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Discover the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results. Learn how the most successful people in the world approach productivity, time management, business, health and habits with The ONE Thing. A ProduKtive® Podcast.
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Oct 24, 2022 • 58min
372. Preparing for the 2022 Goal Setting Retreat with Keynote Speaker, Jordan Freed
No one succeeds alone. Behind many successful people is someone providing valuable insight, coaching, mentorship, and unlocking their true potential.Executive Coach Jordan Freed is one of those people behind the scenes. He’s had more than 13k coaching calls and sessions. Following his patented three-part sequence—break in, break down, and break through—he helps his clients create long-lasting change.We talk about how you can apply that three-step process to your life, the importance of investing in yourself, and why it’s so hard to take your own advice.By the end of this conversation, you are going to be fired up to hear more of Jordan at our annual Goal Setting Retreat. To learn more and get tickets, either virtually or in person, visit the1thing.com/events.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.We talk about:
How Jordan got interested in coaching
Creating a better relationship with time
The value of considering your future self to break through limiting beliefs
Questions you can ask to uncover your blind spots
Links & Tools from This Episode
Learn more at myfreedlife.com
Follow Jordan on Instagram: @myfreedlife
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Oct 17, 2022 • 47min
371. Entrepreneurship Starts with Hospitality & Service with Kim Lalande
Vacations are all about relaxing, right? No one wants to spend the first two hours of their trip at the grocery store to stock up their rental’s fridge.Kim Lalande is the founder and CEO of KEY.co, a platform combining the best of hospitality and technology to create unforgettable experiences. She took her experience in the hotel industry and from personally staying at short-term rentals and used it to bridge the gap between the amazing curated experiences you get at a high-end hotel with the ease and convenience of an Airbnb.We dive into her entrepreneurial journey, what it took to turn her business ideas into a reality, learning to step back from operations and take the lead as a visionary in your business, and battling the self-doubt that plagues so many entrepreneurs.To plan your next vacation, visit KEY.co to book curated vacation homes, in-home services, and local experiences all in one place. Or if you’re a property owner, level up your own services using KEY’s expertise.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.We talk about:
How KEY.co creates elevated experiences for clients and guests
Kim’s career trajectory and embracing the label of “entrepreneur”
Knowing when it’s time to step away from operations and step into being the visionary
Overcoming the limiting beliefs that hold you back as an entrepreneur
Advice for taking an idea to market
Links & Tools from This Episode
Learn more at KEY.co
Follow Kim on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kimshrum
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Oct 10, 2022 • 51min
370. Letting Your Core Values Lead You to Career Success with Allan Jones of Bambee
At The ONE Thing, we believe your life and your career should be led by your core values. More important than doing everything is doing the right thing for you.Allan Jones is the CEO and founder of Bambee, a company that is innovating HR practices and making it easier for businesses of any size to have affordable HR opportunities. In this conversation, he ties our framework at The ONE Thing to his business and how he’s found success as an entrepreneur. We discuss his core values, how he developed them, and how they help establish his purpose and propel him forward.If you’re a small business owner looking for HR help but can’t justify a full-time HR employee, visit Bambee.com to learn more about what they can do for your business. And if you want help discovering your own core values, visit the1thing.com/corevalues.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.We talk about:
How Allan’s upbringing and work history shaped his work ethic and philosophy
Discovering your core values over time and allowing them to evolve
Prioritizing your values in your personal life and business
How Bambee helps support people’s small businesses
Creating innovation in HR
How making micro bets lead to the macro bets
Links & Tools from This Episode
bambee.com
the1thing.com/corevalues
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Oct 3, 2022 • 52min
369. The Power of The ONE Thing with Master Sergeant April Spilde
The ONE Thing community is incredible. Each person takes the tools we’ve developed and applies them to their lives in new, unique ways—and seeing that transformation happen never gets old.No one epitomizes that more than April Spilde. She’s a longtime The ONE Thing member and a very successful human being. Her story of how she utilized the tools and principles that we teach at The ONE Thing is truly inspiring—particularly the impact of thinking big and going small and how that has been an important takeaway for her.If you want to start incorporating the lessons of The ONE Thing into your life, visit the1thing.com/free-resources.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.We talk about:
April’s experience with The ONE Thing and how she incorporates the tools in her life and work
April’s key habits and using the seven circles to inform them
What lead dominos are and how to find them
Using the 4-1-1 every day
Making a Success List and implementing it
The big power of going small
How your values can lead to your key habits
Links & Tools from This Episode
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Sep 26, 2022 • 52min
368. Choosing a Life of Entrepreneurship with Jeff Lerner
In the book The ONE Thing there’s a concept called “moving from E to P,” which means moving from the entrepreneurial outlook that’s necessary to get started and becoming purposeful in how you operate.Jeff Lerner has his own unique look at what it means to move from E to P. We talk about how he views the value of entrepreneurship and leverages purpose to create extraordinary results, as well as how he’s created systems, tools, and a business to help support people in developing their own entrepreneurial skills and leverage their purpose.Pick up Jeff’s new book, Unlock Your Potential, and learn more about how to achieve your goals and live your dream life today by bringing your entrepreneurial energy into every aspect of your life.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.We talk about:
What it means to become an entrepreneur in the modern world
The importance of purpose and building the foundation to fulfill it
Entrepreneurship as the monetization of personal growth
Why entrepreneurship is the best avenue for creative expression and financial stability
The compounding power of investing in what makes the most difference
Jeff’s new book, Unlock Your Potential
Links & Tools from This Episode
jefflernerofficial.com
Read: Unlock Your Potential
YouTube: youtube.com/jefflernerofficial
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Sep 19, 2022 • 51min
367. How Intentional Goal Setting Leads to an Extraordinary Life with Wendy Papasan
Setting goals is essential to creating the life you want—especially if that life is extraordinary. And when you’re in a long-term relationship, you’re not just building a life for yourself, you’re building a life together. That’s why you need to be aligned with your goals and what you want your life to look like in the future.Wendy Papasan runs the Papasan Properties Group, a real estate team affiliated with Keller-Williams in Austin, Texas. She’s also the founder of Her Best Life, a home repair and remodeling business, and a big part of the Goal Setting Retreat with her husband, Jay. She talks about the origins of the retreat, how it can help you find common ground with your life partner, and why getting aligned with your goals will help you both move forward faster.The Goal-Setting Retreat is a life-changing investment in yourself, your partner, and your team. Visit the1thing.com/events to sign up today.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.We talk about:
Wendy’s 72-hour fasting experience
What Her Best Life is and how they’re helping female entrepreneurs around the world
The origins behind the Couples Goal Setting Retreat
The benefits of asking deep questions with your partner and getting alignment with your goals
How to best prepare for the Goal-Setting Retreat
Links & Tools from This Episode
Visit the1thing.com/events to sign up for the Goal Setting Retreat
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Sep 12, 2022 • 51min
366. The Power of Mentors (and Why You Need One Right Now) with Scott Jeffrey Miller
To go far—in business or in life—you have to lean on the knowledge and experience of those who’ve been where you want to go. That’s what mentorship is all about.Easier said than done, though. People are busy—especially successful ones. But what if we told you that you can find all the mentors you need without them even knowing who you are?Scott Jeffrey Miller is a speaker, author, and podcast host with over 25 years in the leadership development industry. His new book Master Mentors Volume 2 is a compilation of thirty transformative insights from the greatest minds he’s had the honor to interview on his podcast. He’s learned not only what great mentors have to teach, but also how to put their insights into practice with what he calls “informal mentorship.” We discuss the ins and outs of mentorship, how to find the right mentor for you, and how you can be a mentor to others.If you’re looking for some mentorship of your own, Master Mentors Volume 2 is a great place to start. Learn from thirty of the greatest minds Scott Jeffrey Miller has interviewed and kick your mentorship off right.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.We talk about:
The importance of mentors in the leadership process
The difference between formal and informal mentorship
Finding the right mentor for you at the right time
The difference between coaching and mentoring
Lessons learned from master mentors
Links & Tools from This Episode
Learn more at scottjeffreymiller.com
Read: Master Mentors Volume 2
Instagram: @scottjeffreymiller
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/scottmillerj1
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Sep 5, 2022 • 55min
365. How Getting Radically Curious Can Help Us Reshape the World with Seth Goldenberg
When you’re setting big, audacious goals, you first need to ask yourself some big questions: What do you want out of life? How will you make an impact on the world?Seth Goldenberg is the author of Radical Curiosity, where he shares a practice that he believes will lead to incredible transformations in your life. The problem is that most of us have been taught to stop being curious. To stop asking questions, and to just do what’s expected. But you can’t live an outstanding life while doing things the way they’ve always been done.We have an interesting conversation about what it means to be curious, how to ask big questions, and how those questions can inform the direction and impact of your business.If you want to open up your curiosity, pick up a copy of Radical Curiosity today.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.We talk about:
Breaking the norms by asking dangerous questions
Why we need to second-guess “business as usual”
Tools for developing more curiosity
What holds people back from being curious and asking questions
Considering the context of time and when we are ready for certain ideas
Why systems thinking will be a requirement for future leaders
How radical curiosity can change you
Links & Tools from This Episode
curiosityand.company
Read: Radical Curiosity
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Aug 29, 2022 • 52min
364. Harnessing the Power of Influence with Brian Smith
There’s a common phrase that gets thrown around when it comes to teamwork: “There’s no ‘I’ in ‘Team.’” But every team is made up of individuals—when we lose sight of that, the whole team suffers.Teams need to be able to work together as a whole, but we can’t forget to address the individual influences and strengths that each person brings to the team. And each team, or even the entire company, can be viewed as a single “individual.” That’s the thesis that Brian and Mary Smith put forth.Brian is the founder and senior managing partner of IA Business Advisors, a management consulting firm that has worked with more than 18 thousand CEOs, entrepreneurs, managers, and employees worldwide. Together with his daughter Mary, they’ve authored the book Individual Influence: Find the “I” in Team. We have a conversation about positive influence and making a difference in your organization and the people around you.If you want to learn how to improve and manage your influence, pick up Individual Influence.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.We talk about:
Highlighting the individual strengths within groups
Taking responsibility for your influence
Setting goals individually and as a team
Understanding your own strengths and limitations
Using assessments to build communication infrastructure within teams
The benefits of slowing down and being in the moment
Links & Tools from This Episode
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/yourbizdr
Read: Individual Influence
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Aug 22, 2022 • 54min
363. Behind Every Visionary CEO is a Great 2nd-In-Command with Richard Shaull of Unleashed
What if you could free up 30 hours in your work—all while helping your business reach new revenue heights?Many entrepreneurs know what it’s like to feel constantly busy, putting out fires, and only able to work on the things directly in front of them rather than the work that matters most.Richard Shaull is the co-founder and CEO of Unleashed, where he helps entrepreneurs focus on finding a 2nd-In-Command to take that busy work off their plate and allow them to get to that incredibly important work. They believe that every great visionary needs a great operations counterpart and that by pairing the right people you can unleash their full potential. We discuss why every CEO needs a great 2nd-In-Command, how to find the right person for you, and how to identify if you might make a good 2nd-In-Command yourself.If you’re a CEO looking to find a 2nd-In-Command, or you think you’d make a great 2nd-In-Command, visit Unleashed.ceo to find all of their free resources.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.We talk about:
Richard’s entrepreneurial background and motivation
The signs that you’re holding your company back
How to find the missing link in your business
The 5 core competencies of a great second in command
Avoiding the most common hiring pitfalls
Designing a 7-figure team structure
Links & Tools from This Episode
Learn more: unleashed.ceo
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/richard-shaull
Read: Make The Noise Go Away
Read: Rocket Fuel
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