Here at The ONE Thing, we’ve heard a lot from our readers about struggling to get their ONE Thing done at work. And we hear you. Sometimes it can be really difficult to keep up a mission of priority when it seems like the people we rely on aren’t doing the same. But that doesn’t

If you’re reading this blog post, then you’ve probably read the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling book The ONE Thing: The Surprising Simple Truth to Extraordinary Success. While we offer a ton of practical applications within the book, we thought it’d be a good idea to offer some advice on how to get started with

Most people think goal-setting is a solo activity– not a team sport. But what would happen if you included your closest relationships into the process? Jay and Wendy Papasan started asking that question over ten years ago. They were in the thick of big life changes, and their family had grown. With two kids and

A Look Into the Research Process for The ONE Thing Here at The ONE Thing, all we do requires a lot of research. After reading a one-star review about a questionable quote from our book, we took a look at some of our past work, which led us to Princeton, New Jersey and the New

Taking control of our time and using it effectively is not a novel concept. From Stonehenge, to Roman sundials and calendars, and even Einstein’s theory of general relativity, we’ve worked hard to understand what time is and find different ways to get it to work for us instead of against us. The more we understand

  “We hire for culture fits.” “Culture fit” is a hot buzzword in today’s hiring and organizational management thought circles. What is a culture fit? There are different definitions out there, but one of the most common definitions is, “does this person think like us and act like us?” Asking this question when looking to

If you want to change your life, you have to get honest. Getting real with yourself, about your life, your goals, relationships, and ultimately happiness, requires blunt and candid transparency. If you’re tired of being tired, you need change. Falling down the rabbit hole of laziness happens to the best of us because let’s be

“Carpe Diem”, YOLO, FOMO, “I wasted time, and now doth time waste me”—whatever the saying, the point is always the same. You only get one shot, so don’t throw it away. It sounds right, and even feels right, but the truth is that if we live our life treating each day like it’s our last,

There are a million different apps, programs, books, journals – all designed to help you be your most productive self. It’s easy to buy a new alarm clock, plot out your month in a new planner, and feel like you’ve set yourself up for success. And, to a certain extent, you have. But we can’t

When we’re born, our brains are malleable and can be easily shaped by our experiences and environment. But, as we age, scientists have long believed our neural paths begin to harden like drying cement. You know that saying “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?” That saying has perpetuated a myth that the old