My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Achieve 10x results by saying no to 1000x more opportunities than competitors
High-growth entrepreneurs who receive many opportunities but need to maximize impact
12-24 months to see compounding effectsWhat Success Looks Like
You operate fewer projects than before but each generates exponentially better results because of concentrated resources and attention.
Steps to Execute
List all current projects and opportunities
Identify your top 2-3 goals that align with core competency
Calculate the opportunity cost of each non-core activity
Create systems to automatically decline off-brand opportunities
Reinvest all resources from eliminated projects into core focus areas
Track results to prove the focus strategy is working
Checklist
Inputs Needed
- Clear definition of core competency
- Metrics to measure success in focus areas
- System for opportunity evaluation
- Team alignment on priorities
Outputs
- Dramatically improved results in chosen areas
- More time and mental energy for deep work
- Clearer brand positioning and market recognition
- Reduced decision fatigue and stress
Example
“A successful entrepreneur receiving 50 partnership opportunities monthly reduces focus to 3 core business areas, declining 95% of opportunities to achieve 10x better results in chosen areas.”
Related Knowledge
The Clone Creation Framework
A system for replicating high-performance decision-making by having new hires shadow the founder 24/7 for six months, then gradually taking on responsibilities while maintaining the founder's thinking patterns.
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Total Addressable Mindset (TAM Thinking)
Always evaluate opportunities based on the maximum possible audience size, choosing only ideas that can theoretically ap
Extreme focus beats diversification for breakthrough results
Most successful people are saying no to far more opportunities than they're saying yes to
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Extreme focus on just 3 objectives rather than pursuing multiple opportunities simultaneously
it's impossible to do what I'm doing better than me because I'm gonna spend 10 times more
Creating unbeatable competitive position by outspending and out-obsessing competitors rather than relying on skill alone