The One Thing - One Chapter Was Enough for Me!
I read Chapter One of The One Thing by Gary Keller with Jay Papasan and could have 
stopped right there. No, it’s not what you think! The reason I could have stopped is because that one chapter was speaking directly to me and said it all.
At any time my mind is very much like the experience you would get when you first walk into Disneyworld, the world’s largest FAO Schwarz or Tiffany’s....... eyes bouncing everywhere never quite settling on one just one thing. Welcome to my world.
It’s always been about Focus and drilling down to THE ONE THING … something I have to do if I want to get anything done. And I am a big believer in the importance of focusing.... on your goals, your tasks and even the way we look at things.
Viewing things- I don’t like heights or roller coasters but I’m learning that if I can Go Small and Focus on just what’s ahead and nothing else I am able to keep my eyes open, never waiver and make it to the end of the ride.
Blogging-Now here is where Chapter One is giving me the nugget I needed. Unfortunately I write and speak like the description with which I opened....bouncing everywhere never quite settling on one thing. (just ask my husband.... just read this post!) Every post I write is like an exercise in focus and keeping it to Just One Thing.
Work-I am IT for my company so all projects, marketing, planning etc go through me. There are times when I’m overwhelmed by what I want to do.... Google+, LinkedIn, get into video, design new marketing material... the list goes on. Consequently I’ve taken nibbles at each one but not done one well.
Tasks-I have learned to be a list maker and nothing gives me more satisfaction than being able to scratch something off my list. When I get overwhelmed by what I need to do, I’ve learned that I have to break things down into smaller tasks then check them off after I complete each one.
Staging-before I begin a vacant staging, furniture, accessories, lamps, artwork, linens are swirling around in my head. There’s so much I want to do in each room but there’s the budget the think of. Again... Go Small. For me it means choosing one room and deciding what will go where and getting that done before I move on to the next.
What has all this got to do with The One Thing? I’ve discovered that I’m not crazy, scattered or “all over the place”.... well I actually am. But so are the rest of you! We’re all bombarded with ideas, tasks, requests, questions, etc. and we’re all just trying to get to the finish line. What Gary and Jay have done is given us “permission” to take it all at our own pace... Just One Thing at a time.
The One Thing> Focus> Going Small = Success
There’s still time to enter The One Thing Challenge. It ends tonight, April 29, at 11:59pm PST.
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