the one thing - book review

A review by Rudrasen Sitoleh

March 25, 2017

The Domino effect• The authors beautifully tie physics principle to the

law of action

• Getting extraordinary results is all about creating a domino effect in your life.

• Toppling dominoes is pretty straightforward. You line them up and tip over the first one.

• In the real world, though, it’s a bit more complicated.

The Domino effect

• So every day they line up their priorities anew, find the lead domino, and whack away at it until it falls.

• Why does this approach work? Because extraordinary success is sequential, not simultaneous.

• The key is over time. Success is built sequentially. It’s one thing at a time

The 3 parts

1. THE LIES

2. THE TRUTH

3. EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS

Part IThey mislead and

They derail us

The lies and the backwash

बकवास !

Everything Matters Equally

• To-do lists inherently lack the intent of success.

• how can you make your todo list stepping-stone for the next so that you sequentially build a successful life?

• One pulls you in all directions; the other aims you in a specific direction.

• A to-do list becomes a success list when you apply Pareto’s Principle to it.

Do more - Multitask

• Don’t feel bad when you get distracted. Everyone gets distracted.

• Distraction undermines results. you can end up doing nothing well.

• Multitasking is an illusion. Its really Task switching. Multitasking takes a toll.

• Give it your undivided attention to your top thing

Be more Disciplined

• Don’t be a disciplined person. Be a person of powerful habits and use selected discipline to develop them.

• If you are what you repeatedly do

• Build one habit at a time. Success is sequential, not simultaneous.

Must have more Willpower

• Don’t spread your willpower too thin. decide what matters and reserve your willpower for it.

• Time your task. Do what matters most first each day when your willpower is strongest.

• Don’t fight your willpower. Build your days around how it works and let it do its part to build your life.

Must balance work & life

• Work versus Family balance myth

• Think about two independant balancing buckets.

A Balanced Life

• Counterbalance your personal life bucket independentantly of work.

• Family and career have different dynamics

• An extraordinary life is a counterbalancing act.

Big Is Bad

• Think big. Don’t order from the menu.

• Act bold. Don’t fear failure.

• Don’t let small thinking cut your life down to size.

• Adopt a Growth mindset

Part IIThe simple path to productivity

The Truth

सच्चाई?

The Focusing Question

• The Focusing Question is a great question designed to find a great answer.

• The Focusing Question is a double-duty question. It comes in two forms: big picture and small focus.

The Focusing Question• The Big-Picture Question: “What’s my

ONE Thing?” Use it to develop a vision for your life and the direction for your career or company;

• The Small-Focus Question: “What’s my ONE Thing right now?” Use this when you first wake up and throughout the day.

• Asking the Focusing Question is the ultimate success habit for your life.

The Success Habit

• Start with the big stuff and see where it takes you.

• Understand and believe it.

• Make it a habit.

• Leverage reminders. Recruit support.

The Path to Great Answers

The Path to Great Answers

Part IIIUnlocking the possibilities within

you

Extraordinary Results

Live with purpose

1. Happiness happens on the way to fulfillment. 

2. Discover your Big Why. Discover your purpose by asking yourself what drives you. 

3. Absent an answer, pick a direction.

Live by Priority1. There can only be ONE

2. Goal Set to the Now

3. Put pen to paper

Live for Productivity

Live for Productivity

The Three Commitments to your ONE thing

1. Follow the Path of Mastery

2. Move from “E” to “P”

3. Live the Accountability Cycle

The Commitment – To Mastery

• Commit to be your best. • It is the combination of not only doing the best

you can do at it, • but also doing it the best it can be done.• mastery takes time, it takes a commitment to

achieve it.

The Commitment to move “E” to “P”

Accountability Commitment

• Take ownership of your outcomes.

• Change occurs only when you’re accountable.

• Find a coach.

The Four Thieves of Productivity

1. Inability to Say “No”

2. Fear of Chaos

3. Poor Health Habits

4. Environment Doesn’t Support Your Goals

The Journey - Ahead

• Put yourself together, and your world falls into place.

• When you bring purpose to your life, know your priorities, and achieve high productivity

• Then your life makes sense and the extraordinary becomes possible!

Questions?

https://www.the1thing.com/

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