The ONE Thing

Over a trillion dollars were lost to voluntary turnover in the USA last year alone. Replacing an employee costs an average of between 1.5 and 2 times their annual salary – and that’s a conservative estimate. The salt in the wound? 52% of people who leave for a new job say that their management could have done something to keep them. So, how can you help your organization avoid becoming part of the...

Do you know the questions you should ask to ensure a happy, fulfilling, and lasting relationship? More importantly, do you know who you ask them to? (Hint: sometimes, the correct answer is yourself).  Conversations are the backbone of a relationship, but that doesn’t mean we know how to have them. Whenever one stops working, it’s a safe bet that it’s because of a breakdown of communication, b...

Every organization has it’s impact players – those indispensable team members that you can count on when the stakes are high. And while others do their job, impact players find the job to be done. Whether they’re center stage or behind the scenes, leaders know who these top players are… and they want more of them on their team. While their impact is obvious, it’s not always as clear what makes the...

Do you ever look at your calendar and find yourself trying to fit the important things – let alone trips to the restroom – between meeting after meeting? Everyone feels like they have too much on their plate and not enough time. That’s a problem because it leads to us spending our time instead of investing it. When that happens, you may find yourself looking up at the end of the day and questionin...

Do you understand the history of time? Why do we view time the way we do? We have a problem with time: the majority of people spend it rather than investing it. They don’t view it as their most valuable resource, and they don’t hold it accountable to delivering a return – personally or professionally. Joe Sanok is going to help us understand why we view time the way that we do. Early in his career...

Many of us grew up hearing the old adage: if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. But as you get into the workforce – especially as a leader of people – part of your job is taking a stand for their greatness when they may be fighting for their limitations. Think about a time when you received some harsh feedback that you ended up being really grateful for. It probably he...

Every single one of us knows what it feels like to have too much to do – and not enough time to get it done. Because, so often, we are spending time instead of investing it, there’s an incredible amount of waste. But there’s a different approach. There’s a way to see time as the valuable resource it is, invest it into the things that matter most, actually see a return on that investment, and, as a...

The world of work as we know it has been turned upside down. The rules have changed in everything, from the day to day operations of leading virtual teams, to building a culture that attracts and keeps amazing talent. As leaders, you must face the hard truth that your biggest challenge isn’t technology, it isn’t innovation, and it isn’t even leading. It’s finding, engaging, and developing the righ...

starting to settle, companies are forced to ask themselves what the future of work looks like. The time to make the decision is now. Are we going to go back to the office full time? Are we going to take a hybrid approach? Or are we going fully virtual? We need to be clear about that strategy going forward – or risk losing the trust of our teams. Robert Glazer literally wrote the book on How to Thr...

What is the purpose of a goal? Many would say it's the first step towards achieving something – but that isn’t the case. The purpose of a goal is not to achieve a result; it’s to be appropriate in the moment. This means that our goals should be a compass for who we can become. It’s not about the result. It’s about informing who you have to be every moment of your life in order to become the kind o...

At last year’s Goal Setting Retreat, Gary Keller said this: “If you have big goals and you haven’t achieved them yet, there are only two reasons that you’re where you are instead of where you want to be: it’s either the actions you took or the relationships you have.” And he’s right. Think about the habits, the choices, and the relationships that got you to where you are today. Now think about wha...

Last year, we shared the story of Mark and Jennie Donohue and their experience setting shared goals at our annual Goal Setting Retreat. Let’s refresh: Mark worked long hours but wasn’t seeing any more money come in. Jennie was a stay-at-home mom with an online coaching business, and she was feeling unsupported and misunderstood. Their marriage was struggling. They were trying to move their family...

Have you started thinking about your long-term goals yet? One of the things that causes the most stress – whether it’s for individuals or couples – is money. Maybe you feel like you should be making more or like there’s not enough at the end of the month, but what if you could change your view around finance? It turns out it’s less about the amount of money you have… and more about the relationshi...

Even the best-laid plans, habits, and intentions can be derailed by familiar pitfalls. Change isn’t easy, but there are simple strategies you can use to make change possible. When you understand what’s standing between you and success, you can tailor-fit your solution so that no problem is too big and no barrier unmovable. Katy Milkman is the award-winning researcher whose science-based approach t...

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. This is true of every area of your life – especially your finances. You may think of your financial wellbeing as something you do alone or with your significant other. You may think it comes down to your level of discipline or ambition. But there’s one overlooked thing that also determines how much money you make, save, or invest...

There is something happening right now called The Great Resignation. Record breaking numbers of people are voluntarily leaving their jobs. Why have so many people quit? Why are so many people looking for new opportunities? And how can you go about creating the type of environment that people don’t want to leave? Specifically by using the principles and models of The ONE Thing. We’re going to share...

We all want to be more present and less stressed. We want to feel at peace and have mental clarity so we can be better leaders — at work and at home. But for high achievers, counterbalancing work life and personal life can feel easier said than done. Jon Macaskill is a retired Navy SEAL-turned mindfulness teacher who learned firsthand how meditation can help you cope with stress, transform your re...

The ONE Thing is the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results. That truth: time is our most valuable resource. The problem is that most people wake up every day spending their time because they were never taught how to invest it. How to make sure that they had clarity on their priorities – that their calendar actually reflected their priorities instead of being filled with meetings a...

Is marketing your ONE Thing? Does it make everything else you do easier or unnecessary? For some of you, the answer is “Yes.” But, for many of you, the answer is “No,” and yet, marketing is still a vital priority of your business. It brings the revenue which drives the profit which funds the mission. As you go on this marketing journey – and whether you’re a professional or not – there are a lot o...

When you start living The ONE Thing, you begin to understand that not everything matters equally. You get clarity on what matters most. You begin doing the most important things first and, then, you earn the right to address everything else. When you do that, results show up and they show up fast. And, as that happens, your life gets bigger. What people don’t understand is that as your life gets b...

As you journey on, living The ONE Thing, there are specific steps you take: from treading, to implementing, to mastering, to empowering. Treading is when you’re just trying to keep your head above water. Everything is moving so fast and you’re trying so hard, but it’s just not sustainable. Then you discover the principles of The ONE Thing and you start to implement them. Once you start to experien...

Have you ever reached the end of a really busy day, only to look up and question what you actually got done? We’ve all been there. It’s a sign that you’ve been spending your time with no expectation of a return. Start investing your time: treat it as the valuable resource that it is and invest it in ways that will yield something you can measure, both personally and professionally. Most people bou...

Something we all struggle with is finding the right balance between thriving professionally and thriving personally. It’s easy to focus on the professional side of things—your job, business, finances—and lose sight of your personal priorities. The problem is your professional priorities are easy to pick up once you drop them, but if you’re not careful, your personal priorities can be damaged forev...

We are 300 episodes into the journey of living The ONE Thing.  While The ONE Thing is the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results, it’s not necessarily easy, so this podcast exists as a simple way to let people share their The ONE Thing stories to inspire you and everyone else to try it for themselves.. Over 300 episodes, what are the best lessons we have learned? We’re interes...

As you go on your journey of living The ONE Thing, ultimately, you are going to be confronted with tough decisions to make with regard to what you want and how to get it. This is the challenge of life. You wake up every day and there are all of these things we could know, have, or do. We have to make choices about what we want and how we go about getting it — even when those choices are difficult....