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title: 10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea


author: Suzy Welch

published: April 2009

genre: self help

pages: 222

first line: I was born in Portland, Oregon-exotic Portland, as I like to say, since it always seems to get a laugh.

rated: 4 out of 5

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?

10-10-10 is about changing your life in three steps. Pose your question, gather information...ie...what are the consequences of your different options, then analyze the results. Once you have the information gathered and look at your different options, then you can make a the best decision for yourself. 10-10-10 encourages you to look at the bigger picture.

By bringing every option and its consequences to the surface and connecting actions to deeply held values, the process empowers us to override the counterproductive tendencies of our own minds. It helps us help ourselves.

Author Suzy Welch thought up the idea for 10-10-10 while on a business trip to Hawaii in which she wound up bringing two of her young children along with her. At that point in life, like so many working mothers, she was trying to do it all and about to burn herself out in the process. It was then that she knew she had to take control of her life and re-evaluate her choices.

I wasn't living my life. My life was living me.

I found this book to be a helpful tool for anyone looking to better themselves.
The process of 10-10-10 does make sense. The author includes several stories from others who have used 10-10-10 to change thier lives. When you look at the different options you have, then the consequences of each, you do simplify things and get to the heart of the matter easier. Things will seem clearer.

10-10-10 adds reason where it is lacking, It inserts deliberation where there is only instinct. It replaces opaqueness with transparency.

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