One of the most important things you can decide…as a marketer, as a business person, as a human…is “What am I going to earn compound interest on?”
I’m not talking about interest on your money.
I’m talking about interest on the things you do every day.
And whatever you decide to earn compound interest on, it oughta become a daily ritual for you.
Watch my short video to see what I mean by ritual and interest.
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Perry Marshall has launched two revolutions in sales and marketing. In Pay-Per-Click advertising, he pioneered best practices and wrote the world's best selling book on Google advertising. And he's driven the 80/20 Principle deeper than any other author, creating a new movement in business.
He is referenced across the Internet and by Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, INC and Forbes Magazine.
7 Comments on “The Compound Interest of Ritual”
Perry, I’m a huge fan.
Besides that – I’m already sold on being grateful and putting focus on that everyday. So kudos on the great message in your video.
But I realized something by the end of your video – where you say (paraphrasing) “Whatever you earn your compound interest on, SHOULD be a ritual”. How true!
And that got me thinking. What if one takes a birds eye view of one’s life and try to figure out some things that might be small each day, but accumulate (like monetary compound interest) and put focus on that?
I mean, what small things, that are easy to do (and remember “things easy to do are also easy not to do” -Jim Rohn) could a person do every day as ritual to invest in their lives?
Actually most things tend to spiral and gain momentum so any positive and desired activity practiced regularly, are “compounding”
I’m kinda just brainstorming here, but this actually applies to almost anything we want in our lives or what we want to become. Sometimes one is so focused on the dissatisfaction of where you are to where you want to be, that one forgets the journey or the compound interest that actually makes the result or person at the destination.
Anyway, I just needed to get this off my head. Thanks for the video.
Regards, Victor
YES YES YES.
Like it.
I pray at night – last thing – and include THREE things I’m thankful for from that day.
My morning ritual (it works for me) is shower, dress, breakfast AND THEN read one or two chapters of the Word… with a pen and highlighter in hand.
You have convinced me to begin a small Compound Gratitude journal and include that in my morning ritual — but with a twist.
I’m going to write in the morning journal what I am grateful for IN ADVANCE of what the day may bring — according to my plans and prayers.
The night prayer will be a confirmation of what I can be thankful for based on manifested events.
Thanks for seeding the idea with your video Perry!
Excellent!
I think you are on to something very powerful yet seldom recognized. Your idea of applying it to daily things is excellent. I was taught many years ago that during stressful or chaotic times to stop and give thanks for ….(whatever was needed) and that this action would free the mind to find the answer.
The thing you said about writing in a diary and just let it flow
You said that you meditate, praying, write whatever is on your mind.
That totally resonates with me. I have done this a couple of times and I can get very emotional when I do that.
I use penzu and write my journal online.
Now getting more consistent with it.
Hi Perry,
You are bang on, as usual. I like the fact that you share wisdom as well as online marketing.
I teach the Mysteries and that is what I get compound interest from every day, and every day I express gratitude for having been molded into a vessel that allows me to do that work.
Gratitude happens to be a powerful ascending current so I was pleased to see you post this.
Rock on, Perry!