What you’re trying to do is set up a domino run in your life. It isn’t in the research or in the book, but people add that word all the time. Of course, we never said it was only ONE Thing. You simply ask yourself in any given area of your life, “What’s the one thing I can do, such that by doing it everything else is easier or unnecessary?” That’s it. How do you discover what your “one thing” is?Īgain, it’s the focusing question. 1 on the Top 10 Most Popular Real Estate Books. Ten years later, The Millionaire Real Estate Agent is still No. Day two we narrowed the list to just 10 ideas, and from there we chose one big idea – write a book helping others become elite performers in the business. I called together a group of our key executives to brainstorm 100 ways to overcome this challenge. In 2001, we were growing and succeeding but hadn’t yet caught the attention of the top performers in our industry. Start with their answers and go from there.Ĭan you give an example of a goal you set and how you went about achieving it? Chances are someone has already accomplished what you’re trying to achieve and they’ve shared how they did it (in a book, an article or a blog post). If you’re not sure, look to the people who came before you. People instinctively know what matters most. The amazing thing is when people ask themselves the question, they are almost always accurate. It doesn’t have to be any more complicated than that. Based on goals in any area of your life, ask yourself, “What’s the ONE Thing I could do, such that by doing it everything else would be easier or unnecessary?” Then time block to make it happen. The best way we’ve found is what we refer to as the focusing question in our new book The ONE Thing. What are some of the best ways to prioritize work and stay focused? When you start thinking of your days this way, the burden of always having to be “on” goes away and you end up accomplishing more. When you time block your most important work and treat it like going to movies-you make a stand around avoiding distractions-amazing things happen. All this so you can have an uninterrupted experience. Because you’re really clear about that, you turn off your cell phone, you grab snacks in case you get hungry, and you probably even make a pit stop before you go in. You’re there for ONE Thing-to see the film. That’s when I avoid distractions at all costs. If you looked at my calendar, you’d see regular appointments with myself to do my most important work.
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