10% Rule

[goodganji44]

Trying to find a new job? Better your career? All you need is a 10% success rate to find happiness. There's a simple rule to follow.


Apply for 100 jobs? At least 10 of them are going to call you back. Out of those 10, all you need is 1 job to hire you for that big salary you've been looking for.

10/100
1/10

=

WIN

The approach to women is exactly the same. Approach 100 women, at least 10 of them are going to be attracted to you. Out of those 10, you'll at least bang 1. You can't be in two places at once, why focus on the other 9? As long as you focus on the 10% success and not the 90% rejection, you'll always win.


Approach life with the 10% rule. With a little bit of effort, 10% can be achieved by anyone. So go out there and get yours! What's the worst that could happen? You get a little more success than you asked for? :yes:

 

[zekko]

Those who try the most, work the hardest, and never give up, will most often always succeed.

I'll agree with this, with one small caveat:
Sometimes it's better to work smarter than to work harder.

A lot of people are driven to accomplish something and work hard at it, but the ones who succeed often figure something out that those who fail do not. Maybe it's simply a matter of location, being in the right place at the right time. Maybe it's knowing the right person who can make that one crucial connection.

Look at a golf swing. A guy can work very hard at developing his golf swing, but if he has bad habits all his hard work is just ingraining bad habits. Sometimes it takes a golf pro to look at your swing and tell you what you're doing wrong. That's an example of working smarter rather than harder.

 

[VladPatton]

I like zekko's idea better than the numbers game idea. What if you do hit up 100 girls and what of you do, in fact, get zero numbers and zero success? That is a possibility. Oh wait? Were you in front of a lesbian bar and hit up 100 rug munchers? You weren't working smart, now were you??

I really think smarts, finding the edge, and getting the right help is the way to do most things in life. Great topic.

 

[Thorninmyside]

Just like in sales, qualified leads will have a higher success rate and therefore the approach : lay ratio improves dramatically compared to mindless cold canvassing.

 

[Bokanovsky]

Trying to find a new job? Better your career? All you need is a 10% success rate to find happiness. There's a simple rule to follow.


Apply for 100 jobs? At least 10 of them are going to call you back. Out of those 10, all you need is 1 job to hire you for that big salary you've been looking for.

10/100
1/10

=

WIN

This only applies to entry level jobs. If you have a high-powered and you're recognized as an expert in your field, you won't have to send out 100 resumes to get 10 call backs. On the contrary, you'd probably be getting head hunted by recruiters. You should strive to be the kind of man who gets head hunted by women...not the kind of man who perpetually begs them for dates with a 1/10 success ratio. Getting shut down 9 times out of 10 is okay when you're 18. But if that's your ratio at 30, you are doing something wrong.

 

[EbbsAndFlows]

There's no magic percent. Brad Pitt has 100%, not 10%. Chis-chan has 0%, not 10%.

Without quantifying the unquantifiable, let's quote Gretzy, "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take", or something like that.