you make decisions that not only progress your live, but make sure that you stay in-line with your own values along the way.
Suzy makes sure not to overlook how important values are, and how difficult they can be to recognized on a day-to-day schedule. In fact, there are 3 questions that she poses to help folks determine what is truly valuable in their lives: 1. What would make your cry at your 70th birthday? What do I want people to say about me when I’m not in the room?
What do you love about the way your parents live, and what do you hate? There are never-ending applications for the 10-10-10 concept – parenting, relationships, friendships but the most obvious application (in my eyes) is in the career world. I have serious issues with getting off-track, taking on any paying project that comes along, whether or not it will have a positive effect on my career. Simply put, the money talks.
Thankfully, I also have moral values that keep me from working on anything that I find to be offensive, pointless, or environmentally damaging. Having worked as a writer for 4 years and not yet able to pay all my bills with my freelancing income, I wonder what I am doing wrong? What am I missing that is keeping me from being financially and emotionally successful? Think about it – I already answered my own question: money. Being broke rips my heart to shreds; I feel worthless when I can’t pay my bills. With $20,000 in foolish credit card debt keeping me under its thumb, it is easy to see why making (almost any) money unconsciously took the top spot on my priority list.
The problem with that? I begin to loose my authenticity. My words don’t speak with the same passion. My heart doesn’t beat with the same joy. At least I know that I am doing the right thing, thanks to Suzy’s 4 questions about career that rang true for me: 1. Does my job allow me to work with “my people” – those who share my sensibilities about life – or do I have to zone out, fake it, or put on a persona to get through the day?
Does my job make me smarter by stretching my mind, building my skills, and taking me out of my comfort zone? Does my job open doors for me? Does my job give me meaning? My positive answers to all 4 questions assures me that I am doing what is right for me, but I must seek out more opportunities to share my authentic voice with those that can benefit from it. Staying true to yourself will always, eventually, result in financial fulfillment, along with spiritual, emotional, and otherwise. 10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea by Suzy Welch was even better than I expected – I encourage everyone to read it (even those that think self-help books are for weaklings). My book club is reading this for June - otherwise, I probably wouldn't give it a second glance.
But boy was I surprised. I actually like this quite a bit. I can see how using the 10-10-10 (immediate future, short-term long-term future, and way off in the distance long-term future) framework can be incredibly helpful when a person is faced with making a giant decision (should I try for that promotion, should I have another child etc).
But as I told a buddy the other day, I can't live my life frami My book club is reading this for June - otherwise, I probably wouldn't give it a second glance. But boy was I surprised. I actually like this quite a bit. I can see how using the 10-10-10 (immediate future, short-term long-term future, and way off in the distance long-term future) framework can be incredibly helpful when a person is faced with making a giant decision (should I try for that promotion, should I have another child etc). But as I told a buddy the other day, I can't live my life framing ALL my decisions within this guideline.
Otherwise, I would never have any fun, even down to drinking a frappuccino at Starbucks - because it ten minutes it will be delicious, in ten months I'll probably be fatter and in ten years I'll be even fatter than that. But I'm gonna drink it anyway. Back to the book: I concur with a lot of the reviews on GoodReads that say this book could be about 50 pages and still get the point across. How many 'case studies' do I need to read about other people's decisions? 10-10-10 The idea is that when you need to make a decision, look at what will be the results in 10 minutes, 10 hours, and 10 years.
Good idea - bad book. The premise could be explained in a short article. The author managed to stretch a book out of it by including many, many examples of how people used this tool and made the right decision. I found the book boring and repetitive.
I guess if Oprah likes your idea, you can get a book published out of it. I also found the author to be somewhat smug 10-10-10 The idea is that when you need to make a decision, look at what will be the results in 10 minutes, 10 hours, and 10 years. Good idea - bad book. The premise could be explained in a short article. The author managed to stretch a book out of it by including many, many examples of how people used this tool and made the right decision. I found the book boring and repetitive.
I guess if Oprah likes your idea, you can get a book published out of it. I also found the author to be somewhat smug - toward the end of the book, she states that she and her husband are basically the only happy people they know (all a result of 10-10-10). She must be hanging with the wrong crowd - most of my friends and family are happy (and they don't use 10-10-10). I also have some problems taking relationship advice from someone who divorced her first husband after having 4 kids with him. I have just finished reading Suzy Welch's 10-10-10. In this book she teaches you to address the problems that arise in your life.
First by phrasing the problem in the form of a question, then to analyze the different possible solutions and their effect on your life in 10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years. She believes that by addressing the issues in this manner you will arrive at the proper solution for yourself based on your personal values. Suzy brought so many personal examples from her own l I have just finished reading Suzy Welch's 10-10-10. In this book she teaches you to address the problems that arise in your life. First by phrasing the problem in the form of a question, then to analyze the different possible solutions and their effect on your life in 10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years.
She believes that by addressing the issues in this manner you will arrive at the proper solution for yourself based on your personal values. Suzy brought so many personal examples from her own life that the read was quite enjoyable and kept you wanting to read more. I read the book just for lack of any thing else to do at the time. Little did I know that as I was reading I would keep thinking about what decisions I should be making in my life but just keep putting off as survival has always meant to me 'to just leave well enough alone'. Well I must tell you, I am a heavy duty smoker and I am always thinking I should quit, but just thinking never doing.
I found as I was ready Suzy's book that I kept posing the question, 'Should I quit smoking?' Well, 10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years was just not cutting it for me. But when I decided to change it to '10 TO THE POWER OF 7' everything began to come into focus for me. In 10 seconds I could definitely live without a cigarette. 10 minutes - yes, I could live that long also. 10 hours really scared me, I could feel the pain in my chest just thinking about it. But then I got to 10 weeks and realized by then my sense of smell would have started to return, my lungs would no longer be aching, and I would have prevented over $220 from going up in smoke meaning money in my pocket.
When I made it to 10 months, I realized I would be hardly thinking of cigarettes at all, unless really stressed. I would have prevented of $6,670 from going up in smoke so all my bills would be paid and current, plus I would have a substantial amount saved for a holiday. Then when I looked at 10 years it was a real revelation, my personal value became recognizable I value the security of owning my own debt free home, and I valued fun by way of holidays.
I figure by year 10 I will have had a least 9 real holidays, and the house will be paid off. And all because of the money I refused to turn to smoke any longer. The 10-10-10 approach is an excellent tool for making decisions.
The idea is that you think of a decision you need to make and ask yourself how it will affect your life in 10 minutes, then 10 months, then 10 years. You use your value system to guide what outcome would be favorable to your long term goals or aspirations. The biggest problem I saw in this book was that some people's values leave much to be desired so their choices are not necessarily always moral or good choices. While I appreciat The 10-10-10 approach is an excellent tool for making decisions.
The idea is that you think of a decision you need to make and ask yourself how it will affect your life in 10 minutes, then 10 months, then 10 years. You use your value system to guide what outcome would be favorable to your long term goals or aspirations. The biggest problem I saw in this book was that some people's values leave much to be desired so their choices are not necessarily always moral or good choices. While I appreciate the author's willingness to put her personal choices in the book as she used the 10-10-10 system, I saw that it only works for making truly good decisions if it is based on good values.
I realize that many people think that everyone has different values and that they are fine as long as you know what they are. However, I tend to think that values are not as fluid as people like to pretend. It did make me think about what my values actually were and what I know they should be.
I realize that my choices in life were not always based on correct values and I can see where that shows up for me now. Definitely shifted my thinking although not necessarily in the way the author intended. It is usually tough to come across a book that is breezy enough to finish over a flight or at bedtime, yet impacts significantly how you live your life after the book. This is one of them.
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It has a simple premise - you can make good decisions by thinking about how each of your possible choices will work in 10 minutes (here and now), in 10 months (when the dust has settled) and in 10 years (long term). This does not imply always making decisions for the long-term. Instead, it makes clear the trade- It is usually tough to come across a book that is breezy enough to finish over a flight or at bedtime, yet impacts significantly how you live your life after the book.
This is one of them. It has a simple premise - you can make good decisions by thinking about how each of your possible choices will work in 10 minutes (here and now), in 10 months (when the dust has settled) and in 10 years (long term).
This does not imply always making decisions for the long-term. Instead, it makes clear the trade-offs you will face, as the outcomes for each of these time-horizons can sometimes be conflicting. Say, you like what you see in the medium term, but it involves a significant short and long term cost.
What the approach forces you to do is to take a value judgement, and be deliberate about what trade-offs you will make. This replaces ambivalence with intentionality, ergo increased peace of mind! As an example, the author cites a story where a lady had to forego a work event, cancel or reschedule her kids' appointments and risk displeasing her husband by ignoring his request, in order to make it to a distance uncle's funeral. In the short and medium term, it would have been sensible to ignore the funeral and handle the more urgent-seeming/impactful-seeming demands on her time instead. But on the 10 year horizon, going to the funeral meant setting an example of being there for elderly relatives when they needed her, and paying the same respect to a dead family member that she would have liked for herself. This story had a happy ending with her husband agreeing with her value judgement and joining her to the funeral.
Not all stories end this happily, but the benefit of 10-10-10 is the solace of knowing you were intentional about the trade-offs and did the best you could. 10-10-10: A Life Transforming Idea is an amazing book, chock full of great ideas, anecdotes and humor and it is written by best-selling author Suzy Welch, a mother of four and a columnist for Business Week and O, The Oprah Magazine. Suzy developed this 10-10-10 principle from her own experience as a mom and businesswoman. The 10-10-10 principle is a wonderful tool to help you think through choices and determine how a decision would impact your life immediately (10 Minutes), in the short term (10 10-10-10: A Life Transforming Idea is an amazing book, chock full of great ideas, anecdotes and humor and it is written by best-selling author Suzy Welch, a mother of four and a columnist for Business Week and O, The Oprah Magazine. Suzy developed this 10-10-10 principle from her own experience as a mom and businesswoman. The 10-10-10 principle is a wonderful tool to help you think through choices and determine how a decision would impact your life immediately (10 Minutes), in the short term (10 Months), and over a longer stretch of time (10 Years).
This approach is similar to looking at things with a pro and con viewpoint but it takes it much further. It allows you to look at things over time and think through how a decision may effect you. It is not always wise to go with that first gut reaction that we often do, myself included, it really is important to think things through before reacting. When we go by the gut only, it's often emotional based and we also need to engage our brains and think about our values and beliefs to make some of those more serious decisions.
We can use our gut instinct but also challenge ourselves to think beyond the here and now. I believe that this approach can blend with a person's religious beliefs and faith. Here is a quote that Suzy mentions in the book: 'You can consider 10-10-10 another approach in that it's powerful means to make sure you are living in accordance with your values, no matter what their source' Suzy shares her own story and others and how they have used the 10-10-10 method to make choices and decisions that are big and small and how using this method has transformed their lives. The 10-10-10 approach has helped everyday people make decisions about buying a house, career choices, changing jobs, having more children, staying in a marriage, ending a friendship, etc. I enjoyed reading the real life stories and how they applied this approach. Suzy shares through different chapters how to apply the 10-10-10 method to motherhood, working and stay-at-home moms, marriage, friendship, jobs and career changes.
I really enjoyed the practical nature of this book and it was easy to read and understand. I believe that this approach and style promotes ease in trying to apply this method as it is not an overwhelming process. In the chapter where she explains the brain and science behind 10-10-10, she quotes Fyodor Dostoevsky: 'It is not the brain that matters, but that which guides it-the character, the heart, the generosity, the new ideas.' I used the 10-10-10 approach with my husband when we were having to make a recent major decision. It allowed us to look closely at the short term and long term possibilities and opened up a dialogue where we shared feelings, concerns and possibilities on both sides.
We haven't resolved this issue completely yet but it helped us to move closer to a final decision. I look forward to using this as a tool in my own life and I encourage you to explore this as well. I think that this will be a great tool for moms to apply to their own lives, share with your children and use in your families. Great, winning philosophy, just so so read.
You can get the idea in far less than the book's 200 pages. From the great 'O' opra to FAST Company and leaders in the field of decisionmaking (such as Stanford Professor Chip Heath) they all agree. Do you have to make a difficult decision. Business writer and author Suzy Welch suggests making that call by using the 10-10-10 rule to get your priorities in order first.
The brain knows that decisions are rooted in feelings, and the long-term consideratio Great, winning philosophy, just so so read. You can get the idea in far less than the book's 200 pages. From the great 'O' opra to FAST Company and leaders in the field of decisionmaking (such as Stanford Professor Chip Heath) they all agree. Do you have to make a difficult decision. Business writer and author Suzy Welch suggests making that call by using the 10-10-10 rule to get your priorities in order first.
The brain knows that decisions are rooted in feelings, and the long-term considerations should help in making those clear. Welch says that with the answers, you will figure out if the decision is aligned with your priorities, or maybe even discover your priorities in the process. The clarity of thought also makes it easy to explain the choice to those who will feel its impact. It's this simple: Got a difficult decision to make.
Don't trust your gut. You've seen what a gut looks like, right? Take the issue and ask- How will we feel about it 10 minutes from now?
How about 10 months from now? How about 10 years from now?
Try it, you will like it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, 9/2: A gift from mom for my 26th birthday. I'm not one to read self-help books, but I'm enjoying this because the underlying principle is to make informed decisions. The 10-10-10 refers to how you approach your dilemma: How will this decision affect me in the next 10 minutes, 10 months, 10 years (or really, any variation of immediately, near future, and long term). It leads you away from making gut decisions and has you thinking about consequences and benefits.
Welch provides many examples of ho 9/2: A gift from mom for my 26th birthday. I'm not one to read self-help books, but I'm enjoying this because the underlying principle is to make informed decisions.
The 10-10-10 refers to how you approach your dilemma: How will this decision affect me in the next 10 minutes, 10 months, 10 years (or really, any variation of immediately, near future, and long term). It leads you away from making gut decisions and has you thinking about consequences and benefits. Welch provides many examples of how people from all walks of life have used 10-10-10. Single moms wondering about online dating, whether to fire the flighty assistant, etc. This book could have been (and probably should have been) a magazine article. Do you need to make a decision between A and B?
Take some time and think 'if I choose A, what will be the possible/likely results in 10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years?' , then do the same projection with choice B. That's the 10-10-10. The rest of the book is MANY MANY MANY anecdotes about applying this simple concept. Save yourself the time of reading this book and just remember '10 minutes, 10 months, 10 years'. It t This book could have been (and probably should have been) a magazine article. Do you need to make a decision between A and B?
Take some time and think 'if I choose A, what will be the possible/likely results in 10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years?' , then do the same projection with choice B. That's the 10-10-10. The rest of the book is MANY MANY MANY anecdotes about applying this simple concept. Save yourself the time of reading this book and just remember '10 minutes, 10 months, 10 years'. It took me forever to finish because I found the anecdotes repetitive and boring, so I had to force myself to pick it up. I kept slogging because I hoped there was a redeeming quality somewhere in the many anecdotes.
I ended up skimming the last 3/4 of the book because I can no longer renew it at the library and I never found that illusive reason this became a book instead of an article. I picked this book up at the library.
It's a simple but apparently valuable decision-making strategy that allows you to make choices that fit your values. The book was mostly stories about the author or other people who had used the idea to make decisions in different areas of life - work, education, family, relationship, friends, etc. The principle itself is so simple that it didn't really need much explanation. You just reflect, for the available alternatives: What will happen in ten minutes?
I picked this book up at the library. It's a simple but apparently valuable decision-making strategy that allows you to make choices that fit your values.
The book was mostly stories about the author or other people who had used the idea to make decisions in different areas of life - work, education, family, relationship, friends, etc. The principle itself is so simple that it didn't really need much explanation. You just reflect, for the available alternatives: What will happen in ten minutes? What will happen in ten months? What will happen in ten years? I think that the idea is that when you work through it this way you get some distance from the emotions of the immediate moment and figure out the alternative that is most in line with your long-term goals and visions.
Here's the author's website. She says she is a Christian and there is a chapter in the book about how the 10 10 10 strategy is in line with Christian thinking. Catholics refer to proximate, mediate and remote consequences and this is basically the same thing.
She quotes St Ignatius who recommends making decisions in light of eternity. My problem with decision-making strategies is that they usually don't help. I don't figure out that I need to make a decision until the time is past, or I forget to use the strategy and go into default. This one is so simple to remember, though, that I may actually try to use it next time I'm confronted with a fork in the road. The basic point is that there is not necessarily a 'right way' to decide these things. Rather, the process is to clarify and prioritize. One couple in the book decided they needed to exclude their troubled, drug-addicted adult son from their home for the sake of the younger children, until he cleaned up his life.
Other moms used the process to decide whether to stay late on the job or be there for a child's activity, or how to balance caring for an aging parent with caring for one's marriage or family. Some people use the process with their kids to help them make life decisions. I can’t wait to make a decision! Seriously, 10-10-10 takes you thru the 10 minutes, the 10 months and 10 years of your decision. The key is to ask the right question, and to have it be a yes or an answer. Three key components: The Question Data collection Analysis “Knowing what I now know about all of my options and their consequences, which decision will best help me create a life of my own making?” For example: Should I go back to work? Well, the first 10 minutes of yes mean work and stress findin I can’t wait to make a decision!
Seriously, 10-10-10 takes you thru the 10 minutes, the 10 months and 10 years of your decision. The key is to ask the right question, and to have it be a yes or an answer. Three key components: ¸ The Question ¸ Data collection ¸ Analysis “Knowing what I now know about all of my options and their consequences, which decision will best help me create a life of my own making?” For example: Should I go back to work? Well, the first 10 minutes of yes mean work and stress finding a job and figuring out if my job will pay enough to pay for day care for the kids. But I don’t have enough info to answer that question.
So until I get that info, I can’t proceed. The next 10 months mean that our financial situation will be eased, IF the job pays enough to pay for daycare. But what does that mean for the other parts of my life? The house, my marriage, the values I’m teaching my kids.
What does me going back to work mean 10 years from now? Once you know what the decision will mean, it's up to you to carry it out, as hard as that may be. What makes this book helpful is that Suzy recognizes that each of us have a different set of values. She asks specific questions to get us to define our values. Suzy’s questions: What would make you cry at your seventieth birthday?
What do I want people to say about me when I’m not in the room? What do you love about the way your parents live and what do you hate? She writes about marriage, love, dating, work, parenting and friendship, using real-life examples. The writing is accessible and a true pleasure. This is the best non-fiction book I have read in a year. The last best book was a memoir.
An enjoyable listen. Suzy does a good job reading her own work. I'm always interested in books that present different ways of considering your life and problem solving and Suzy's ideas are definitely worth hearing. I don't think you need an entire audiobook to understand and begin using her ideas though. However, I liked hearing other people's stories even though I see a major flaw in her proposal of using 10 10 10 to problem solve. She says you should consider every problem by discussing what wo An enjoyable listen. Suzy does a good job reading her own work.
I'm always interested in books that present different ways of considering your life and problem solving and Suzy's ideas are definitely worth hearing. I don't think you need an entire audiobook to understand and begin using her ideas though. However, I liked hearing other people's stories even though I see a major flaw in her proposal of using 10 10 10 to problem solve. She says you should consider every problem by discussing what would happen if you made the decision.
What would happen in 10 minutes, 10 months, 10 years. The results of each decision varies on the amount of time.
Some decisions wouldn't affect you in 10 minutes, but in 10 years, watch out! The flaw is this- it works, but only sometimes. Sometimes her predictions of what would happen in ten years seemed overly optimistic. She seemed to hone in on 'this is the way it would be in ten years' well, maybe, maybe not. Her outcomes often seemed to shoot a little bit high on the 'things will work out' side.
I could think of several other ways things could turn out in 10 years that didn't jive with her examples end results. But that's the thing isn't it. This is a tool, not a fix all solve all solution.
It definitely will help, just don't expect it to be the perfect tool. As anything in this world it too has it's flaws. But overall I enjoyed the book and it gave me a lot to think about. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys laid back self help books that use lots of personal examples and stories.
I don't give this five as I agree with the person who said that the book could in fact be shorter - by about a third in my opinion. She repeats the point in a multitude of scenarios for you.
But, the advice is good. I think we all apply some concept of the 10-10-10 principle to the big decisions in life but what this book shows us is that it can be applied to the little decisions too - the day to day ones which can be all the more challenging. And it also forces you to consider what your values a I don't give this five as I agree with the person who said that the book could in fact be shorter - by about a third in my opinion. She repeats the point in a multitude of scenarios for you. But, the advice is good. I think we all apply some concept of the 10-10-10 principle to the big decisions in life but what this book shows us is that it can be applied to the little decisions too - the day to day ones which can be all the more challenging. And it also forces you to consider what your values are - we all think we know what these are until we have to articulate them in five points - it gets harder then.
What I would say is that the process is great, but what it doesnt teach you how to do is, how to have the difficult conversations which come out from our analysis. I think that is an aspect which can still floor us even when we are able to articulate the reasons for our opinion or preferred way forward.
Not wanting to hurt someones feelings, not having sufficient self-worth etc or simply not knowing how to say the words without getting emotional, or worse being accused of being emotional. To my mind that is where the book falls down as when you have worked out the 'what' you sometimes need help with the 'how' In summary - highly recommend the book. It gets you thinking and is a book which you may flip back to every now and then as a reminder. 10-10-10 is simple philosophy but helpful to our lives. I was afraid when I read the introduction that this book would be another one of those formula for happiness books like The Secret.
But I was wrong, and happily so. Welch describes a way of thinking about making decisions. Again, at first, I thought this would be from the perspective that there were no absolutes, only choices. But she only applies this to the kinds of decisions that we make every day where there really is no right or wrong. Now, she does apply 10-10-10 to the question, 'Should I I was afraid when I read the introduction that this book would be another one of those formula for happiness books like The Secret.
But I was wrong, and happily so. Welch describes a way of thinking about making decisions.
Again, at first, I thought this would be from the perspective that there were no absolutes, only choices. But she only applies this to the kinds of decisions that we make every day where there really is no right or wrong.
Now, she does apply 10-10-10 to the question, 'Should I get a divorce' and if the reader feels there's no justification in that, then yeah, in that case she violates an absolute. She gives lots of 'case study' stories and some of those are good for seeing this plan in action. 10-10-10 is a strategy that leads the decision maker to try and reflect upon the consequences of a decision in a short frame, 10 minutes, a medium frame, 10 months, and the long term, 10 years. In many of the stories, the 10-10-10 thinking, especially in the long term, yielded results I could not have predicted. She opens chapter 2 with some scientific research on how the brain processes ideas in decision making, which I found very valuable and added real authenticity to the book. She also stresses that decision making really stems from our core values and spends some time fleshing that idea out as well. Every 10-10-10 begins with posing your dilemma, crisis, or problem in the form of a query.
Should I quit my job? Should I stay in my relationship or end it?
Given my question, what are the consequences of each of my options in ten minutes? In ten months? In ten years?
The first 10 stands for right now - as in, one minute, one hour, or one week. The second 10 represents that point in the foreseeable future when the initial reaction to your decision has passed but its consequences continue to play Every 10-10-10 begins with posing your dilemma, crisis, or problem in the form of a query. Should I quit my job? Should I stay in my relationship or end it?
Given my question, what are the consequences of each of my options in ten minutes? In ten months? In ten years? The first 10 stands for right now - as in, one minute, one hour, or one week. The second 10 represents that point in the foreseeable future when the initial reaction to your decision has passed but its consequences continue to play out in ways you can reasonably predict.
And the third 10 stands for a time in a future that is so far off that its particulars are entirely vague. So, really, 10-10-10 could just as well b referring to nine days, fifteen months, and eight years. The name of the process is just a totem meant to directionally suggest time frames along the lines of: in the heat of the moment, somewhat later, and when all is said and done.
The last step of the 10-10-10 progress is analysis. For this stage, you need to take all the information you've just compiled and compare it to your innermost values - your beliefs, goals, dreams, and needs.
In short, this part of 10-10-10 impels you to ask: 'Knowing what I now know about all of my options and their consequences, which decision will best help me create a life of my own making?' And with the answer to tha, you have your 10-10-10 solution. I think I walked into this expecting to hear what Suzy did to realize she needed a change, exactly how she changed her life, and then a well delivered 'how-to' for applying this to your own life. The first two parts; the why she needed a change, and what she did to change her life were both communicated very well.
Then the remainder of the book were multiple examples of people she has come across who used her method to make decisions quickly, but what I feel it lacks (with about 2 minutes).is a I think I walked into this expecting to hear what Suzy did to realize she needed a change, exactly how she changed her life, and then a well delivered 'how-to' for applying this to your own life. The first two parts; the why she needed a change, and what she did to change her life were both communicated very well. Then the remainder of the book were multiple examples of people she has come across who used her method to make decisions quickly, but what I feel it lacks (with about 2 minutes).is a sort of practice tutorial for applying this yourself. I understand the concept.
But I would have loved a few instances where she asks you to take a situation in your own life, & specifically asks you to chart this out using her methods. Maybe the very last part of the book will do this.and I'll be back on here to edit this review:-) Regardless stories of other people were great, but I don't think 2/3rds of the book telling other people's stories were as beneficial as 2/3rds of the book being how to apply this to your own life. Would love a few 10-10-10 exercises slipped in there as you read. Good book, but walked away still wanting a little more. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.
To view it, I'm very glad I read this book and I'll encourage others, especially young people, to read it too. It's a quick read, and for many - probably most - it will be extremely helpful if they apply what it teaches. The only reason I didn't give it a higher rating is because it's what I think of as a utility book, not fine literature, but still valuable and highly readable.
The simple wisdom in this book can be summed up in one sentence: When making decisions, it can be extremely clarifying to consid I'm very glad I read this book and I'll encourage others, especially young people, to read it too. It's a quick read, and for many - probably most - it will be extremely helpful if they apply what it teaches. The only reason I didn't give it a higher rating is because it's what I think of as a utility book, not fine literature, but still valuable and highly readable. The simple wisdom in this book can be summed up in one sentence: When making decisions, it can be extremely clarifying to consider the potential consequences of the decision in the short term, mid term, and long term (10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years). Since the author herself admits that the idea is not original, the value of this book is its offering of so many interesting examples of how the idea can be applied, from household to boardroom. I am reading the large print type of this book. The large print version has 285 pages and I'm presently on page 162.
The concept of 10-10-10 is taking time to review a decision as to how the choice you make will effect consequences within 10 minutes,10 months and 10 years. It does not hold you to that particular time frame but gives you an idea of thinking of what the consequences could be as a result of your decision or action regarding a situation in your life.
Suzy Welch gives many life examp I am reading the large print type of this book. The large print version has 285 pages and I'm presently on page 162. The concept of 10-10-10 is taking time to review a decision as to how the choice you make will effect consequences within 10 minutes,10 months and 10 years. It does not hold you to that particular time frame but gives you an idea of thinking of what the consequences could be as a result of your decision or action regarding a situation in your life.
Suzy Welch gives many life examples. I see this at the moment as a guide for young people who have trouble making decisions and are afraid to be decisive. As someone who is in their 60's I have already come to the conclusion this book gives due to my life experiences. 4.23.2010, The gem of this book and aha moment is in the last chapter. A pleasant surprise to me. Got this on one of those complete random book hunts in the library. A very simple idea is presented in also a very simple, non-pretentious way.
However, it felt to me that the book was just full of anecdotes of other people on who did this, rather than how to effectively use this idea. It was an easy read though. I also thought it had a major weakness: Usually (for me at least) the difficult part is not to give decisions, but to execute them. For example, most people who are in a toxic relationshi Got this on one of those complete random book hunts in the library. A very simple idea is presented in also a very simple, non-pretentious way. However, it felt to me that the book was just full of anecdotes of other people on who did this, rather than how to effectively use this idea. It was an easy read though.
I also thought it had a major weakness: Usually (for me at least) the difficult part is not to give decisions, but to execute them. For example, most people who are in a toxic relationship and know that this person wouldn't be good for them in the long run. But it is to move on and start from scratch that is the challenging bit, not realising that one must move on. If you have been around people that you shouldn't be, but still sticked with them for a while knowing you probably shouldn't, I am sure you know what I mean. Suzy Welch is an author, commentator, and business journalist. She writes a weekly business column, The Welch Way, with her husband,.
The Welches are also the co-authors of Winning, a #1 Wall Street Journal and international bestseller, and its companion volume, Winning: The Answers. On her own, Suzy is a columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine, where she writes frequently about balancing w Suzy Welch is an author, commentator, and business journalist. She writes a weekly business column, The Welch Way, with her husband,. The Welches are also the co-authors of Winning, a #1 Wall Street Journal and international bestseller, and its companion volume, Winning: The Answers. On her own, Suzy is a columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine, where she writes frequently about balancing work and life, as well as the delicate art of managing career challenges.
More Any choice you make - any decision - will benefit from 10-10-10. We all want to lead a life of our own making. But in today's accelerated world, with its competing priorities, information overload, and confounding options, we can easily find ourselves steered by impulse, stress, or expedience. Are our decisions the right ones? Or are we being governed, time and time again, and against our best intentions, by the demands of the moment? A transformative new approach to decision making, 10-10-10 is a tool for reclaiming your life at home, in love, and at work. The process is clear, straightforward, and transparent.
In fact, when you're facing a dilemma, all it takes to begin are three questions: What are the consequences of my decision in 10 minutes? In 10 months? And in 10 years? Sound simple? Recounting poignant stories from her own life and the lives of many other dedicated 10-10-10 users, Suzy Welch reveals how exploring the impact of our decisions in multiple time frames invariably surfaces our unconscious agendas, fears, needs, and desires - and ultimately helps us identify and live according to our deepest goals and values. 10-10-10's applicability is uniquely broad.
Whether it is used by college students or busy mothers or senior business executives, artists, government administrators, or entrepreneurs, 10-10-10 has shown its effectiveness in decisions large and small, routine and radical, consistently changing lives for the better. Readers of O magazine discovered this pragmatic and innovative idea when Suzy Welch first introduced it in her column. Now, in this immensely useful and revelatory book, she fully explains the power of 10-10-10, a transformative idea that can replace chaos with consistency, guilt with joy, and confusion with clarity.