The Rule of 100: Getting Great At Anything

The Rule of 100 states that if you spend 100 minutes a week focused on one thing, you will be better than 95% of the world at that one thing. That amounts to 18 minutes a day for one year. It doesn’t matter if that is learning a foreign language, playing the guitar or playing a sport.

Joe’s Perspective: My guess is you probably spend 100 minutes a week doing something. Most people spend more than 18 minutes a day watching youtube videos or interacting with social media or perhaps watching TV.  Imagine if you devoted that time to learning something new. Imagine what you could accomplish if you deliberately set aside the time and consistently devoted yourself to this craft. What subject would you choose?

I have four daughters with four very different interests. I have a daughter who easily spent 100 minutes a week learning to sew. I have another daughter who did the same thing trying to get better at basketball. I have another daughter who devoted her time to the guitar. And, still another daughter who devoted her time to golf. While none of them are going to be world champs at any of these endeavors, each became very good in these disciplines. I hope they continue to do this throughout their lives.

The Student Athlete Program App asks you to devote 18 minutes a week (3-6 minutes a day) to developing yourself. It’s simple. Go through the 5 lessons each week, think about each lesson and answer the questions. Before long, you will begin to internalize these lessons focused on character, leadership and sportsmanship.  I am not promising you that will become a better athlete or that your team will win a championship, but the benefits are numerous: 1) You will become an expert on yourself, knowing what you believe and why you believe, 2) you will strengthen your foundation for character and develop a skill set to become a better leader and 3) your teams will have better chemistry and come together as a more cohesive team. Consistent and deliberate focus will improve each of these areas. We are asking you to prepare for success and greatness. This program is not meant to be “one more thing” or “busy work.”

Your Turn: If you could choose one area to devote 100 minutes a day to for the remainder for the year, what would it be and why?