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The ONE Thing

306. Decoding Greatness ONE Thing at a Time

The ONE Thing

NOVA Media

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

The ONE Thing is the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results. That truth: time is our most valuable resource. The problem is that most people wake up every day spending their time because they were never taught how to invest it. How to make sure that they had clarity on their priorities – that their calendar actually reflected their priorities instead of being filled with meetings and to-dos. We’re going to dive into some practical ways that you can achieve even higher levels of results for yourself personally. The ONE Thing outlines the idea of moving from E to P: from entrepreneurial to purposeful. You act entrepreneurially when you rely on your natural abilities: doing the best that you can do. Being purposeful takes looking outside of yourself to do things to the best standard that they can be done. While it’s a simple idea, it’s not easy. That’s where Ron Friedman comes in. He literally wrote the book on decoding greatness (appropriately called “Decoding Greatness”). He walks you through what it means, how you can benchmark and reverse engineer your progress, and the three simple steps you can take to get started immediately. It can be frustrating, bridging the gap between where you are and where you should be… but it doesn’t have to be. If you stop working based on your natural abilities and start relying on the examples of those who’ve gone before you, spotting what made the difference, and putting that into a simple plan that you can execute in your life. What’s The ONE Thing you can do, such that by doing it, everything else would be easier or unnecessary? To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [03:02] Why Ron got so invested in reverse engineering greatness [06:42] The benefits of benchmarking [09:19] How to look outside your industry for inspiration [12:22] The myths of greatness [17:19] About doing the important instead of the urgent [26:36] The process of reverse engineering [34:01] How to apply the process of reverse engineering to your personal life Links & Tools From This Episode ronfriedmanphd.com ignite80.com Read: “Decoding Greatness” 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

A crazy schedule can make it easy to fall back into your dinner time recipe red.

0:07.6

With back to school and end of your planning and full swing, the last thing on my mind

0:11.1

is coming up with new recipes, which is why I'm so thankful that I have hello fresh

0:15.4

to make meal time easy and exciting with over 40 recipes to choose from every week.

0:20.0

So there's always something delicious and new to discover.

0:23.0

Even though the fall can feel jam packed, hello fresh makes whipping up a home-cooked dinner

0:25.9

actually doable with quick and easy options, including their 15-minute meals.

0:30.1

That's less time than it takes to get delivery.

0:32.0

And with everything pre-portioned and delivered right to your door every week, it really

0:35.0

is a no-brainer.

0:36.0

Hello fresh does all the shopping and meal planning for you ingredients arrive at your doorstep

0:40.0

pre-portioned and ready to cook, along with pictured step-by-step recipe cards.

0:44.3

How easy is that?

0:45.3

Go to HelloFresh.com slash 50-O-N-E and use code 50-O-N-E for 50% off plus free shipping.

0:52.6

This is the one thing podcasts where we teach you the surprisingly simple truth behind

1:11.7

extraordinary results.

1:13.4

I'm your host, Jeff Woods.

1:16.6

The one thing is the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results.

1:22.2

No simple truths are that time is our most valuable resource.

1:26.5

The problem is most people wake up every day spending it because they were never taught

1:30.4

how to invest it, how to make sure that they had clarity on their priorities, how to make

1:35.0

sure that their calendar actually reflects their priorities and not just a bunch of meetings

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