You2: A High-Velocity Formula for Multiplying Your Personal Effectiveness in Quantum Leaps

by Price Pritchett

Make a quantum leap—go from you to you²—and accomplish far more, in less time, with only a fraction of the effort you’ve been giving. This is the power of “you squared” . . . the quantum leap strategy for breakthrough performance.

In you² , Price Pritchett outlines a unique, dynamic method for leaping beyond ordinary performance and achieving dramatic breakthroughs. Follow this unconventional strategy to penetrate imaginary barriers and pursue your true potential.

This powerful new approach replaces the concept of attaining gradual, incremental success through massive effort. Instead, it puts forth 18 key components for building massive success while expending less effort.

The 18 key components

The promiseQuantum Leapsyou²Change your personal rules for successQuit trying harderThink beyond what common sense would allowSuspend disbeliefFocus on the ends rather than the meansRely on unseen forcesChoose a different set of risksTrust in the power of pursuitSeek failureGet uncomfortableOpen your giftsFall in loveMake your move before you’re readyLook inside for the opportunity

Genres: Self Help, Business, Nonfiction, Personal Development, Psychology, Leadership, Productivity

47 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1994

Reviews

[Robert Lewis]

This book contains many lessons learned from other motivational, business and inspirational works like "Think and Grow Rich" or "The Greatest Salesman in the World," but does so in an extremely condensed and page-turning fashion.

Read it in the morning instead of before bed, like I did...I want to forgo sleep and plan my quantum leap now!

[Donna Vail]

This is an excellent book about making quantum leaps. It's a quick read but for the most effectiveness it needs to be re-read often and actively applied. Applicable for personal and professional life. If you've ever experienced times of being uncomfortable or the feeling that everything seems to be falling apart, then you must read. Stay inspired!

[8th_Promise]

I REALLY Loved "you²"....it is a small book and quick read, but thought provoking.

It is worth a read for anybody who has hit a stump and wanting to get to a better version of themselves.

2 things that really lit me up when reading that I can say off the top of my head is when Price mentioned:

1. "Opening Your Gifts"

2. The concept of how you take risks. We all take risks, but at least you get to pick which one you take....so developing a mindset that at times maybe you shouldn't perceive some things as a risk, more so a "You gave yourself a CHANCE"

All in all, even if you already have a very positive mindset...this is definitely an "herbal tea" to nourish you in mindfulness on your life journey.

[Jonathan Fleming]

I read this book once a year. A friend of mine gave it to me. I could pick this book up for 2 seconds to get all the motivation and snap back into the right mode of thinking easily. Quick read, enjoyable, simple concepts for the mind and just great writing. Good things for the mind never get old.

[Quinn Grafton]

You^2 is a breakthrough book that challenges you to change the way you think about your potential, your goals, and your dreams. It describes a mindset of action that allows for explosive jumps in success, not just gradual progress by encouraging you to stop listening to your doubts and perceived personal limits, and instead listen to your true desires for your life. To not limit yourself by calculating every risk but instead moving in action, for the greatest risk is that you do not get what you really desire out of life, and that your fears stop you from making the leap into quantum success.
Great quick read for anyone who wants to maximize their potential in life.

[Kate Hanley]

It's really really not easy to write short and still be impactful. This book delivers a lot of little ear worms (eye worms? ewwww) that penetrate through your skull. I've read it before, and I'll read it again. When I decided to commit to reading 52 books in a year I knew there would be some weeks I'd need to read something short, perhaps even something I'd read before, but that there would still be value in that. I was right. I might read it again before this year is through.

[Jasmine]

I did not think it was possible to highlight a whole book but this book proved me wrong.

Very interesting points for a person who wants to take the leap and do something new and scary with their lives. There is no reason to wait and this book gives you the tools you need to take that leap.

I'm left with a lot to think about and a wannabe rainbow book. Sike. Just kidding, I read with a kindle. It's black and white. So... a wannabe zebra book.

[Keli]

Refreshing!!!!! And powerful! Read it! It's a QUICK read and very motivating!

[Cordell]

A must read. ..must re-read.

[Laura]

I seem to read this book the first of every year. I am ready for a quantum leap and breakthrough performance.

[Alexis Bennett]

This isn’t exactly the most enjoyable read in terms of style but it’s easy and there were pieces that resonated. It’s more like a series of LinkedIn posts than a book.

[Juli]

My dad liked this book and recommended that I read it. Maybe I’m missing something, but I feel like none of the sentences I just read actually meant anything.

[Randy Elster]

This is a little booklet I've had on my shelf for years but never read until now. Strong, encouraging words for breaking through what's holding you back. The premise is that you'll need to let go of some old ways of doing things and take a leap of faith, even though you may not feel ready (you'll never feel ready), and go for it. This book can sound a little fruit loopy at times, but he is spot on. And the biblical references are there is you look for them.

[Morgan McMahon]

This “book” is basically just a pamphlet of nonsense, motivational clichés using quantum/particle physics analogies. I just saved you $8 and an hour of reading. I implore you to find one intelligent, practical idea in this laughable collection of arrogant musings. His philosophy is basic and obvious. The author is another con-man selling ”success” creepily disguised as spiritual wisdom. Same old song you’ve heard a million times.

[Mike Sambuco]

This was a very edifying and encouraging read, which I really appreciated. It helped to confirm and inform me and fill in some details about where I am right now, so this was a timely read. He's onto something important, and I'm getting it.
This is a partner book to "The Quantum Leap Strategy."

[Fabrizio Poli]

I found out about this incredible little book thanks to Bob Proctor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRr-t...

It's only 37 pages long but full of great wisdom. We often think about improving our lives one step at a time. This book unravels a strategy for moving forward multiple steps at a time, making that quantum leap. Very practical and easy read.
Highly recommended!

[Ryan]

This little book hit me at the exact right time, so it really resonated with me. Concise and inspirational, this could just be the message you need to hear to take a quantum leap forward in your business or personal life.

[Doug]

Great quick read yet very powerful context shifting book.

[Todd McQueen]

Simple short book. Suggested by an acquaintance. Frankly surprised this has an average rating over 4.
2.5

[Jose Miguel Ventura]

Un libro increíblemente poderoso, solo si es que tienes el corazón abierto (disposición de recibir profundamente el mensaje)… pienso (pudiéndome equivocar) que la gente que le dio una estrella dando la misma reseña diciendo que no da ejemplos de cómo se hace, es porque buscaban una respuesta concreta y no entendieron el mensaje del libro. No hay una respuesta concreta, debemos de confiar (en nosotros mismos, en nuestro máximo potencial), armarnos de valor, arriesgarnos, tener claridad mental y saber (confiando, a ciegas) que vamos a lograr lo que queremos lograr. Debemos tener una imagen mental de lo que queremos lograr y sentir el fuego de la pasión en nuestro corazón para que nos mueva a la dirección que debemos de ir, tomando acción, persiguiendo nuestro sueño, y no solo deseándolo… ahí es cuando damos el salto. Lo escuché completo en audiolibro y me encantó, lo compraré en físico para leerlo de tanto en tanto, y vivir dando saltos cuánticos. A todos, éxito y amor.

[Goncalo Barata]

Reason for 3 stars:

- book’s content will not be understood neither retained by those who have not been somehow enough exposed to these kind of mindset

- and for those who have, brings very few inputs.

Nontheless, its an important content and always worth reading 30 pages to reinforce the message

[Levon Nikoghosyan]

nothing extraordinary about this book

[Melody]

Good book, but I don’t quite understand the hype.

[Bbqweeb]

If you're not progressing as quickly as you'd like to, try something new. The book then offers advice for approaching things in a new way.

[Eddie]

Super great book 📕
I read it like each chapter depended on it!
Show me 46 pages long. I learned a lot from it.

[emma ツ]

"This isn't a case of taking a big chance: it's a matter of giving yourself a big chance." (p.22)

Essentially, Price Pritchett's You² serves as a sort of guidebook . It tells to take a leap of faith, not in your circumstances but in yourself. And it does this by presenting the reader with very unconventional ways on how to do it. It takes away the "step-by-step" approach and impulses you to skip ahead: "multiplying instead of adding". (p.6)

"you² implies an 'explosive jump' in your personal performance that puts you far beyond the next logical step." (p.6)

For such a concise book, it covers a broad range of areas, such as doubt, risk, pursuit, passion, and failure. It's straightforward, it's simple and it's quick, which makes for an enjoyable and comprehensible read.

"Problems belong in the process. They are part of the equation of you²." (p.26)

Rating: 4.25 (4 stars)

[Cara]

This tiny book is basically a pep talk inviting readers to live to the max. I mean that in a good way. It’s all about making quantum leaps instead of just doing the conventional, slogging along, trying harder, doing what everyone thinks should be done.

The first time I read it (yesterday), it freaked me out, because on the big level, it seemed to be telling me to do exactly what I’m doing and approach life exactly as I’m approaching it. But then there were some parts where it seemed to be saying I was doing it exactly wrong. (Don’t do what’s worked in the past, don’t do what you’re good at, don’t work on incremental progress, and for God’s sake, don’t have small goals!)

As I re-read it today, though, I’ve concluded that the disconnect comes in because I’m already pursuing a quantum leap. I made the decision when I had the vision for my empire (wealth-level passive income from selling e-products) and bravely stopped pursuing clients in order to go all-in on this instead. Now I’m in the part where you pursue, keep doing, act as if your success is inevitable, learn from your mistakes, and keep going. I feel like that part has to be more incremental, boring-sounding, put one foot in front of the other. I’ve still got my eyes on the big vision. I’m still taking action. I’m still moving forward. I’m still taking inspirations and using them. I’m still riding this thing. So I must be doing it right.

Anyway, by the end of this book, I was left with a mushy-headed feeling of “but... how do we actually *do* it?” I got the sequel to see if it would clear that up. I’m not sure it really added any more information that wasn’t already in this book, but it did leave me feeling a little more solid.

I got this book because one of my favorite mentors said it’s her #1 book except The Big Leap. I don’t think I would have invested the energy to wrestle with it as much otherwise. It’s worth the wrestle.

[Colin Barnaby]

Re-Read Monthly

Short but so sweet. This book feels like you’ve had a highly concentrated dose of motivation for your elevation. I’ll be revisiting it regularly for the reminders. Its short and so revision of notes/highlights can take as little as 20 minutes (in my case at least). I’m thankful for the author as well as the recommender of this book to me, Myron Golden, PhD. Get it, read it, re-read it.

[Manuel]

Un libro muy cortito y con cosas que podríamos decir ya sabemos o es conocimiento común. Pero si lo analizas bien, muchas veces nosotros mismos nos detenemos para lograr el éxito que soñamos, pero no creemos podemos lograr.

Este libro es un recordatorio que nos dice que para lograr ese “quantum leap” y éxito, todo está a nuestro alcance, solo debemos de seguir los pasos correctos para lograrlo, todo estando en nuestras manos.

[Roberto]

Most self-help book lessons summarized into a one-sitting read. This book will give you a new perspective on how you think about progress or see life in general if you just take the "quantum leap."

"'More of the same' usually just gives you more of the same.... If you want to accelerate your rate of achievement rapidly, you must search out and vigorously employ new behaviors."

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