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The ONE Thing

0. The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results

The ONE Thing

NOVA Media

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2017

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

The chips have been stacked against you.   Ever since you were a kid, you were taught to get a good job and work hard so that you could retire. But you weren’t taught the things that you deserved to learn most: how to focus, how to look at the all the things you could do, and how to narrow it down to the ONE thing that you should do. They didn’t teach you to find your purpose – but that all changes today.   Together, you and your host Geoff Woods will go on an incredible journey to unlock the secrets that should have been given to you when you were a kid. This information comes from the best-selling book The ONE Thing, which was co-authored by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan. Get ready to learn the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results.   Resources: The ONE Thing: Website | Book   Production & Development for The ONE Thing Podcast by Podcast Masters

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0:00.0

This is the one thing podcast where we teach you the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results.

0:09.0

My name's Jeff Woods. You and I are about to embark on an incredible journey together.

0:15.0

For years I felt like there was never enough time in the day.

0:20.0

I found myself looking at certain people, you know, the ones who seem to get so much done.

0:26.7

They seem to have so much free time.

0:29.2

I wondered, how do they get it all done.

0:33.0

Do you ever feel this way?

0:35.0

Like there just aren't enough hours in the day?

0:39.0

Or let me ask you another question that'll go even deeper. Before I do, I suggest you give yourself permission to

0:45.9

open yourself up and answer honestly because you deserve to know the truth.

0:50.8

While that may make you uncomfortable, no, that's where the growth is.

0:55.0

The question you need to ask yourself is,

0:57.0

if today were my last day here on Earth,

0:59.0

could I honestly look myself in the mirror

1:02.0

and say I've lived a full life.

1:05.0

Have I experienced all the things I want to experience?

1:08.8

Have I shared the moments that matter most

1:11.7

with the people who matter most.

1:15.0

Have I left my legacy yet?

1:18.0

The problem is, the chips have been stacked against us.

1:23.2

Ever since we were kids, we were taught to work hard

1:25.8

so we could get a good job so we could hopefully retire one day.

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