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Jumpstart your Reading Skills in a Webinar with Jay Papasan and Ryan Holiday

When it comes to using the principles of The ONE Thing to improve the different areas of your life, the options are numerous. Just for starters, you may have determined what ONE Thing makes everything else easier or unnecessary for your personal life, for your business, or for your health.

Are You Feeling Lucky? How Successful Entrepreneurs View Luck

What is luck anyway? Timing? Good fortune? Opportunity, seasoned with hard work and preparation? A form a self-delusion that absolves us of responsibility? Ask a successful entrepreneur and you’re likely to hear any and all of the above. This year, I’ve been following the NPR podcast, How I Built This

The First Family: How U.S. Presidents Balance Work and Family

Sometimes juggling work and family life can be a challenge. As we point out in The ONE Thing, the idea of work-life balance is a myth. It’s really a matter of prioritizing and counterbalancing between life and work priorities, which will naturally mean things are often out of balance. However,

How Louis Braille’s ONE Thing Changed the World

As the next nod in our All Things ONE series we’re connecting the dots between ONE person who spent his entire life focused on ONE Thing – and it changed the world. Louis Braille wasn’t born blind, but an accident while playing in his dad’s workshop took his eyesight at

Relationships Worth Keying In On This November

December is intruding on November’s territory way too soon this year. (Did anyone see that ridiculous Home Depot commercial the day after Halloween?) And while it might be tempting to spend time indulging in some holiday tunes and treats, it’s important give this month and its special holiday the attention

Happiness is a Skill: Here are 10 Ways to Get More of It!

Pop quiz time. Is happiness an inherent trait you’re born with or a learned skill? The answer is both. While our genes may provide a baseline for how happy we feel, our overall sense of happiness is not just an innate personality trait. It’s also a skill that can be

Business Success Series, Part 4: Natasha Case

The fourth segment of our Business Success Series coincidentally coincides with Ice Cream Day. For us, this means it’s the perfect reason to shed some light on an industry that generates over $10 billion in annual sales. Surprisingly, ice cream itself isn’t the main attraction for many consumers. Today, it

Learn How to Incorporate Positive Habits into your Life with Lewis Howes

We often set goals intended to improve our lives, but what do we need to do to truly transform them? Thanks to the next installment of The ONE Thing webinar series set to take place on Wednesday, October 28th, we’ll have a better idea of where to start. Jay Papasan

Learn to Make Better Decisions with Jay Papasan and Billy Murphy

This month, The One Thing author Jay Papasan will be continuing his free webinar series with special guest Billy Murphy. As a former professional poker player turned business authority, Billy will discuss with Jay how you can minimize risk in your business in a few easy steps. Every business

The Who’s Who of Health in 2013

In recent years there has been a significant shift in health awareness. We now understand the dangers of obesity, which affects 18% of children and 35.7% of adults. There has been a movement to forgo processed, microwave meals for fresh fruits, vegetables and meats. And, stress has been revealed as