Tag: The One Thing

Happiness

The Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Chris Labs

Ware spent many years caring for those facing their own mortality. When she questioned the dying about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, Bronnie found that common themes surfaced again and again. The five most common were these: I wish that I’d let myself be happierToo late they realized happiness is a choice I wish I’d stayed in touch with my friendsToo often they failed to give them the time and effort they deserved I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelingsToo frequently shut mouths and shuttered feelings weighed too heavy to handle I … Continue reading The Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Learnings

The battle is between two wolves inside of us…

Chris Labs

One is Fear. It carries anxiety, concern, uncertainty, hesitancy, indecision and inaction. The other is Faith. It brings calm, conviction, confidence, enthusiasm, decisiveness, excitement and action. The grandson thought about it for a moment and then meekly asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?” The old Cherokee replied, “The one you feed.” -The One Thing, p.211 Continue reading The battle is between two wolves inside of us…

Learnings

Are you doing this to simply do the best you can do, or are you doing this to do it the best it can be done?

Chris Labs

HIghly productive people don’t accept the limitations of their natural approach as the final word on their success. When they hit a ceiling of achievement, they look for new models and systems, better ways to do things to push them through. […] A different result requires doing something different. Too many people reach a level where their performance is “good enough” and then stop working on getting better. -The One Thing, p.179 Continue reading Are you doing this to simply do the best you can do, or are you doing this to do it the best it can be done?

Being CEO

Watch out: Are you on a Maker’s Schedule or on a Manager’s Schedule? What about your employees?

Chris Labs

“Maker” time requires large blocks of the clock to write code, develop ideas, generate leads, recruit people, produce products, or execute on projects and plans. This time tends to be viewed in half-day increments. “Manager time”, on the other hand, gets divided into hours. This time typically has one moving from meeting to meeting, and because those who oversee or direct tend to have power and authority, “they are in a position to make everyone resonate at their frequency.” This can create a huge conflict if those needing maker time are pulled into meetings at odd hours, destroying the very … Continue reading Watch out: Are you on a Maker’s Schedule or on a Manager’s Schedule? What about your employees?

Learnings

In your work, you should give disproportionate time to your One Thing

Chris Labs

View work as involving a skill or knowledge that must be mastered. This will cause youto give disproportionate time to your One Thing and will throw the rest of your work day, week, month, and year continually out of balance. Your work life is divided into two distinct areas – what matters most and everything else. You will have to take what matters to the extremes and be okay with what happens to the rest. Professional success requires it. -The One Thing, p.83 Continue reading In your work, you should give disproportionate time to your One Thing