The ONE Thing

The ONE Thing

by Gary Keller

Deep Focus

Summary

Focus on the ONE thing that matters most, and let everything else fall into place or fall away. Extraordinary results come from narrowing your focus.

Key Insights

  • Going small is ignoring all the things you could do and doing what you should do
  • You can do two things at once, but you can't focus on two things at once
  • Success leaves clues - look for the ONE thing successful people do
  • Multitasking is a lie - focus is the path to mastery

Action Items

  • 1Identify your ONE thing for this year, month, week, and today
  • 2Block 4 hours tomorrow morning for your ONE thing
  • 3Say NO to 3 things that don't align with your ONE thing
  • 4Remove one distraction from your workspace

Core Theme

Ask: What's the ONE thing I can do that will make everything else easier or unnecessary?

Discovery is the first stage. Now travel the path from understanding to transformation.