It may be hard to believe, but the mid-year mark is rapidly approaching. This is a great time to take a look back at our accomplishments over the prior six months and take stock of what we’ve achieved and where we’ve fallen short. Mid-year assessments are a time for reflection and realignment for everyone and

Everyone has a purpose in life. Knowing what that purpose is, is both blessing and an incredible responsibility. It’s a big thing to feel committed to, and it has the ability to pull us in all kinds of directions—not all of which are fruitful and worth our time. But it matters. Knowing why we’re excited

There’s a little-known fact that the section of The ONE Thing called “Big is Bad” almost didn’t make the final cut of the manuscript. It wasn’t until getting some last-minute buy-in from everyone involved in the project that it was placed back in the book for publication. And that wasn’t as easy as you might

Everyone loves that feeling when they’ve found something they’re naturally good at. However, relying on what we do naturally is a sure-fire way to plateau success. In The ONE Thing, we outline two possible scenarios for what happens when someone reaches their natural ceiling of achievement. The first is called the entrepreneurial cycle. Once they

We all want extraordinary results. We want to have rewarding careers. We want tight-knit families. We want fulfilling relationships. But when we look at our lives, all too often, we don’t see the results we’re aiming for. If we continually fail to reach the results we expect, it might not be enough to simply ‘put

How to Make Saying “No” Worth Your While “No” is one of the most powerful words we can use. When we say no to things, we enable ourselves to say yes to our most important things. However, it isn’t easy. For some people, saying no is extremely difficult. It is one of the Four Thieves

Building new, life-changing habits isn’t easy. Even if we’re successful in the short-term, old habits always seem to lurk around the corner, waiting for a chance to creep back into our lives.  While it’d be easy to write-off that kind of experience as being “just the way it is,” the truth is we’re to blame

Here at The ONE Thing, we’re all about time management.  From time blocks to productivity bunkers, we love giving you guys the tools you need to get the most out of your day. One tool most of use to keep on top of things is a digital calendar. But are digital calendars enough? The ONE

First pumpkins, then turkeys, then gingerbread houses and twinkly lights all in a row. There are so many things to enjoy about this time of year. And that means an equal number of distractions to draw our attention away from our goals. Even when we try our best to stay on track, we’re distracted by

Starting a new challenge seems straightforward. Once we’ve realized we have a new goal to try and achieve, we ideally do everything we can to set ourselves up for success. We make a GPS, create our own 411s, and use Goal Setting to the Now to make sure we stay on track. But, sometimes, we