The Power of One: How to Prioritize What Matters Most in Love and Leadership
Success is often about doing less, not more. In The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan, the authors emphasize the importance of focusing on the single most impactful action that can make everything else easier or unnecessary. This principle, embodied in the question,
“What’s the ONE thing I can do such that by doing it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary?” helps cut through the noise and directs attention to what truly matters.
For Maritalpreneurs—couples balancing business and personal relationships—this question can transform your approach to marriage, leadership, and personal growth. By focusing on high-impact actions, you align your efforts with your priorities, achieving meaningful results in both love and leadership.
Why the Focusing Question Works
The Focusing Question simplifies decision-making by identifying the action that matters most right now. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by competing demands, you channel your energy into a single, high-leverage task.
This clarity reduces stress, increases productivity, and ensures that your actions align with your long-term goals—whether strengthening your marriage, growing your business, or improving yourself.
Practical Applications of the Focusing Question
1. In Marriage: Strengthen Connection Through Intentional Actions
Strong relationships are built on consistent, meaningful gestures. Using the Focusing Question helps you prioritize actions that deepen your connection.
Step 1: Ask yourself, “What’s the ONE thing I can do for my partner today to strengthen our connection?”
Examples:
Listen attentively during a conversation without distractions.
Offer words of affirmation to show appreciation.
Take over a chore or task to lighten their load.
Step 2: Take action.
Commit to completing this one action, no matter how busy the day gets.
Small, intentional efforts compound over time, creating trust and emotional intimacy in your relationship.
2. In Business: Focus on Strategic Priorities
Businesses thrive when teams align around a single, clear objective. The Focusing Question helps you identify and prioritize that objective.
Step 1: Identify the one strategic priority that will drive the biggest results for your team.
Examples:
Improving customer retention.
Launching a high-impact marketing campaign.
Streamlining internal processes to save time and resources.
Step 2: Align tasks and meetings around this focus.
Example: If customer retention is your focus, ensure that team meetings, projects, and metrics are designed to improve customer satisfaction.
Step 3: Review progress regularly.
Schedule check-ins to ensure the team remains focused and adjust as needed.
By prioritizing one goal at a time, you maximize efficiency and drive measurable results.
3. In Personal Growth: Focus on High-Impact Habits
The Focusing Question helps you identify actions that create significant progress toward personal goals.
Step 1: Define your goal.
Example: Improve physical health.
Step 2: Ask, “What’s the ONE thing I can do today to improve my health?”
Examples:
Commit to 30 minutes of exercise.
Plan healthy meals for the week.
Go to bed 30 minutes earlier for better sleep.
Step 3: Make it a habit.
Repeat the action daily or weekly to create long-term, sustainable change.
Consistently focusing on one impactful habit leads to compounding benefits over time.
Conclusion: Clarity Leads to Impact
The Focusing Question isn’t just a productivity tool—it’s a mindset shift. By prioritizing the ONE thing that matters most, you eliminate distractions, align your efforts with your goals, and create meaningful results in your relationships, business, and personal life.
Ready to prioritize what matters most and strengthen your partnership? Visit www.MaritalPreneurWeekendIntensive.com to explore workshops designed to help you align your vision, focus your efforts, and thrive in both marriage and business. Apply today and start building a life of purpose—together.
