Small Actions for Big Results: Book Insight on The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson

* When his solar energy business crashed and burned, Jeff Olson had an epiphany. 

*When people have their backs to the wall, he saw, they will do anything to lift themselves up again, with often awe-inspiring effort. 

* But when they do pull themselves up again, something happens: they relax a bit and start drifting again toward failure. 

* When they get low, once again they pull themselves up. 

* The cycle of failure/survival/success can continue across a person’s lifetime, causing endless confusion and heartache. 

* Olson describes how to break that cycle, identifying the simple things – the small daily decisions and habits that add up to your ‘slight edge’, the very opposite of the fabled ‘big break’ – which over time can give you a massive advantage and take you to new heights in work and life.

Theme 1: Action Over Emotion - 0:29

Theme 2: Beware the Quantum Leap - 10:38

Theme 3: Happiness & The Slight Edge - 18:58

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Full Title: The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciples into Massive Success and Happiness

Year of Publication: 2005

Book Author: Jeff Olson

To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://www.amazon.com/Slight-Edge-Turning-Disciplines-Happiness/dp/1626340463/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1609995707&sr=8-1

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