The Big Idea: 1) find your purpose and then 2) for four UNINTERRUPTED hours every morning, focus on THE ONE THING that will get you there fastest.
- If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. –Russian proverb
- Ask yourself “What’s the one thing you can do right now that will make everything else easier or unnecessary?”
- It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world. –Og Mandino
- Most great businesses owe their great success to only one thing.
- 80/20: 80% of the output is from 20% of the input.
- Multitasking doesn’t work.
- Don’t rely on extraordinary discipline to achieve. Rely on habits developed with just a little bit (66 days) of discipline.
- Willpower is limited. Do your hardest tasks in the morning, when your willpower and energy are highest.
- Don’t pursue a life of constant balance. Instead counterbalance your life between sprints of work and constant life.
- Extraordinary success requires thinking big.
- If you have a growth mindset, you don’t need to fear failure. –Carol Dweck
- Ask yourself “What’s the one thing you can do right now that will make everything else easier or unnecessary?”
- The most productive people start with a purpose and use it like a compass.
- Having a clear purpose makes it easy to prioritize.
- Money won’t make you happy.
- Happiness happens on the way to fulfillment.
- Ask yourself where you want to be in 20 years, then 5 year, then 1 year, then 3 months, then 1 month, then 1 week, then what you need to do today.
- Block out the first 4 hours of every morning for your ONE THING and don’t let anyone interfere.
- Successful people always have coaches.
- Get used to saying no to requests that don’t advance your ONE THING.
- Be prepared for a little chaos while you are focused on your ONE THING.
- Watch your mental and physical health and sleep.
- Avoid any negative environments and people.
- The best way to live is to live with NO REGRETS.
- Top 5 Regrets of the Dying
- I wish I’d let myself be happier.
- I wish I’d stayed in touch with my friends.
- I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
- I wish I’d hadn’t worked so hard.
- I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself.