10x Opportunity Filter

A framework for filtering opportunities based on your current success level, focusing on only accepting opportunities that offer significantly higher returns than your current activities.

Core Concept

• As you become more successful, you get more opportunities
• The hardest opportunities to say no to are those matching your current level of success
• Should only accept opportunities that offer 10x potential compared to current activities

Opportunity Assessment Framework

• Calculate your current "rate" (e.g., $100/month, $10,000/month)
• Easy to say no to opportunities below your rate
• Hard to say no to opportunities at your current rate
• Must say no to opportunities offering only 1-2x returns
• Only say yes to opportunities offering potential 10x returns

Common Mistakes

• Spreading energy too thin across multiple opportunities
• Doing more but getting less results
• Saying yes to opportunities at current level
• Doubling workload for only incremental gains
• Losing life balance by taking on too many similar-sized opportunities

Success Principles

• More successful people say "no" more often
• Focus energy on fewer, higher-potential opportunities
• Use current success as permission to be more selective
• Stay focused until finding truly 10x better opportunities
• Avoid splitting focus on multiple similar-sized opportunities

Implementation

• Start day with 3 focused hours on highest-potential activity
• Build momentum through focused work
• Prototype new opportunities before fully committing
• Test ideas in small ways to validate potential
• Cut activities that only offer incremental gains