60-SECOND BOOK BRIEFS

THE ONE THING

BY GARY KELLER

“What’s the one thing I can do such that by doing it

everything else will be easier or unnecessary?”

“What’s the one thing I can do such that by doing it

everything else will be easier or unnecessary?”

It’s a deceivingly simply but incredibly powerful question, and it comes in two parts.

1:“What’s the One Thing I can do”

simplepowerful

helps us focus on the most important things. We all know that 80% of our results come from 20% of our actions, but we don’t always act as though that’s the case.

THE MOST

IMPORTANT

THINGS!

2: “Such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary”

This is where the magic comes in.…

FOCUS

ON THIS ONE THING

Not only are we to focus on activities that create the most results…

FOCUS

AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN

they need to help us create results tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that.

If you want to live the life you’ve always dreamed of, you need to be very clear on what this One Thing is for the day, and you need to get it done early - before your plans for the day inevitably fall apart because you are putting out fires.

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Then, to take things to the next level, set out your One Thing for the next 5 years, one year, one month, and one week. Remember to review this constantly during the week.

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