The Twenty Percenter
Weekly advice for top business professionals.
The Curious Case of the Nickel Coke | Vol. 111 August 09, 2024 “Wrong decisions are part of life. Being able to make them work anyway is one of the abilities of those who are successful.” — Warren Buffett The Curious Case of the Nickel Coke As a New York Mets fan, I brace myself …
The 4R Accountability Hack | Vol. 110 August 02, 2024 “More is missed by not looking than not knowing.” — Thomas McCrae, Medical School Axiom The 4R Accountability Hack We’ve all heard the leadership maxim “inspect what you expect.” Variations of the phrase have been attributed to personal development icon Paul J. Meyer, quality control …
Gall’s Law | Vol. 109 I need your help! Please take this 3-minute survey to tell us a little about yourself and what you like/dislike so we can make our content even more valuable to you. It’s just nine questions and two are optional! July 26, 2024 “A step backward, after making a wrong turn, …
Show Me You Know Me | Vol. 108 July 19, 2024 “The way that we express love to people through gift-giving is by reflecting who they are back to them, and also by showing them who we see them as.” – Helen Rosner Show Me You Know Me For years, my wife and I have …
Getting Unstuck | Vol. 107 July 12, 2024 “Sometimes, running into a wall does not mean you need to be strong enough to push through it, but wise enough to see that there is another way.” – Brianna Wiest Getting Unstuck Recently, a reader asked, “Have you ever been stuck on your personal or professional …
Goal Achievement & The 1-in-60 Rule | Vol. 106 PSA — The theme of this week’s newsletter is a mid-year check-in on your goals. We call it a RESET. At 3 pm CT on July 18, The ONE Thing team is hosting a free RESET Webinar. If a RESET sounds right for you, click here …
How Much is Your Time Worth? | Vol. 105 June 28, 2024 “Don’t hire to grow your business. Hire to buy back your time.” – Dan Martell How Much is Your Time Worth? How much for an hour of your time? Financial services company EmPower recently surveyed over 2,000 Americans on how much they value …
How to Add 45 Days to Your Year | Vol. 104 June 21, 2024 “An hour before 9 is worth 2 after 5.” — Ali Abdaal Last week, I interviewed Travis, a successful real estate agent outside of Pensacola, FL. Travis was juggling his growing professional success with his desire to spend more time with …
The Networking NameDrop® Hack | Vol. 103 June 14, 2024 “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke The Networking NameDrop® Hack I am often inadvertently clever or funny. Most often, I’m bungling a cliché. Dog got your tongue? Don’t have a sow. If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother. Since writers are taught …
How to Go On a News Diet | Vol. 102 June 07, 2024 “What you focus on expands.” –T. Harv Eker How to Go On a News Diet “No news is good news” may be more true today than ever before. The adage can trace its roots back to King James who in 1616 wrote, …
