Thursday, March 21, 2013

The ONE Thing



The ONE Thing, The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
By Gary Keller with Jay Papasan

Date Review Posted:  March 24, 2013
Authors:  Gary Keller with Jay Papasan
Release Date:  February 2013
Web Site:  http://www.The1Thing.com

FIVE THUMBS UP!
  
Format:  Almost conversational as if Gary Keller was coaching you on a one-on-one situation.  Very easy to follow and understand.

Reason For Reading THIS book:  I am huge believer and supporter of Gary Keller.  I have read his other works such as The Millionaire Real Estate Agent, The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, Shift and Flip.  Everything Keller writes is first class and worthy of your time to read.

Number Of Times I Have Read This Book:  Just received it; only once but will read it again if not also obtaining it on CD.

Brief Summary of Content:   Gary Keller logically develops the belief that you are capable of achieving anything you want as long as you (1) identify what you want and then (2) do only the most import thing that would eventually lead to you achieving what you want or The ONE Thing!  This belief is supported by references to research and studies that have been conducted.  By the end of the book you have a very clear path of what you should be doing every day of your life that will enable you to achieve your biggest goal.  If you focus on “The ONE Thing” you can do such that by doing it everything will be easier or unnecessary.  This book shows you HOW to focus on “The ONE Thing.”

CHAPTER BY CHAPTER; you can learn a lot about a book by the titles of the chapters.
1.  The ONE Thing (“Be like a postage stamp-stick to one thing until you get there.”  Josh Billings)
 
2.  The Domino Effect (“Every great change starts like falling dominoes.”  B J. Thornton)
 
3.  Success Leaves Clues (It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world.”  Og Mandino)

THE LIES, THEY MISLEAD AND DERAIL US 

4.Everything Matters Equally (“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
5.  Multitasking (“To do two things at once is to do neither.”  Publilius Syrus) 

6.  A Disciplined Life (“It’s one of the most prevalent myths of our culture self-discipline.”  Leo Babauta)

7.  Willpower Is Always On Will-Call (“Odysseus understood how weak willpower actually is when he asked his crew to bind him to the mast while sailing by the seductive Sirens.”  Patricia Cohen)

8.  A Balanced Life (“The truth is, balance is bunk.  It is an unattainable pipedream…The quest for balance between work and life, as we’ve come to think of it, isn’t just a losing proposition; it’s a hurtful destructive one.”  Keith H. Hammonds)

9.  Big is Bad (“We are kept from our goal, not by obstacles buy by a clear path to a lesser goal.”  Robert Brault)

THE TRUTH, THE SIMPLE PATH TO PRODUCTIVITY
10.  The focusing Question (“There is an art to clearing away the clutter and focusing on what matters most.  It is simple and it is transferable.  It just requires the courage to take a different approach.”  George Anders)
11.  The Success Habit (“Success is simple.  Do what’s right the right way, at the right time.”  Arnold H. Glasow)
12.  The Path to Great Answers (“People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.”  F. M. Alexander)

EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS, UNLOCKING THE POSSIBILITY WITHIN YOU
13.  Live with Purpose (“Life isn’t about finding yourself.  Life is about creating yourself.”  George Bernard Shaw)
14.  Live by Priority (“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.”  Alan Lakein)

16. Live For Productivity (“Productivity isn’t about being a workhorse, keeping busy or burning the midnight oil…It’s more about priorities, planning, and fiercely protecting your time.”  Margarita Tartakovsky)
17.  The Three Commitments (“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.  George Halas)
18.  The Four Thieves (“Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do.”  John Carmack)

19. The Journey (“To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping.”  Chinese Proverb)

PUTTING THE ONE THING TO WORK 

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.  So throw off the bowlines.  Sail away from the safe harbor.  Catch the trade winds in your sails.  Explore.  Dream.  Discover.”  Mark Twain

About the book:  What did I learn from it?  Just about everything and anything is within my grasp as long as I (1) identify what it is that I want, my BIG WHY in life, and then (2) specific activities I can incorporate in my daily life to focus on The ONE Thing that I do such that by doing it everything will be easier or unnecessary. 

My BIG WHY:  Why do I do the things I do?  My life’s mission is “To help people do what they do to do it better!”  Reading this book and telling others about is definitely The ONE Thing I could and did do at this specific time to help me achieve my life’s mission.

Who Should Read the Book?    Everyone!  This would make a great gift to your children, family and friends.

Final Test:  Would I read the book again?  ABSOLUTELY AND I WILL!

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