153. Put Your Family First & Build a Great Business | Robert Fischer

The ONE Thing

NOVA Media

Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever thought, “I just need more work-life balance?” Have you ever hustled so hard that life didn’t feel fulfilling because... well, you didn’t really have a life outside of your business? If we fast forward to the end of our lives, will any of us think to ourselves, “I wish I just spent five more hours in the office?” No! For most of us, the things we’ll reflect on are the moments that we shared with the people who matter most. If you’re struggling to strike a counterbalance between building a great career and having great relationships with the people who matter most, this episode is for you. We examine a case study of what it looks like to be really clear that family and relationships are your ONE thing, put them first, and still build a great business. In this episode, you will learn... [7:50] Creating a family-first organization [15:40] How you can set up boundaries to separate office time from family time [18:10] What it means to leave a legacy with your business [22:50] How to transition from being present in your business to present with your family [28:10] The ONE thing you can do to make striking a work-life counterbalance easier or unnecessary The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: At the end of the day, there are the people who matter most to you – and then there’s everyone else. So are you going to wake up every day serving the people who matter most to you or sacrificing them for everyone else? When we pull it back like that, it seems really simple. But we’ve been taught to be so career-focused and so driven to achieve extraordinary results that it’s easy to lose sight of what matters most. So what is the ONE thing from this episode you can do that will make putting your family first, while also building a great business, easier or unnecessary? AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

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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 is Jeff Woods. I'm the Vice President here at the one thing team.
0:13.0	Have you ever thought to yourself,
0:15.0	I just need more work life balance?
0:18.0	Have you ever worked so hard
0:22.0	that you felt like you weren't fulfilled because while work was work, you didn't
0:28.2	really have a life outside of what you did professionally.
0:32.0	Maybe for you, you have a track record of missing your kid's soccer practices or coming
0:38.3	home late to a cold dinner. If you were to fast forward to the end of your life and imagine looking back
0:47.3	do you think you would ever think yourself I wish I had just spent five more hours in the office?
0:56.3	No for most of us, the things that we will reflect on are the moments that we shared with the people that matter most. In fact, if you think
1:02.3	back to your childhood,
1:03.8	what are those moments that come to mind
1:06.9	you think of so fondly?
1:08.8	For me, it was going to Catalina with my dad
1:11.6	when I was probably five or six years old and going fishing or our family
1:15.2	going skiing up in Mammoth Lakes in California and having a family race down the mountain.
1:21.2	The central theme is that I was with my parents and they were present with me.
1:27.0	Do you struggle to strike that counterbalance between building a great career and having a great personal life and great relationships with the people that matter most.
1:40.0	Today's episode is a case study of what it looks like to be really clear that family
1:47.5	relationships are your one thing and to put them first and build a great business at the same time.
1:54.8	With that, let's get into this interview with Robert Fisher. This new podcast from Nova Media is coming soon. Follow the show to be
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