The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth about Extraordinary Results Hardcover – 1 April 2013
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What's your ONE thing?
People are using this simple, powerful concept to focus on what matters most in their personal and work lives. Companies are helping their employees be more productive with study groups, training, and coaching. Sales teams are boosting sales. Churches are conducting classes and recommending for their members.
By focusing their energy on one thing at a time people are living more rewarding lives by building their careers, strengthening their finances, losing weight and getting in shape, deepening their faith, and nurturing stronger marriages and personal relationships.
YOU WANT LESS. You want fewer distractions and less on your plate. The daily barrage of e-mails, texts, tweets, messages, and meetings distract you and stress you out. The simultaneous demands of work and family are taking a toll. And what's the cost? Second-rate work, missed deadlines, smaller paychecks, fewer promotions--and lots of stress.
AND YOU WANT MORE. You want more productivity from your work. More income for a better lifestyle. You want more satisfaction from life, and more time for yourself, your family, and your friends.
NOW YOU CAN HAVE BOTH ― LESS AND MORE. In The ONE Thing, you'll learn to:
- cut through the clutter
- achieve better results in less time
- build momentum toward your goal
- dial down the stress
- overcome that overwhelmed feeling
- revive your energy
- stay on track
- master what matters to you
The book has:
- Made on more than 575 appearances on national bestseller lists
- Been #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller, New York Times bestseller, and USA Today bestseller
- Been translated into 40 languages
- Won 12 book awards
- Voted Top 100 Business Book of All Time on Goodreads
The ONE Thing delivers extraordinary results in every area of your life--work, personal, family, and spiritual. WHAT'S YOUR ONE THING?
- Won 12 book awards
- Been translated into 40 languages
- Been #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller, New York Times bestseller, and USA Today bestseller
- Print length240 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBard Press
- Publication date1 April 2013
- Dimensions6.03 x 0.8 x 8.54 inches
- ISBN-109781885167774
- ISBN-13978-1885167774
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"Encouraging bones of advice worth gnawing on, but absent substantial meat to sink your teeth into." ― Kirkus Reviews
"It kind of hit home for me [...] that when you wake up in the morning, you put your focus on this one thing of what you want to accomplish during the day, which seems like a no-brainer." ― Maria Sharapova, World #1 Womens Tennis Association
"The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan is an easy to read but profound book that helped me to focus on keeping the main thing the main thing in all areas of my life." ― Brandon Turner, Author and Podcast Co-Host
About the Author
Gary Keller is executive chairman of both kwx, a holding company that represents the collection of all Keller Williams affiliates and subsidiaries, and of Keller Williams Realty, Inc. Several of his books have been bestsellers, and held positions on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal lists. Collectively his titles have sold more than 5.4 million copies worldwide.
Before Jay Papasan co-authored the bestselling Millionaire Real Estate series with Gary Keller, he worked as an editor at Harper Collins Publishers. There he worked on such best-selling books as Body-for-Life by Bill Phillips and Go for the Goal by Mia Hamm. Jay is a keynote speaker, and co-owns a successful real estate team affiliated with Keller Williams Realty with his wife Wendy in Austin, TX.
Product details
- ASIN : 1885167776
- Publisher : Bard Press; 1st edition (1 April 2013)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 240 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9781885167774
- ISBN-13 : 978-1885167774
- Dimensions : 6.03 x 0.8 x 8.54 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: 2,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 85 in Business Management
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- Reviewed in Singapore on 25 October 2024Verified PurchaseI received the book yesterday and it’s definitely not a new item; the covered is damaged and dirty all over the entire covered of the book.
That’s very disappointed because I paid for a new article, obviously I received an item which has been used and is not new.
The content of the book is great, therefore I give only 3 stars because of the condition of the item, not because of the book itself.
3.0 out of 5 starsI received the book yesterday and it’s definitely not a new item; the covered is damaged and dirty all over the entire covered of the book.Delivered item not a new article as per purchase
Reviewed in Singapore on 25 October 2024
That’s very disappointed because I paid for a new article, obviously I received an item which has been used and is not new.
The content of the book is great, therefore I give only 3 stars because of the condition of the item, not because of the book itself.
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- Darrell A PriceReviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 November 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THE BOOK
Verified PurchaseMany people have wrote great reviews for this book and i only usually buy books on a high number of good reviews & ratings & rarely write reviews so i had high expectations of this book when it arrived (earlier than predicted as well). Started to just flick through the beginning but within 5 minutes i could not put it down and was looking for a pen to underline the great points in it.
Every chapter throughout the book makes some brilliant points and are easy to do, i especially like the 'Big Ideas' at end of each chapter but to me the very best part is Section 3 Extraordinary Results this just blew me away and have this last week started to use it to clear the fog around a new project to get things prioritised.
I have been looking for 1 book that will help me focus because i do get distracted and drift off and this book is THE ONE i cannot put it down and am currently rereading it again and this will be my 'Go to' book to get the focus and clarity i need to be able to implement the ideas easily into every day life. JUST BUY IT it is worth every penny
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ErolKAPLANReviewed in Turkey on 31 December 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Harika bir kitap
Verified PurchaseHarika bir kitap, kesinlikle okunmalı. Mümkünse orijinal dilden (İngilizce) okunmalı. Çeviri aynı havayı koruyamayabiliyor.
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RezensentinReviewed in Germany on 19 July 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr empfehlenswert
Verified PurchaseDas Buch ist wirklich motivierend und empfehlenswert.
Zuerst das Wichtigste: Der Inhalt ist hilfreich, auf den Punkt gebracht und fesselnd geschrieben. Selbst Menschen, die nicht zum ersten Mal ein Selbsthilfebuch/einen success Ratgeber lesen, bietet The One Thing neue Erkenntnisse und einen ganz besonderen Motivationsschub.
Die Details: Die Aufmachung, die Struktur des Buches, die Äußerlichkeiten, selbst das Papier-hier stimmt alles. Jedes Kapitel beginnt mit einem kurzen beflügelnden Zitat. Wichtige Sätze hat der Autor sogar selbst unterstrichen. Es gibt Zeichnungen und Illustrationen. Vieles ist mit interessanten Beispielen/wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen begründet. Dies vermittelt ein ganz angenehmes Gefühl, fast ein bisschen als ob man ein Erfolgslehrbuch liest.
Die Besonderheiten: Das Buch ist sehr ,,amerikanisch''. Wisst ihr was ich meine? Der Autor neigt an manchen Stellen zu Übertreibungen, der amerikanische Traum schimmert hinter den Aussagen hindurch. Alles ist big, alles ist extrem, uhh.... Dies stört mich oft grundsätzlich, denn Übertreibungen vermitteln nicht den Eindruck von Kompetenz, sondern führen höchstens dazu, den Menschen nicht ernst zu nehmen. Aber hier ist es anders. Das Buch ist so geschickt geschrieben, dass man gern weiter liest, obwohl man gerade an einer Übertreibung gestolpert ist. Selbstverständlichkeiten werden auch gut neu gesagt. Kein Buch kann ein geheimes Erfolgsrezept enthüllen, denn wir alle wissen, was am Wichtigsten für den Erfolg ist. Aber wenige sind die Bücher, die die Basics so schreiben, dass man sie verinnerlicht und den Willen findet, sie zu praktizieren.
Ich mag das Buch und zähle es zu meinen Favoriten für 2020. Ich stimme dem Autor nicht zu 100% in allen Punkten zu, aber hab trotzdem das Wichtigste für mich gespeichert und werde es für meine Weiterentwicklung nutzen.
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QuentinReviewed in Belgium on 22 February 2025
4.0 out of 5 stars Livre très intéressant, feuilles de qualité médium
Verified PurchaseLe livre est très intéressant. Le format est pratique pour le transporter et le lire. Les pages sont de qualité médium, mais j'imagine que le prix aurait flambé si elles avaient été de qualité premium.