FBC – 221 – How to get EXTRAORDINARY results in 2019

How to get EXTRAORDINARY results in 2019.

Today, I am going to give you my secret to break away from the herd and get extraordinary results in 2019. With the new year looming, it is important for you to maximize your chances of having a breakthrough year and finally achieve your goals.

This podcast will help you do just that…

Today I want to tell you something very important, because, you know, 2019 is coming. And you guys have resolutions. You have ambitions. You have dreams and goals. And one thing people want is to have extraordinary results. You want to be able to build something that's going to boom and that's going to give you that life that's different from everybody else's life. Right?

So first thing you have to understand is this. So you've heard about the one percent, the two percent, four percent and stuff. So the one percent is the super-rich people who control 50 percent of the money on this planet. But there are studies that show that three percent. So you have 97 percent of the people who are considered the norm.

Then you have three percent of people who end up doing amazing things. So basically, you can hear stuff like, well, you're part of the ninety seven percent of people who work for the three percent. Or you're part of the ninety seven percent of people who gave up on their dreams and are now working for the three percent of the people who actually pursued their dreams.

So how do you get access to that three percent? Is it reserved? No, it's not reserved for anybody. Anybody can get in there. That's the good news. You just need the right mind-set. OK. So first you need to understand, if you make some changes in your life, you can get access to those three percent.

My question now is, am I in that three percent? I think I am. Yeah, sure I am. Because I’m putting a lot of work in and I don't have anybody else's life. I have my own life. I don't have to commute to work. I can travel when I want. I can do stuff. So I can tell you first-hand, about the stuff that got me there from 97 to three percent.

So if you want to have some results that you've never had before, there is one thing you need to do and you need to start doing things that you've never done before. OK? It is just as simple as this. OK, people get it wrong. If you do the same thing you've always done, you're not going to get those results.

You’re just going to get more of the results you already had before. You say, oh, man, I'm going to work 30 times more. Well, you know, it's not physically possible with the amount of hours we have. But here's the thing. Doing the same thing that will giving you normal results is not going to change just because you're doing more of it.

If you want results you've never had before, you're going to have to start doing stuff you've never done before. Look at things from a different angle.

The three percent that we've been talking about, they actually have a different approach. If you hit a wall, then you need to figure out a way of going over the wall or you have to go through the wall or around the wall or maybe under the wall.

How to get EXTRAORDINARY results in 2019

Who knows? But this is the attitude that someone in three percent will have. And let me give you just one example, which is common sense for you in your everyday life. Well, hopefully.

So let's say, for example, you want to get in a room, I so you put your hand on the door handle and you push the door and the door doesn't open. You push. You push, you push, push. So what do you do? Do you keep pushing? No. You will pull the door. So this is what someone in the three percent will do.

So he or she will stop doing whatever it is they were doing before. If you understand this then dude, this is going to give you an edge over other people. You do something different and then Bam. That's it. All of a sudden you're going to attract all these clients.

So for that, you need to understand that in our minds, we've heard the expression of thinking outside the box. Stop looking at what everybody else is doing in business and just do the same thing, hoping that it’s going to work. Now, I know it's not going to work. You need to find the people who actually had something different. All right. Because otherwise, you're just going to share the same results as you know, as they did.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the proven path to extraordinary results in a new year?

Pick one outcome that, if achieved, makes 80 percent of other goals irrelevant. Block 90 days to ship the first measurable proof of progress on that outcome, then protect the work from every smaller priority. Extraordinary results follow concentration, not effort spread across a long resolution list.

Why do most resolutions fail to produce extraordinary results?

Because they distribute focus across 5 to 10 goals at once, none of which receives enough time to compound. Extraordinary results require depth, not breadth. Founders who explicitly drop 7 of 10 stated goals and double the time spent on the remaining 3 finish the year with measurably bigger wins.

What weekly cadence supports extraordinary results in business?

Run a 60 minute Sunday planning block: review the single goal, list the three actions that move it most, and remove anything else from the calendar. Repeat for 52 weeks. The cumulative effect of 52 weeks of forced focus is what produces results that look impossible from week 1.

How do you measure progress toward extraordinary results without losing motivation?

Define one leading indicator (calls made, demos booked, words shipped) and one lagging indicator (revenue, signups). Track both weekly in a public sheet shared with one accountability peer. The split lets you celebrate input wins during slow months and avoids the trap of judging the year only on outcomes.

About the Author

Martin Ebongue is the founder of martinebongue.com, an online business and lifestyle design blog focused on helping aspiring entrepreneurs build location-independent businesses. Since 2014, he has been creating and scaling online ventures across multiple niches, from digital products and affiliate marketing to SaaS and content platforms, while traveling the world. He shares the real-world strategies, tools, and systems that work, with a particular focus on AI-powered automation for solopreneurs. Follow him on YouTube, X (Twitter), and Instagram.

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