The ONE Thing

Have you ever worked hard day in and day out, week after week, only to find yourself wondering why you’re even doing what you’re doing? Sometimes we are so focused on climbing the ladder that we don’t notice it’s leaning against the wrong wall — and this is because there are unintended consequences to setting your goals by looking forward. When you set goals looking forward, you miss the most important part of goal setting: where you’re going and why you’re going. If you don’t have that purpose and priority before you set your goals and start working away at them, you can’t be productive. So, in this episode, Clay Clark, Founder of ThriveTime Show and co-host of Business School Without the BS, is going to share when he realized he was living a life by default and how he started living a life by design. If you want this same experience facilitated for you, consider joining us at our Goal-Setting Retreat. In this episode, you will learn... [9:30] How you can start reclaiming your calendar and your time [19:00] The ONE thing that will make saying no easier or unnecessary [26:00] What Clay wishes he had done earlier (and what you can start doing now) Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more at thrivetimeshow.com Listen: Business School Without the BS Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

No one succeeds alone — yet, most people try to. One of the biggest mistakes we see people making is that they set goals by themselves, and then they struggle throughout the year because the people who are in their life — the people who have to buy into their goals if they want to accomplish them — aren’t on the same page. That’s why we created The ONE Thing Couple’s Goal-Setting Retreat, modeling an exercise that Jay and Wendy Papasan have been doing for the past decade. The point isn’t to negotiate for whose goals are right, but for each person to understand what the other person’s goals are and how they can support the other person in achieving those goals. In this episode, we’re going to look at what happens when a couple, for the first time, sets their goals together. The results are pretty amazing, but here’s the best part: you can do it too. If you want to put the ideas discussed in this episode into action, consider joining us at our Goal-Setting Retreat. And if you can’t make it to Austin this year, we’ll help you host your own retreat with the Kick Ass Guide® to Your Couples Goal Setting Retreat and the Goal Setting Retreat Master Course. In this episode, you will learn... [13:20] How you know when you aren’t on the same page with the people close to you. [17:50] What has surprised Jake & Alyx since their goal-setting retreat. [25:40] Why you should set goals with not just your significant other, but also your business partner and/or team. [29:10] What you should avoid when you’re setting goals. [30:00] How to set goals when you aren’t a natural goal setter (and why you should). Links & Tools From This Episode Join us at our Goal-Setting Retreat (Nov. 9th & 10th in Austin, TX): the1thing.com/event. Download the FREE Kick Ass Guide® to Your Couples Goal Setting Retreat We’ll help you facilitate a retreat with the Goal Setting Retreat Master Course Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

When you set your goals, are you doing it by yourself or with your significant other? When we’re not aligned with the people who are most important to us, the people who have a significant stake in our lives, we’re eliminating one of the most powerful support systems we have — and putting obstacles in the path of our goals. So how can we get them on board with the goal-setting process, even if they’re not goal setters themselves? In this episode, we’re going to look at what one couple did in this exact situation, Kaelyn Loes and Brent Wallace. One of them was your prototypical goal setter — they read the book, listened to the podcast, used productivity apps — while the other felt that the goal-setting process restricted them at times. But today, they go on this journey together, and in this episode you’ll learn about the tools and conversations that helped them come into alignment. If you want to put the ideas discussed in this episode into action, consider joining us at our Goal-Setting Retreat. And if you can’t make it to Austin this year, we’ll help you host your own retreat with the Kick Ass Guide® to Your Couples Goal Setting Retreat and the Goal Setting Retreat Master Course. In this episode, you will learn... [2:00] Why being disinterested or disengaged with your partner’s goal-setting process can devalue their goals [6:00] How to support your goal-setting partner, even if you aren’t a goal setter yourself [20:15] How going on of a couple’s goal-setting retreat can change your relationship [27:50] How goal-setting retreats can create much-needed context around your partner’s goals [31:00] What happens if you discover that you and your partner aren’t aligned [41:15] Questions you can ask your partner to enlist their support in the goal-setting process Links & Tools From This Episode Join us at our Goal-Setting Retreat (Nov. 9th & 10th in Austin, TX): the1thing.com/event. Download the FREE Kick Ass Guide® to Your Couples Goal Setting Retreat We’ll help you facilitate a retreat with the Goal Setting Retreat Master Course Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

What were you taught about setting goals as a kid? If we’re taught anything, we’re usually taught to set goals around New Year’s. But now, as we head into the last quarter of the year, is actually the perfect time to start considering our goals for the upcoming year. Gary Keller and Jay Papasan show us that, if you want to have great success, you have to have a bigger view of time — and you have to understand that the actions you take today may not have results until days or months down the road. So, in this episode, Jay and Wendy Papasan are going to share how they’ve been setting goals for years and how you can apply these simple practices into your own relationship and/or business, even if the other people in your world aren’t goal setters. If you want to join us at our Goal-Setting Retreat Nov. 9th & 10th in Austin, TX, you can learn more at the1thing.com/event. And if you can’t make it to Austin this year, we’ll help you host your own retreat with the Kick Ass Guide® to Your Couples Goal Setting Retreat and the Goal Setting Retreat Master Course. In this episode, you will learn... [8:30] What a couple’s goal-setting retreat looks like [12:10] The importance of getting in alignment with your life or business partner [21:45] How to enlist the support of someone who is resistant to goal setting [40:20] What you can do if there is a struggle around who will lead your couple’s goal-setting retreat Links & Tools From This Episode Join us at our Goal-Setting Retreat (Nov. 9th & 10th in Austin, TX): the1thing.com/event. Download the FREE Kick Ass Guide® to Your Couples Goal Setting Retreat We’ll help you facilitate a retreat with the Goal Setting Retreat Master Course Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Where are you on the journey of TIME? We start by treading to keep our heads above water. Then we start implementing some of the systems, followed by eventually mastering those systems. And towards the end of the journey, eventually, we will all want to turn around to empower others — especially our family. Today, we are going to meet a couple, Brock and Angie Nyborg, who were introduced to The ONE Thing just over a year ago. We really respect that they didn’t just consume the content, but backed it with action — and in this episode, you’re going to hear how they’re life and family have changed over the past year. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [2:50] How The ONE Thing helped bring order to the chaotic life of a family with four children and seven businesses [14:25] How to get clarity on the future, as a family [22:00] How to build a strong foundation that, over time, will lead to extraordinary results [29:45] How to enlist support from your friends or family [33:10] ONE thing you can do right now Links & Tools From This Episode Get started on your journey at the1thing.com/resources If you’re looking for some support to get to the next level, we have courses, events, and communities that are ready to help at the1thing.com/training Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

The ONE Thing is about the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results — but anyone who has tried knows that simple doesn’t mean easy. Life throws us curveballs. We lose clarity on what The ONE Thing is. We struggle to protect our time blocks when life happens. We are taking on more and looking for higher levels of achievement, but the models and systems we have in place are being stressed. How, in those moments, can we get back on track? Today, our guest is Chris Hofmann, who is a member of our Living Your ONE Thing Community. He was well on his way to building a career as a successful executive, counterbalancing that with a great family life, when his world was turned upside down by a series of strokes. Before he knew it, simple tasks were no longer so simple — but he used The ONE Thing to put his life back together. If you want to join Chris in the Living Your ONE Thing Community, you can try it for FREE for two weeks at the1thing.com/community. In this episode, you will learn... [4:30] What it’s like when it feels like almost every area of your life is reset to zero [8:20] What happens when you keep asking the focusing question until you find the smallest action you can take [11:30] How to close the gap between clarity and execution [14:15] How to enlist support from your team and/or family [21:20] What it looks like when your team adopts The ONE Thing mindset — and what changes [35:20] How to stay consistent on your journey to Living Your ONE Thing Links & Tools From This Episode Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community for FREE for two weeks at the1thing.com/community Find resources for yourself, your team, or your family at the1thing.com/training Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Do you feel overwhelmed? We live in a fast-paced world with a lot of expectations, and as a result, it’s easy to fall into the trap of overwhelm — and as we all know, it’s extremely easy to fall off the wagon and stop living the principles of The ONE Thing when life happens. But our guest, Tiffany Cavegn, shows us that you can keep living Your ONE Thing even when everything is falling apart around you, if you know how to leverage support. Tiffany has been dealing with so much in her life lately, between supporting a chronically ill child and running two businesses, but she’s been soldiering down the road to mastery in spite of it all and the results have been extraordinary. If you want to join Tiffany in the Living Your ONE Thing Community, you can try it for FREE for two weeks at the1thing.com/community. In this episode, you will learn... [6:20] How Tiffany started living The ONE Thing and found her first domino [12:00] What you can do to pick yourself up after you stumble [22:30] Why it’s not about doing Your ONE Thing — it’s about asking yourself the focusing question, over and over again Links & Tools From This Episode Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community for FREE for two weeks at the1thing.com/community Connect with Tiffany: www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-cavegn-b8506464/ Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Are you on the road to mastery? It doesn’t matter what we endeavor to master – but if we want to live a life with extraordinary results, we have to master something. So, in this episode, we will share what walking this path looks like in our lives and offer you some practical advice that you use to begin walking your own path to mastery. If you want more support and accountability on your road to mastery, you can join the Living Your ONE Thing Community for FREE for two weeks at the1thing.com/community. In this episode, you will learn... [3:45] How to get started on your path to mastery [12:00] What it means to ask great questions & why you need to on the road to mastery [22:15] Why most people fail living The ONE Thing Links & Tools From This Episode Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community for FREE for two weeks at the1thing.com/community Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Have you ever found that the principles we discuss in this show and in the book sound easy – but then, in practice, end up being really difficult to make a consistent part of your life? We get it, and we know that stumbling along the journey to living Your ONE Thing can feel isolating. That’s why our #1 priority this year has been nurturing the Living Your ONE Thing community that supports people who need more accountability; who need support when they feel lost or alone. Each month, the community comes together for a live coaching call and discuss how we can be more intentional in living the tools and bring a higher level of accountability into our lives. Because we just wrapped up our three-part accountability series, we want to share one of these coaching calls with you so that you can see what this accountability looks like in action and what it looks like to live the 80/20 rule. If the Living Your ONE Thing community is something you’re interested in, you can try it for FREE for two weeks at the1thing.com/community. In this episode, you will learn... [3:30] What Gary Keller has to say about mastery [5:20] The three commitments [6:25] What you need to know about the 80/20 rule [9:50] How to be more intentional about mastering The ONE Thing Links & Tools From This Episode Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community for FREE for two weeks at the1thing.com/community Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

What does it mean to have accountability in your life? Because there are different levels of accountability. We can hold ourselves accountable by using tools like a 411, 66-Day Challenge, or The ONE Thing Planner. We can bring accountability into our world by recruiting an accountability partner. Then, when we want the highest level of accountability possible, we have to look to an expert – to a coach. A lot of people ask us what it means to have a coach, how to know if it’s the right fit, and how to get the most out of that relationship. So, today, we sit down to learn the answers to those questions from Charlotte Savoy, who both embodies accountability in her businesses and coaches other people on The ONE Thing through MAPS Business Coaching. If you think this sounds like a good fit for you, you can learn more about our Get a ONE Thing Coach, Become a ONE Thing Coach, or Living Your ONE Thing Community. In this episode, you will learn... [2:30] What is a coach? [5:55] How do you know when it’s time to bring a coach into your world? [13:25] The definition of accountability and what it looks like in a coaching partnership. [23:40] How do you know if a coach is the right coach for you? [32:00] How to own the relationship with your coach and ensure you get maximum value from it. [49:25] The five coaching models [59:35] What you should expect from a coach. Links & Tools From This Episode Instagram: instagram.com/charlottesavoy Get a ONE Thing Coach Become a ONE Thing Coach Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Does your organization have a culture of accountability? In the last episode, Abe Shreve taught us that one of the critical mistakes that many businesses make is not creating a culture of accountability. It is a necessary part of sustainable business growth, but as many of us have experienced, it’s not an easy thing to do. So, today, Gene Rivers is going to teach us how he created a culture of accountability with his team – and how you can coach your people to their possibilities, too! If you want support in implementing what is discussed in this episode, head over to the1thing.com/training. In this episode, you will learn... [9:40] Why you need empire builders to your team (and how you can identify them) [16:30] How you can leverage a weekly checkup to create more accountability [30:00] Why you need to stop hating on your stepping stones [31:15] How you can set everyone in your team up for success (and how you can help people who aren't succeeding) Links & Tools From This Episode Connect with Gene at GeneRivers.info Learn more about The ONE Thing training or coaching at the1thing.com/training Learn how to Get Results With Your 411 Get the FREE Kick Ass Guide® To Accountability The ONE Thing Goal Setting Retreat: the1thing.com/event Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Are you accountable – to yourself and other people? We all want accountability in our lives, in one way or another, but developing habits around accountability and then building a culture of accountability within an organization are both a lot harder to do than they sound. So we invited a couple of our favorite accountability experts to join us for a three-part series that will help you bring more accountability to yourself, your team, and your organization. Today’s guest has personally led over 9,000 independent coaching calls over the past four years, leading conversations with business owners across all industries, and he has developed a very unique perspective on the mistakes you may be making that, if unchanged, will inevitably lead to burnout. So, in this episode, Abe Shreve teaches us about the three critical mistakes of business growth. If you are interested in what it looks like to have more accountability in your life, go to the1thing.com/training. In this episode, you will learn... [6:00] What most business leaders do – and what they should be doing to build a sustainably profitable business [12:30] The two questions that everyone should be asking their team members and bosses [15:10] What you can do if you struggle to say no [19:00] The ONE Thing that will make avoiding these three mistakes easier or unnecessary [38:40] What happens when you don’t create a culture where accountability is the lifeblood of how you work and interact in your organization [47:00] An exercise that will help you and your organization embrace accountability [1:00:00] Why accountability isn’t punitive Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more about The ONE Thing training or coaching at the1thing.com/training Learn how to Get Results With Your 411 Get the FREE Kick Ass Guide® to Your Couples Goal Setting Retreat and Kick Ass Guide® To Accountability The ONE Thing Goal Setting Retreat: the1thing.com/event Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

200 episodes is a major milestone for us, in no small part because of the tremendous support and feedback we’ve received from all of you. To show our appreciation, we huddled together to figure out the ONE thing we could do to provide the most value to you in this episode. So, today, your co-hosts Geoff Woods and Kaelyn Loes are going to dissect the different mindsets that we adopt after we achieve big goals – and the choices that we can make to keep moving further down the road to mastery. If you have been on your own journey of living The ONE Thing and you think we should be interviewing you in the next 200 episodes, then send us an email to [email protected] To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [1:45] What it looks like when you can look back and see the domino effect in action [3:00] After you’ve achieved a milestone, how do you move forward? [6:00] The surprises that come up when you move from entrepreneurial to purposeful [11:10] How to figure out if you’re actually doing The ONE Thing that makes everything else easier or unnecessary Links & Tools From This Episode If you have been on your own journey of living The ONE Thing and you think we should be interviewing you in the next 200 episodes, then send us an email to [email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/the1thingbook Facebook: facebook.com/theONEthingbook Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Imagine you are on an airplane and, along the way, it starts to deviate just a few degrees off course – if the plane does not correct course over the length of that flight, do you think you’ll end up in the right destination? Probably not, and who knows where we would end up! But this is the way that most people live their lives – they wake up, take action, and move forward, but they’re not always clear on exactly where they’re going or why they’re going there. And when they’re off course, they’re not even aware of it, which is why so many people live a life by default instead of a life by design. So, today, we want to introduce you to Dr. Cindy McGovern, who has been living the principles of The ONE Thing to ensure that she has a great career, and you will hear how purpose and planning were fundamental to living her mission: changing the way that people view sales. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [2:30] Why every job is a sales job [4:45] How adopting the sales mindset will help you have a career worth having [13:30] Why most people don’t do the simple things that get results [19:30] The biggest mistake that most people are making as they trying to live The ONE Thing [29:35] The sales skills that every person should be trying to master Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more at drcindy.com Every Job is a Sales Job: How to Use the Art of Selling to Win at Work Instagram: instagram.com/1stladyofsales/ Facebook: facebook.com/DrCindyMcGovern/ Twitter: twitter.com/1stladyofsales LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cynthiamcgovernorangeleaf If you want to discover what’s possible when you belong to a community that supports your goals, go to the1thing.com/learnmore. Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Do you have a habit of taking time to ask yourself big questions? In the last episode, we learned about how Keith Cunningham lost $100MM dollars – and why it was worth it because he developed this habit of thinking time. Really, we could all benefit from blocking off time in our calendars to purposefully sit down with great questions that truly evaluate how we’re showing up in the world and help us gain clarity. In this episode, we continue our conversation with Keith and learn more about the biggest mistakes that people make as a result of not having thinking time blocks. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [3:30] How you can distinguish a problem from a symptom. [14:00] The questions you should consider during your thinking time to get clarity on what your obstacle really is. [19:45] The biggest mistake you can make when trying to develop a thinking time habit. [26:05] ONE exercise you can do to stop letting perfect get in the way of possible. [39:55] What stops people from building great businesses (and how you can avoid it). Links & Tools From This Episode Connect with Keith: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn The Road Less Stupid by Keith Cunningham Get Results With Your 411 Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Do you know what it’s like to be so busy taking action that it feels like you don’t have time to slow down and create a plan? We all feel this way sometimes. It’s become the norm in society – we wake up, we check email, we show up to work, we check email, we go to meetings, other people need our help so we stop to help them, and on and on. We race through the day feeling like we are so busy and then we question if we got anything done. Today’s guest shares why there’s nothing worse than running enthusiastically in the wrong direction – and how doing so cost him $100MM. Keith Cunningham is the author of The Road Less Stupid, the story of how that mistake taught him the ONE habit that makes everything else in business easier or unnecessary. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [16:15] The key to being successful [27:55] The 3 questions that will help you mitigate risk and change everything in your business [35:25] The key difference between business owners & business operators (and what you can do to shift from being an operator to being an owner) [40:00] One of Keith’s favorite questions – and one you should be asking yourself Links & Tools From This Episode Connect with Keith: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn The Road Less Stupid by Keith Cunningham Get Results With Your 411 Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

This show is often very inspiring, motivational, and simple, but life isn’t always that way – and sometimes things happen that rock you to our core. The grief that we feel as a result can be debilitating, causing us to feel stuck and hopeless. But that isn’t really the case. We all have the power to overcome any obstacle, even when life throws us unfair and unexpected curveballs. Our guest, Casey Balgard, has gone through every parent’s worst nightmare – the loss of a child – but, today, we’re going to walk through what happened, how The ONE Thing entered his life, and how he used it to help him move forward and manage his grief. We know that there are many people out there struggling with grief, but if Casey’s story can help you, then it’s fulfilling our mission: helping you take back control of your time and gain clarity on how you want to invest it moving forward. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [9:30] The importance of taking time to mourn [11:30] How The ONE Thing came into Casey’s life and the role that it played [14:55] The lead domino for working through grief [19:20] How to proactively manage grief [26:10] The ONE thing that you can do to make managing brief easier or unnecessary Links & Tools From This Episode Twitter: twitter.com/Belgardc Instagram: instagram.com/belgardc/ Listen: Ep 172 - Increase Your Impact With The ONE Thing | Wyatt Graves Get a FREE ticket to the Lifehack Summit: lifehackbootcamp.com/onething Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Do you ever feel guilty because you’re not perfectly prioritizing Your ONE Thing, or because you’re not as successful as you’d like to be? We have to remember that living The ONE Thing isn’t about being perfect – and we don’t need to apologize if we stumble a little on the journey! We can give ourselves some grace. Today’s guest, Rachel Hollis, is the bestselling author of Girl, Wash Your Face and the brand-new book Girl, Stop Apologizing. She helps women all over the world balance everything – although these principles really apply to everyone – and she’s just the reminder we need to get over the mid-year hump. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [10:00] Why you don’t need to get a degree to learn [17:00] Every problem in a business (or a home) is a result of psychology at the top – and why that is empowering! [21:40] How to create your roadmap [29:20] Why you need to be okay with failing [31:30] Things don’t get easier – they change [38:30] ONE piece of advice for running a business with your life partner [47:00] How to get past what other people think of you and own your choices Links & Tools From This Episode Instagram: instagram.com/msrachelhollis Facebook: facebook.com/TheChicSite Read: Girl, Stop Apologizing Read: Girl, Wash Your Face Join our next webinar live: the1thing.com/webinars The ONE Thing training (for individuals and teams): the1thing.com/training Get a FREE ticket to the Lifehack Summit: lifehackbootcamp.com/onething Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

What does it actually mean to live The ONE Thing? Sometimes we have an idea of what we think it means to live The ONE Thing at the highest level. We start to take action, but things aren’t quite as easy as we thought they would be. So, today, we are going to demystify what it means to live The ONE Thing. Our guest has been living The ONE Thing at a pretty high level for over a year. She was a little skeptical when she started, but she had a powerful reason to push through – because her job was on the line. Kaelyn Loes is now responsible for content for The ONE Thing and she's been responsible for helping to shape the strategy for how we help all of you live the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results. This coming weekend, people all over the world will be pressing RESET – and we invite you to join us! It all starts by going to the1thing.com/RESET To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [4:30] How you can use a change in your life to create new habits [8:15] Are you following the process... or are you cheating? [12:00] What happens when you share the common language of The ONE Thing [19:30] How to leverage the power of alignment Links & Tools From This Episode Hit the RESET button: https://trainings.the1thing.com/reset FREE training: Start Using Your 411 Take the course: Get Results With Your 411 Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Around this time of year, things can start to get a little crazy. We all start the year with certain goals, but life often throws us these curveballs that we don’t see coming – and, before we know it, we’re struggling to find clarity and dealing with overwhelm. But, in the midst of all of that, there’s ONE thing we can do that will make everything else easier or unnecessary. In this episode, Jay Papasan returns to share how you can find your focus, cut your stress, and hit reset so that you can get back on track towards completing your goals for the year – not by doing more, but by doing less. Are you ready to hit the RESET button? Then check out the1thing.com/reset. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [8:45] What it looks like to hit the reset button, within an organization and as an individual [17:15] How to get clarity on what is actually a priority and what you can cancel [33:05] What it looks like to practice self-leadership or leadership within your organization when you’re calendar doesn’t align with your priorities [35:00] How to make things simple [47:00] Can you do a reset alone? Links & Tools From This Episode The ONE Thing Mid-Year Reset Retreat: https://trainings.the1thing.com/reset The ONE Thing training (for individuals and teams): http://the1thing.com/training Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

When you think of the word “struggle,” what comes to mind? Many of us think of struggle as something negative, and it’s not a great feeling when you’re going through adversity, but we think today’s guest is going to change your mind about that. Bobby Herrera teaches us that inside of struggle is a gift – a gift that can truly change the way that we lead. Fair warning: this episode will probably pull at your heart strings a little bit, but most importantly, it’s going to challenge you to think about your purpose. Bobby teaches us that more isn’t the answer – and there’s no better way to focus on what really matters than hitting the RESET button. Check out the1thing.com/reset to learn more. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [8:15] How struggle helps you show up as a leader [11:15] What it looks like to work as one and act as a team, with one singular focus, even through struggle [17:20] How to help everyone on your team say yes to their ONE thing [21:45] What you can learn from Bobby’s mistakes and struggles [29:50] The lead domino for living a purposeful life [36:20] Why doing more is not the answer [48:00] The ONE Thing leaders can do to make everything else easier or unnecessary Links & Tools From This Episode Read: The Gift of Struggle Learn more at https://bobby-herrera.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobbyherrera.pg/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobbyherrerapg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BobbyHerreraPG LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-herrera-5781821/ The ONE Thing Mid-Year Reset Retreat: https://trainings.the1thing.com/reset The ONE Thing training (for individuals and teams): http://the1thing.com/training Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

How is your health right now? For many of us, The ONE Thing is our health – or it should be. We get so busy and stuck in the day-to-day that we often neglect healthy choices and, instead, opt for convenience. Or we just feel so busy that making a healthy meal or going to the gym just feels impossible. Today, we want to introduce you to someone who has spent the last few years making health Her ONE Thing, and as a result, lost over 100 pounds. This is a journey that has completely transformed her productivity and personal fulfillment, in addition to her health. Laurie Roth is the Learning Experience Designer here on The ONE Thing team and we can’t wait for you to hear her story. Are you ready to hit the RESET button like Laurie did? Then check out the1thing.com/reset. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [7:45] Why so many of us struggle with our health, for a long time, even though we know it’s important [10:20] How to recruit accountability partners (and why you should) [14:00] What habits can help you achieve a holistic health transformation [16:15] The lead domino that will help you take control of your health [25:45] Why perfection is overrated [29:15] The ONE thing you can do to hit the reset button in your life Links & Tools From This Episode The ONE Thing Mid-Year Reset Retreat: https://trainings.the1thing.com/reset The ONE Thing training (for individuals and teams): http://the1thing.com/training Connect with Laurie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-roth-555190b/ Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Everything you want in your career comes down to ONE thing – the relationships that you have. So when we neglect our relationships, we are limiting our own ability to accomplish our goals and live extraordinary lives. But you don’t have to settle for anything less than extraordinary, and as an extra bonus, cultivating great relationships will just make your personal and business life that much better! That’s why we are excited to share this conversation with Ken Coleman, one of the Dave Ramsey personalities and the author of The Proximity Principle: The Proven Strategy That Will Lead to a Career You Love. We also want to know how you are doing with the goals that you set at the beginning of the year. Do you need to think bigger, or are you falling behind, or are you a little unclear on what you actually want? Wherever you may fall, one thing we know is that you’d benefit from a reset. Learn more about The ONE Thing Mid-Year Reset Retreat at https://trainings.the1thing.com/reset. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [5:30] What is The Proximity Principle? [9:30] The 3 things that you need in the people you surround yourself with at work [13:25] 70% of Americans aren’t passionate about the work that they do – so how do we build a bridge between where we are now and where we want to be? [18:50] How to take advantage of your uniqueness and unique talents [22:25] When there is a passion problem [28:20] How to overcome the fear and limiting beliefs that prevent you from reaching out to people who are where you want to be [33:50] What you can do if your organization isn’t helping you grow to your highest potential, but you’re also not ready to leave [33:15] How do you become the type of person who can attract extraordinary people into their world? [43:50] What it looks like when you have to cut people out of your life Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more at kencoleman.com Read: The Proximity Principle: The Proven Strategy That Will Lead to a Career You Love The ONE Thing Mid-Year Reset Retreat: https://trainings.the1thing.com/reset The ONE Thing training (for individuals and teams): http://the1thing.com/training Read: Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life by Henry Cloud and John Townsend We recorded this conversation as part of our monthly ONE Thing webinar series. Every month, we feature an incredible author so that you can learn directly from them and ask questions. If you want to watch the second half of this interview or sign up for our next FREE monthly webinar, head over to the1thing.com/webinars. Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

How do you bring change into an organization? The truth is, we don’t have to be in the C-suite of our organizations to spark change, or to even be a leader within our organization – because all leadership begins with self-leadership. So, when it comes to bringing The ONE Thing into an organization, it all begins with ONE person. In this episode, Geoff Woods and Jay Papasan share how leaders can begin living the principles of The ONE Thing with their team. We dive deep into the tools that we use and train organizations to use, all so that you can live the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results. If you’d like to explore how to bring The ONE Thing into your organization, click here. In this episode, you will learn... [4:50] Why you should consider implementing a weekly standup in your organization [10:45] How to train your boss to respect your boundaries [14:15] How to shift from ME to WE, when you’re living the principles of The ONE Thing [19:30] What it looks like to coach or interrogate a 411 (and the most common mistakes that people make when they create a 411) [26:10] How to identify Your ONE Thing & Your Team’s ONE Thing [29:35] How do you create accountability when you struggle with holding yourself accountable? [35:00] What it looks like to teach through leadership [39:10] What you can do to inspire your team to generate leads consistently, without just telling them to do that Links & Tools From This Episode The ONE Thing Mid-Year Reset Retreat: https://trainings.the1thing.com/reset The ONE Thing training (for individuals and teams): http://the1thing.com/training Want Geoff’s Mother Of All Emails? Go to the1thing.com/plannertraining Download the FREE Kick-Ass Guide® to Goal Setting Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

It’s relatively easy for an individual to start practicing The ONE Thing in their daily lives... but how do you scale The ONE Thing throughout an organization? Behind the scenes, we’ve been asking ourselves this question, and we’ve been working hard to come up with an answer that will help all teams, from a local real estate office all the way up to a Fortune 50 company, make living The ONE Thing part of their organizational culture. Geoff Woods and Jay Papasan recently delivered a keynote presentation at the Keller Williams Family Reunion Convention, and today we’re going to share the first half of that presentation with all of you. Geoff and Jay walk you through the high-level principles you need to know before you introduce The ONE Thing to your team and what the benefits are when you begin to adopt this in your culture. Next week, in part two, we’ll discuss how leaders within an organization can begin to use the specific tools of The ONE Thing to not only live the principles yourself, but spread them with their teams. In this episode, you will learn... [8:30] How you can achieve exponential momentum [14:00] How do you identify Your ONE Thing? [17:50] How to turn your job into a business [24:50] An exercise to illustrate what’s possible for you [26:15] How you can leverage The Produktive System The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: If this episode has brought value to you, please consider sharing it with the people inside your organization. Text it to them, send them an email, or talk to them about it on Monday – you will be amazed at the impact you can have when you get a core group of people talking this same language! If you are looking for some extra help or inspiration, head over to the1thing.com/training. Links & Tools From This Episode The ONE Thing Mid-Year Reset Retreat: https://trainings.the1thing.com/reset The ONE Thing training (for individuals and teams): http://the1thing.com/training AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Have you taken any time to be grateful today? When we think about forming power habits, we often think about doing something that will improve our productivity or health. We rarely consider the transformative power of mindset habits, and one of the most powerful habits is gratitude. That may seem like an easy or trivial thing, but in practice, embodying a state of gratitude every day is both surprisingly challenging and significant. Our guest John Israel, founder of The Mr. Thank You Project and author of The Mr. Thank You Project, experienced an epiphany: if he wanted to make a huge, positive impact on the world, he had to start by doing just ONE thing to express his gratitude, every day. This ONE habit, over time, has truly unleashed something extraordinary, and in this episode, we invite you to become a part of it. In this episode, you will learn... [9:30] How to form a keystone habit for embodying gratitude [16:40] How to manage your time so that you don’t fail a 66-day (or 365-day) challenge [20:45] How to be grateful when you don’t want to be [36:00] Why you should consider doing this 66-day challenge The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Out of everything you’ve heard in this episode, what’s the ONE thing you can do that will make everything else easier or unnecessary? Get clear on that ONE thing, block it out in your calendar, and then protect it. Your life of gratitude starts there. If you want to take on John’s challenge, head over to https://mrthankyou.com/30. If you want to set yourself up for success on your 66-day challenge, try the free 66-Day Challenge Training. If you need a coach to hold you accountable on your challenge, check out The ONE Thing Coaching. Links & Tools From This Episode The ONE Thing Mid-Year Reset Retreat: https://trainings.the1thing.com/reset Mr. Thank You Project: https://mrthankyou.com/ Take John’s challenge: https://mrthankyou.com/30 Read: The Mr. Thank You Project AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! The ONE Thing is produced by Podcast Masters Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Have you ever felt like you desperately want your situation to change... but no matter how hard you work, you just feel like you’re drowning? There are these periods of our lives when, no matter how much action we take, we feel overwhelmed, and we just wish that we could take back our lives. We’re ambitious, we’re driven, but that just doesn’t feel like enough to get any forward momentum. This is especially true when we have kids, because honoring work commitments and being present as a parent is a monumentally difficult task for even the most extraordinary people. That was how Casey Gocel felt, until she started living The ONE Thing. In this episode, Casey shares the story of how she struggled to strike a counterbalance in her life after having her first child – and how things started to change when she started doing just ONE thing differently; ONE thing that’s truly made everything else in her world easier or unnecessary. In this episode, you will learn... [5:00] What happens when you take a hard and honest look at your calendar [11:30] The ONE Thing that can help you reclaim your calendar and your time [14:00] How to say no [18:55] How you can leverage accountability and delegation to help you stick to your most important tasks [25:45] What happens when your productivity and transformation inspires other people to take note The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Wherever you are, whatever you are dealing with in your life, understand that it doesn’t have to be that way. You can make amazing changes in your life – and it doesn’t have to take that long! The path to getting everything you want is to get ONE thing at a time. So start by identifying the ONE thing that will make everything else easier or unnecessary, and start focusing on that lead domino until it falls. Over time, as you can hear in this episode, it truly leads to extraordinary results (as long as you can overcome the distractions that try to steal your focus). Links & Tools From This Episode The ONE Thing Mid-Year Reset Retreat: https://trainings.the1thing.com/reset LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseygocel/ AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Do you ever struggle living the principles of The ONE Thing? We know that there’s a surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results – but simple doesn’t mean easy. It’s not easy to maintain clarity on Your ONE Thing. It’s not easy to get Your ONE Thing done before you do anything else. It’s not easy to honor your time blocks and shut down every distraction that comes up. So what does it really take to overcome that hurdle and start living Your ONE Thing consistently? To helps us answer that question, we are joined by Hal Elrod, author of the international bestseller The Miracle Morning and the brand-new book The Miracle Equation: The Two Decisions That Move Your Biggest Goals from Possible, to Probable, to Inevitable. In this episode, you will learn... [2:45] What is a miracle? [8:00] The real purpose of a goal [16:30] How to achieve tangible, measurable miracles [21:35] Making the decision to have unwavering faith [40:00] ONE question you need to ask yourself if you are struggling to live The ONE Thing The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: If you could online achieve ONE goal this year, what would mean the most to you? Once you understand what that goal is, ask yourself, what’s the ONE thing you can do that will make everything else easier or unnecessary? You don’t earn the right to do anything else until you find an answer, and with it, the two-inch domino you can knock down. Keep asking that question until you know, for certain, you have identified the correct two-inch domino. Then you need to apply The Miracle Equation. If you want some additional guidance on your journey, we highly recommend ordering your copy of The Miracle Equation: The Two Decisions That Move Your Biggest Goals from Possible, to Probable, to Inevitable. You will get an additional $1,347 in bonuses (including a 6-week live online training with Hal) if you order the book in the launch period, so don’t miss out. Links & Tools From This Episode The Miracle Equation: The Two Decisions That Move Your Biggest Goals from Possible, to Probable, to Inevitable HalElrod.com The ONE Thing Mid-Year Reset Retreat: https://trainings.the1thing.com/reset AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! The ONE Thing is produced by Podcast Masters Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Are you living a life by default or by design? Many of us are living a life by default. We wake up, check social media, react to what we see, head into the office, check email, react, sit in meetings, get up, check email, react, and then go to the next meeting – and this repeats day after day after day! We feel so busy, and we wonder why we don’t get anything done. When you live a life by default, you just get what you get – but when you life a life by design, you are working towards the goals you want with intention and a strategy. Today’s guest has travelled down a long and difficult road, but there’s ONE thing thing that allowed him to turn his failures into his success: a clear vision. In this episode, we’re going to learn how Brian Scudamore, CEO of O2E Brands and author of WTF?! (Willing to Fail), found the keys to success in his failures, ultimately growing a $400M+ business without sacrificing time with the people who matter most. In this episode, you will learn... [9:20] What your life looks like when you life a life by design [14:00] How you can start adopting the mindset that everything doesn’t matter equally [16:40] How to listen to your failures [22:00] How you can make time to cast a vision when you’re so busy working on your business [33:50] What you can to do help the people you lead create a life, not a living [37:00] Why you need to fall in love with your vision The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Brian tells us that the ONE thing that will make creating a life – not a living – easier or unnecessary is casting that vivid vision. This isn’t easy. Often, we run into a wall of “I don’t knows,” and it takes both big questions and support to get over past that wall. If you are looking for guidance, we recommend you check out The ONE Thing Goal Setting Master Course so that you can, from your hope, have a whole retreat facilitated for you. We will teach you the questions you need to ask to push past that wall, and then once you have your vision, we will help you create the goals that will get you there. If you already have your vision, but you are struggling with identifying your ONE thing so that you stay aligned with your vision every day, check out The ONE Thing Membership. This community exists to support each member form a stronger relationship with their goals; it’s a community of high-achievers and, together, we’re going to go places. Links & Tools From This Episode Read: WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianscudamore/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scudamore/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianScudamore AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

What would your life look like if you had the opportunity to sit down and interview 10,000 millionaires about their journey? If we all had guidance on the ONE thing that could make building extraordinary wealth easier or unnecessary, we could transform our lives, our family’s lives, and the world. That’s why our guest and his team commissioned the largest study ever on net-worth millionaires. They then wrote about what they found in the bestselling book Everyday Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth—and How You Can Too. Chris Hogan is also host of The Chris Hogan Show one of Dave Ramsey’s personalities, and we are excited to have him on the show to share how you can better understand and adopt the psychology of millionaires. We recorded this conversation as part of our monthly ONE Thing webinar series. Every month, we feature an incredible author so that you can learn directly from them and ask questions. If you want to watch the second half of this interview or sign up for our next FREE monthly webinar, head over to the1thing.com/webinars. In this episode, you will learn... [9:00] The myths of what it takes to be a millionaire [15:20] Why there is no relationship between where you are now and where you end up [18:00] Why you need to go beyond writing down your goals [19:30] How to set goals in a relationship [26:00] What all millionaires have in common The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: What stood out to you in this episode? Is it clarifying your beliefs? Budgeting? Changing your mindset around income? Having a meeting about dreams and goals with your significant other? Pick the ONE thing you CAN do from this episode that will make achieving extraordinary wealth easier or unnecessary – then take action! Identify that first two-inch domino, put it in your calendar, and start making your dreams a reality. Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more at http://chrishogan360.com Net worth calculator: http://chrishogan360.com/networth Read: Everyday Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth—and How You Can Too Join us for a retreat: http://the1thing.com/events AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

If you want to live the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results, you must make three commitments: Follow the Path of Mastery Move from "E" to "P" Living the Accountability Cycle In this episode we take you behind the curtain following our path of mastery. If you'd like to take your mastery of The ONE Thing to the next level, join the Living Your ONE Thing Membership Community Click here to start your FREE two week trial. Prices are increasing 20% on April 1st. You can try it for FREE for the first two weeks. Click here to get started.

Are your priorities today aligned with your five-year goals? If we aren’t taking steps towards our someday goals every single day, we’re probably never going to get there – at least not any time soon. But if we have the right mindset and structures in place, not only can we achieve our someday goals, we can achieve them even faster than we think is possible. Last week, Jay Papasan and Geoff Woods discussed the how billionaires set goals using a process called Goal Setting to the Now. Today, we’re going to share the tools and processes that billionaires use to ensure they stay on track towards their someday goals, every day. In this episode, you will learn... [5:00] How to make progress towards big goals, as a team, using a GPS [13:00] The mistake that most people make when they start time blocking [27:15] How you can use leverage to ensure that you’re always acting in order of priority [42:30] What you can do to help others with their time management and goal setting The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: We want you to think big, then go small. Think big about your someday goals. Think big about being the type of person who has a GPS, who updates their 411 every single week, who time blocks their priorities and says no to all the distractions. That’s the big vision. And now let’s go small – what’s the ONE thing you can do, such that be doing it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary? Jay suggests you can just make a commitment to getting the first draft of Your GPS done by Wednesday, or if you already have that, complete or update Your 411. Links & Tools From This Episode If you want more support, join the Living Your ONE Thing Community Download your 411: the1thing.com/411 Download Your GPS: https://www.the1thing.com/resources/your-gps/ AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! The ONE Thing is produced by Podcast Masters Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Are you living a life by default or are you living a life by design? Most of us are living a life by default. We wake up, take action, experience some successes, experience some failures, then repeat – but we get what we get by default. When billionaires set goals, however, they cast a vision into the future, then look backwards and set goals to the now. That’s how we live a life by design. In this episode, we’re sharing the first half of Jay Papasan and Geoff Woods’s keynote presentation at the Keller Williams Family Reunion Convention 2019. This part is about the high-level principles of goal setting like a billionaire, and in the second part, we will dive into the tools billionaires use for goal setting. In this episode, you will learn... [3:40] How you can start goal setting to the now [11:20] What you can learn from Gary Keller about getting clarity on your goals [16:00] Where in your life are you currently chasing distractions and saying no to what is truly the priority? The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: If you want to achieve extraordinary results, you can’t set goals looking forward. You have to have a vision for where you want to end up so that you can look back and identify the path that will get you there. When you do that, you will know how to separate a true priority from a distraction. Links & Tools From This Episode To help you start this process, go download the FREE Kick Ass Guide® to Goal Setting. If you want more support, join the Living Your ONE Thing Community If you want to have your own goal setting retreat, check out The ONE Thing Couples Goal Setting Master Course AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

What happens when your actions aren’t aligned with your goals? When we are focusing on our ONE thing, it’s not like the rest of the world stops. The emails don’t stop piling up, meeting requests don’t cease to exist, and customer fires don’t magically disappear. The deeper we go into our one thing, the more this pressure builds – and we’re often so afraid of this chaos that we use time set aside for our ONE thing to clear off some of that 80% work. It feels productive for a moment, but in reality, we’re acting out of alignment with our goals. So what happens when real stress and real anxiety starts to build up, and how do you deal with it without taking a detour off of the road to being extraordinary? To help us answer those questions, we are joined once again by Craig Ballantyne, author of the Wall-Street Journal Bestseller Unstoppable and The Perfect Day Formula. In this episode, you will learn... [4:00] How we suffer from the paradox of freedom [7:00] What catalyzes our stress and anxiety [18:45] How you can get clarity on what’s most important [24:00] How to take a more proactive approach to your life The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Out of everything that you heard in this episode, what is the ONE thing that really stood out to you? And how can we take that spark of interest, that curiosity, and turn it into action? It’s ONE thing at a time, over time, that creates results – so just pick ONE thing, and if you’re not in the middle of a 66-day challenge, start one: http://the1thing.com/66daychallenge. Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more at https://www.craigballantyne.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realcraigballantyne/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraigBallantyneFanpage/ Pre-order: Unstoppable: How to Get Through Hell, Overcome Anxiety, and Dominate in Business and Life Do you want to know The Perfect Day Formula?: Get your FREE copy Listen: “Ep. 45 - The Biggest Mistakes Successful People Make in Their Routines with Craig Ballantyne” AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Have you ever scheduled time for your most important work? Chances are, all of us has done this at least once. But do you regularly time block and then protect that time like the air you breathe, defending it against every distraction that comes up? For most of us, the answer is no – but why is that? In this episode, we suggest that this is because we’re not great at keeping the promises we make to ourselves or to others – and we believe that if you can get a little more intentional about the promises you make when you’re planning your time, and the commitments you make to others, then everything else will become easier or unnecessary. Our guest, Alex Sheen, has taken this idea of a promise and turned it into a movement and a book called Because I Said I Would, which is helping people all over the world make promises that stick. We recorded this conversation as part of our monthly ONE Thing webinar series. Every month, we feature an incredible author so that you can learn directly from them and ask questions. If you want to sign up for our next FREE monthly webinar, head over to the1thing.com/webinars. In this episode, you will learn... [7:30] How the “market conditions” of promises have changed with technology [12:30] The anatomy of a promise [18:00] How you can gracefully say no – and still help people move towards their goals [28:30] How you can leverage time blocking to prioritize what you do and don’t promise to do The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: What’s the ONE thing that you’re not doing that would make saying no easier or unnecessary? Maybe you need to get clear on why you’re saying yes to what you’re saying yes to and no to what you’re saying no to. If you don’t have clarity on your bigger purpose, your bigger Why, it can be difficult to stick to your guns and say no when it matters. Or maybe you need a go-to no sentence like Alex’s: “It would be easy for me to say yes right now, but I respect you too much to keep a promise I can’t keep.” How much time do you think you’ll need to block to come up with that sentence? And how many times do you think you’ll have to practice it, even just one time a day, before it just sounds natural? Sounds like a good candidate for a 66-Day Challenge: http://the1thing.com/66daychallenge. Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more at https://becauseisaidiwould.com/ Read: Because I Said I Would Get your promise cards: https://becauseisaidiwould.com/requestcards/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BecauseISaidIWould/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bcisaidiwould Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becauseisaidiwould/ AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

So you have clarity on what your ONE thing is – but what do you do if you have more than ONE thing, or if your ONE thing changes? How do we know if we have truly earned the right to focus on something else? Today we’re going to hear the story of someone who tried to do focus on everything, until he started living the principles of The ONE Thing. He simplified his life, started scaling a great business, and struck an amazing counterbalance. However, in the last year, he looked up and realized that his lead domino has changed – so what did he do? Ryan Lee, founder of REWIND, joins us to share his story about creating simplicity in his life. In this episode, you will learn... [7:00] What it looks like when your lead domino changes. [18:00] How to build a routine that allows you to focus on the biggest priority in your life. [26:10] Overcoming the thief of chaos. [35:00] How to simplify your life with the simple act of saying no. The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: If you want to take the next step in gaining clarity on your priorities, head over to the1thing.com/training to learn more about 411 Foundations: Put Your Goals into Action. Or if the ONE thing you need is a community to support you and hold you accountable, check out the Living Your ONE Thing Community. Links & Tools From This Episode Check out https://rewindtoday.com (use code “onething” for 20% off your order) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlee7/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryanleefan/ Download Your 411: https://www.the1thing.com/resources/ Take the new Your 411 Training Course: 411 Foundations: Put Your Goals into Action Ep 143 – The Habit that Cost $100MM to Learn and Why It Was Worth It (Part 1) – Keith Cunningham The Habit that Cost $100MM to Learn and Why It Was Worth It (Part 2) – Keith Cunningham AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

You’re listening to this podcast... but are you living The ONE Thing? Our guest read the book early on, started listening to the podcast, and achieved some extraordinary results as it pertains to his health – and all because he didn’t stop at consuming the content. He took action. Chris LaGarde struggled with his weight for his entire life, which ultimately affected his sense of worth and caused him to doubt if he even could have the body that he wanted. But by doing one thing at a time, over time, he’s truly accomplished something extraordinary: losing 50 pounds in five months. In this episode, you will learn... [5:45] How purpose helps you identify and knock down that first lead domino. [16:50] Why forming a relationship with your goals helps you achieve them – and how you can live this with Your 411. [27:30] What you need to hear if the results you want seem like they’re too far away. The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Consuming content is great, and we appreciate that you listen to this podcast – but will you be the type of person who turns it into results by taking action? If you have not yet downloaded the 411, that is your first step: https://www.the1thing.com/resources/. And if you want more training on how to use it, check out 411 Foundations: Put Your Goals into Action. Links & Tools From This Episode Download Your 411: https://www.the1thing.com/resources/ Take the new Your 411 Training Course: 411 Foundations: Put Your Goals into Action Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

What is the ONE thing that will make everything else easier or unnecessary, in every area of your life? In this episode, we sit down with someone who lives by this powerful tool – the 411 – and get her perspective on what that looks like and how you can coach others to live by it, too. Our guest is Claire Bohne, a business coach whose job is to hold people accountable to this ONE thing every single week. In this episode, you will learn... [2:45] How the 411 forces you to get clarity [6:00] What mindset you need when you create your 411 and annual plan [9:30] How you can prepare 411s with your team and the other important people in your life [19:15] How to make accountability conversations comfortable conversations [21:10] What it looks like to co-create 411s with your significant other [24:50] How to avoid common mistakes when you create your 411 The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: What’s your next step? You have a few options: If you’ve never done a 411, head over to https://www.the1thing.com/resources/ and download the template today If you want help training yourself and others in how to best use the 411, check out our course: 411 Foundations: Put Your Goals into Action If you want a little more accountability in the process, consider signing up for The ONE Thing Coaching and working with someone like Claire Links & Tools From This Episode Claire on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairemendezbohne/ Download Your 411: https://www.the1thing.com/resources/ Take the new Your 411 Training Course: 411 Foundations: Put Your Goals into Action Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

What does football have to do with the 411? Well back in 1960, the Packers made it to the NFL Championship, had a lead the whole game, and then lost to the Eagles in a stunning display in the fourth quarter. On the first day of training camp the following year, coach Vince Lombardi walked into the locker room, held up a football, and said, “This is a football.” Why did Lombardi start with something so fundamental? He realized that if they could truly understand the surprising power of mastering the fundamentals, that that ONE thing could make everything else easier or unnecessary – and in 1961, the Packers went on to win the championship. So in this episode, we’re going to help you master the most fundamental tool in The ONE Thing toolbox: the 411. In this episode, you will learn... [6:30] How to get clarity on what matters most thing is using the 411. [12:00] How to differentiate a priority from a distraction by goal setting to the now. [19:00] Why sometimes you will be succeeding so slowly that you feel like you’re failing. The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Getting what you want out of life is not about doing more – it’s about doing more of what matters most. Everything does not matter equally, and there are a handful of things that you can do, at any moment, that will create the majority of your results. Are you willing to try leveraging a 411 so that you are always clear on what those priorities are, so that your planner and your calendar can match your priorities? If you want to get started on this... Download Your 411: https://www.the1thing.com/resources/ Take the new Your 411 Training Course: https://www.the1thing.com/training/ AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

How do you show up as a better leader, and how do you do it in a world that’s constantly distracting us? Technology has changed our lives in profoundly positive ways, but it’s also created more distractions than ever before – and if you’re like most people, you probably feel more disconnected than ever before. So we sat down with the author of Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation, Dan Schawbel, to discuss how we can do a better job at facilitating connections in the workplace, in spite of the technology that’s constantly surrounding us. We recorded this conversation as part of our monthly ONE Thing webinar series. Every month, we feature an incredible author so that you can learn directly from them and ask questions. If you want to sign up for our next FREE monthly webinar, head over to the1thing.com/webinars. In this episode, you will learn... [6:25] What’s at stake if we keep using technology the way we are now. [11:30] What it looks like to start developing trust between the people you lead. [16:15] How do you help people get clear on the team’s purpose and what fulfills people on an individual level? [24:00] How you can create connection (and the ONE thing that makes it easier or unnecessary) The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: What is the ONE thing you can do, such that by doing it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary when it comes to making connections with people? Dan says the most important skill is being able to work with other people. As a leader, as a manager, as a human, this will always be important. So what’s ONE thing you can do to improve your ability to work with others? Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more at https://danschawbel.com/ Read: Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danschawbel/ AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! The ONE Thing is produced by Podcast Masters Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Do you have a New Year’s Resolution about your health, organization, or money? There’s a good chance you do because, statistically, these are the three most common goals people set every year. But as we mentioned in the last episode, only eight percent of people actually succeed in implementing their resolutions. One of the big challenges here is that you can’t succeed alone, especially if you have a significant other, but so many of us try to. Today, we are sharing the case study of a couple who ran up against that challenge year after year – which, ultimately, meant they were fighting about money year after year – until they started having an annual couple’s goal-setting retreat 10 years ago. Now, Jenn and JP Lewis never fight about money, and in this episode, we’re going to break down how they did it and the ONE thing you can do today that will make everything else easier or unnecessary when it comes to setting your annual goals. In this episode, you will learn... [4:45] Jenn’s advice for anyone who is hesitant to participate in a couple’s goal-setting retreat [12:00] What it looks like to reallocate funds and time to what matters most, as a team. [18:00] Why you need emotional buy-in during the goal-setting process. [25:00] The ONE thing you can do to make starting the couple’s goal-setting process easier or unnecessary. [43:30] How becoming part of a community of goal setters can bring your couple’s goal setting to a new level. The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: So, out of everything that you've heard in this episode, what's your lead domino? What's that first step? We’ll recap the tools covered in this episode, and you can choose just ONE to be your lead domino: Sit down and ask each other the questions that Jenn and JP talked about (and this is their suggestion for where to start), which you can find in the Kick Ass Guide® to Your Couples Goal Setting Retreat. Download your 411 template: https://www.the1thing.com/resources/ Sign up for The ONE Thing Goal Setting Master Course Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community Sign up for one of our yearly retreats: The ONE Thing Couples Goal Setting Retreat or The ONE Thing Mid-Year RESET Retreat The choice is yours. Where will you actually begin? And will you just be the type of person that takes action before you check your email today? Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Have you started implementing the principles of The ONE Thing in your life? It’s surprisingly simple... but it’s not easy. We’ve spoken with thousands of you who have started living The ONE Thing, and once you start going down that path, you realize something pretty quickly: there’s no way to succeed alone. Today, we’re sharing Wyatt Graves’ journey from discovering to implementing the principles of The ONE Thing – to empowering a community to live these principles, too. In this episode, you will learn... [7:45] What changes when you start living The ONE Thing [13:00] How Wyatt recruited the most important people in his life to come to the goal-setting retreat with him (even those who were a little skeptical) [19:30] What it looks like when you have a relationship with your goals [26:40] What most people are missing when they start trying to implement The ONE Thing [33:00] How to endure the monotony of success The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Are you on your road to mastery when it comes to living The ONE Thing? And what do you think will be possible if the people in your world start going down that road, too? When we asked Wyatt why he continues down this road to mastery, he said it’s because he knows that all leadership begins with self-leadership; it’s difficult to influence the people you care about if you’re not, first and foremost, walking the talk. So who in your world do you really care about and who need to hear this message? Who do you want to experience what you’re experiencing by implementing the principles of The ONE Thing? Send them this episode, send them to the1thing.com, or send an email introducing them to Geoff [at] the1thing.com and he will personally respond. We are that committed because we are unwilling to accept the status quo of living a life by default, instead of living a life by design. AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Half of all Americans make New Year’s resolutions each year – but how many succeed? According to a study conducted by the University of Scranton and published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, only EIGHT PERCENT of people who set resolutions will actually succeed in implementing them. Today, we want to share why we believe that so many people fail – and the ONE thing you can do to be successful in making the changes you want to make this year. In this episode, you will learn... [2:45] Why most people aren’t successful in implementing their resolutions. [5:40] Why does it matter if you get in better shape, get more organized, or spend less (three of the most common resolutions)? [6:30] How to get clear on the WHY and PURPOSE behind your goals. [11:30] Why your time blocking needs to reflect your priorities. [13:30] What motivates people. [18:00] What you can do to turn a resolution into a habit. [22:45] ONE tip for becoming part of the 8% who succeed. The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: So, where do you get started? Like anything with The ONE Thing, we encourage you to think big and then go small. So instead of thinking about everything we talked about in this episode, we encourage you to focus on just the ONE thing you can do that will make everything else easier or unnecessary. Keep asking the clarifying question until you find a specific, measurable activity – then go on a 66-day challenge, put that activity in your calendar, and make that activity a habit. Links & Tools From This Episode Get your 411 & 66-Day Challenge Calendar: https://www.the1thing.com/resources/ The ONE Thing Goal Setting Master Course: http://the1thing.com/training AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Think back to five years ago. What did you desperately want in your life? And have you achieved those goals yet? Gary Keller says that we can be anywhere we want in the next five years, but many of us are pretty much in the same place we were five years ago. Why is that? Because extraordinary results are only possible when you do the right things: when you have clarity about the direction that you’re going, clarity on your priorities, your calendar matches those priorities, and you act in order of priority. With the Holidays and New Year around the corner, this is the time of year when many of us are again dreaming about the future – and this time around, we want to help you establish a relationship with your goals so that you can knock down those big dominos! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Do you want to build an empire? Everything that’s required to achieve extraordinary results and, ultimately, build an empire is surprisingly simple – but that doesn’t mean everyone is doing those things. So in this episode, we discuss some of the simple little things that most entrepreneurs are not doing, preventing them from achieving the extraordinary growth they desire. This episode was originally recorded for an episode of Ryan Moran’s The One Percent, but we knew that some of you needed to hear this conversation as well. You can hear more from both Ryan Moran and Geoff Woods at CapCon 2019 (Jan 21-23 in Dallas), where Geoff will be a guest speaker. -- Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Are you spending too much time working in pursuit of freedom? Gary Keller says you can be anywhere you want in the next five years... and if this is true, it really comes down to how you manage your time. We can't work more hours in the day and have a more flexible lifestyle, so something else has to change. In this episode, we’re sharing one of our most impactful episodes and one of our most-requested guests, Gene Rivers. After The ONE Thing Goal-Setting retreat, we realized we needed to share this story with you all again to remind you what’s possible when you truly invest your time (as opposed to spending it on emails and meetings and random tasks). Gene and his wife run nine successful businesses while still finding time to vacation four months out of the year and devote time to their family every day. He will teach you how you can get anything you want when you're intentional with your time and willing to focus on the most important work. Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Are you in relationships with the right people, and are you being intentional about investing in the relationships that matter most? We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – no one succeeds alone. We sat down with the best-selling author of Friend of a Friend, David Burkus, to learn why you don’t really need to be networking to meet new people, how most of the relationships and people you need to access can be gained by tapping in the people you’re already in a relationship with, and the key habits you can form to completely transform the quality of those relationships. Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Do you want to live the principles of The ONE Thing not only in your personal life, but in your organization too? Sometimes we doubt whether we’ll get buy-in from leadership, or whether these principles can truly become part of the bigger corporate culture. It’s something a lot of us wrestle with throughout our careers. In this episode, we share a case study of what it looks like to bring the principles of The ONE Thing into a large organization. L’Occitane is a natural beauty brand from the South of France that was started in 1976, focusing on selling skin care, body care, and fragrances. Fast forward to today and they’re in more than 90 countries and on a mission to empower women around the globe. We’re joined by Shannon Greer, L’Occitane’s Vice President of Retail in North America. Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Do you ever feel like you’re putting in a lot of hard work to achieve extraordinary results in your business or in you role, day in and day out, but you just aren’t going anywhere? We all have the same 24 hours in a day, yet some people get different results – and it all comes down to how you manage your time. If you’re acting entrepreneurially, constantly relying on your natural ability, taking action, making mistakes, and tweaking things, you’re going to run up against a ceiling of achievement. But you have an opportunity to get purposeful – to identify a model and system for achieving extraordinary results. To help us leverage that opportunity, we’re talking to someone who is responsible for five multi-million dollar business success stories in his home country of Australia, all before the age of 30. His humble beginnings, the adversities that he faced, and his rise to success are inspirational stories of how anyone, with the right motivation and the right strategies, can achieve anything they set their mind to – including rapid business growth. Our guest is the bestselling author of The Introvert's Edge, Matthew Pollard. In this episode, you will learn... [3:40] The ONE thing that’s missing for so many of us. [7:30] The 3-step model that will help you move from E to P when it comes to scaling your business. [10:10] What this 3-step model looks like in practice The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Have you ever sat down and and really asked yourself, “what’s the value that I deliver?” Have you ever actually looked out at the market to see if there is an unmet need, as opposed to just doing the work that falls into your lap? Have you ever considered what a more scalable sales system for your business might look like? We love that you take the time to invest in your education by listening to this podcast, and we also know that the greatest results come when you back it with action. So how much time can you block off to identify your purpose or ask yourself these questions? When will you do it? Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more at matthewpollard.com Connect with Matthew: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube Read: The Introvert's Edge: How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

At the end of the day, do you feel fulfilled and content? Imagine working hard to scale your business and having the first year where you net a million dollars. The year after, again, you net a million dollars. And then you realize something's wrong. The person you're going to meet today is a perfect example of this. He worked so hard to build a business that could scale, that could create abundance for his people and for himself personally. He did, in fact, net a million dollars two years in a row – then he realized that he was cheating himself out of what it actually means to live a life. We're going to go on a journey to see how he began to apply the 80/20 principle, focusing on his 20% for a maximum of just two hours a day, and then brought people into his world to take his 80% so they could all live a bigger, more fulfilled life. If you are someone who has the capacity to bring leverage into your world, then you will want to pay close attention to what Chris Suarez has to say in this episode. In this episode, you will learn... [22:17] What it means to live experientially [24:33] What you can do if it feels like you're cheating yourself out of what it means to actually live a life [36:45] The habits you can acquire that will make being a great coach, being a great leader, and being a talent magnet easier or unnecessary [48:50] The ingredients of contentment & an exercise you can do to find your opportunity The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Are you spending your time or are you investing your time? So many of us go through our day unconsciously just spending our time and there is no return on the investment. We work hard, we're busy, and we wonder if we are even getting anything done. As a result, many of us are lacking fulfillment and, certainly, many of us are lacking contentment. If you want to chance this cycle, whip out a sheet of paper and start by writing down everything you do in the day, from the moment you wake up to when you go to sleep, to get an honest snapshot of where your time is going. Then, you can use the equations Chris shared to determine whether you are investing your time or passively spending it: (Activity x Time) / Choice = Money (Money + People) / Opportunity = Time Time + Money = Experience (Time x Money) / Experience = Contentment You take activity times your time, or time on task over time, divided by choice, meaning you're being strategic about where that activity and time is being invested. That equals the money. And you take money plus people, leveraged over opportunity, meaning focusing on the right opportunity. That gives you time. Then you take time plus money and that gives you experiences. Then time times money over experience is what gives you the contentment. Finally, ask yourself these questions: Are you investing your time on the right activities? Could you be doing better? Where could you be doing a better job of investing in people? And where could you be having the people that are already in your world focusing on even better opportunities? Where could you be investing your time and money in experiences that matter? And how can you design your time and money around experiences rather than hoping the experiences just show up? Links & Tools From This Episode Connect with Chris: pdxpropertygroup.com/team/chris-suarez/ Learn more about The ONE Thing Couples Goal-Setting Retreat: www.the1thing.com/event Interested in getting a coach who is certified in the principles of The One Thing? Go to The1Thing.com/coaching AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75