“Begin early with meditation and prayer for spiritual energy; starting the day by connecting with your higher purpose aligns your thoughts and actions with a larger story.” – Gary Keller, The ONE Thing Gary Keller is without a doubt a very productive man. He got that...
A frazzled employee is a stressed out employee. A stressed out employee is an unhappy employee. And an unhappy employee is unlikely to be very excited to take on a new project or be very productive in the process. The cure? Research suggests employees should take more...
Relaxation Day isn’t about guilty pleasure, it’s about reenergizing our bodies and minds so that we can successfully pursue our goals. Pushing harder doesn’t make us more productive. Instead, when we try to get everything done but forget to take care of ourselves, we...
The whole point of a vacation is to relax and reenergize yourself, which is important not just for your own sanity, but to make you more productive when you’re back on the clock. For many people the act of planning a vacation can be a time-consuming endeavor that...
Have you ever noticed that when we’re in vacation mode, we tend to automatically institute the teachings of "The One Thing"? We apply focus to the areas of work and life that matter most, we prioritize more tightly and our productivity goes through the roof as we work...
Blocking your time may seem easy, but even after your calendar is penciled in, time can slip away from you. Why? They may not be obvious at first, but there are many time-busters that steal away minutes or even hours of your day and get in the way of productivity. To...
Along the road to your ONE Thing you’ll run into what we call the Productivity Thieves. One such thief is a work environment that doesn’t support your goals. When it comes to productivity, what surrounds you physically is just as important as the people you surround...
If you try and chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. Gary chose to open The ONE Thing with this Russian proverb because it perfectly sums up the core idea behind the book. It is a simple concept that people around the globe have acknowledged for centuries,...
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. We’ve all heard it, but have you ever taken a moment to really contemplate just how true it is? Before your willpower to keep reading gets smattered, know that there is hope if you’re suffering from battery drain. New research...