{"id":647,"date":"2018-07-16T09:42:52","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T13:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/how-to-embrace\/"},"modified":"2018-07-16T09:41:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T13:41:02","slug":"how-to-embrace-90-10-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/how-to-embrace-90-10-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Embrace the 90\/10 Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So many principles, so little time. \u00a0Today, I want to tackle the 90\/10 principle (10% is the unexpected good or bad, 90% is what you choose) in relation to our life and career.<\/p>\n

For many years I was told by mentors and colleagues that the 90\/10 rule was important.\u00a0 In the early years, I didn’t want to have the responsibility for 90% of my life.\u00a0 It seemed so permanent to face the consequences of my choices.\u00a0 And I certainly didn’t like the idea of the 10%.\u00a0 Who wants to be at the mercy of the unexpected?<\/p>\n

It was about 10 years ago that I really became conscious of the principle.\u00a0 So much so that it now is a part of my culture.\u00a0 I use the term conscious because unconscious living leads to incongruent values (I say exercise is important, but I never do it) or plain old hypocrisy.\u00a0 No judgment here, but you need to be awake.<\/p>\n

Here’s how to embrace the 90\/10 rule:<\/p>\n