The ONE Thing

When you’re looking to achieve something extraordinary, you have to unlock the potential that lies within you. So many of us struggle with this. We think we are doing the best that we can do — but, really, most of us don’t know how much we’re capable of because we have never pushed ourselves past the point of discomfort. So, how do we find models and systems that allow us to shatter our ceiling of...

It should be obvious by now: This is not business as usual. This is business like we’ve never seen it before. As leaders, we’re required to lead our teams, our brands, and our organizations like we’ve never led them before. Managing a crisis is about more than just staying afloat for the next few months — it’s about looking far enough ahead to point your people in a direction while also remaining...

With everything that’s going on in the world, every single one of us is dealing with ONE Thing: fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of what’s going to happen to our businesses, our income, our jobs. How do you actually deal with that fear? We all face fear, but it doesn’t have to be a bad thing — on the other side of fear is opportunity. Patrick Sweeney goes by the title of Fear Guru, and not only is...

How are you adapting in these unprecedented times? The path of living The ONE Thing is relatively simple: you identify Your ONE Thing, you time block Your ONE Thing, and you protect your time block. That is a path of mastery that you go down over the course of your life. But we’ve been dealt a new hand now and circumstances have changed. We have to pivot and make sure that we can still be producti...

With everything that’s happening right now with COVID-19, we know that you have questions. So, we’re going to experiment with a new format in which Jay Papasan answers questions from the community. This has been on the back of our 411 for a while and this is a great opportunity to try it out. If you would like some additional support, visit the1thing.com/training. There is a goal-setting master co...

The path to getting everything you want starts with getting one thing at a time. But there are so many things that we want in our lives, and when we view all the things that we need to do, it can be overwhelming. However, when we start living The ONE Thing, we learn to view that overwhelming list of things to do as dominos, line them up, and knock the first one over. The secret to living The ONE T...

Why did you get into business in the first place? Most of us start businesses or aspire to start businesses because we want financial freedom and flexibility. And yet, the stats show that the majority of small business owners don’t have those things. That’s because there is ONE Thing that they don’t do — but if they started doing this ONE thing immediately, it would guarantee profitability for the...

Time is running out. It's time to make a decision on the habit you will form that will help you make it through this challenging time and come out the other side even stronger. Join us at the1thing.com/habits.

We know our lives have been disrupted by COVID-19. The goals we set and the way we worked has completely shifted.  What you may not realize is that you are forming habits right now... the question is, are they being formed by design or by default? In this episode we give you a simple way to choose ONE habit you can form to make it through this pandemic and come out the other side stronger. If you'...

If you knew what Your ONE Thing was, wouldn’t it make sense to make it a habit? Forming habits is more than just behavior change — It’s about getting clarity on the activities required to become the person you are striving to be. It’s about the daily choices that define your future self. It’s about leaning into habits as a system for small, daily improvements that, with time, add up to extraordina...

How can we build an even stronger sense of community around The ONE Thing? With everything that is going on in the world with the coronavirus, many of the things that we thought were clear now seem a little fuzzy and our priorities may be shifting. We are just like you. We are dealing with what you are right now. Our office is shut down, and when we look at our business, the direction we were goin...

While much of our normal rhythms have been disrupted, we plan to release additional episodes to help you gain a sense of clarity, control, and community. Gary Keller recently posted a message on his Facebook Page and we thought it was worth sharing with you here.  The purpose of this episode is to help you have a bigger view of time and ask empowering questions. While we are locked down in our hom...

I want you to imagine an iceberg. If you’re like most people, you probably imagine this big piece of ice coming out of the sea, but that’s just the tip. What we know is that the tip is just the minority or the iceberg — the majority lies beneath the surface. What most people focus on in their life is productivity: The actions they take and the results that they get. And when we’re not getting the...

Have you ever found yourself wondering how you can get others to start living The ONE Thing? Whether it would be possible for your company to start reflecting this in their culture? So many people have reached out and say that they love The ONE Thing, but that they could never get their boss on board, that their company would never get behind it. Your company’s culture starts with you and our gues...

How is it that, when we all have the same amount of time, some of us achieve extraordinary things while others are simply ordinary? Everybody knows how to set goals, but what we need to figure out is how to have a relationship with them. How do you stay in touch with the things that you said are important? It’s tough to do, but there’s a simple practice that will help you stay in contact with the...

Have you ever felt just... overwhelmed? Like there was just so much on your plate that you genuinely couldn’t see how you could get it all done? It’s in these moments when our systems — our models — have failed. At any time we are hitting the ceiling of our achievement, we are missing something. We’re either missing a person in the form of a mentor, coach, or new hire, or we’re missing a model or...

Getting tired of putting in hours of work without seeing the results you want? We all feel overwhelmed sometimes. Work, hobbies, side projects, family life — it’s hard to keep it all balanced, and we don’t want to have to give things up, either. If you want to live a big life, you have to start honing in on the ONE thing you need to get done to achieve your goals. P.J. Mellana is a practice leader...

Do you wish there was someone in your world willing to hold you accountable?  Most of us want someone in our life who has a vision of what’s possible for us and is willing to take a stand for our greatness, even when we’re fighting for our limitations.  Tim Beverlin found that person – and he found it in the form of a five-year-old girl. In this episode, Tim shares his own 66-day journey so you ca...

Are you the goal setter in your relationship? Over the past few years, we’ve noticed a common challenge at our Couples Goal Setting Retreats: in most relationships, one person is a goal setter and the other is not, one person is open to trying anything and the other is a skeptic. There’s nothing wrong with healthy skepticism, but it’s also important to examine how your natural state can influence...

Who is winning in the fight for your attention? Our attention is incredibly valuable — but the smartest designers in the world are creating applications and technology focused on ONE thing: getting your attention for as long as possible. It’s easy to give our attention to the shiny packaging and notifications that are right in front of us... but what becomes possible when we own our attention? Ant...

Do you want to live a life by design? Well, we don’t decide our future — we decide our habits and our habits decide our future. That’s why our ONE thing is providing you with the tools and resources necessary to get clarity on your goals and form habits that stick. To this end, we’ve been working closely with the members of our Living Your ONE Thing Community to support them as they go through a 6...

Do you consider yourself to be a goal setter? Most people do, and every new year, people set goals in droves, but they struggle to have a relationship with those goals. And as we go back home and go back to our jobs after the holidays, a lot of us fall into the same old routines. But it’s not your fault — the way the majority of people manage their time is outdated. But there is a new way — a bett...

If you want to change your life, you have to get honest with yourself. What’s working? What isn’t working? Who’s bringing you forward and who’s bringing you back? Candid self-reflection can reveal things you wish weren’t there, but knowing what you’re dealing with makes big change possible. Our guest, Grace Vroom, knew something had to give; there were countless areas of her life that she wanted t...

If habits decide your future and you decide your habits, what are the habits you can acquire today that will help you create your ideal future? We want to help you form the power habits that will help you achieve extraordinary results, in every area of your life. That’s why we wrote The ONE Thing, that’s why we created the Living Your ONE Thing Community, and that’s why we’re sharing this conversa...

Do you know everything that you need to know about forming a habit? More than 20,000 people have downloaded the 66-Day Calendar from the1thing.com and we’ve shepherded more than 4,000 people through a 66-Day challenge through our Time Blocking Mastery Course — and what we’ve found is that there are some very common myths around forming a habit. And if you aren’t aware of what these myths are, then...