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The Flywheel — your secret to success
The adage that the rich get richer is true. This is a simple fact of life. Those who have money will be offered opportunities to make money. And with each successful opportunity more opportunities will be offered to them.
If you stop to think about it, this is good news.
Why?
Because success is often perceived as something only a select few ever achieve, this perpetuates the myth that success requires the individual to be blessed with a special talent. But if success is not based on being possessing extraordinary gifts, then success is within the grasp of each and every one of us.
The truth is …. success is a flywheel.
The flywheel approach to success revolves around the concept that small, consistent efforts can create a powerful and self-reinforcing cycle, propelling us towards our goals. The flywheel is a metaphorical representation of how small success, once set in motion, gains momentum and becomes increasingly powerful over time. This “flywheel” concept is used by Jeff Bezos to explain the success and growth of Amazon.
The key to success is to therefore imagine life as a dynamic system, where each achievement contributes to the momentum of a giant flywheel. At the core of this approach is the principle of consistency. Small daily actions, performed consistently, become the driving force that builds the energy…
