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Dan Sullivan shares his simple yet profound teaching that, until now, has only been known to his Strategic Coach clients: unsuccessful people focus on 'The Gap', but successful people focus on 'The Gain'.

Most people, especially highly ambitious people, are unhappy because of how they measure their progress. We all…

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3 authors picked The Gap and The Gain as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I had to add a second book that I refer to often to keep my mind focused on what I have accomplished instead of what I still want to do with my business.

I love this book as it helps me to reframe business growth (and setbacks) in a way to keep my energy and focus going. I also like the summaries in the back that I can refer to when I just want a reminder of technique to get back into the gain.

As a high achiever, it’s easy to be critical of myself. So, any book that reminds me to look at the brighter side of things tends to make a good impression on me. The main idea here is that unsuccessful people focus on “the gap,” while successful people focus on “the gain.”

I appreciated this book for helping me think about all the ways I’m making progress and reminding me to celebrate even the small wins. 

This book hit me hard and is sooooo important for overachievers, especially us entrepreneurs who are never satisfied with ourselves or our progress in a given moment.

This book advises not comparing yourself to others at all, but instead to the progress you have made personally as the litmus test. That was so helpful to me in stopping being so hard on myself because in looking back, I really have done some amazing things and made serious progress!

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