Jay Papasan’s curiosity about why some people get extraordinary outcomes and others do not helped fuel his work with Gary Keller to write The ONE Thing, which has sold over 1.3 million copies worldwide, has garnered more than 400 appearances on national bestseller lists (including #1 on The Wall Street Journal’s hardcover business list), and has been translated into 30 different languages. Whether working with his wife Wendy to raise funds for Heroes for Children, inspiring others to take action toward their goals, or aiming to be the best husband and father he can be, Jay strives to remain awake and aware – with clarity and focus on his values and goals. Jay Papasan is a bestselling author and Vice President and Executive Editor at Keller Williams Realty, Inc., the world’s largest real estate company. He is also co-owner, alongside his wife Wendy, of Papasan Properties Group. They live in Austin, Texas with their two kids, Gus and Veronica, and their dog, Taco.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Jay’s Dad
- Gary W. Keller
- Aristotle
- Socrates
- Elon Musk
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I really had to change my mindset of what it would book by step out of the comfort and security of the employee role and then to risk things as an entrepreneur… I had to from the very beginning change my mindset and succeed through others in areas where maybe the classic entrepreneur could just do it themselves” (4 Lines minimum) …[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It Book by Michael E. GerberFavourite Quote:
- “When there’s an ache, you want to be like aspirin, not vitamins. Aspirin solves a very particular problem someone has, whereas vitamins are a general ‘nice to have’ market.” Reed Hastings
- “always be selling aspirin and not vitamins”
- “as a business I would rather be selling Aspirins than vitamins”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Evernote is the app that keeps your notes organized. Memos are synced so they’re accessible anywhere, and searchable so you always find what you need.
- Wunderlist | To-do list, Reminders, Errands – App of the Year!
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“It’s the idea that no one succeeds alone. I think that we have a myth of the solo entrepreneur and that’s a very harmful myth. And as early as you can get your head around it, sooner you can afford it you doing go you can you need to hire talent and start succeeding through them. Because entrepreneurs people think that they are great at everything. They are actually just willing to do everything because they are invested in the mission… That doesn’t mean that they are passionate about those things they are just willing to do them at the best level they can because they are committed to the mission. And as soon the business can afford to you should be hiring people strategically that our specialists in those areas so that you can shed those duties and focus on your gifts”…[Listen for More]
More About Jay Papasan:
- Jay Papasan
- The One Thing
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” Helen Keller
Other Quotes From the Chat with Jay Papasan:
- “curiosity is one of the things that is driving me”
- “I think if there is a mistake that I have repeatedly made, that I am getting better at, that I fretted to much over the mistakes I have made. I think mistakes are for learning and then move forward”
- “I think perfection is overrated. Get over your failures faster. Learn from them.”
- “I have learned the hard way that gut can be good and bad”
- “Keith Cunningham https://keystothevault.com/ says that gut stands for Gave Up Thinking”
- “success can be very monotonous because it can be very repetitive. And the trick is to trick yourself into making a game so that you keep doing the handful of things that actually matter”
- “no one succeeds alone”
- “if you can systematise your business then you can have good people delivering great results”
- “your systems have to be extraordinary so that you can get extraordinary results from average people”
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