Ep. 65 – 3%

The 3% Rule: Small Efforts, Big Changes

What if just 3% of your time could completely transform your life?

In this episode of Pillar Talk, Chris reflects on a personal milestone—completing 75 Hard for the fifth time—and how that small fraction of time (465 days total) has had a greater impact on his success, happiness, and fulfillment than the other 97% of his life combined.

The lesson? It doesn’t take much to create massive change.

Success Isn’t a Lottery—It’s a Daily Choice

We often wait for some “big moment” to change everything. A stroke of luck. A lightning bolt of motivation. A sudden shift that makes it all easy. But that’s not how real, lasting transformation works. Success isn’t won in a single moment—it’s built in small, daily decisions that seem insignificant at the time but compound over weeks, months, and years.

Chris dives into the power of:

✔ Consistency over intensity – The real magic happens in the boring, repetitive actions that feel too small to matter.

✔ The 3% Rule – A tiny percentage of time spent in full commitment can change your identity, mindset, and results in every area of life.

✔ Momentum and self-sabotage – If you don’t shift your internal thermostat (your belief in what you deserve), you’ll unconsciously cool yourself back down to where you started.

✔ Time will pass anyway – A year from now, you’ll either have results or regrets. The choice is yours.

This episode is a wake-up call for anyone feeling stuck, thinking they need more time, motivation, or the “perfect” opportunity. You don’t.

Your breakthrough is waiting—you just have to show up for it.

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