The One Thing You Should Have Learned in High School to Go for Gold…A Simple Path To RESULTS!
WHAT IS YOURS, THE ONE THING?
You see, as a business startup, a newbie blogger, new in online marketing or whatever your hustle is, you will be distracted!
Now that we got that monkey off to play, lets get clear on how you can focus on the one thing you need to do in order to produce your desired results sooner rather than later!
Shall we…? When we first started out, boy did I run down rabbit holes…Getting lost in one email after another, clicking on one freebie after another, subscribing to this magic bullet or other to get people to buy today. Frankly speaking there are so many high faluted promises of success online. Mostly, hyped up promises; their sister, cousin and shitty mates! 
I would go to bed more confused than before and more frustrated to boot…Where was the drated success I was promised? Well Paul, bless him, sat me down and asked me some hard questions and I literally found the same kind of tough love in the book: The One Thing by Gary Keller.
By the way, you gotta get this book and read it, and you can find your copy on amazon here!
Welcome back, and I know you are gonna love that book, so let me fan that fire right here so you can be open to soak in its sheer goodness. Consider this your very own mini review of The One Thing.
It should NOT in anyway deter you from getting your book so you can learn the deeper lesson. Okay dokey…
So many distractions every day, lots of emails, chats, social media notifications, work meetings, work goals etc…All heading to one destination; frustration-ville!
You are ending up paying a huge price: living a mediocre life and career, no promotions, and well in your love life; maybe settling for Mr Right now as opposed to attracting Mr right!
And having looked in my glass ball, I know you DESIRE MORE from your life. Your life purpose or work, income, you want that feeling of “Yay I won the jackpot” and you can!
I found that sweet zen spot from the lessons learnt from ; you guessed it: The ONE Thing. And you too can declutter your mind and life and create a life and business/career you love and loves you! “The one thing” technique if applied to your life will bring you daily closer to your desired result, whatever that may be!
The ONE Thing has won 12 book awards, translated into more than 25 languages, it was voted one of Top 100 Business Books of All Time on Goodreads. You gotta go buy it and read the book!
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THE ONE THING – A SIMPLE PATH TO RESULTS
Lessons from “The One Thing!” Gary Keller
What is the Most Important thing that you should be working on based on your Grand Scheme or Life Purpose, and thus the only thing you should be doing until you achieve it…i.e. get your Gold?
In layman’s terms please Julie: — What’s the ONE Thing I can do right now to improve my life?
I am gonna share with you 5 nuggets I gleaned from The One Thing book that I have applied to my life and business!
These will help you towards creating that Productive Day EVERY DAY and achieving way more than you dreamed of!
#1. Multi Switch as opposed to Multi-Tasking…
Did you know that jugglers catch and throw 1 ball at a time very rapidly…They are switching between processes really fast and if they do it effectively and be present while they do, they create results? You see They Take Hours and Hours, months, even years of FOCUSED practice to build that level of skill up! They are NOT multi tasking!
Most people can’t do this, they can’t focus on THE ONE THING effectively enough to get results…so they end up short circuiting AKA Multi-Tasking! ☹ = More mistakes, time distortion, poor decision making.
YOU CANNOT FOCUS EFFECTIVELY ON 2 THINGS…
#2. Work Your Biz/Career Until It Pays You…
And I am not talking about a hand to mouth bill paying wage… I am talking a life changing income!
Do mix and Match…the life bucket; what do I mean by this? Well, don’t ignore your life, health, family and friends…these never come back. And why are you hustling anyway? To buy your time back right? So take time out to enjoy these things, they are mostly FREE!
And the work bucket…? Quite simply, look out for opportunities to make your Goals and VISION happen faster! Note that I say Vision, why? Because, this one should be Set in Stone…even though the goals and means to get to it can change!
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“The Trick to Success is to Choose the right habit and bring just enough discipline to establish it”
#3. The One Thing: Success is Sequential Actions…
If you wish to enjoy your life before you are too long in the tooth, understand this:
Success is a sprint filled by discipline just long enough for habit to kick in and take over. So, self-discipline is not necessarily the key. Rather, SOME disciplines need to be in place to form success habits at both the daily micro level and the Bigger Macro Goal level.
Form a habit to focus on One Action that gets you closer to your results.
How about you also, form habits of giving your loved ones’ time, often!
Form a habit of Giving You time…Doing the most valuable things will fast track your results…
As stated earlier; the Trick to Success is to choose the right habit and bring just enough discipline to establish it…
In order to do this, you MUST have a system in place to help you automate some of your processes. In our case, we cannot be grateful enough for this system and community. Without it, probably we would have quit a long time ago.
If you are on the cusp of quitting on your dream, give it a go you just might surprise yourself and make your first 10K online in less than 6 months too!
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#4. OWN YOUR SUCCESS…
Truth be told, most people are unsuccessful in their goals because they always find someone/thing else to blame for their lack of it. If you outsource this, you will not succeed!
So own your success in its entirety, own it, acknowledge reality, seek the divine in your reality and thus make no excuses for whatever happens in your life.
Always remember: any request from anybody else…MUST RELATE TO YOUR Purpose…so don’t subscribe to other people’s emergencies, unless they are your emergency!
Your environment must support your goals as well…meditation, affirmations, exercise, what you eat… So you can produce, create and problem solve daily to have an effective day!
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#5. Let Your Passion Drive What You Do
And embrace delayed gratification…(aka will power). For instance, we allowed ourselves the will power to avoid pubs, partying, throwing extravagant do’s to build our property. See, your will power can only hold out for so long…So, set your short term and long-term goals…without these your mind will start to think this is too much hard work… And your will power to keep going flees…then Oops you quit!
So, there is a time and season for everything, make sure to set a time to PLAY…in your daily 24 hours. Do something that makes YOU smile inside. That will trigger the feel-good hormones and you will be able to continue with your Passion and building a Business and Life that Loves You!
So, if you wish to get productive, you might consider these My Productivity Secrets you never knew that got us out of a twist when we were trying to blog daily while also building a business online!
So, have we got you focusing on ONE Idea, Action etc. until successful? Or….
The One Thing – Do You Know Yours Now?
Let’s wrap it up by asking yourself, write the following down, Plan, Strategize ACTION On the:
- 5 year One Thing You wish to Achieve
- 1 year One Thing You Must do to feed the 5-year Goal
- 1 Month One Thing You Must do To feed into the 1 year Goal
- One Week, 1 Thing
- 1 Day One Thing… What can you do today that will help you get the one thing achieved for the 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, 5 years…
- Time Block. Delegate, Outsource, Automate…all this will ensure that YOU DO THE ONE THING to a desired life!
Remember, Happiness Happens On the way to Fulfillment. When You have a definite purpose, clarity comes faster and you make faster decisions leading to the best choices and experiences… i.e. Happiness Pure GOLD
When you say yes to something, it’s imperative that you understand what you’re saying NO to.
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As always, You Deserve More – Carpe Diem!
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Wow, Julie!! Thank you for your outline on what we should have learned in School. Its a Lesson in persistence and passion and I sure do appreciate it Tremendously.
Hey Tara,
I love it when like minds meet. Glad you got value on my Synopsis of The One Thing book! I appreciate you! 🙂
Julie Syl
I am at the start of my journey to financial freedom. I will be going through this post to read through the links and see how to make them work for me. The advice you have highlighted seems sound – I will be putting some into practise straight away 🙂
Hey Gill,
Glad you got value and welcome to the Home Biz journey, may you earn your wings and soar. You got this. Holler if we can help in any way!
awesome blog post. Best i’ve read all day! great book review and some great lessons. my fav 🙂 work your business until it pays you. Most people do not wait for pay day and assume their grind is not working! Checking out this book right away!but great review
So very true Andy, most people dont wait for Payday, they assume the seed under the ground is not growing…So they miss it when it does or stiffle its growth by quitting!
Glad to Inspire a new read for you! 🙂
Thanks for the book recommendation. I will be checking it out.
You are most welcome Dr Elise 🙂
Thanks for sharing Julie, I will check it out for sure.
You are most welcome Claudette 🙂
Sounds really a very great book. Haven’t been on the book itself, yet wow, got really inspired and motivated. I think I’d be needing that book now.
Hey Margarette,
You will love The One Thing Book because Gary Kelly was and is spot on. that is one Ageless book! Go get it 🙂
Great tips! Lots of people strive for “overnight” success but that’s a myth really. Focus is key
Overnight success is overrated Aine, Glad you dropped by! 🙂
This sounds like a great book. I really wish that I would have know about business building when I was younger. Then there was no such thing as side hustles.
Heheheee side hustles have always existed. My Nana had a side hustle of a market stall while she was a farmer 🙂 Tupperware Ladies? Ditto!
Today we have more choice than we can imagine!
i’ve never heard of this book but i’m always on the hunt for motivation! thanks for sharing this!
You are most welcome Abbigayle 🙂
you have duly sold me the book . I am on a constant journey to growth and development. This is right up my alley
Hey Marie,
I am glad you are sold. This Book totally gets you to Focus on WHAT matters! Enjoy 🙂
It seems like a nice book. and being motivated and inspired are so important for us to be a success.
Wow! This has come to me at a good time, especially when I am planning to make money from my blog. Will check out this book. Thanks for sharing
Hey Meghna,
What was your blog goal before? We wish you every success, glad you got value! 🙂
Success is series of planned actions, its never a overnight story and there are no short cuts. I plan on getting the book and learning the lessons.
Hey Lavanda,
We sure know you are gonna love The One Thing Book for sure! 🙂
I love your perspective. It’s hard to know the right path when there are big changes. Taking care of family has to come first. but the dreams don’t die… finding the right way to chase and catch them will come for those it hasn’t yet, with due diligence.
Helo Rosey,
Family and self are why we do what we do! We must not forget that in the noise of building a business 🙂
the interesting thing about success is that it’s different for everyone and it took me far longer than it should have to realise this! Great article!
Hi Bradley,
Indeed every one’s definition of success differs according to their circumstances and Goals. Glad you got value! 🙂
There are seriously so much things we haven’t learned and that’s insane if you think about it.
As long as we learn enough to impact lives, we are good Nawal! 🙂
I like number 3 on there. A lot of people don’t realize that good and bad habits come with work and training. Anyone can develop them.
Hye Saint, glad you agree with our expose of The One Thing Book 🙂
This is one lesson everyone should learn: success is sequential actions…there’s no one-night victory or shortcut cuz success is a progressive endeavor.
Indeed Jelena,
Overnight success is overrated 🙂
Your success definitely doesn’t depend on anyone but you, I agree with that. I still struggle with time but I’m learning to focus on one goal at a time in order to stay consistent. Great post, Julie.
Christiana,
You have only 1 Thing to do…Get Rich! And every resource, strategy, tool must be to that One Goal. Because I fulfills all the other physical secular needs! And Spiritually you are way richer when you can be do and have more! 🙂
Jules
Oh yeah, the “distraction factor” is my nemesis! Whether it’s related to some health conditions, age, or medications, are all of those, I’m not sure – but I do know I easily get distracted. I certainly do need to focus on ONE thing at a time, and I do that best when I make lists for myself.
Glad you do have a solution for the distraction factor. I block out time, shut off the phones and get to work 🙂
I would love to learn more and follow these steps and guides that you’ve shared with us, such an inspirational post. cheers!
Feel free to book mark and Go for it Lexie 🙂
I will have to check out that book. Thanks Julie!
You will love it Carl 🙂
This is a great post! I took all of the business courses my Highschool had to offer, but a home business was never mentioned (and I graduated in 2013!). Creating an online based business was an idea I came up with on my own!
Wow and We are sure ots been a great Experience thus far Stella. We love being entrepreneurs too 🙂
Wow that’s really helpful book. Those tips are really useful and important, and the ways to be successful. Nice article
Thank you Victoria Glad you like it all! 🙂
This is so good!!! Absolutely, your environment must support your goals! Being motivated is also very important!
Glad you agree Ruthie 🙂
This post definitely gave me some food for thought, especially multi-tasking because I do this for everything maybe it is time to stop and re focus
Jody, You need to FOCUS period!
I honestly don’t feel like school really prepares you for the real world, ha! Sure, you learn about history and math, but school’s need to teach street smarts, but then again, that can’t exactly be taught, it has to be learned through experience.
You said it spot on GiGi. Mainstream School prepares us for employment, thats it. Yet I believe It is an OK foundation for the entrepreneur, at least the basics are there!
Yes, your environment has to support your goals! Being motivated and having the right environment is so important!
It sure is Krystal Thanks for swinging by! 🙂
I was reading your post and I agree, you cannot effectively do two things simultaneously. My mom always frowns upon multi-tasking. She keeps reminding us, “You cannot serve two masters at the same time.”
Your mum is a wise woman 🙂 You Need to ditch Multi Tasking!
Great post! Tons of great info here and I’m also going to have to pick up that book! Bookmarking. 🙂
Boom, Great Chondra you will enjoy it!
The One Thing sounds like such a great book. I will have to check it out! I am glad I found this post, thanks for sharing!
You are most welcome Sapphire and Yes go get that Book its awesome! 🙂
You really shared great points and I will definitely look into this book. Also, I agree that success is sequential and we have to make a sound decision on the steps that we take to succeed.
Yes Carol, Success is a Sequential Daily DO and a Sprint to Success! 🙂
i often try to multi task but the truth is, i’m much better off focusing on one thing at a time! sounds like a very good book with some great suggestions! 🙂
Ditch Multi Tasking and You will get even better results Dawn! 🙂
Sounds like an awesome book. I will add it to my wish list! I agree with focusing on one habit till its totally developed! Thanks for sharing this!
It sure is Adewale man. I loved the lessons and I had to share! 🙂
For some reason, I can actually hear you speaking what you wrote. It was written like I was listening to an inspirational, motivational speaker! Your tips were on point but such a great reminder when I read them. This book sounds like a great resource!
Hey Ching,
I love that you realised that I wrote this in a conversational tone 🙂 And the book is amazing. Get it!
Amen to that my friends. I’ll make sure to check out the book you recommended.
You are welcome Naw and you will enjoy it!
Numbers one and two spoke to me the most. I need to do one thing at a time instead of doing multiple things and none at my best. I also need to listen to my own voice when I find a small success own it. Others think sitting in front of a computer is not work. To me, the heck it isn’t.
Sitting infront of a computer pays us Big Time Gladys so I am with you on that! Glad you got value 🙂
This sounds like an excellent reference book. They should teach these things in school! Great tips!!
It is Tatiana 🙂
The One Thing by Gary Keller sounds like a very valuable and resource-rich book. I’m adding it to my reading list now.
It sure is Jessica 🙂 you’ll Love it!
I’m sure that most of us who read this Mini Review got value from it, and thank you for that Julie.
Your number one point is also the most important point. People are so proud to say how they are good in multi-tasking. But this most probably means that they are not able to focus, which is something they should work on. When you are able to focus on one thing at a time, then you’ll be more productive and you will achieve both short and long term goals, step by step!
Hey Jarvee,
You are spot on and it takes a Great amount of Skill for a Juggler to actually learn that One Skill…So again FOCUS 🙂
I am always looking for a good self-help, business, etc book to help me get focused! thank you for the suggestion!
You are Most welcome Ashley, you will enjoy The One Thing! 🙂
I got stuck being distracted too when I first started my online business. It’s my vision,and my persistence that keeps me on track. Thanks for the book recommendation too. I’m always looking for inspirational books like that.
You are most welcome Sharon You will Love The One Thing Book by Garry Keller for sure! 🙂
Thanks for sharing these guidelines! I think these are excellent tips for any path to success.
Yes they are Jeuelle, Glad you dropped in! 🙂
Sounds like something I should look into. Thanks for the heads up.
You do that Elinor 🙂
I have not heard of this book, but it sounds like checking out. Thank you for the review and suggestion.
It is an amazing Book Shannon 🙂 GO get it!
[ Smiles ] Hmm. Gary Keller’s book is worth checking out!