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Jay is cohost of Think Like a CEO with Gary Keller, a top business podcast with over a million downloads. He has also made guest appearances on BiggerPockets, Entreleadership, The School of Greatness, and other popular shows.

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The ONE Thing

A Decade of Focus: Celebrating 10 Years of The ONE Thing with Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

Is it possible to live a life of purpose, priority, and productivity? Can you achieve extraordinary results by focusing on just ONE Thing? In this special episode of The ONE Thing Podcast, we celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the release of the groundbreaking book The ONE Thing.

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Episode IV: Leverage - Get Purposeful with Your People

During a shift, chances are job descriptions within your business will shift as well. In this episode, Gary and Jay talk about getting clear on your business goals so that your budget, model, and org chart are built for success. Knowing your goals and KPIs will help you reveal the right plan for your business, and this includes the people you rely on to help you thrive during tough times.

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Episode III: Lead Generation - Fill the Top of Your Funnel

Recessions are a normal part of the business cycle. We know they are coming, so that means we should plan in advance. But when one hits, we still have to hunker down and figure out if we can survive. In this episode, Gary and Jay talk about how you can not only survive, but thrive. You’ll learn how important it is to look at your new numbers so you can create the right message, service your market, and increase your efforts when it comes to lead generation.

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Episode II: Income and Innovation - Master Your New Model & Math

When a shift happens you’re going to have a math challenge and you’re most likely going to have a challenge to your business model. In this episode, Gary and Jay talk about how to adjust your actions so that you are still hitting your core numbers and gaining market share. You’ll also learn how to reinvent your business model and add more value to your services so that you have a moat around your success.

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Think Like A CEO with Gary Keller & Jay Papasan

Episode I: Mindset - Charge the Storm

When a shift is in the air, it’s time to be the buffalo and charge the storm. Listen to Gary and Jay discuss how to have an evergreen mindset that turns change into a strategy. You’ll also learn about the six ways that you can flip your perspective for long-term success.

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Bonus Episode III: Interview with JL Collins, author of The Simple Path to Wealth

Make the wait for season 6 a little more bearable with this special TLACEO bonus episode where Gary and Jay travel The Simple Path to Wealth with author JL Collins. Tune in to hear how Collins stopped thinking about what money can buy and started thinking about what money can earn in order to cement his financial independence.

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Episode II: The 7 Traps Between You and Financial Wealth

Episode II: The 7 Traps Between You and Financial Wealth

To help listeners reach their wealth goals even faster, “Think Like a CEO” is publishing this live recording of Gary’s and Jay’s Wealth Building Session from Keller Williams’ annual conference, Family Reunion. Whether you missed out on the event or you just want to hear it again, this bonus episode is sure to provide the insights you need to achieve your financial dreams.

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Financial Wealth and Freedom

Every entrepreneur has a different definition of financial wealth and freedom, and in the first episode of season 5, Gary and Jay discuss how to find the definition that works for your life and your business. It all begins by understanding the meaning of true wealth and learning how to actively pursue the passive income that will allow you to achieve it.

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The 8 MythUnderstandings Between You and Financial Wealth

Before you set out on the path to financial wealth, it’s important to understand where your money is going. Many entrepreneurs make the mistake of putting their personal income and business income in the same place. Tune in to hear Gary and Jay explain eight reasons why differentiating your money improves your wealth and your blood pressure.

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The Path of Money

The path of money is full of wrong turns, and in this episode, Gary and Jay discuss how to avoid these harmful detours and put your finances on cruise control. The key is learning when and where to invest your income in order to avoid getting lost on the way to your personal and professional wealth goals. Buckle up.

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The 10 Mistakes That Keep People from Being a Millionaire

Many people dream of becoming a millionaire. Unfortunately, a lot of those people fall short of that dream due to some very avoidable obstacles. Press play to hear Gary and Jay identify and neutralize some of the common dream killers that keep entrepreneurs from reaching that seven-figure financial milestone.

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10 Steps to Financial Freedom

While the concept of financial freedom differs from person to person, the way to achieve it looks the same across the board. In this episode, Gary and Jay discuss the 10 common steps entrepreneurs take within their personal and professional lives to gain financial independence and spend more time doing what they love.

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Episode I: Interview with Morgan Housel, author of ‘The Psychology of Money’

In this special bonus episode of “Think Like a CEO,” Gary Keller dives deep into our financial mindsets with the author of The Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel. Tune in to hear how Housel’s years of writing for publications like The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal led to the creation of this valuable financial resource.

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Think Like a CEO: Season 5 (Trailer)

After learning how to pivot through a market shift in season 4, season 5 of “Think Like a CEO” is all about wealth: how to find it, how to define it, and how to set it to autopilot. Drawing upon real-life experience and insights from fellow entrepreneurs, Gary Keller and Jay Papasan help listeners gain a more meaningful and purposeful perspective on financial success.

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The Greg McKeown Podcast

What's Essential: Jay Papasan on The First Thing

Jay Papasan (author, The One Thing) and Greg discuss some of the compatible and parallel elements of their philosophies to reach your highest level of contribution. They demonstrate that with a deliberate and efficient mechanism in place to prioritize actions, one can achieve optimal success in all categories of life from family to business.

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Bonus Episode: An Interview With Keith Cunningham

In this special bonus episode of “Think Like A CEO,” Gary Keller has a socially distanced conversation with seasoned entrepreneur and bestselling author Keith Cunningham about the grit, intelligence, and tactical thinking it takes to pivot successfully. By examining the previous successes and failures of a variety of businesses, including their own, Gary and Keith provide listeners with invaluable insights on surviving a shift by making smart decisions.

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Pivot, Step Four: Be Creative & Competitive

For the final episode of season four, Gary and Jay celebrate creativity by highlighting the numerous ways out-of-the-box thinking can help leaders survive, and then thrive, during a shift. Listen in to hear why businesses that utilize innovative thinking to navigate their pivots are the ones most likely to emerge victorious and transform the entire industry when the market settles.

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Pivot, Step Three: Be Digital & Connected

One of the most valuable resources a business can cultivate while pivoting is a sense of community. When it comes to real estate, this applies both inside and outside of your company. In episode three, Gary and Jay examine how going digital can help leaders overcome social distancing measures and form stronger connections with their colleagues and clients.

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Pivot, Step Two: Be Lean & Leveraged

To pivot, you have to be nimble. To be nimble, you have to get rid of any excess weighing down your business. In episode two, Gary discusses the cuts leaders have to be prepared to make to their bottom line in order to minimize expenses while motivating their teams to maximize their resourcefulness. Tune in to hear how tightening budgets can bring out the best in a business.

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Pivot, Step One: Be Safe & Strong

Shifts can shake even the best of leaders to their cores, but in order to come out successful on the other end, they have to pivot. As Gary explains in the first episode of season 4, pivots start by remaining safe and strong. Only then can we look after others in our personal and professional circles. Press play to hear how Gary moves forward in times of adversity.

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Implementing and Maintaining Your Models

Season 3 summits with six vital steps for implementing your models, along with some best practices for keeping them relevant. To summarize the episode (and the season) in Gary’s words, “If you want to literally lead a vertical life, a vertical business life at the highest level where you're constantly breaking through ceilings, you're going to lead a models-based business.”

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Bonus Episode: Think Like a CEO Live

Enjoy this special bonus episode of Think Like a CEO, recorded live in front of over 15,000 agents on the mainstage of Family Reunion 2020. This candid discussion covers a range of topics including making friends with failure, not allowing yourself to be limited by numbers, and continuing the never-ending pursuit of your personal and professional best.

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Finding the Right Models

From the business world to the natural world, models can be found everywhere you turn. The trick is looking for the ones that align with your professional and personal life. In this episode, Gary talks about the books, competitors, and visionaries that helped him create some of his most trusted models.

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Five Myths About Models

If you’re the kind of business owner who thinks models limit creativity, or are just downright unnecessary, you need to click the play button immediately. In this episode, Gary and Jay debunk five common myths about models using real-world examples, capable of converting any naysayer into a believer.

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Think Like a CEO: Season 3 (Trailer)

The third volume of “Think Like a CEO” is all about taking your success to new heights. In this season, Gary Keller and Jay Papasan talk about finding, refining, and implementing models into your life and business in order to break through periods of stagnation and put your stretch goals in the palm of your hand.

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Going Vertical With Models

For CEOs, the only thing more dangerous than failure is reaching a plateau. In this episode, Gary explains how he uses models to shatter ceilings and keep Keller Williams moving in an upward trajectory. If your business or personal success is beginning to level off, you owe it to yourself to listen up.

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BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

Big Goals? Here’s How to Get Your Spouse or Partner on Board with Jay and Wendy Papasan

Today’s show is centered around a big question we get ALL the time...“How do I get my spouse/partner on board with my real estate investing goals?” It’s the perfect time of year to think through exactly how to do that, and we have the perfect guests to offer some advice. Jay and Wendy Papasan run an annual couples’ goal-setting retreat in Austin, Texas. Today, they walk us through the exercises they use to help couples (and business partners) confront uncomfortable questions and get on the same page.

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The School of Greatness

The Power of Counterbalance - The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes

For this Five Minute Friday, I revisited a conversation I had with Jay Papasan where he shared his philosophy of counterbalance. Jay Papasan is the co-author of The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results.

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Owning Results

When you own the results of your business you not only own the profits that you make, but you own the profits that you share with others through philanthropy. Tune in to learn how to harness your finances by working backwards with Gary Keller’s proven method, the profit principle.

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Engaging Talent

Hiring is hard enough already, but how can you be sure you’re hiring talent that brings your business a twofold return? Today’s episode walks through the process that allows entrepreneurs to become true business owners by hiring talent that is motivated to move up the ranks.

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Leading with Energy

A positive corporate culture doesn’t just happen, it’s created by design. Successful CEOs bring a unique energy and purpose that effectively pave the way to corporate success or create its downfall. But don’t take our word for it. Take a cue from an unsuspecting source - Ebenezer Scrooge.

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Being a CEO Starts With the Way You Think

Leadership can be an elusive concept. There’s no true recipe for success, as leadership styles vary across cultures and industries. However, one thing rings true - the best CEOs start by addressing mindset before taking action. This episode walks through the development of this mindset and identifies the three key elements that make up the CEO job description.

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Think Like a CEO: Season Two

In Season 2 of Think Like a CEO, Gary Keller teaches us the leadership lessons that helped him create the largest real estate company in the world, the three key job responsibilities of a CEO, and how you can implement these lessons in both your business and life.

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Taking Back the Reins

The real estate landscape has changed, and with it, Keller Williams. Today, Gary Keller is back in the CEO seat, guiding Keller Williams through the fourth industrial revolution and focusing on developing an innovation engine that changes the game.

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The Millionaire Real Estate Agent

Looking for a way to remain competitive among top producers, an idea was pitched that forever changed the trajectory of Keller Williams - the Millionaire Real Estate Agent. With a new business blueprint in place, the team focused on developing a culture that makes agents want to call Keller Williams home.

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Think Like A CEO with Gary Keller & Jay Papasan

Pushing the Boundaries

Gary Keller was expanding his business by living life on the road, until a simple behavioral assessment changed everything. It led him to identify the right processes, hire the right people, and eventually fire himself from the CEO role.

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Think Like A CEO with Gary Keller & Jay Papasan

Defining Success Through Failure

Emerging from a low point in his life, both personally and professionally, Gary Keller reevaluated, reprioritized and let go of fear, allowing himself to take a leap of faith and create Keller Williams as we know it today.

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Think Like A CEO with Gary Keller & Jay Papasan

From Rock and Roll to Real Estate

Gary Keller went from rock musician to leader of one of the most innovative companies in real estate, Keller Williams. How did he get there? A series of good decisions, a millionaire mindset, and sheer will to succeed.

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Think Like A CEO (Trailer)

Gary Keller went from aspiring rock musician to leader of one of the most innovative companies in real estate. Think Like A CEO weaves a narrative of the business and life lessons Gary learned along the way, from developing business strategies, to hiring the right people, to developing a celebrated culture that truly puts people first.

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BiggerPockets Business Podcast

How to Manage Your Time Like a Millionaire

We all share the same 24 hours… so how do peak performers seem to squeeze in so much more? Today, you’ll learn the tools author Jay Papasan uses to lead the publishing arm of Keller Williams Realty, all while growing a thriving family business (and raising two kids and a dog named Taco).

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The Cardone Zone

Power Players with Jay Papasan

On this episode of the Cardone Zone Grants sits down with Jay Papasan, author of the Wall Street best seller The One Thing and one of the most powerful players in the real estate game. Jays shares how his father helped shape him into the man he is today by teaching him never to quit and that one can always work their way up to the top by setting goals.

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Online Marketing Made Easy with Amy Porterfield

Choosing Your ONE Thing with Jay Papasan

It’s so easy to get caught up on all the little details of launching a course, running a business—or, hey, living life. All these little things compete for your attention and energy. The key to extraordinary results? Finding your ONE THING—your number one priority at any given point in time. And I’ve got THE expert on this topic on the show today, my new friend Jay Papasan, author of the amazing book The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results.

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The EntreLeadership Podcast

Setting Goals Together with Wendy and Jay Papasan

Twelve years ago, Wendy and Jay Papasan made a decision to get intentional about their shared goals, and they’ve never looked back. In fact, they are so passionate about casting a vision for their life that they now hold goal-setting retreats to teach other couples to do the same. Tune in to find out how this easy-to-do practice can change everything—it helped Wendy and Jay become net-worth millionaires in only 10 years—and how to do it yourself.

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Achieve Your Goals with Hal Elrod

Jay Papasan on The ONE Thing You Can Do to Master All Areas of Life

In today’s episode of the Achieve Your Goals podcast, we’re releasing a live recording from one of our Quantum Leap Mastermind events. During this inspiring conversation, Jon Berghoff talks with Jay Papasan about his latest book The One Thing. You’ll learn how finding purpose and prioritizing what matters the most can lead to extraordinary results in every area of your life.

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The Model Health Show

The Science of Willpower, Beating Megaphobia, and The One Thing - with Jay Papasan

A big secret to success in life is learning how to focus on what really matters. And at no other point in human history has focus been such a hugely scarce commodity. If you can reacquire your focus, and place it intently on the thing that matters most, then there’s absolutely no limit to what you can achieve. That’s why I had to talk with Jay Papasan.

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BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

Becoming a Millionaire Real Estate Investor Using The ONE Thing

Today on the BiggerPockets Podcast we’re excited to bring you another fantastic interview by one of the most successful real estate authors in America.

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The Lively Show

The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results with Jay Papasan (“The One Thing”)

Today on the Lively Show, I have an awesomely helpful episode that is as eye-opening as it is easy to start applying to your life today! I’m talking with Jay Papasan, a bestselling writer and co-author of New York Times Bestselling book, The One Thing. This episode is perfect for anyone who wants to find clarity in their life and improve their results from family to career.

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The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes

The One Thing that will Transform Your Productivity

Jay is a rare guest on the show in that he didn’t contact me first to get an interview for his book. In our conversation, we confront the myth of work-life balance. Jay suggests that there is no balance to be had, and if we want to be excellent at work, we need to be out of balance – and then counter-balance in the rest of our lives. I loved getting to know Jay during this interview and respect him so much for his work and way of being. Get ready to open your mind to a new way of working and being in Episode 176 with Jay Papasan.

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