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The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results

Name: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results
Rating: 5 (14 reviews)
Author: Gary Keller
ISBN: 9781885167774

Gary Keller · 2013 · 240 pages

What's your ONE thing?

People are using this simple, powerful concept to focus on what matters most in their personal and work lives. Companies are helping their employees be more productive with study groups, training, and coaching. Sales teams are boosting sales. Churches are conducting classes and recommending for their members.

By focusing their energy on one thing at a time people are living more rewarding lives by building their careers, strengthening their finances, losing weight and getting in shape, deepening their faith, and nurturing stronger marriages and personal relationships.

YOU WANT LESS. You want fewer distractions and less on your plate. The daily barrage of e-mails, texts, tweets, messages, and meetings distract you and stress you out. The simultaneous demands of work and family are taking a toll. And what's the cost? Second-rate work, missed deadlines, smaller paychecks, fewer promotions--and lots of stress.

AND YOU WANT MORE. You want more productivity from your work. More income for a better lifestyle. You want more satisfaction from life, and more time for yourself, your family, and your friends.

NOW YOU CAN HAVE BOTH ― LESS AND MORE. In The ONE Thing, you'll learn to:

cut through the clutter

achieve better results in less time

build momentum toward your goal

dial down the stress

overcome that overwhelmed feeling

revive your energy

stay on track

master what matters to you

The book has:

Made on more than 575 appearances on national bestseller lists

Been #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller, New York Times bestseller, and USA Today bestseller

Been translated into 40 languages

Won 12 book awards

Voted Top 100 Business Book of All Time on Goodreads

The ONE Thing delivers extraordinary results in every area of your life--work, personal, family, and spiritual. WHAT'S YOUR ONE THING?

recommended by 14 people

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Chris Do
“Books on “doing the work” and why showing up each day matters. The ONE Thing (← this), The Dip (fastest), The Compound Effect (classic), The Obstacle is the Way (philosophical), and ReWork (the plan). You only need to read one, but I recommend them all.”↗
Maria Sharapova
“It kind of hit home for me that when you wake up in the morning, you put your focus on this one thing of what you want to accomplish during the day, which seems like a no-brainer.”↗
Kat Cole
“@alexisohanian Big fan of this book. We took our leadership teams through it (along with 4 Disciplines of Execution) a few years ago w/ very positive outcomes. This is a timely reminder to do a refresh - not so easy to say disciplined 😬”↗
Matt Ogus
“I'm on my 2nd time through this book. Highly recommend. Probably my favorite "self improvement"/entrepreneur book ever.”↗
Jelena Djokovic
“Just finished a great book - The One Thing by Gary Keller. Important advice for all entrepreneurs and students. Make sure you take a break from time to time and allow yourself to fully enjoy it! I’m taking a break from organizing our conference👌 @orgnlmagazine #daretobeoriginal”↗
Chude Jideonwo
“Books that remind you, persuasively, of the power of simplicity, essentialism, focus. They always make me happy. This one is a fine book that goes right to the point and is priceless for helping you organise or reorganise your life. ...”↗
Bernard Ewalu Olupot
“@davidkangye @Kiizakimbugwe @severelyours @ssojo81 @GloriaTesi Great book recommendation there. I give it a thumbs up. This book taught me 2 valuable lessons. 1. It is better to focus on 1 important task at a time and see it through to completion. Multitasking can be dangerous. 2. What do I want VS What do I want RIGHT NOW?”↗
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