The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results

by Gary Keller

In less than a decade we’d built a successful company with national and international ambitions, but all of a sudden things weren’t working out. For all the dedication and hard work, my life was in turmoil and it felt as if everything was crumbling around me.

“Do you know what you need to do to turn things around?”

Finding 14 people was clearly the most important thing I could do.

Where I’d had huge success, I had narrowed my concentration to one thing, and where my success varied, my focus had too.

If everyone has the same number of hours in a day, why do some people seem to get so much more done than others?

The answer is they make getting to the heart of things the heart of their approach. They go small.

“Going small” is ignoring all the things you could

and finding the things that matter most.

results are directly determined by how narrow you can make your focus.

Most people think just the opposite. They think big success is time consuming and complicated. As a result, their calendars and to-do lists become overloaded and overwhelming.

You need to be doing fewer things for more effect instead of doing more things with side effects.

Going small is a simple approach to extraordinary results, and it works.

So when you think about success, shoot for the moon.

Getting extraordinary results is all about creating a domino effect in your life.