This episode we are bringing you a book review of THE ONE THING, The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan.
Having found this book a couple of months into our Elevate with Grace planning we just had to share it as part of our podcast series as there are some terrific synergies with our purpose of curating the amazing content that’s out there in the world into bite sized actionable steps for you to take you on your journey of leading a life of success on your own terms, as defined by you.
Listen in to learn more about taking back your time with a focus on your 'IMPORTANT' time and not 'URGENT' times.
Elevate Weekly Challenge:
What is the ONE THING they can do this week to help them reach their goals. Take action on your first domino, and then the next towards your dreams. The constant mantra of this book - what’s the one thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary.
Check out The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results book. Affiliate link: booktopia.kh4ffx.net/elevate
Top 10 Quotes from the book:
- “Work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls-- family, health, friends, integrity-- are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered.”
- "Life is about creating yourself so the trick to success is to choose the right habits with enough discipline to master it."
- “Extraordinary results happen only when you give the best you have to become the best you can be at your most important work.”
- “Your next step is simple. You are the first domino.”
- “Don’t let small thinking cut your life down to size. Think big, aim high, act bold. And see just how big you can blow up your life.”
- “A different result requires doing something different.”
- “One of the most empowering moments of my life came when I realized that life is a question and how we live it is our answer.”
- “Achievers always work from a clear sense of priority.”
- “Long hours spent checking off a to-do list and ending the day with a full trash can and a clean desk are not virtuous and have nothing to do with success. Instead of a to-do list, you need a success list—a list that is purposefully created around extraordinary results.
To-do lists tend to be long; success lists are short. One pulls you in all directions; the other aims you in a specific direction. One is a disorganized directory and the other is an organized directive. If a list isn’t built around success, then that’s not where it takes you. If your to-do list contains everything, then it’s probably taking you everywhere but where you really want to go.” - “People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.” —F. M. Alexander
References:
- The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, Gary Keller with Jay Papasan.
- The One Thing Podcast: Geoff Woods
- Katy Milkman episode: the1thing.com/podcast/310/
- Miracle Morning: Hal Elrod
- 80/20 Pareto Principle
- Brain Rules: John Medina
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