The ONE Thing

Last year, we shared the story of Mark and Jennie Donohue and their experience setting shared goals at our annual Goal Setting Retreat.Let’s refresh: Mark worked long hours but wasn’t seeing any more money come in. Jennie was a stay-at-home mom with an online coaching business, and she was feeling unsupported and misunderstood. Their marriage was struggling. They were trying to move their family forward, but they were both moving in opposite directions. Something had to change.What happened at that Goal Setting Retreat changed their lives. They improved their marriage and got their lives on the same page. As you hear their story, you’ll learn how understanding each other’s core values unlocked appreciation for what they each bring to their family.If you would like to discover your core values, you can join us at our annual Goal Setting Retreat by visiting the1thing/setmygoals or buy the Core Values Deck at the1thing.com/corevalues.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.In this episode, you will learn... [02:57] Mark and Jennie’s marriage prior to the Goal Setting Retreat [08:34] How aligning your core values can improve your relationships [17:18] What happens when you get alignment with your partner Links & Tools From This Episode the1thing/setmygoals the1thing.com/corevalues Mentioned in this episode:Factor 75Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off!Factor 75

Have you started thinking about your long-term goals yet?One of the things that causes the most stress – whether it’s for individuals or couples – is money. Maybe you feel like you should be making more or like there’s not enough at the end of the month, but what if you could change your view around finance? It turns out it’s less about the amount of money you have… and more about the relationship you have with it.Ramit Sethi is the New York Times bestselling author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich, but in this case, being rich doesn’t come down to a number. It’s about the quality of life you can achieve when you are purposeful with what you have.Where do you have an abundant relationship with money and where do you feel scarcity? There’s no right or wrong answer. Just explore how you feel and whether those feelings are serving you or imposing a ceiling over your achievement. If you want to take your money goals to the next level, join our Goal Setting Retreat by visiting the1thing.com/setmygoals.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.In this episode, you will learn... [04:05] Why Ramit devoted his career to helping people with money [05:53] The premise of I Will Teach You To Be Rich [09:40] What it means to live a rich life [14:04] Getting out of alignment with your life [16:48] How couples view money [22:23] What inspired Ramit’s podcast [25:02] Diving into the psychology of money [32:01] Aligning your goals and supporting each other [36:20] The $100 challenge Links & Tools From This Episode iwt.com Listen: I Will Teach You To Be Rich Instagram: @ramit Twitter: @ramit Mentioned in this episode:Factor 75Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Even the best-laid plans, habits, and intentions can be derailed by familiar pitfalls.Change isn’t easy, but there are simple strategies you can use to make change possible. When you understand what’s standing between you and success, you can tailor-fit your solution so that no problem is too big and no barrier unmovable.Katy Milkman is the award-winning researcher whose science-based approach to behavioral change has helped both individuals and organizations conquer their goals and get from where they are to where they want to be. You’ll learn how to break down the common problems we all face when we set out to create change in our lives.Change isn’t easy, but with the right tools, you can give yourself a big head start. If you’re looking to make changes in your life or organization, read How to Change and learn the best ways to approach it.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.In this episode, you will learn... [03:54] How the book How to Change came to life [11:09] The power of fresh starts [20:56] The harm of disrupting fresh starts [26:46] The importance of tracking [31:09] Why mulligans matter [36:22] The benefits of a “No Club” [40:54] How much you can change at once [43:17] Sustaining good habits after a slip-up [47:48] Prioritizing what to change first Links & Tools From This Episode katymilkman.com Read: How to Change LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/katy-milkman Mentioned in this episode:Factor 75Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. This is true of every area of your life – especially your finances.You may think of your financial wellbeing as something you do alone or with your significant other. You may think it comes down to your level of discipline or ambition. But there’s one overlooked thing that also determines how much money you make, save, or invest: the people you surround yourself with.If you’re purposeful, you won’t just have relationships, you’ll have wealth determiners: people that have a positive influence on your life and your finances. Who do you surround yourself with? Are they helping you or hindering you from building your wealth? Jay and Wendy Papasan are going to show you how to identify the difference.Every year, we hold a Goal Setting Retreat for couples and teach this concept (along with an exercise to determine if you are missing wealth determiners and how to find them, or if any of your current relationships are undermining your wealth building). If you want to have this process facilitated for you visit the1thing.com/setmygoals.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.In this episode, you will learn... [02:25] Understanding how your relationships impact your wealth [05:40] Identifying your wealth determiners [09:36] Creating reciprocal relationships [16:42] Viewing relationships as an investment Links & Tools From This Episodethe1thing.com/setmygoalsMentioned in this episode:Factor 75Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off!Factor 75

There is something happening right now called The Great Resignation. Record breaking numbers of people are voluntarily leaving their jobs.Why have so many people quit? Why are so many people looking for new opportunities? And how can you go about creating the type of environment that people don’t want to leave? Specifically by using the principles and models of The ONE Thing.We’re going to share two resources you can use to take the next step in creating that environment.If you’re a leader interested in learning how you can leverage these models inside of your organization, visit the1thing.com/teams. If you’re an individual who is unclear about what the future looks like, join us for our goal setting retreat at the1thing.com/setmygoals.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.In this episode, you will learn... [01:13] What The Great Resignation is [04:20] Why people are leaving their jobs [08:40] How The ONE Thing can help create an environment people want to stay in [15:43] How to focus on results instead of activities [21:32] Resources to help you take the next step Links & Tools From This Episode the1thing.com/teams the1thing.com/setmygoals Microsoft Work Trend Index Mentioned in this episode:Factor 75Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off!Factor 75

We all want to be more present and less stressed. We want to feel at peace and have mental clarity so we can be better leaders — at work and at home. But for high achievers, counterbalancing work life and personal life can feel easier said than done.Jon Macaskill is a retired Navy SEAL-turned mindfulness teacher who learned firsthand how meditation can help you cope with stress, transform your relationships, and get better results. He knows that finding peace and productivity is not about doing everything — it’s about focusing on the small habits that make clarity possible, and sustainable.Mindfulness is not a skill to be perfected. Rather, it is a practice to keep showing up for. As leaders, you can start small by taking one breath before taking action. Be present, right now.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.In this episode, you will learn... [01:05] How Jon discovered mindfulness [05:22] How to scale down your meditation practice [11:07] ONE Thing you can do to start meditating [13:00] Using breath to take back control [23:21] How fathers can adopt mindfulness [30:51] How mindfulness affects your health [38:41] Where to start Links & Tools From This Episode mentalkingmindfulness.com movement-rx.com linkedin.com/in/jonmacaskill Instagram: @mindfulfrogman Mentioned in this episode:Factor 75Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off!Factor 75

The ONE Thing is the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results. That truth: time is our most valuable resource.The problem is that most people wake up every day spending their time because they were never taught how to invest it. How to make sure that they had clarity on their priorities – that their calendar actually reflected their priorities instead of being filled with meetings and to-dos.We’re going to dive into some practical ways that you can achieve even higher levels of results for yourself personally. The ONE Thing outlines the idea of moving from E to P: from entrepreneurial to purposeful. You act entrepreneurially when you rely on your natural abilities: doing the best that you can do. Being purposeful takes looking outside of yourself to do things to the best standard that they can be done. While it’s a simple idea, it’s not easy. That’s where Ron Friedman comes in. He literally wrote the book on decoding greatness (appropriately called “Decoding Greatness”). He walks you through what it means, how you can benchmark and reverse engineer your progress, and the three simple steps you can take to get started immediately.It can be frustrating, bridging the gap between where you are and where you should be… but it doesn’t have to be. If you stop working based on your natural abilities and start relying on the examples of those who’ve gone before you, spotting what made the difference, and putting that into a simple plan that you can execute in your life. What’s The ONE Thing you can do, such that by doing it, everything else would be easier or unnecessary?To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.In this episode, you will learn... [03:02] Why Ron got so invested in reverse engineering greatness [06:42] The benefits of benchmarking [09:19] How to look outside your industry for inspiration [12:22] The myths of greatness [17:19] About doing the important instead of the urgent [26:36] The process of reverse engineering [34:01] How to apply the process of reverse engineering to your personal life Links & Tools From This Episode ronfriedmanphd.com ignite80.com Read: “Decoding Greatness” Mentioned in this episode:Factor 75Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Is marketing your ONE Thing? Does it make everything else you do easier or unnecessary? For some of you, the answer is “Yes.” But, for many of you, the answer is “No,” and yet, marketing is still a vital priority of your business. It brings the revenue which drives the profit which funds the mission.As you go on this marketing journey – and whether you’re a professional or not – there are a lot of challenges to avoid falling into. Thankfully, there are a lot of resources available to learn and help you master the vital skill of marketing.One of those is Scott Miller’s book, “Marketing Mess to Brand Success,” and Scott joins us, this week, to explore how he’s disrupted his life over the past few months and increased his overall happiness. He shows us how to overcome the challenges of marketing and growing businesses.Whether you are a marketing professional or have to wear that hat in your business, you can start to identify some of the challenges that you are falling trap to and learn to overcome them. Connect with Scott Miller on LinkedIn to get a free deck of his Marketing Mess to Brand Success cards.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.In this episode, you will learn... [01:56] How Scott Miller has recently transformed his life [10:34] What can happen when you scale back [15:45] How to learn from your messes [18:17] Why everyone is in the marketing business [25:08] The mistakes Scott has made and what he learned from them [30:56] The importance of bruising hard and healing fast [32:22] Identifying your smallest viable market Links & Tools From This Episode scottjeffreymiller.com Read: “Marketing Mess to Brand Success” LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/scottmillerj1 Mentioned in this episode:Factor 75Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

When you start living The ONE Thing, you begin to understand that not everything matters equally. You get clarity on what matters most. You begin doing the most important things first and, then, you earn the right to address everything else. When you do that, results show up and they show up fast. And, as that happens, your life gets bigger.What people don’t understand is that as your life gets bigger, the number of big rocks in your way increases. And what happens when you get to the point where there are more rocks than you have time for? That’s when you need to address the scale. This moment can be a real challenge for people.How do we change our outlook towards doing the most important things? And stop assuming that just because it’s important, something has to be hard? Let’s ask a different question: “How can I make it easier to do what matters most?” Greg McKeown, author of “Essentialism” and the brand new book, “Effortless,” answers just that. After tragedy struck his daughter, he wiped the plate clean, took an extremely difficult situation, and found a way to make managing it effortless.For those of you who are leaders inside of organizations, understanding what your priorities are, and creating a common language around them, will create extraordinary results. If you’re curious to learn more, visit the1thing.com/training.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.In this episode, you will learn... [02:48] What “Essentialism” is [04:31] How Greg’s life changed after writing the book [10:47] Doing the right things in the right way [14:16] Identifying what the easy path is [22:43] How to have more rest throughout the day [30:26] Making the “Effortless” mindset a reality [42:24] The ONE Thing you can do to pursue the “Effortless” path Links & Tools From This Episode gregmckeown.com essentialism.com Read: “Essentialism” Read: “Effortless” the1thing.com/training Mentioned in this episode:Factor 75Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

As you journey on, living The ONE Thing, there are specific steps you take: from treading, to implementing, to mastering, to empowering.Treading is when you’re just trying to keep your head above water. Everything is moving so fast and you’re trying so hard, but it’s just not sustainable. Then you discover the principles of The ONE Thing and you start to implement them. Once you start to experience the benefits they bring, you have to make the decision to commit to mastery. And once you take that path, you really start to pick up momentum and realize that the highest level of success is not your own, but in your ability to empower others.Elizabeth Curry has gone on this journey. Starting as a working mother and wife and a small business owner, she was treading. Then she discovered The ONE Thing and she implemented a few simple things that had a massive impact on her life. Eventually, she hit the tipping point and committed to mastering The ONE Thing, and now she works within the organization, empowering people on a massive scale.There’s no right or wrong way to approach The ONE Thing. It starts by asking yourself the question: what’s ONE Thing I can do that would make everything else easier or unnecessary?To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast.In this episode, you will learn... [02:59] What life was like before The ONE Thing [04:58] Aligning with your values [08:11] Learning to say “no” to more [11:23] Beginning to live The ONE Thing [15:37] Going from implementer to master [25:44] Seeking certification [30:09] The impact of leaders adopting The ONE Thing Links & Tools From This Episode the1thing.com/certification the1thing.com/planner the1thing.com/values the1thing.com/training Mentioned in this episode:Factor 75Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off!Factor 75