Life at Ten Tenths

Thermostat Theory: Why You Keep Cooling Off When You Start Winning


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Winning isn’t accidental — and neither is falling off after a win.

In this episode, Matt and Garrett break down the Thermostat Theory: the invisible standard you’ve set for yourself that quietly determines how high you rise… and when you stop. Most agents don’t fail because the goal is too big — they fail because their internal comfort setting pulls them back to “good enough.”

We dig into:

  • Why momentum dies the moment you start to succeed
  • How your standards — not your goals — are driving your outcomes
  • The subtle identity shift required to raise your thermostat for good
  • What leaders, brokers, and team builders get wrong about standards

If you keep restarting, relapsing, or cooling off the minute things go “well,” this one will hit home.

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Life at Ten TenthsBy Matt Bonelli and Garrett Frey

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