024 Unearthing Your One Thing

Title: Unearthing The One Thing

Host: Kimberly Design Love

Key Takeaways: 🚀 Discover the power of finding your "One Thing" — that singular purpose that propels your life forward.

📖 Gain insights from thought leaders, exploring wisdom from books like "The One Thing" by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan. 

Ikegai: The Japanese Secret to a Long & Happy Life by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles

🎬 Relate the quest for purpose to the classic movie City Slickers, unraveling the layers of meaning in life's adventures.

🎯 Simplify your approach to goal setting with "The Dreamer's Guide to Goal Setting." navigating the often-overcomplicated process.

🤠 Explore life's missions and the ultimate purpose, drawing parallels to the Japanese concept of Ikigai.

💭 Reflect on the Cowboy's Secret from City Slickers, unveiling the importance of aligning passion, talent, vocation, and societal need.

🚀 **Resources:** Get ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery and goal setting with Preliminary Dreamer's Guide to Goal Setting (Free gift from Kimberly)

Let's unearth the magic of finding and living your "One Thing."

The One Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan

Ikegai: The Japanese Secret to a Long & Happy Life by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles

City Slickers DVD on Amazon 

 

Kimberly's Gift:

Preliminary Dreamer's Guide to Goal Setting

 

Episode Transcript

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Hey there, creative friends.

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Welcome back to another episode of design a business you love.
Today, we're talking about the one thing.
You know, that singular purpose that fuels your soul.
This is episode 24.
An earth thing, your one thing. 7 00:00:37,24.396476539 --> 00:00:40,774.396476539 I am a sucker for wisdom packed books from thought leaders. 8 00:00:40,954.396476539 --> 00:00:45,244.396476539 And one that I revisit every year is called the one thing. 9 00:00:45,694.396476539 --> 00:00:48,184.396476539 By Gary Keller and Jay Papasan. 10 00:00:48,194.396476539 --> 00:00:53,714.396476539 They were inspired by the movie city, slickers, this book and the film explore. 11 00:00:54,464.396476539 --> 00:00:58,4.396476539 Finding purpose in the midst of life's adventures. 12 00:00:58,804.396476539 --> 00:00:59,914.396476539 City slickers. 13 00:00:59,944.396476539 --> 00:01:03,34.396476539 The movie is really a quest for purpose. 14 00:01:03,274.396476539 --> 00:01:04,384.396476539 So picture this. 15 00:01:04,714.396476539 --> 00:01:06,394.396476539 Billy Crystal's character. 16 00:01:07,504.396476539 --> 00:01:12,784.396476539 Is on a quest in the wild west with Jack Palance the old cowboy. 17 00:01:13,274.396476539 --> 00:01:16,814.396476539 Billy crystal is having a midlife crisis, turned adventure. 18 00:01:17,174.396476539 --> 00:01:18,374.396476539 And it got me thinking. 19 00:01:18,734.396476539 --> 00:01:20,774.396476539 As adventures often do. 20 00:01:21,374.396476539 --> 00:01:24,104.396476539 That we're all on this quest for purpose. 21 00:01:24,794.396476539 --> 00:01:31,280.144168847 So that's why I make a point to reread this book and rewatch the movie city slickers annually. 22 00:01:31,330.144168847 --> 00:01:34,420.144168847 I will have links in the show notes for you. 23 00:01:34,420.144168847 --> 00:01:35,710.144168847 If you want to find this. 24 00:01:36,400.144168847 --> 00:01:37,420.144168847 Over on Amazon. 25 00:01:38,220.144168847 --> 00:01:43,260.14416885 So this year, I am cooking up something special, a new book and planner. 26 00:01:43,800.14416885 --> 00:01:47,580.14416885 With the working title of a dreamers guide to goal-setting. 27 00:01:47,910.14416885 --> 00:01:54,270.14416885 So as I dig into the various books on goal setting and purpose binding, I notice a common thread. 28 00:01:54,630.14416885 --> 00:02:05,280.14416885 We tend to over-complicate and juggle multiple tasks, multitasking if it were so let's face it, our brains are not wired for that. 29 00:02:05,640.14416885 --> 00:02:09,360.14416885 Even though job descriptions often list it as a requirement. 30 00:02:10,560.14416885 --> 00:02:23,610.14416885 I like to think of our lives as having many missions and by many many as in small, but is also many as in several, these are the small and significant goals. 31 00:02:23,940.14416885 --> 00:02:25,320.14416885 That make up our journey. 32 00:02:26,10.14416885 --> 00:02:28,260.14416885 But ultimately there's one purpose. 33 00:02:28,860.14416885 --> 00:02:30,690.14416885 It's our personal icky guy. 34 00:02:31,80.14416885 --> 00:02:35,610.14416885 The Japanese concept, meaning the intersection of passion. 35 00:02:36,30.14416885 --> 00:02:37,830.14416885 Talent vocation. 36 00:02:38,250.14416885 --> 00:02:39,750.14416885 And societal need. 37 00:02:40,350.14416885 --> 00:02:41,730.14416885 So your passion. 38 00:02:42,210.14416885 --> 00:02:44,340.14416885 Is doing what you love. 39 00:02:45,120.14416885 --> 00:02:47,880.14416885 And your talent is doing what you're good at. 40 00:02:48,660.14416885 --> 00:02:49,860.14416885 Your vocation. 41 00:02:50,340.14416885 --> 00:02:52,200.14416885 Is doing what you can get paid to do. 42 00:02:52,950.14416885 --> 00:02:56,250.14416885 And your societal need is doing what the world needs. 43 00:02:56,850.14416885 --> 00:03:04,590.14416885 So in city slickers Jack Palance the old cowboy spills, the beans about his one thing, the secret of life. 44 00:03:05,190.14416885 --> 00:03:05,850.14416885 Cowboys. 45 00:03:05,850.14416885 --> 00:03:07,590.14416885 He says are a dying breed. 46 00:03:08,490.14416885 --> 00:03:11,820.14416885 Now, if we were to apply the icky guy lens, it makes sense. 47 00:03:12,570.14416885 --> 00:03:13,680.14416885 They do what they love. 48 00:03:13,710.14416885 --> 00:03:14,910.14416885 They Excel at it. 49 00:03:15,90.14416885 --> 00:03:16,440.14416885 They get paid for it. 50 00:03:17,130.14416885 --> 00:03:21,300.14416885 But is it what the world needs? Not so much when herding cattle. 51 00:03:22,350.14416885 --> 00:03:24,540.14416885 Yet curly, the old cowboy. 52 00:03:24,900.14416885 --> 00:03:29,700.14416885 Played a crucial role in helping others find new meaning, especially. 53 00:03:29,700.14416885 --> 00:03:31,50.14416885 During a midlife crisis. 54 00:03:31,650.14416885 --> 00:03:34,50.14416885 And one of my favorite scenes from the movie. 55 00:03:34,100.14416885 --> 00:03:48,710.14416885 City slickers, Jack Palance playing curly, the old cowboy and Mitch, the city slicker played by Billy crystal are riding along the trail and engaged in an interesting conversation about love and life choices. 56 00:03:49,430.14416885 --> 00:03:56,750.14416885 At some point Curley turns to Mitch and says, do you know what the secret of life is? Mitch replies? No. 57 00:03:56,750.14416885 --> 00:03:57,110.14416885 What. 58 00:03:57,560.14416885 --> 00:04:00,740.14416885 Curly holds up is into index finger and says. 59 00:04:01,880.14416885 --> 00:04:02,420.14416885 This. 60 00:04:03,200.14416885 --> 00:04:05,0.14416885 Mitch says your finger. 61 00:04:06,400.14416885 --> 00:04:10,510.14416885 Curley goes on to explain that he means that one thing matters in life. 62 00:04:10,570.14416885 --> 00:04:15,730.14416885 Mitch says great, but what is the one thing? Curly responds. 63 00:04:16,30.14416885 --> 00:04:17,620.14416885 That's what you've got to figure out. 64 00:04:18,280.14416885 --> 00:04:20,980.14416885 Towards the end of the film tragedy strikes. 65 00:04:21,550.14416885 --> 00:04:24,820.14416885 When curly, the old cowboy unexpectedly dies. 66 00:04:25,350.14416885 --> 00:04:32,550.14416885 This event forces the city slicker to look at his own mortality and reevaluate his priorities. 67 00:04:32,880.14416885 --> 00:04:35,430.14416885 He realizes that life is too short. 68 00:04:36,150.14416885 --> 00:04:38,730.14416885 To be wasted on trivial matters. 69 00:04:38,730.28022327 --> 00:04:40,770.28022327 So let's discover your one thing. 70 00:04:41,270.28022327 --> 00:04:42,560.28022327 What's your one thing. 71 00:04:42,890.28022327 --> 00:05:03,263.6135566 What's your purpose? As we venture into this new year, what missions or goals align with that purpose? So before we wrap up, I'm thrilled to share an opportunity for you to get an early version, a preliminary copy of my new planner and book called a Dreamer's guide to goal-setting. 72 00:05:04,73.6135566 --> 00:05:05,843.6135566 My aim is to help you. 73 00:05:06,763.6135566 --> 00:05:08,473.6135566 Figure out what's your one thing. 74 00:05:09,43.6135566 --> 00:05:13,303.6135566 And to create a life that's like a masterpiece in progress. 75 00:05:13,783.6135566 --> 00:05:15,113.6135566 I'd love to gift you. 76 00:05:15,353.6135566 --> 00:05:19,313.6135566 This first part of the planner, your feedback is priceless to me. 77 00:05:19,473.6135566 --> 00:05:21,903.6135566 Remember, it's not about doing everything. 78 00:05:22,263.6135566 --> 00:05:24,123.6135566 It's about doing the right thing.