Have you ever scheduled time for your most important work?Chances are, all of us has done this at least once. But do you regularly time block and then protect that time like the air you breathe, defending it against every distraction that comes up? For most of us, the answer is no – but why is that?In this episode, we suggest that this is because we’re not great at keeping the promises we make to ourselves or to others – and we believe that if you can get a little more intentional about the promises you make when you’re planning your time, and the commitments you make to others, then everything else will become easier or unnecessary. Our guest, Alex Sheen, has taken this idea of a promise and turned it into a movement and a book called Because I Said I Would, which is helping people all over the world make promises that stick.We recorded this conversation as part of our monthly ONE Thing webinar series. Every month, we feature an incredible author so that you can learn directly from them and ask questions. If you want to sign up for our next FREE monthly webinar, head over to the1thing.com/webinars.In this episode, you will learn... [7:30] How the “market conditions” of promises have changed with technology [12:30] The anatomy of a promise [18:00] How you can gracefully say no – and still help people move towards their goals [28:30] How you can leverage time blocking to prioritize what you do and don’t promise to do The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode:What’s the ONE thing that you’re not doing that would make saying no easier or unnecessary?Maybe you need to get clear on why you’re saying yes to what you’re saying yes to and no to what you’re saying no to. If you don’t have clarity on your bigger purpose, your bigger Why, it can be difficult to stick to your guns and say no when it matters.Or maybe you need a go-to no sentence like Alex’s: “It would be easy for me to say yes right now, but I respect you too much to keep a promise I can’t keep.”How much time do you think you’ll need to block to come up with that sentence? And how many times do you think you’ll have to practice it, even just one time a day, before it just sounds natural? Sounds like a good candidate for a 66-Day Challenge: http://the1thing.com/66daychallenge.Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more at https://becauseisaidiwould.com/ Read: Because I Said I Would Get your promise cards: https://becauseisaidiwould.com/requestcards/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BecauseISaidIWould/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bcisaidiwould Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becauseisaidiwould/ AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! 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

So you have clarity on what your ONE thing is – but what do you do if you have more than ONE thing, or if your ONE thing changes?How do we know if we have truly earned the right to focus on something else? Today we’re going to hear the story of someone who tried to do focus on everything, until he started living the principles of The ONE Thing. He simplified his life, started scaling a great business, and struck an amazing counterbalance.However, in the last year, he looked up and realized that his lead domino has changed – so what did he do? Ryan Lee, founder of REWIND, joins us to share his story about creating simplicity in his life.In this episode, you will learn... [7:00] What it looks like when your lead domino changes. [18:00] How to build a routine that allows you to focus on the biggest priority in your life. [26:10] Overcoming the thief of chaos. [35:00] How to simplify your life with the simple act of saying no. The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode:If you want to take the next step in gaining clarity on your priorities, head over to the1thing.com/training to learn more about 411 Foundations: Put Your Goals into Action.Or if the ONE thing you need is a community to support you and hold you accountable, check out the Living Your ONE Thing Community.Links & Tools From This Episode Check out https://rewindtoday.com (use code “onething” for 20% off your order) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlee7/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryanleefan/ Download Your 411: https://www.the1thing.com/resources/ Take the new Your 411 Training Course: 411 Foundations: Put Your Goals into Action Ep 143 – The Habit that Cost $100MM to Learn and Why It Was Worth It (Part 1) – Keith Cunningham The Habit that Cost $100MM to Learn and Why It Was Worth It (Part 2) – Keith Cunningham  AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog!  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’re listening to this podcast... but are you living The ONE Thing?Our guest read the book early on, started listening to the podcast, and achieved some extraordinary results as it pertains to his health – and all because he didn’t stop at consuming the content. He took action.Chris LaGarde struggled with his weight for his entire life, which ultimately affected his sense of worth and caused him to doubt if he even could have the body that he wanted. But by doing one thing at a time, over time, he’s truly accomplished something extraordinary: losing 50 pounds in five months.In this episode, you will learn... [5:45] How purpose helps you identify and knock down that first lead domino. [16:50] Why forming a relationship with your goals helps you achieve them – and how you can live this with Your 411. [27:30] What you need to hear if the results you want seem like they’re too far away. The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode:Consuming content is great, and we appreciate that you listen to this podcast – but will you be the type of person who turns it into results by taking action?If you have not yet downloaded the 411, that is your first step: https://www.the1thing.com/resources/.And if you want more training on how to use it, check out 411 Foundations: Put Your Goals into Action.Links & Tools From This Episode Download Your 411: https://www.the1thing.com/resources/ Take the new Your 411 Training Course: 411 Foundations: Put Your Goals into Action Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! 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

What is the ONE thing that will make everything else easier or unnecessary, in every area of your life?In this episode, we sit down with someone who lives by this powerful tool – the 411 – and get her perspective on what that looks like and how you can coach others to live by it, too.Our guest is Claire Bohne, a business coach whose job is to hold people accountable to this ONE thing every single week.In this episode, you will learn... [2:45] How the 411 forces you to get clarity [6:00] What mindset you need when you create your 411 and annual plan [9:30] How you can prepare 411s with your team and the other important people in your life [19:15] How to make accountability conversations comfortable conversations [21:10] What it looks like to co-create 411s with your significant other [24:50] How to avoid common mistakes when you create your 411  The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode:What’s your next step?You have a few options: If you’ve never done a 411, head over to https://www.the1thing.com/resources/ and download the template today If you want help training yourself and others in how to best use the 411, check out our course: 411 Foundations: Put Your Goals into Action If you want a little more accountability in the process, consider signing up for The ONE Thing Coaching and working with someone like Claire Links & Tools From This Episode Claire on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairemendezbohne/ Download Your 411: https://www.the1thing.com/resources/ Take the new Your 411 Training Course: 411 Foundations: Put Your Goals into Action Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! 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

What does football have to do with the 411?Well back in 1960, the Packers made it to the NFL Championship, had a lead the whole game, and then lost to the Eagles in a stunning display in the fourth quarter. On the first day of training camp the following year, coach Vince Lombardi walked into the locker room, held up a football, and said, “This is a football.”Why did Lombardi start with something so fundamental? He realized that if they could truly understand the surprising power of mastering the fundamentals, that that ONE thing could make everything else easier or unnecessary – and in 1961, the Packers went on to win the championship. So in this episode, we’re going to help you master the most fundamental tool in The ONE Thing toolbox: the 411.In this episode, you will learn... [6:30] How to get clarity on what matters most thing is using the 411. [12:00] How to differentiate a priority from a distraction by goal setting to the now. [19:00] Why sometimes you will be succeeding so slowly that you feel like you’re failing. The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode:Getting what you want out of life is not about doing more – it’s about doing more of what matters most.Everything does not matter equally, and there are a handful of things that you can do, at any moment, that will create the majority of your results. Are you willing to try leveraging a 411 so that you are always clear on what those priorities are, so that your planner and your calendar can match your priorities?If you want to get started on this... Download Your 411: https://www.the1thing.com/resources/ Take the new Your 411 Training Course: https://www.the1thing.com/training/ AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! 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

How do you show up as a better leader, and how do you do it in a world that’s constantly distracting us?Technology has changed our lives in profoundly positive ways, but it’s also created more distractions than ever before – and if you’re like most people, you probably feel more disconnected than ever before.So we sat down with the author of Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation, Dan Schawbel, to discuss how we can do a better job at facilitating connections in the workplace, in spite of the technology that’s constantly surrounding us.We recorded this conversation as part of our monthly ONE Thing webinar series. Every month, we feature an incredible author so that you can learn directly from them and ask questions. If you want to sign up for our next FREE monthly webinar, head over to the1thing.com/webinars.In this episode, you will learn... [6:25] What’s at stake if we keep using technology the way we are now. [11:30] What it looks like to start developing trust between the people you lead. [16:15] How do you help people get clear on the team’s purpose and what fulfills people on an individual level? [24:00] How you can create connection (and the ONE thing that makes it easier or unnecessary) The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode:What is the ONE thing you can do, such that by doing it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary when it comes to making connections with people?Dan says the most important skill is being able to work with other people. As a leader, as a manager, as a human, this will always be important. So what’s ONE thing you can do to improve your ability to work with others?Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more at https://danschawbel.com/ Read: Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danschawbel/ AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! The ONE Thing is produced by Podcast MastersMentioned 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

Jenn Lewis and JP Lewis, dynamic duo in the real estate world, share their decade-long journey from constant money fights to financial harmony. They unravel the magic of annual goal-setting retreats, shedding light on emotional buy-in and the importance of aligning values. Jenn’s insights inspire couples hesitant about collaboration, while JP emphasizes reshaping finances towards meaningful experiences. Discover how community support can elevate your partnership, making financial discussions fruitful and your goals more achievable!

Have you started implementing the principles of The ONE Thing in your life?It’s surprisingly simple... but it’s not easy. We’ve spoken with thousands of you who have started living The ONE Thing, and once you start going down that path, you realize something pretty quickly: there’s no way to succeed alone.Today, we’re sharing Wyatt Graves’ journey from discovering to implementing the principles of The ONE Thing – to empowering a community to live these principles, too.In this episode, you will learn... [7:45] What changes when you start living The ONE Thing [13:00] How Wyatt recruited the most important people in his life to come to the goal-setting retreat with him (even those who were a little skeptical) [19:30] What it looks like when you have a relationship with your goals [26:40] What most people are missing when they start trying to implement The ONE Thing [33:00] How to endure the monotony of success  The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode:Are you on your road to mastery when it comes to living The ONE Thing? And what do you think will be possible if the people in your world start going down that road, too?When we asked Wyatt why he continues down this road to mastery, he said it’s because he knows that all leadership begins with self-leadership; it’s difficult to influence the people you care about if you’re not, first and foremost, walking the talk.So who in your world do you really care about and who need to hear this message? Who do you want to experience what you’re experiencing by implementing the principles of The ONE Thing?Send them this episode, send them to the1thing.com, or send an email introducing them to Geoff [at] the1thing.com and he will personally respond. We are that committed because we are unwilling to accept the status quo of living a life by default, instead of living a life by design.AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! 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

Half of all Americans make New Year’s resolutions each year – but how many succeed?According to a study conducted by the University of Scranton and published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, only EIGHT PERCENT of people who set resolutions will actually succeed in implementing them.Today, we want to share why we believe that so many people fail – and the ONE thing you can do to be successful in making the changes you want to make this year.In this episode, you will learn... [2:45] Why most people aren’t successful in implementing their resolutions. [5:40] Why does it matter if you get in better shape, get more organized, or spend less (three of the most common resolutions)? [6:30] How to get clear on the WHY and PURPOSE behind your goals. [11:30] Why your time blocking needs to reflect your priorities. [13:30] What motivates people. [18:00] What you can do to turn a resolution into a habit. [22:45] ONE tip for becoming part of the 8% who succeed.  The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode:So, where do you get started?Like anything with The ONE Thing, we encourage you to think big and then go small. So instead of thinking about everything we talked about in this episode, we encourage you to focus on just the ONE thing you can do that will make everything else easier or unnecessary.Keep asking the clarifying question until you find a specific, measurable activity – then go on a 66-day challenge, put that activity in your calendar, and make that activity a habit.Links & Tools From This Episode Get your 411 & 66-Day Challenge Calendar: https://www.the1thing.com/resources/ The ONE Thing Goal Setting Master Course: http://the1thing.com/training AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! 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

Think back to five years ago. What did you desperately want in your life? And have you achieved those goals yet?Gary Keller says that we can be anywhere we want in the next five years, but many of us are pretty much in the same place we were five years ago. Why is that? Because extraordinary results are only possible when you do the right things: when you have clarity about the direction that you’re going, clarity on your priorities, your calendar matches those priorities, and you act in order of priority.With the Holidays and New Year around the corner, this is the time of year when many of us are again dreaming about the future – and this time around, we want to help you establish a relationship with your goals so that you can knock down those big dominos!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