The Twenty Percenter
Weekly advice for top business professionals.
The 4R Accountability Hack 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 guru W. Edwards …
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Show Me You Know Me 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 taken morning walks …
Getting Unstuck 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 path in a …
Goal Achievement & The 1-in-60 Rule 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 to reserve your …
How Much is Your Time Worth? 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 their time. On …
How to Add 45 Days to Your Year 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 his wife and …
The Networking NameDrop® Hack 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 to avoid clichés, …
How to Go On a News Diet 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, “No newis is …
The Broken Down Car Theory “The moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred… Unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.” — W. H. Murray The Broken Down Car Theory …
