A THREAD on key ideas from the book "The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results" by Gary Keller:
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Don’t let small thinking cut your life down to size.
Think big, aim high, act bold.
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Don’t let small thinking cut your life down to size.
Think big, aim high, act bold.
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Thinking big is essential to extraordinary results.
Success requires action, and action requires thought.
But here’s the catch—the only actions that become springboards to succeeding big are those informed by big thinking to begin with.
Thinking big is essential to extraordinary results.
Success requires action, and action requires thought.
But here’s the catch—the only actions that become springboards to succeeding big are those informed by big thinking to begin with.
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Don't fear big. Fear mediocrity. Fear waste. Fear the lack of living to your fullest.
Don't fear big. Fear mediocrity. Fear waste. Fear the lack of living to your fullest.
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It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants.
The question is, what are we busy about?
It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants.
The question is, what are we busy about?
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Taking complete ownership of your outcomes by holding no one but yourself responsible for them is the most powerful thing you can do to drive your success.
Taking complete ownership of your outcomes by holding no one but yourself responsible for them is the most powerful thing you can do to drive your success.
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When life happens, you can be either the author of your life or the victim of it.
This may sound harsh, but it’s true.
Every day we choose one approach or the other, and the consequences follow us forever.
When life happens, you can be either the author of your life or the victim of it.
This may sound harsh, but it’s true.
Every day we choose one approach or the other, and the consequences follow us forever.
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Anyone who dreams of an uncommon life eventually discovers there is no choice but to seek an uncommon approach to living it.
Anyone who dreams of an uncommon life eventually discovers there is no choice but to seek an uncommon approach to living it.
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“You must be single-minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.” - General George S. Patton
“You must be single-minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.” - General George S. Patton
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“Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do.” - John Carmack
“Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do.” - John Carmack
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“People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.” - F. M. Alexander
“People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.” - F. M. Alexander
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Success demands singleness of purpose.
You need to be doing fewer things for more effect instead of doing more things with side effects.
It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world.
Success demands singleness of purpose.
You need to be doing fewer things for more effect instead of doing more things with side effects.
It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world.
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Passion for something leads to disproportionate time practicing it.
That time spent eventually translates to skill, & when skill improves, results improve.
Better results generally lead to more enjoyment, & more passion & more time is invested.
Passion for something leads to disproportionate time practicing it.
That time spent eventually translates to skill, & when skill improves, results improve.
Better results generally lead to more enjoyment, & more passion & more time is invested.
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When you strive for greatness, chaos is guaranteed to show up.
When you strive for greatness, chaos is guaranteed to show up.
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The path of mastering something is the combination of not only doing the best you can do at it, but also doing it the best it can be done.
The path of mastering something is the combination of not only doing the best you can do at it, but also doing it the best it can be done.
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Extraordinary results happen only when you give the best you have to become the best you can be at your most important work.
Extraordinary results happen only when you give the best you have to become the best you can be at your most important work.
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A life worth living might be measured in many ways, but the one way that stands above all others is living a life of no regrets.
A life worth living might be measured in many ways, but the one way that stands above all others is living a life of no regrets.
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If everyone has the same number of hours in the 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?
They make getting to the heart of things the heart of their approach.
If everyone has the same number of hours in the 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?
They make getting to the heart of things the heart of their approach.
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Achievers operate differently.
Achievers do sooner what others plan to do later and defer, perhaps indefinitely, what others do sooner.
Achievers always work from a clear sense of priority.
Achievers operate differently.
Achievers do sooner what others plan to do later and defer, perhaps indefinitely, what others do sooner.
Achievers always work from a clear sense of priority.
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To be financially wealthy you must have a purpose for your life.
In other words, without purpose, you’ll never know when you have enough money, and you can never be financially wealthy.
To be financially wealthy you must have a purpose for your life.
In other words, without purpose, you’ll never know when you have enough money, and you can never be financially wealthy.
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When you see someone who has a lot of knowledge, they learned it over time.
When you see someone who has a lot of skills, they developed them over time.
When you see someone who has done a lot, they accomplished it over time...
When you see someone who has a lot of knowledge, they learned it over time.
When you see someone who has a lot of skills, they developed them over time.
When you see someone who has done a lot, they accomplished it over time...
...When you see someone who has a lot of money, they earned it over time.
The key is over time.
Success is built sequentially. It’s one thing at a time.
The key is over time.
Success is built sequentially. It’s one thing at a time.
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