The ONE Thing

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299. Mastering the Art of Asking Questions with Abe Shreve May 17, 2021

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If you really want to live The ONE Thing purposefully, there are three commitments you have to make: you have to choose to follow the path of mastery; to move from entrepreneurialism to having purpose; and to live the accountability cycle.

The first two, alone, will change everything. Following the path of mastery and moving to a life of purpose in just one area will make everything else easier — and that area is the ability to ask questions.

Most of us artificially impose a ceiling over what’s possible without even realizing. It’s a simple mistake we make by telling people what to do and giving them answers instead of taking the opportunity to ask questions, ourselves. Developing the habit of asking questions instead of giving answers is a journey to understanding the difference between a productive line of inquiry and simply shutting down communication.

Abe Shreve has been on his own path of question mastery and he’s going to walk us through how we can solve some of the biggest challenges we face by asking questions as leaders. He’ll teach us how to ask questions that expand the very nature of what is and isn’t possible.

This is a path of mastery. It doesn’t end, but the journey, itself, is valuable. You can start by simply grabbing a pen and paper and writing down questions every day. If you want to take on our 66 day question challenge, join our community at the1thing.com/habits.

To learn more and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.

In this episode, you will learn...

[05:00] The challenges that would be solved by asking great questions
[09:30] What happens when you don’t know how to coach through questions
[15:33] What a quality question is and isn’t
[28:59] Asking questions for the benefit of others
[38:18] What you can do to ask great questions

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298. How to Choose Your Next Habit May 10, 2021

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When you think about living an extraordinary life, the path to getting there is not by doing everything. In fact, it really comes down to the habits that you form. You don’t decide your future, you decide your habits. Your habits decide your future.

How do you go about identifying what the next habit is that you can form that would make achieving that future goal easier or unnecessary?

In this webinar, you will learn how you can turn your ONE Thing into a habit that will stick. Getting clarity on The ONE Thing and focusing on forming a new habit in 66 days sounds simple, but it’s not easy. You’re going to learn why habits are so important to The ONE Thing, how to identify one area of your life where, if you formed a habit there, would make everything else easier or unnecessary.

If you would like to learn more about what it looks like to join us and have us support you in the 66-day challenge, go to the1thing.com/habits.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.

In this episode, you will learn...

[04:30] Why habit formation is such an important part of The ONE Thing
[09:05] What the 66-Day Challenge is
[15:45] How do identify the right habit to focus on
[27:50] Finding your lead domino
[42:44] Geoff’s one habit
[49:12] Taking on a 66-Day Challenge

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297. How a 19-Year-Old Used The ONE Thing to Make $1M in 18 Months | Will Brown May 03, 2021

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The ONE Thing is the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results. In order for you to achieve extraordinary results, you can’t follow the ordinary path. If you do what most people do, you will get the results that most people get.

Will Brown discovered The ONE Thing when he was in college. When he realized that the traditional path of college-to-career wasn’t for him, he dropped out of school, started a real estate investment company, and earned over $1 million by the time he was nineteen.

Even outside of a typical school setting, Will invested in his education, listening to podcasts and reading books, and put what he learned into action. On this journey, he started to spot the patterns behind the results he desired, building models and systems to empower other people to produce them, enabling him to keep his focus on his ONE Thing.

Challenge why you’re doing what you’re doing. Ask if what you’re doing is the best that you can do, or if not, what is the best you could be doing? Based on that, what is The ONE Thing you could do that would make everything else easier or unnecessary? Because the path to getting everything you want starts with just ONE Thing at a time.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.

In this episode, you will learn...

[03:12] Going an inch wide and a mile deep in college
[11:33] How Will built a million dollar real estate business without down payments
[18:32] Getting purposeful with your time
[25:36] How asking questions leads to better results
[30:34] What happens when you hit the financial ceiling

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296. Why Your Future as a Leader Starts Now | Jacob Morgan Apr 26, 2021

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What is the purpose of a goal?

Many people believe that the purpose of a goal is to achieve some predefined result. In reality, the purpose of a goal is to serve an appropriate purpose in the moment. It’s not about the result; it’s about who you need to become to earn the right to achieve your goals. When you imagine the future, who is the person that you need to become to be a leader in that future? Imagine it and make it real. Your future as a leader starts now.

Jacob Morgan is a four-time best-selling author, including his most recent work, “The Future Leader.” This conversation will spur you to ask yourself important questions. Where do you have an opportunity to improve your mindset? What skills do you have an opportunity to improve? And what is The ONE Thing that you can do that would make your evolution into a future leader easier — or irrelevant altogether?

The path to getting everything you want starts with ONE Thing at a time. Think hard about what ONE Thing you can do, such that by doing it, makes everything else easier or unnecessary. Then, take that ONE Thing and put it into action.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.

In this episode, you will learn...

[03:28] What got Jacob interested in the future of leadership
[08:46] The research that went into “The Future Leader”
[12:42] The Notable Nine mindsets and skills that aspiring and future leaders need
[22:41] How to define being a leader
[28:09] How core values affect leadership
[37:51] The difference between purpose and meaning
[44:13] The importance of gradual improvement

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295. Benefits of Delegating, Thinking Time & Journaling Apr 19, 2021

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If you’re like most people, you know how it feels to be so busy that you don’t have time for yourself. Still, at the end of a busy day, you could find yourself questioning how much you got done.

Anytime in your life when you’re hitting a ceiling of achievement, you’re in need of a trusted person: to delegate work to, or a mentor or coach who can help you shatter that ceiling and go even higher. This isn’t a decision to rush, though. The journey to finding the person that’s right for you and your work, while simple, is not easy.

Russell Gray, like most business owners, struggled with letting go. He didn’t want to delegate out of fear that others wouldn’t complete the work as well as he did — until life forced him to release that hold. When he lost a loved one, he had to find a way to narrow his focus and increase his income while also working less. He had to find the one person who could allow him to achieve even more, in less time, with less stress. You’re going to hear about how he kept asking what ONE Thing would make everything else easier or unnecessary, and how, once he identified it, he went after it.

How can you begin the journey to having your calendar reflect your priorities? If you’d like to learn more about going on that journey, head over to the1thing.com/training.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.

In this episode, you will learn...

[05:11] What happened when Russell first picked up the book
[07:12] Beginning the search for investing your time
[13:11] How Russell discovered his ONE Thing
[19:35] What to do when you don’t want to let go

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294. How ONE FedEx Leader Used The ONE Thing to Achieve Extraordinary Results, with Bob Minford, VP Airline Technology Apr 12, 2021

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Do you ever feel like there’s not enough time to do all of the things you have to get done in a day? Do you question if The ONE Thing could work for you because you’re confident you have more than one thing?

We’ve all been there. But the truth is you can overcome it. Imagine what would be possible if you had clarity on The ONE Thing you could do that would make everything else easier or unnecessary — and you did that thing first, every day.

Bob Minford is the Vice President of Airline Technology at FedEx. He used the principles of The ONE Thing to bring more clarity and alignment to his organization, creating some truly extraordinary results.

If you’re interested in bringing this to your organization, visit the1thing.com/training to reach out about our corporate training.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.

In this episode, you will learn...

[02:58] How FedEx adopted The ONE Thing
[09:05] How Bob identified their ONE Thing
[17:27] Creating a fast lane
[29:12] What’s possible when you find your lead domino
[35:30] How The ONE Thing is different from other productivity systems

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293. How to Unlock Hidden Potential in Every Generation Apr 05, 2021

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For the first time in the history of our modern workplace, we have up to five generations working side by side in organizations across the world. While it’s unprecedented, it represents a massive opportunity. Teams with so much diversity of thought and experience have the power to innovate and solve big problems.

At the same time, though, it’s created unforeseen challenges for even the most seasoned leaders. Assumptions about generational work habits are often founded in fiction. What we think we know about each other is the greatest barrier to achieving more together.

Jason Dorsey has made it his life’s work to separate myth from truth about generational differences in the workplace. He provides strategies for unlocking the potential of any team, regardless of how diverse they are in age and perspective.

When we aim to understand and appreciate each other’s differences everyone achieves more. When we challenge ourselves to approach things with an open mind we invite bigger possibilities than we could ever imagine. Ask yourself, what is ONE Thing you can do today to better appreciate the strengths and talents that every generation brings?

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.

In this episode, you will learn...

[02:14] How Jason began studying generational differences
[05:31] Defining generations differently
[11:03] Unlocking generational performance by creating context
[22:40] The risks of not adapting to new generations
[28:31] How these skills scale for the future
[33:51] How the pandemic experience has differed across generations
[37:39] The ONE Thing you can do to bridge generational gaps

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292. Why Trusted Leaders Achieve More Mar 29, 2021

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Time is your most valuable resource. So how do we better invest it?

The challenge is that most people go through their days spending time instead of investing it. None of us were taught how to do this in school. But in order to invest our time wisely we have to start investing in people.

Developing trust as an individual is the ONE Thing that makes everything else easier or unnecessary. David Horsager, author of “The Trust Edge” and the upcoming book “The Trusted Leader,” talks about what it means to become a trusted leader.

You can pre-order “The Trusted Leader” at trustedleaderbook.com/onething.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.

In this episode, you will learn...

[01:40] Where David discovered the importance of trust and leading by example
[07:57] Why trust matters now more than ever
[09:45] Reviewing the eight pillars of trust
[13:50] The three questions that can take big ideas into simple actions
[30:29] What leaders unconsciously do that undermine their trust
[37:06] How to hold people accountable while building trust

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291. Aligning Your Values with How You Invest Your Time | Warren Rustand Mar 22, 2021

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As you set out to achieve extraordinary results, it’s natural to feel tension between your personal and professional life.

When you’re working hard to create a better life for yourself and your family, it feels like you have to make sacrifices of time with family or personal hobbies.

But Warren Rustand doesn’t think that sacrifice is necessary. He was clear that family was his core priority, so he made sure he was always putting them first. Even while working as the CEO of six significant companies, sitting on the board for over 50 companies, or working in the White House for a United States President, he still found a way to honor his commitment and say yes to the things that matter most first.

What’s the ONE Thing you can do, such that by doing it, everything else would be easier or unnecessary? If you need help identifying your core values, visit the1thing.com/corevalues to get our Core Values Deck or take our free course.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.

In this episode, you will learn...

[02:12] How others can help us discover our values
[06:52] How to put family ahead of business and still succeed
[11:52] When being clear about your “yes” is as important as being clear about your “no”
[19:14] How to make saying no to the things that don’t matter easier
[26:10] Living an integrated life

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290. How Your Team Can Achieve More With The ONE Thing Mar 15, 2021

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Can you achieve everything you want to accomplish in your own life if your team doesn’t live The ONE Thing?

It can be hard to focus on Your ONE Thing when your boss doesn’t live The ONE Thing, or your employees all think that what they are asking for is the most important thing. The good news is that the principles of The ONE Thing can help teams achieve more. From a company of five to over 500,000, the principles are simple, and they scale.

We’re going to show you a clear roadmap for how to start living The ONE Thing with your team. We cast a vision of what it looks like to use the tools to create a productive culture, address some of the biggest challenges that people have when managing time inside organizations, and share case studies of what it’s looked like for companies that have successfully pulled this off.

There are some visuals mentioned in this that you can see by visiting the1thing.com/webinar. And if you want to bring this to your organization, visit the1thing.com/teams.

In this episode, you will learn...