We all have goals and dreams. Big things we want to achieve, people we want to become, and new mountains we hope to climb. But why do we choose to do what we do? More often than not, the whys behind our goals all boil down to one thing: our core values. Our values are

The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited with saying, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man.” I thought about this saying a great deal in the closing weeks of 2020. Every year brings new challenges and changes. But this

It’s official. We’ve closed the book on 2020. And while it may have been the strangest, most universally stressful year many of us have ever experienced, it’s also true that each of us can likely look back and recognize that it wasn’t all bad. In fact, a lot of good things emerged from what many

No one is a master in every area of their life. It takes a little bit of humility to accept that while you may be a strong leader in your professional world, you might need to spend some time working on making your relationships stronger in your personal life. Or, that maybe you’ve created a

Every week millions of iPhone users get a report on how much time they’ve been spending on their phones. And every week, the amount of time it shows you feels like a reckoning. Just a few months ago, I remember looking down at my screen and getting an alert that said I had spent twice

At The ONE Thing, the annual Goal Setting Retreat is always one of the highlights of our year. This year, instead of getting everyone together at a hotel, we spent two virtual weekends in November with high-achieving couples, individuals and teams helping them set big goals for 2021. If you didn’t get to join us,

There’s no question about it. The holidays feel weird this year. Usually, the thought of the holiday season approaching brings a calendar chock full of fun activities, festive gatherings and even a dreaded family obligation or two. But in a year like no other, our calendars feel sparse and empty. How do we deal with

  We communicate with more than our words. Even though our communication is becoming increasingly more virtual, we still rely heavily on nonverbal cues. A roll of the eye to indicate a joke, a wave of the hand to add emphasis — all of these subtle forms of speech are necessary to effectively convey a

While many of our holiday plans look different this year, our desire to connect with others remains the same. However, despite our best intentions, connecting can sometimes be difficult. We have that sibling we just don’t understand, the child going through new changes, or the partner who doesn’t fully understand what motivates us. The truth

No matter who you are or where you came from, we can agree: 2020 was a doozy. Between a pandemic, remote work becoming the new normal, and a particularly stressful election season, it is understandable that our priorities have shifted toward a state of survival. But that also means we may have lost focus on