Home > Work > The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
101 " So the more things you do, the less successful you are at any one of them. "
― Gary Keller , The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
102 " Being needed is incredibly satisfying, and helping others can be deeply fulfilling. Focusing on our own goals to the exclusion of others, especially the causes and the people we value the most, can feel downright selfish and self-centered. But it doesn’t have to. Master marketer Seth Godin says, “You can say no with respect, you can say no promptly, and you can say no with a lead to someone who might say yes. But just saying yes because you can’t bear the short-term pain of saying no is not going to help you do the work.” Godin gets it. You can keep your yes and say no in a way that works for you and for others. "
103 " The ability to control oneself to determine one’s actions is a pretty powerful idea. Base "
104 " Your talent and abilities are limited resources. Your time is finite. If you don’t make your life about what you say yes to, then it will almost certainly become what you intended to say no to. "
105 " When you gamble with your time, you may be placing a bet you can’t cover. "
106 " No one is self-made "
107 " Purpose, meaning, significance—these are what make a successful life. Seek them and you will most certainly live your life out of balance, criss-crossing an invisible middle line as you pursue your priorities. The act of living a full life by giving time to what matters is a balancing act. "
108 " be a maker in the morning and a manager in the afternoon. "
109 " Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” — Will Rogers "
110 " Equality is a lie. Understanding this is the basis of all great decisions. "
111 " GOING SMALL If everyone has the same number of hours in a day, why do some people seem to get so much more done than others? How do they do more, achieve more, earn more, have more? If time is the currency of achievement, then why are some able to cash in their allotment for more chips than others? The answer is they make getting to the heart of things the heart of their approach. They go small. "
112 " Don't fear big. Fear mediocrity. Fear waste. Fear the lack of living to your fullest "
113 " If you can honestly say, “This is where I’m meant to be right now, doing exactly what I’m doing,” then all the amazing possibilities for your life become possible. "
114 " It’s important for you to accept this instead of fighting it. Oscar-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola warns us that “anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.” In other words, get used to it and get over it. "
115 " What starts out linear becomes geometric. You "
116 " If you are what you repeatedly do, then achievement isn’t an action you take but a habit you forge into your life. "
117 " Success requires action, and action requires thought. But "
118 " working at something until it regularly works for you. "
119 " vital few and trivial many. "
120 " The things which are most important don’t always scream the loudest. "