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203. Accountability Series (Part 3) – Why a Coach Can Change Everything Aug 19, 2019

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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

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202. Accountability Series (Part 2) – Coaching People to Their Possibilities | Gene Rivers Aug 12, 2019

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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

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201. Accountability Series (Part 1) – 3 Critical Mistakes of Business Growth Aug 05, 2019

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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

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200. Choosing Your Mindset After You’ve Achieved a BIG Goal Jul 29, 2019

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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 mastery@the1thing.com

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 mastery@the1thing.com
Instagram: instagram.com/the1thingbook
Facebook: facebook.com/theONEthingbook

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199. Having a Great Career Starts with Purpose & Planning | Dr. Cindy McGovern Jul 22, 2019

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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.

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198. The Habit that Cost $100MM to Learn and Why It Was Worth It (Part 2) – Keith Cunningham Jul 15, 2019

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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

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197. The Habit that Cost $100MM to Learn and Why It Was Worth It (Part 1) – Keith Cunningham Jul 08, 2019

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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

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196. The ONE Thing for Managing Grief | Casey Belgard Jul 01, 2019

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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

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195. Stop Apologizing for Your ONE Thing | Rachel Hollis Jun 24, 2019

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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

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194. Demystifying What It Means to Live The ONE Thing | Kaelyn Loes Jun 17, 2019

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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...