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For me, the Focusing Question is a way of life. I use it to find my most leveraged priority, make the most out of my time, and get the biggest bang for my buck. Whenever the outcome absolutely matters, I ask it. I ask it when I wake up and start my day. I ask it when I get to work, and again when I get home. What’s the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary? And when I know the answer, I continue to ask it until I can see the connections and all my dominoes are lined up.
Here are some Focusing Questions to ask yourself. Say the category first, then state the question, add a time frame, and end by adding “such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?” For example: “For my job, what’s the ONE Thing I can do to ensure I hit my goals this week such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?” FOR MY SPIRITUAL LIFE … • What’s the ONE Thing I can do to help others … ? • What’s the ONE Thing I can do to improve my relationship with God … ? FOR MY PHYSICAL HEALTH … • What’s the ONE Thing I can do to
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• What’s the ONE Thing I can do to make our product the best … ? • What’s the ONE Thing I can do to make us more profitable … ? • What’s the ONE Thing I can do to improve our customer experience … ? FOR MY FINANCES … • What’s the ONE Thing I can do to increase my net worth … ? • What’s the ONE Thing I can do to improve my investment cash flow … ? • What’s the ONE Thing I can do to eliminate my credit card debt … ?
“Until my ONE Thing is done—everything else is a distraction.”
So if “What can I do to double sales in six months?” is a Great Question, how do you make it more powerful? Convert it to the Focusing Question: “What’s the ONE Thing I can do to double sales in six months such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?” Turning it into the Focusing Question goes to the heart of success by forcing you to identify what absolutely matters most and start there. Why?
Look for the better models and systems, the ways that can take you farther. Then adopt new thinking, new skills, and new relationships to help you put them into action. Become Purposeful during your time block, and unlock your potential.
One of the fastest ways to bring accountability to your life is to find an accountability partner. Accountability can come from a mentor, a peer or, in its highest form, a coach.
As effective as writing down your goals can be, simply sharing your progress toward your goals with someone regularly, even just a friend, makes you almost twice as effective. Accountability works.
Commit to be your best. Extraordinary results happen only when you give the best you have to become the best you can be at your most important
work. This is, in essence, the path to mastery—and because mastery takes time, it takes a commitment to achieve it. 2. Be purposeful about your ONE Thing. Move from “E” to “P.” Go on a quest for the models and systems that can take you the farthest. Don’t just settle for what comes naturally—be open to new thinking, new skills, and new relationships. If the path of mastery is a commitment to be your best, being purposeful is a commitment to adopt the best possible approach. 3. Take ownership of your outcomes. If extraordinary results are what you want, being a victim won’t work. Change
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The biggest lesson I’ve learned is that it helps to have a philosophy and an approach to managing my space.
