156. It’s Life or Death Without Time Blocking | A True Story with Steven Gendel

The ONE Thing

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Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2018

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

What if getting your priorities done was literally a matter of life and death? We know that living The ONE Thing isn’t easy. Surprisingly simple, yes – but certainly not easy. Whether you’re an employee, an entrepreneur, or a stay-at-home parent, there are always things that pop up and try to pull you away from your most important priorities. Most of us have the luxury of being able to accept that and try to do better tomorrow... but what if you didn’t have that opportunity? That’s the reality for our guest Steven Gendel, whose son was born prematurely and weighing under two pounds. Over the past 19 years of his life, he has had 50 neurosurgeries and there isn’t a day that goes by without a moment where he almost dies. So today we have a conversation about what it looks like to not only thrive in your career but quit your corporate job to build four businesses, while every single day knowing that one of the people who matter most to you may not actually make it through the day – a situation that forces you to get extreme clarity on your priorities. In this episode, you will learn... [6:05] How you can go from living to thriving, even in a dire situation [9:30] What you need to do so that your businesses can grow even if you have to spend six months in a hospital [31:50] Why you need to empower the people in your world (and how to do that) The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: One of the things that impress us most about Steven is that he always shows up with a smile on his face – there’s a peace about him, and you have to wonder if it’s because he wakes up every day with true clarity on what matters most. Based on what you heard today, what can you start doing differently? What are the things you’re doing today that you would stop doing, at the drop of a dime, if something happened to the people who matter most to you? Are any of your so-called priorities, in reality, just distractions? What’s the ONE thing that you can do that will make everything else easier or unnecessary? If you want some support in answering those questions, head over to the1thing.com/event to sign up for The ONE Thing Couples Goal Setting Retreat (Nov. 17-18, 2018 in Austin, TX). Links & Tools From This Episode Connect with Steven: Twitter | Facebook 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
0:08.8	I've always dreamed of owning my own business. I now have the chance to do whatever it takes with the right supports
0:14.7	of people around me to grow something that's never been done before.
0:18.4	And if Joshua can get up every day in the summer of 2002 and at three years old survived eight neurosurge
0:24.9	and three to save his life. This is just business and this is easy. That's not life
0:29.6	and death. I'm looking at life and death every day. And every day he's still here.
0:36.1	Every day he's making it. And if he can do that, what am I complaining about you?
0:46.2	My name's Jeff Woods. I'm the Vice President here at the One Thing team.
0:49.9	The episode you are about to listen to today was created specifically because we know
0:55.4	after interacting with so many of you that living the one thing it's hard. On the cover of the book
1:01.2	it says the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results.
1:06.0	It does not say the surprisingly easy truth behind extraordinary results.
1:11.3	Whether you are an employee in an organization, whether you are an
1:14.5	entrepreneur starting your business, or you are a business owner or a stay-at-home
1:18.2	parent, there are always things in life that pop up and take you off of your most important priorities.
1:26.0	And for most of us we have the luxury of looking up at the end of the day and going,
1:31.0	it's okay, I'll do better tomorrow. But what if you didn't have that opportunity?
1:37.3	What if you not getting your priorities done was literally a matter of life and death. That's the reality for the man that you
1:45.8	are going to meet today. He and his wife had a big vision for what they wanted out
1:51.2	of life and when their son was born he was born premature
1:56.3	weighing under two pounds and diagnosed with cerebral palsy and over the last
2:02.4	19 years of his life he has had over 50
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