Prior to reading Gary Keller’s The ONE Thing, I was a victim. Uneducated and submerged by society’s common ignorance, I had the wrong perspective and mindset towards my professional life, and even my personal life. Overthinking things and stressing out over so many things as I went about my daily life in a “balanced”, “necessary” manner, I lacked the insight of where the source of true value comes from. However, now informed and therefore better equipped to change these ways, thanks to Gary Keller, I have been introduced to knowledge that can serve as a foundation for greater opportunity. Rather than going about whatever it is that I might do with a wide range of focuses, I instead have the perspective of finding one, narrowed focus, taking
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Setting your attention on an excessive amount of things is like Martin Handford’s Where’s Waldo books, where Waldo is your ONE thing. If you clear away the flood of people surrounding Waldo, you have essentially found your answer. Likewise, if you push all the clutter of focuses aside in your own life, you have found your answer: your ONE thing. When you think about it, it’s really not all that difficult, and even more important, it’s extremely advantageous when it comes to success, especially within the realm of business, and I’d never think about it this …show more content…
Understanding how to apply your energy can ease the stress of your daily life. With Gary Keller’s “Highly Productive Person’s Daily Energy Plan”(201), he puts energy into five steps as a guide to any given day. With this plan, he stresses the importance of starting your day spiritually and healthily, then diving into setting your goals and time blocking your ONE Thing in the form of mental energy and business energy. By taking this route regarding energy, he argues that, “when you spend the early hours energizing yourself, you get pulled through the rest of the day with little additional effort.” This, again, is all about effectively taking action concerning your ONE
Setting your attention on an excessive amount of things is like Martin Handford’s Where’s Waldo books, where Waldo is your ONE thing. If you clear away the flood of people surrounding Waldo, you have essentially found your answer. Likewise, if you push all the clutter of focuses aside in your own life, you have found your answer: your ONE thing. When you think about it, it’s really not all that difficult, and even more important, it’s extremely advantageous when it comes to success, especially within the realm of business, and I’d never think about it this …show more content…
Understanding how to apply your energy can ease the stress of your daily life. With Gary Keller’s “Highly Productive Person’s Daily Energy Plan”(201), he puts energy into five steps as a guide to any given day. With this plan, he stresses the importance of starting your day spiritually and healthily, then diving into setting your goals and time blocking your ONE Thing in the form of mental energy and business energy. By taking this route regarding energy, he argues that, “when you spend the early hours energizing yourself, you get pulled through the rest of the day with little additional effort.” This, again, is all about effectively taking action concerning your ONE