Harnessing the Power of Influence with Brian Smith

There’s a common phrase that gets thrown around when it comes to teamwork: “There’s no ‘I’ in ‘Team.’” But every team is made up of individuals—when we lose sight of that, the whole team suffers.

Teams need to be able to work together as a whole, but we can’t forget to address the individual influences and strengths that each person brings to the team. And each team, or even the entire company, can be viewed as a single “individual.” That’s the thesis that Brian and Mary Smith put forth.

Brian is the founder and senior managing partner of IA Business Advisors, a management consulting firm that has worked with more than 18 thousand CEOs, entrepreneurs, managers, and employees worldwide. Together with his daughter Mary, they’ve authored the book Individual Influence: Find the “I” in Team. We have a conversation about positive influence and making a difference in your organization and the people around you.

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If you want to learn how to improve and manage your influence, pick up Individual Influence.

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Hiring is challenging — but there’s one place you can go that makes is simple.

If you’ve ever had to hire a new person, you know how difficult and time-consuming hiring can be — and you know this is a perfect task to delegate so that you can spend more time focusing on Your ONE Thing. ZipRecruiter will go out and find the candidates for you, and 4/5 businesses find a quality candidate within the first day.

You can try ZipRecruiter for free by going to ZipRecruiter.com/ONEthing.

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August 29, 2022

Behind Every Visionary CEO is a Great 2nd-In-Command with Richard Shaull of Unleashed

What if you could free up 30 hours in your work—all while helping your business reach new revenue heights?

Many entrepreneurs know what it’s like to feel constantly busy, putting out fires, and only able to work on the things directly in front of them rather than the work that matters most.

Richard Shaull is the co-founder and CEO of Unleashed, where he helps entrepreneurs focus on finding a 2nd-In-Command to take that busy work off their plate and allow them to get to that incredibly important work. They believe that every great visionary needs a great operations counterpart and that by pairing the right people you can unleash their full potential. We discuss why every CEO needs a great 2nd-In-Command, how to find the right person for you, and how to identify if you might make a good 2nd-In-Command yourself.

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If you’re a CEO looking to find a 2nd-In-Command, or you think you’d make a great 2nd-In-Command, visit Unleashed.ceo to find all of their free resources.

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Imagine if you could streamline all of the routine tasks that take up so much time.

If you’re trying to grow your business, you’re probably using several tools and apps to help you. But they can also be a time suck. That’s where Zapier comes in. It makes it easy to connect your apps, automate tasks, and streamline your processes—freeing up your time to focus on what matters most.

Try Zapier for free today at zapier.com/one.

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August 22, 2022

Making the Best Staff Choices with Kurt Wilkin of HireBetter and Who’s Your Mike?

You can’t build a business on your own. And as you grow, the people who helped you build may no longer be a good fit for their role—or for the growth and direction of the company. So how do you handle these employees? And how do you hire for the future?

Kurt Wilkin is the co-founder of Hire Better, an award-winning agency based in Austin, Texas, and the author of Who’s Your Mike?: A No-Bullshit Guide to the People You’ll Meet on Your Entrepreneurial Journey. We talk about who those people are, and more importantly, how to handle the transitions as your organization grows.

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Learn all about “Mike” and the different employee archetypes in your company in Kurt Wilkin’s book, Who’s Your Mike?

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What if you could learn a skill from one of the best?

With Masterclass, you get truly immersive learning experiences taught by masters at the top of their field. The best part: You can learn from the best minds anytime, anywhere. You can learn at your own pace and revisit whenever you need. That thing you’ve always wanted to do is closer than you think.

Get unlimited access to everything at masterclass.com/one and get 15% off an annual membership. 

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Hiring is challenging — but you don’t have to do it all by yourself!

 

If you’ve ever had to hire a new person, you know how difficult and time-consuming hiring can be — and you know this is a perfect task to delegate so that you can spend more time focusing on Your ONE Thing. ZipRecruiter will go out and find the candidates for you, and 4/5 businesses find a quality candidate within the first day.

 

You can try ZipRecruiter for free by going to ZipRecruiter.com/ONEthing.

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August 15, 2022

Achieving Promotable Productivity with Linda Babcock and Brenda Peyser of The No Club

One of the four thieves of productivity is the inability to say ‘no.’

Whether it’s a deeply-rooted habit, a desire to avoid disappointing others, or the (often false) belief that saying ‘yes’ will make you look good as an employee, this is a trap that is too easy to fall for. But saying ‘yes’ to too many things can easily push out your own priorities.

Linda Babcock and Brenda Peyser are the authors of “The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work.” They are going to share how everyone, women in particular, can get comfortable with saying ‘no’ to the work that doesn’t push their career forward while still ensuring that important work gets done.

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If you want to sharpen the skill of saying ‘no,’ visit thenoclub.com where you can purchase the book, learn to start your own club, and more.

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Ensuring your team uses the same consistent brand language is an important part of marketing your business.

It can be a challenge to get everyone on the same page, though. That’s where TextExpander comes in. It can ensure your team’s communication is consistent, current, and accurate. It also allows them to communicate faster so that they can focus on what’s most important.

Visit TextExpander.com/podcast to learn more and get 20% off your first year.

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Is health your ONE Thing?

The key to making healthy habits that stick is making them as simple as possible. Athletic Greens makes healthy choices easy by providing all of the vitamins and supplements you need in one delicious package. It can improve your sleep, energy, mental clarity, and more.

Get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D and five free travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/one.

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August 8, 2022

Summiting Your Goals One Step at a Time with Colin O’Brady of The 12-Hour Walk

Climbing Mt. Everest. To some it seems impossible—and yet many have managed this amazing feat of human endurance. What is it that gives someone the drive to achieve the unimaginable?

One of the biggest challenges in achieving our goals is the internal belief that it is possible. In order to set big goals and have the motivation to keep pushing towards them, we have to be able to rewrite the negative beliefs that are holding us back and adopt a possible mindset.

Colin O’Brady has achieved some incredible things in his life, breaking multiple world records and achieving the seemingly impossible. He’s going to walk us through how you can experience extraordinary success yourself and how to avoid the common pitfalls that come along with that process.

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If you’re interested in building your own Possible Mindset and taking on the 12-Hour Walk, visit 12hourwalk.com.

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Ensuring your team uses the same consistent brand language is an important part of marketing your business.

It can be a challenge to get everyone on the same page, though. That’s where TextExpander comes in. It can ensure your team’s communication is consistent, current, and accurate. It also allows them to communicate faster so that they can focus on what’s most important.

Visit TextExpander.com/podcast to learn more and get 20% off your first year.

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Perfect nutrition for peak performance or better health takes a lot of mental energy and time.

Unless you let someone else do the hard part for you. Athletic Greens is an incredibly comprehensive and nutritional beverage. The all-in-one superfood is delicious and easily fits into your daily routine. A single scoop contains 75 essential vitamins, minerals, and whole-food sourced ingredients to support your immunity, gut health, aging, and energy in a way that’s lifestyle friendly, so whether you’re keto, Paleo, or gluten-free, Athletic Greens has got you covered.

Go to athetlicgreens.com/one to claim a one year supply of vitamin D and five travel packs for free.

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August 1, 2022

Protecting Your Summer Vacation with Brooke Layman

We all need a little vacation once in a while. But if that’s the case—and it is!—why do we often find it so hard to make time for those getaways?

Many of us are afraid of what will happen if we stop working that we don’t allow ourselves to take the time off we need to rest and recharge. And if we do manage to take that time, we don’t unplug enough to really fulfill the goal of the vacation in the first place.

Brooke Layman is going to break down why taking vacation time is so important, and more importantly, how you can protect your time to take that vacation and get the most out of it.

THE ONE THING TO IMPLEMENT FROM THIS EPISODE

If you’re looking to get the most out of your time—including your vacation—visit the1thing.com/free-resources to get our free guides to living The ONE Thing in your life.

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Imagine if you could streamline all of the routine tasks that take up so much time.

If you’re trying to grow your business, you’re probably using several tools and apps to help you. But they can also be a time suck. That’s where Zapier comes in. It makes it easy to connect your apps, automate tasks, and streamline your processes—freeing up your time to focus on what matters most.

Try Zapier for free today at zapier.com/one.

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Is health your ONE Thing?

The key to making healthy habits that stick is making them as simple as possible. Athletic Greens makes healthy choices easy by providing all of the vitamins and supplements you need in one delicious package. It can improve your sleep, energy, mental clarity, and more.

Get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D and five free travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/one.

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July 25, 2022