421. Living The ONE Thing with Co-Author Jay Papasan Part 1

The ONE Thing

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Ever wondered about the inception of the revolutionary concept behind "The ONE Thing"? The wait is over!

Today on the show, I sit down with none other than Jay Papasan, the co-author of "The ONE Thing." A dynamic voice who has directly shaped the philosophy and teachings of the book, Jay is here to shed light on the compelling journey that led to its creation. From the ideation to the practical applications of the book's principles, we're covering it all in this episode. Join us as Jay dives deep into the core of the concept, sharing stories, answering some of your burning questions, and revealing the profound impact of focusing on the one thing that truly matters.

For those looking to bring a higher degree of purpose and priority into their daily lives, be sure to visit the1thing.com.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.

We talk about:

Jay’s journey from writing newsletters to publishing bestselling books
How to adapt to changing circumstances when you’re committed to growth
Creating habits that cause tectonic shifts in your life
The things holding most of us back from achieving our goals

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, and welcome back to the One Thing Podcast.
0:10.0	I am here with the man himself, the co-author of the One Thing, Jay Papazan.
0:14.8	Thank you so much for being here, Jay.
0:15.8	Oh, I'm excited to do this with you today.
0:17.3	I know we haven't gone to do this yet, which is really exciting, and I know our listeners
0:20.4	are very excited to hear from you.
0:22.0	Half the questions that we get are specifically related to the application of the book, so
0:25.9	we're going to talk a lot about that today.
0:27.3	Before we even dive in, I want to hear the story of how the One Thing even came about.
0:32.8	So first off, can you tell the story of you came to Keller Williams originally as a
0:37.0	newsletter writer?
0:38.0	Is that right?
0:39.0	That's right.
0:40.0	And then you've turned into an author of many books, walk me through that story.
0:44.7	So when my wife and I got married, we were in New York City, and I worked in publishing,
0:49.3	and I'd worked in nonfiction publishing there for about six years at Harper Collins,
0:53.9	and gotten to work on some great nonfiction books, which even then I wasn't sure that
0:58.2	nonfiction books.
0:59.2	It was just a publishing job.
1:00.2	I wanted to be around books and have lots of free ones.
1:03.0	I always thought I'd be a fiction writer someday.
1:05.4	But something happened, and I got to where there was a creativity click where I realized
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