The ONE Thing

252. Breaking Glass Ceilings & C4 Leadership Lessons | Chris Winton

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Think back to your childhood: What did you want to be when you grew up? What dreams did you have for yourself? What did you envision your life looking...

251. Set Your Goals with 2020 Vision

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How do we lead people through fear? The answer, as simple as it may seem, is goals—but the right goals. If the purpose of a goal is to be appropriat...

250. How Billionaires Set Goals | Part 2

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Are you living a life by default or a life by design? Most people go through their lives by default: They wake up, check email, show up to the office,...

249. How Billionaires Set Goals | Part 1

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever find yourself going through the motions? Operating as if you’re on auto-pilot? Sometimes we get so used to the way things are that we fo...

248. Shorten the Distance with Fierce Conversations

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While we’ve all been forced to change the way we work and get things done, there’s one thing that hasn’t changed — the need to have conversati...

247. Ryan Daniel Moran | 12 Months to $1 Million

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you think you could turn your life around in just 12 months? Every single one of us is constantly looking up, imagining a future, and asking oursel...

246. Keith Cunningham | How Business Owners Should Think During a Crisis

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Are you holding on too tightly to the way things used to be? With all that is going on today, there is so much uncertainty. A marked lack of clarity. ...

245. Q & Jay | How to Achieve Goals in Uncertain Times

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Are your goals still achievable? Do they still matter? With all that’s going on in the world, people are really struggling with having a relationshi...

244. Your New Year Starts Now Because People Like Us Don’t Wait

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to 2020 2.0: The new version of your year you weren’t expecting. So many people out there are throwing in the towel on this year and calling...

243. Mike Michalowicz | Fix This Next

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you could only choose one of the needs of your business to meet, which would you choose? Humans have a hierarchy of needs. It starts with psycholog...

242. Former Navy Seal Mark Divine | Realizing Your Potential & Staring Down the Wolf

11 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When you’re looking to achieve something extraordinary, you have to unlock the potential that lies within you. So many of us struggle with this. We ...

241. Using The ONE Thing to Lead in a Crisis

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It should be obvious by now: This is not business as usual. This is business like we’ve never seen it before. As leaders, we’re required to lead o...

240. Patrick Sweeney on Turning Fear into Fuel During Challenging Times

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With everything that’s going on in the world, every single one of us is dealing with ONE Thing: fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of what’s going to...

239. How to Pivot to Your New ONE Thing

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How are you adapting in these unprecedented times? The path of living The ONE Thing is relatively simple: you identify Your ONE Thing, you time block ...

238. Q & Jay | How to Stay Positive & ProduKtive™ in the Midst of Uncertainty

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With everything that’s happening right now with COVID-19, we know that you have questions. So, we’re going to experiment with a new format in whic...

237. Losing 100 Pounds & Eliminating $551K in Debt – ONE Habit at a Time

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The path to getting everything you want starts with getting one thing at a time. But there are so many things that we want in our lives, and when we v...

236. ONE Thing to Put Your Profit First

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Why did you get into business in the first place? Most of us start businesses or aspire to start businesses because we want financial freedom and flex...

Bonus. Time Sensitive: Whats at stake when you form the wrong habits

03 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Time is running out. It's time to make a decision on the habit you will form that will help you make it through this challenging time and come out the...

Bonus. SPECIAL | Form Habits by Design Not By Default

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We know our lives have been disrupted by COVID-19. The goals we set and the way we worked has completely shifted.  What you may not realize is that y...

235. You’re Only ONE Habit Away from Extraordinary Results

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you knew what Your ONE Thing was, wouldn’t it make sense to make it a habit? Forming habits is more than just behavior change — It’s about ge...

234. What You Can Do When You Don’t Know What to Do

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How can we build an even stronger sense of community around The ONE Thing? With everything that is going on in the world with the coronavirus, many of...

Bonus. SPECIAL – A message from Gary Keller

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While much of our normal rhythms have been disrupted, we plan to release additional episodes to help you gain a sense of clarity, control, and communi...

233. Purpose, Priority, Productivity, Extraordinary | Tricia & Daron Brouwers

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I want you to imagine an iceberg. If you’re like most people, you probably imagine this big piece of ice coming out of the sea, but that’s just th...

232. Changing Your Company’s Culture Starts with ONE Person | Ed Nottingham

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever found yourself wondering how you can get others to start living The ONE Thing? Whether it would be possible for your company to start re...

231. Time Blocking | A New Model for Your Time

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How is it that, when we all have the same amount of time, some of us achieve extraordinary things while others are simply ordinary? Everybody knows ho...

230. How to Stop Spending Your Time and Start Investing It!

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever felt just... overwhelmed? Like there was just so much on your plate that you genuinely couldn’t see how you could get it all done? It’...

229. How ONE Dad & His Kids Live The ONE Thing Models | P.J. Mellana

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Getting tired of putting in hours of work without seeing the results you want? We all feel overwhelmed sometimes. Work, hobbies, side projects, family...

228. Accountability from a 5-Year-Old | Form A Power Habit Today with Tim Beverlin

10 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you wish there was someone in your world willing to hold you accountable?  Most of us want someone in our life who has a vision of what’s possib...

227. Dave Hollis | How to Get Out of Your Own Way

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Are you the goal setter in your relationship? Over the past few years, we’ve noticed a common challenge at our Couples Goal Setting Retreats: in mos...

226. How to Own Your Attention So You Can Build Better Habits | Anthony Ongaro

27 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Who is winning in the fight for your attention? Our attention is incredibly valuable — but the smartest designers in the world are creating applicat...

225. Why 66 Days Can Transform Your Year

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you want to live a life by design? Well, we don’t decide our future — we decide our habits and our habits decide our future. That’s why our O...

224. Don’t Fall Behind, Front Load Your Priorities | A New Way to View Time & Have a Relationship With Your Goals

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you consider yourself to be a goal setter? Most people do, and every new year, people set goals in droves, but they struggle to have a relationship...

223. Habits & Sobriety | with Grace Vroom

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to change your life, you have to get honest with yourself. What’s working? What isn’t working? Who’s bringing you forward and who’...

222. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones | James Clear

30 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If habits decide your future and you decide your habits, what are the habits you can acquire today that will help you create your ideal future? We wan...

221. Common Myths About Forming Habits

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know everything that you need to know about forming a habit? More than 20,000 people have downloaded the 66-Day Calendar from the1thing.com and...

220. How to Use The ONE Thing in Sales

16 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What does it look like to see The ONE Thing become part of the culture of an organization? The answer is different depending on what your organization...

219. How to Become the Leader you Would Follow | Scott Miller – FranklinCovey

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is the purpose of a goal? Most of us are taught that the purpose of a goal is to achieve a certain result. But Gary Keller says that the purpose ...

218. A Simple Way to Build Your Business ONE Relationship At a Time

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up, we all hear that it’s better to give than receive — and this is especially true when it comes to business relationships — but do yo...

217. How to Be More Present in Your Life | An Unconventional Approach to Modern Mindfulness

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When the smartest people in the world are designing apps to capture your attention, how do you choose mindfulness? It’s not a secret that we live in...

216. Debt-Free Degree | Get Your Kids Through College Without Student Loans

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you usually start your year with a financial goal? Most people do, whether that’s saving more money, getting on a budget, or increasing their net...

215. Why Progress Is More Important Than Perfection When Setting Goals as a Couple

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Who is supporting you in achieving your goals? A lot of us are struggling with this silently, but few of us are willing to stand up and ask for help. ...

214. Why a Team Goal Setting Retreat Brings Clarity & Alignment

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you think of goal setting as something you do alone? Most of us, if we were taught how to set goals at all, were just taught tactics like using a c...

213. Find Your Lead Domino | Ed McFarland

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As you’ve gone down your path towards living The ONE Thing, have you ever found yourself struggling to identify where to start? A lot of us experien...

212. Unintended Consequences of Setting Goals Looking Forward | Clay Clark

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever worked hard day in and day out, week after week, only to find yourself wondering why you’re even doing what you’re doing? Sometimes ...

211. ONE Year After Setting Goals Together, This Happened | Jake & Alyx Dreyfuss

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

No one succeeds alone — yet, most people try to. One of the biggest mistakes we see people making is that they set goals by themselves, and then the...

210. ONE Thing to Grow Together as a Couple | Kaelyn Loes & Brent Wallace

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When you set your goals, are you doing it by yourself or with your significant other? When we’re not aligned with the people who are most important ...

209. Proven Practices for Setting Goals as a Couple

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What were you taught about setting goals as a kid? If we’re taught anything, we’re usually taught to set goals around New Year’s. But now, as we...

208. Strengthening Your Family With The ONE Thing | Brock & Angie Nyborg

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Where are you on the journey of TIME? We start by treading to keep our heads above water. Then we start implementing some of the systems, followed by ...

207. Think Big, Go Small, Trust the Dominos Will Fall | Chris Hofmann

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The ONE Thing is about the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results — but anyone who has tried knows that simple doesn’t mean easy. ...

206.ONE Thing to Overcome Overwhelm | Tiffany Cavegn

09 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you feel overwhelmed? We live in a fast-paced world with a lot of expectations, and as a result, it’s easy to fall into the trap of overwhelm —...

205. A Journey to Asking ProduKtive™ Questions

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are you on the road to mastery? It doesn’t matter what we endeavor to master – but if we want to live a life with extraordinary results, we have t...

204. BONUS | Choose What You Will Master Wisely

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever found that the principles we discuss in this show and in the book sound easy – but then, in practice, end up being really difficult to...

203. Accountability Series (Part 3) – Why a Coach Can Change Everything

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to have accountability in your life? Because there are different levels of accountability. We can hold ourselves accountable by usin...

202. Accountability Series (Part 2) – Coaching People to Their Possibilities | Gene Rivers

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Does your organization have a culture of accountability? In the last episode, Abe Shreve taught us that one of the critical mistakes that many busines...

201. Accountability Series (Part 1) – 3 Critical Mistakes of Business Growth

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are you accountable – to yourself and other people? We all want accountability in our lives, in one way or another, but developing habits around acc...

200. Choosing Your Mindset After You’ve Achieved a BIG Goal

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

200 episodes is a major milestone for us, in no small part because of the tremendous support and feedback we’ve received from all of you.  To show ...

199. Having a Great Career Starts with Purpose & Planning | Dr. Cindy McGovern

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine you are on an airplane and, along the way, it starts to deviate just a few degrees off course – if the plane does not correct course over th...

198. The Habit that Cost $100MM to Learn and Why It Was Worth It (Part 2) – Keith Cunningham

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have a habit of taking time to ask yourself big questions? In the last episode, we learned about how Keith Cunningham lost $100MM dollars – a...

197. The Habit that Cost $100MM to Learn and Why It Was Worth It (Part 1) – Keith Cunningham

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know what it’s like to be so busy taking action that it feels like you don’t have time to slow down and create a plan? We all feel this way...

196. The ONE Thing for Managing Grief | Casey Belgard

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This show is often very inspiring, motivational, and simple, but life isn’t always that way – and sometimes things happen that rock you to our co...

195. Stop Apologizing for Your ONE Thing | Rachel Hollis

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever feel guilty because you’re not perfectly prioritizing Your ONE Thing, or because you’re not as successful as you’d like to be? We ha...

194. Demystifying What It Means to Live The ONE Thing | Kaelyn Loes

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What does it actually mean to live The ONE Thing? Sometimes we have an idea of what we think it means to live The ONE Thing at the highest level. We s...

193. Find Your Focus, Cut Your Stress | Jay Papasan

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Around this time of year, things can start to get a little crazy. We all start the year with certain goals, but life often throws us these curveballs ...

192. The Gift of Struggle | Life-Changing Lessons About Leading

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When you think of the word “struggle,” what comes to mind? Many of us think of struggle as something negative, and it’s not a great feeling when...

191. Press RESET to Transform Your Health | Laurie Roth

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How is your health right now? For many of us, The ONE Thing is our health – or it should be. We get so busy and stuck in the day-to-day that we oft...

190. Landing Your Dream Opportunity Through Powerful Relationships | Ken Coleman

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Everything you want in your career comes down to ONE thing – the relationships that you have. So when we neglect our relationships, we are limiting ...

189. The ONE Thing for Teams (Part 2)

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How do you bring change into an organization? The truth is, we don’t have to be in the C-suite of our organizations to spark change, or to even be a...

188. The ONE Thing for Teams (Part 1)

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It’s relatively easy for an individual to start practicing The ONE Thing in their daily lives... but how do you scale The ONE Thing throughout an or...

187. The Gratitude Habit | John Israel

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Have you taken any time to be grateful today? When we think about forming power habits, we often think about doing something that will improve our pro...

186. How ONE Working Mom Changed Her Life | Casey Gocel

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever felt like you desperately want your situation to change... but no matter how hard you work, you just feel like you’re drowning? There ...

185. How The Miracle Equation & The ONE Thing Work Together

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever struggle living the principles of The ONE Thing? We know that there’s a surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results – but s...

184. Making a Living or Making a Life? How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success | Brian Scudamore

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are you living a life by default or by design? Many of us are living a life by default. We wake up, check social media, react to what we see, head int...

183. Everyday Millionaires | Chris Hogan

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What would your life look like if you had the opportunity to sit down and interview 10,000 millionaires about their journey? If we all had guidance on...

Bonus: Behind the Curtain Following Our Path of Mastery

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to live the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results, you must make three commitments: Follow the Path of Mastery Move fro...

182. How Billionaires Set Goals (Part 2)

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are your priorities today aligned with your five-year goals? If we aren’t taking steps towards our someday goals every single day, we’re probably ...

181. How Billionaires Set Goals (Part 1)

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are you living a life by default or are you living a life by design? Most of us are living a life by default. We wake up, take action, experience some...

180. ONE Thing to Manage Stress & Overwhelm | Craig Ballantyne

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when your actions aren’t aligned with your goals? When we are focusing on our ONE thing, it’s not like the rest of the world stops. T...

179. How a Promise Can Make Your ONE Thing Stick | Alex Sheen

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever scheduled time for your most important work? Chances are, all of us has done this at least once. But do you regularly time block and the...

178. What To Do When Your ONE Thing Changes | Ryan Lee

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

So you have clarity on what your ONE thing is – but what do you do if you have more than ONE thing, or if your ONE thing changes? How do we know if ...

177. Losing 50 Pounds in 5 Months | Habits & the 411 with Chris LaGarde

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You’re listening to this podcast... but are you living The ONE Thing? Our guest read the book early on, started listening to the podcast, and achiev...

176. Holding Weekly 411's with Your Team and Yourself | Claire Bohne

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is the ONE thing that will make everything else easier or unnecessary, in every area of your life? In this episode, we sit down with someone who ...

175. The Surprising Power of Mastering the Fundamentals with the 411

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What does football have to do with the 411? Well back in 1960, the Packers made it to the NFL Championship, had a lead the whole game, and then lost t...

174. How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation | Dan Schawbel

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How do you show up as a better leader, and how do you do it in a world that’s constantly distracting us? Technology has changed our lives in profoun...

173. Getting on the Same Page with Money | A Couples Goal Setting Retreat Case Study

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have a New Year’s Resolution about your health, organization, or money? There’s a good chance you do because, statistically, these are the ...

172. Increase Your Impact with The ONE Thing | Wyatt Graves

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Have you started implementing the principles of The ONE Thing in your life? It’s surprisingly simple... but it’s not easy. We’ve spoken with tho...

171. Resolutions vs. Habits | Why ONE is Better Than the Other

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Half of all Americans make New Year’s resolutions each year – but how many succeed? According to a study conducted by the University of Scranton a...

170. It’s Time for Your Goal Setting Retreat

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Think back to five years ago. What did you desperately want in your life? And have you achieved those goals yet? Gary Keller says that we can be anywh...

169. What Stops Entrepreneurs from Achieving Extraordinary Growth & Succeeding Through Others

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Do you want to build an empire? Everything that’s required to achieve extraordinary results and, ultimately, build an empire is surprisingly simple ...

168. Missing Work-Life Balance? Make it ONE of Your Goals!

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are you spending too much time working in pursuit of freedom? Gary Keller says you can be anywhere you want in the next five years... and if this is t...

167. How Hidden Networks Can Transform Your Life and Your Career | David Burkus

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are you in relationships with the right people, and are you being intentional about investing in the relationships that matter most? We’ve said it b...

166. How L'Occitane Brought The ONE Thing to Their Organization

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Do you want to live the principles of The ONE Thing not only in your personal life, but in your organization too? Sometimes we doubt whether we’ll g...

165. Time Blocking for Rapid Business Growth | with Matthew Pollard

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever feel like you’re putting in a lot of hard work to achieve extraordinary results in your business or in you role, day in and day out, but...

164. Growing Your Business by Focusing on Your 20% | Chris Suarez

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

At the end of the day, do you feel fulfilled and content? Imagine working hard to scale your business and having the first year where you net a millio...

163. How To Host Your Own Goal Setting Retreat | Jay Papasan & Wendy Papasan

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Consider the things that you want to accomplish in your life... is it possible for you to achieve those things alone? Achieving all of our goals requi...

162. Setting Goals as a Couple | You Can Be Anywhere You Want in the Next 5 Years

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What were the things you really wanted out of life five years ago... and do you have them today? For many of us, the answer is no. But why? Most of us...

161. Discover If You're Accidentally Diminishing the Talent Around You | Liz Wiseman

08 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are you multiplying or diminishing the people around you? After we released episode 145 with Liz Wiseman, author of New York Times bestseller Multipli...

160. Avoiding 3 Critical Mistakes of Business Growth | Abe Shreve

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Why is it that the majority of businesses fail? We see this all the time with, whether it's our members or the people that we do trainings with at a c...

159. How to Set Goals With Your Significant Other if They're Not a Goal Setter | Jake & Alyx Dreyfuss

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When you’re setting goals, do you ask yourself who in your life directly contributes to whether or not you achieve that goal? No one succeeds alone ...

158. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones | James Clear

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If habits decide your future and you decide your habits, what are the habits you can acquire today that will help you create your ideal future? We wan...

158. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones | James Clear

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If habits decide your future and you decide your habits, what are the habits you can acquire today that will help you create your ideal future? We wan...