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The One Thing is different in each story, but the common denominator is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/focus-on-one-thing-at-a-time\/\">focus on one thing at a time<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading for motivational success stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Motivational Success Stories <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Focusing on One Thing instead of many things brings success. Motivational success stories that prove this are abundant. The One Thing spurring success can be a product, person, passion, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/find-purpose-in-your-life\/\">life purpose<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One Product<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hugely successful companies focus on one product or service:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Colonel Sanders concentrated on one product, fried chicken made with a secret recipe, to create KFC.<\/li><li>The Coors Company grew 1,500% from 1947-67 with a single beer made at one brewery.<\/li><li>Starbucks focused on One Thing\u2014coffee.<\/li><li>Google focused exclusively on search, which allowed the company to make a fortune selling advertising.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-makes-a-business-successful\/\">Successful businesses<\/a> continually ask themselves, \u201cWhat\u2019s our One Thing?\u201d because it has to evolve in response to competition, technology, and consumer demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple focused on one exceptional product at a time, moving from the Mac, iMac, iTunes, and iPod, to the iPhone and then iPad. If your business doesn\u2019t know what its One Thing is, then its One Thing or focus should be determining what that is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One Person<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Motivational success stories show us that no one succeeds totally alone. Many of those who\u2019ve achieved exceptional success can cite one person who made the difference by pointing them in the right direction\u2014for instance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Walt Disney\u2019s brother Roy, a businessman, got him a job at an art studio where he learned animation.<\/li><li>Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton\u2019s father-in-law loaned him money to start his first store.<\/li><li>When he was a boy, Albert Einstein had a mentor, Max Talmud, who introduced him to the work of key thinkers in science, math, and philosophy.<\/li><li>Oprah Winfrey\u2019s father provided a nurturing childhood after her parents split. Later, another influential person\u2014her agent\u2014persuaded her to take the unusual step of starting her own company.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One Passion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, a person\u2019s One Thing is a passion or skill that drives his or her success. In motivational success stories, we see that passion and skill are closely connected:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When you\u2019re passionate about something, you devote an inordinate amount of time to working on it or practicing, which translates into skill.<\/li><li>As your skill grows, your enjoyment and results grow. You invest more time, creating a cycle that leads to extraordinary success.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, American long-distance runner Gilbert Tuhabonye\u2019s passion for running became a skill that led to a profession, which gave him the opportunity to contribute to the welfare of his native country. Born in Burundi, he was a national champion runner who escaped being killed during a civil war by outrunning his enemies. He was recruited by and attended Abilene Christian University in Texas, where he won All-America honors and later became a popular running coach. With professional success, he began a foundation to raise money to provide water systems in Burundi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applying the One Thing principle to your work and life is the most effective way to achieve extraordinary success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One Life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most prominent motivational success stories is that of Bill Gates. He is the paramount example of a person who has harnessed One Thing at various key moments to create an extraordinary life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He had one passion in high school: computers.<\/li><li>One person, Paul Allen, gave him his first job and became his partner in forming Microsoft.<\/li><li>One person, Ed Roberts, changed both their lives by giving them an opportunity to write code for one computer, the Altair.<\/li><li>Microsoft\u2019s One Thing initially was developing and selling interpreters for the Altair 8800, which ultimately made Gates the world\u2019s richest man for 15 consecutive years.<\/li><li>When he retired, Gates and wife Melinda formed a foundation to do One Thing: improve people\u2019s health in poor countries. They narrowed this further to focus on improving the availability of vaccines as the One Thing that would make the biggest difference.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Live the One Thing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Focus isn\u2019t easy in a world of technology, innovation, opportunities, and abundance. We\u2019re bombarded with countless choices each day. Not wanting to miss an opportunity, we attempt too much and end up accomplishing less than we\u2019d hoped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019d like to simplify and focus on less but aren\u2019t sure how to choose the things that will lead to success. Curly the cowboy\u2019s philosophy is the key: Figure out your One Thing and live it. Yet persistent myths and misinformation keep many of us from seeing the value of this simple, effective principle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find your One Thing, and one of these motivational success stories could be yours one day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What motivational success stories illustrate the principle of the One Thing? How has a narrow focus spurred success in real life? In his book The One Thing, Gary W. Keller shares several motivational success stories that all have one thing in common. Each success came about because of a focus on One Thing. The One Thing is different in each story, but the common denominator is a focus on one thing at a time. 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