FIG. 28 Your ONE Thing gets the time of day it deserves!
Those who do this, in my experience, are the ones who not only
become the most accomplished, but who also have the most career
opportunities. Slowly but surely they become known in their
organization for their ONE Thing and become “irreplaceable.”
Ultimately, no one can imagine or tolerate the cost of losing them.
(The opposite is equally true, by the way, for those lost in the land of
“Everything Else.”)
Once you’ve done your ONE Thing for the day, you can devote
the rest of it to everything else. Just use the Focusing Question to
identify your next priority and give that task the time it deserves.
Repeat this approach until your workday is done. Getting “everything
else” done may help you sleep better at night, but it’s unlikely to earn
you a promotion.