I was watching an interview of Roger Federer yesterday who was giving a speech at some university recently. To be honest, I don't watch tennis because it's not so well celebrated in India. But, I know he’s a great player and is a renowned celebrity who does some big brand endorsements. During the talk, he said something important that triggered my senses.
He said that he has so many titles and grand slams and won almost 80% of the matches over the past twenty-plus years or so but if you look at his point score then you’ll realize that he has secured only 54% of them. So even if after scoring only half of the chances of winning the game, he was able to produce such a great winning ratio over the longer run.
This reminds me of Pareto’s Principle where he says that 20% of the goals produce 80% of the impact in life. He derived it from the fact that 80% of the properties and land in Italy is owned by the 20% super influential people. This law is applicable to all the other aspects of life as well.
It simply means that if you focus on the things that are very important and can produce maximum outcomes in life are really worth doing.
In our lives, the maximum impact is produced by the two factors that are an excellent career and prime health. If you have a great career then you become financially strong enough. As long as you are in great health then nothing can stop you from working hard. All the other factors are secondary and hardly matter.
If you are working on some top-notch technologies which are having great potential rather than the traditional ones then definitely you can earn in the maximum bracket.
There are some projects that produce the maximum revenue for the company rather than the other ones. Similarly, only a few people in the team create a major impact and drive the project.
It is said that 80% of the wealth is concentrated by the super wealthy people that are barely 20%.
So at the personal level, It doesn't matter if you’re an introvert and don't have many friends or you can't swim or drive or cook. It doesn't matter if you know financial growth options or not spiritual enough or don't have any hobby. These things are also important but only when you have the first two or three things such as career, health, and family very strong.
As long as you have supportive parents, loved ones, and family, there’s nothing that matters at all. If you don't like your job then can switch to another one. If your relationship is not working enough then can build the new one. If you don't have enough friends then can create some more for sure.
Even though we have a large circle of friends, there are usually only a couple of people who help us during tough times. It's important to rely on those who are there for us. People can be busy with other commitments and may not always be available, even if they want to help. Additionally, the individuals who provide support may change over different phases of life, so it's beneficial to have multiple reliable friends.
I have lost 2 Kg of weight in the last three months just by doing 12 hours of intermittent fasting and 30 minutes of walking daily. I just changed my meal timings of dinner and tried to maintain the 14-hour gap till I take something in the morning. So, usually, I fail but somehow I manage to maintain the 12-hour window. This is very simple and easy to follow and produces maximum outcomes.
So, the bottom line is to create only twenty percent of skills and techniques that will give you 80% of the understanding and expertise in that subject. Identify the two expenses that cost you the maximum salary. Spend your time on those things that will give you maximum satisfaction rather than chasing multiple things at a time.
Well, this was my perspective and the same rule can be applied to multiple things in life. That's all for now, Thanks for reading!