One Big Thing - By Ron G Holland

Over the years I have developed strategies for success by reading hundreds of biographies of high achievers and also working closely with numerous multimillionaires. I noted one trait they all have in common...



They DISCIPLINED themselves to accomplish One Big Thing every day that would have a profound effect on their lives.



Most people do not run their lives like this. They allow themselves to get bogged down with trivia, and at the end of every day, they haven't moved forward -- most just managing to keep their heads above water; many living lives of quiet desperation.



You may want to start by accomplishing One Big Thing every week, and if you start to be honest with yourself, the One Big Thing that needs doing will be apparent.



It could be that you actually have to put an advert in the paper to search out and locate an employee that will take over the massive workload of admin or bookkeeping or appointment setting. Maybe this has been put off because you thought you couldn't afford such a person. The people who do One Big Thing know they can't afford not to. The people who do One Big Thing every day move ahead in leaps and bounds.



You may write a book to increase your profile and credibility. Most people have a book inside them but never get around to writing it. My books have created fabulous incomes for me in royalties, and even more importantly and lucratively, via creating credibility and awareness for consultancy income.



You may have to track down a database that will change your life...do it now. Maybe your One Big Thing is to attend a seminar or workshop that will change your life. Maybe your One Big Thing is to totally change direction. Maybe you need to call a list of your most important customers to ask them how you can deliver an even greater level of service...just do One Big Thing. Maybe your One Big Thing is to stop drinking, stop watching the soaps, womanizing, or taking drugs. I don't know. Everyone is different. All I do know is the people who make it BIG in life do whatever it takes. They know that no one else can make the changes for them.



Doing One Big Thing can bring massive results, change, wealth, and happiness into your life. Small moves don't bring anything except more of the same.



I make a point of accomplishing One Big Thing every day. And even now I still have to overcome laziness, call reluctance, a full agenda, a young family, and demanding clients who have powerful and demanding agendas of their own. I would find it very easy to do all the small things and miss out on the One Big Thing.



The word self-sacrifice comes into play, and over the years I have missed many parties, TV programs, shows, football games, social gatherings, and family get-togethers...but by hook or by crook, I manage to do One Big Thing!



You can't possibly do it all. Something has to give. I have noted that famous TV stars are not watching TV, but they are creating the programs that others watch. Famous authors are not reading books; they are creating and writing books for others to read.



I realized that if I left all my paperwork until the end of the week or even the end of two weeks, I could catch it all up to date in one mammoth concentrated effort on a Sunday afternoon...thereby freeing off many hours for selling and accomplishing BIG THINGS that would make quantum leaps for me in my life. No longer would I be able to use the excuse that paperwork takes up all my time because I realized it I can and will take up all the amount of time you allow it to...OR NOT.



To do One Big Thing, you must make time to allow yourself the luxury of being able to carry it out and carry it off. The One Big Thing will be apparent very quickly. All you have to do, for once in your life, is to do the One Big Thing and then repeat the trick on a weekly basis and then on a daily basis. You'll never regret it! I celebrate the fact every day that I do One Big Thing...whether I am down, too busy, too tired, or just plain lazy. I do One Big Thing regardless of EVERYTHING else! And I do mean EVERYTHING!



About the Author:

Ron G Holland has been written up as the "entrepreneur's entrepreneur," "Top Biz Guru," "Britain's leading motivational speaker," and "Quite possibly the greatest business and self development Guru in Britain." His famous book, "Talk and Grow Rich," was years ahead of its time. The book has never been out of print in all those years and still sells in 32 countries around the world. Learn more at http://www.selfgrowth.com/products/ronholland.html