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Ep. 016: Jay Papasan on The ONE Thing That Matters Most in Business and Life

Jay Papasan on Gen X Amplified with Adrion Porter

Are you struggling with multitasking and prioritizing your most important projects – especially when it seems there are so many things to get done? Then you need to stop and focus on this particular episode, and our featured guest Jay Papasan, the co-author of The ONE Thing.

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Jay Papasan, is the Vice President of publishing and Executive Editor at KellerINK, the publishing arm of Keller Williams Realty. He is best known for co-writing with his mentor, Gary Keller, a few best-selling books, including The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, which became a New York Times best-seller.

But their most recent book, titled The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, has been a nothing short of a “game-changer.” Itis a New York Times best-seller and has also reached #1 on the Wall Street Journal business best-seller list.

In the book, Jay and Gary outline in great detail why everyone should identify that area of your life where you want to be extraordinary (that one thing), and FOCUS on it – before you simultaneously take on other tasks.

To me, this is such a groundbreaking book. I actually put it in the same category as other watershed publications such as Good to Great by Jim Collins, Tribes by Seth Godin, and Simon Sinek’s Start With Why.

During this value-packed episode of Gen X Amplified, Jay and I discuss his overall journey to becoming an author, the importance of “focus” as a leader, and why The ONE Thing is resonating with so many, even outside of the business world. This book is definitely a must-read, especially for Gen Xers with all of the opportunities and obligations we have during this power phase of our lives.

Jay’s Personal Theme Song

  • “Sabotage” by the Beastie Boys

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Adrion Porter is a keynote speaker, LinkedIn Top Voice, founder of Mid-Career Mastery®, and creator of The Magical Middle — a movement helping professionals in the middle of their career get unstuck, rewrite their story, and master their next chapter.

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