Best Theonething Podcasts (2025)

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524. How Winners Quit: The 3-Step Strategic Quitting Framework 36:46

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In this solo episode, Jay revisits a formative moment from middle school that turned “never quit” into his lifelong badge of honor—and how that same belief later became an Achilles heel. Perseverance helped him finish books, build businesses, and do hard things. But persistence misapplied can steal time from our future selves. Jay unpacks why winne…

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523. Create Your Village (Even in a “Me” Culture) with Liz Bohannon 41:16

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If you’ve ever chased big goals and felt oddly alone while doing it, this one’s for you. Liz Bohannon—founder of Sseko Designs (now part of Noonday Collection) and author of Beginner’s Pluck—makes a compelling case that the connection we crave lives on the far side of our fear of rejection. She shares her RICH framework for social health: Initiativ…

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522. From Burnout to Joy: Sarah Reynolds on Health, Family, and Leadership 38:34

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What if the path out of overwhelm starts with a glass of water? In this conversation, Sarah Reynolds—co-founder of Empower Home—shares how building one small keystone habit led her to lose 110 pounds and rebuild her energy. She explains how focusing on hydration, then adding practices like intermittent fasting, helped her replace perfectionism with…

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521. Build a Business That Won’t Burn You Out with Chris Ducker 36:19

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Hustle can help you finish a launch, but it can’t be your lifestyle. In this episode, Jay and Chris dig into what it really means to lead for the long haul: trading glorified exhaustion for intentional sustainability. Chris shares his 2021 brush with burnout—and the hard reset that followed—making the case that energy, not time, is a leader’s most …

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520. Addicted to Busyness? The Science, the Symptoms, and the Cure 35:48

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There’s a reason rest feels like stress when you’re hooked on hustle. Jay unpacks why so many high achievers get trapped in a cycle of motion over progress—how the Zeigarnik effect and our dopamine bias for fast wins pull us toward low-value tasks—and what it costs us in value, time, and morale. He then gets tactical: how to own the problem, say “n…

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519. 6 Self-Sabotage Habits That Kill Your Progress (And How to Break Them) 38:39

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What if the biggest thing standing between you and your goals isn’t the economy, the competition, or even your circumstances—it’s you? In this solo episode, Jay Papasan shares six common patterns of self-sabotage uncovered from hundreds of coaching participants and offers simple, actionable ways to break them. From procrastination and avoidance to …

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518. How to Find Your Million-Dollar Product with Sam Vander Wielen 36:36

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Most people think the market is too crowded to stand out, but Sam Vander Wielen proves otherwise. After leaving a legal career she hated, Sam faced enormous personal and professional challenges, yet built an eight-figure business selling legal templates online. Her secret? Embracing authenticity—sharing her real story, letting her brand reflect her…

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517. How This Couple Transformed Their Marriage, Career & Life with The ONE Thing 32:13

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Before discovering The ONE Thing, Mauricio and Christine were stuck in survival mode—juggling kids, work, and the chaos of daily life. Everything changed when a copy of The ONE Thing landed on Mauricio’s desk. What started as reluctant curiosity grew into a shared commitment: they embraced the 411 and time-blocking, turning scattered days into inte…

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516. The 10 BOLD Truths for Building an Amazing Life with Gary Keller 1:00:21

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This week, we’re doing something special. I’m bringing you a live keynote from none other than Gary Keller, where he shares what he calls the “10 Bold Truths”—a collection of powerful ideas designed to help you build an extraordinary life. These truths are the backbone of our BOLD training at Keller Williams, and they align beautifully with the pri…

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515. The Way: 5 Principles That Create Extraordinary Results with Gary Keller 37:23

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What does it really take to live your best life? This week, we’re joined by Gary Keller for part one of a special two-part conversation about “The Way”—five powerful concepts for leveling up, drawn from the newly rewritten Bold course. Gary and I walk through each idea, starting with the Misogi Challenge: setting a focused, time-limited challenge t…

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514. Why Smart People Stay Stuck in "Getting Ready" Mode with Pat Flynn 42:49

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If you love learning but find yourself stuck in preparation mode, this episode is for you. I sit down with Pat Flynn—entrepreneur, host of Smart Passive Income, and author of Lean Learning—to talk about why consuming more information doesn’t always lead to better results. Pat shares how learning can become a form of procrastination, why we fall int…

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513. The Mid-Year RESET: How to Course-Correct Your 2025 Goals Before It's Too Late 41:12

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Can you believe we’re already halfway through 2025? If you’re like me, you’ve probably had your head down, working hard, only to look up and wonder where the year went. It’s normal to drift away from your original goals or even forget them entirely by this point in the year. Life gets complex, priorities shift, and sometimes what mattered in Januar…

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512. Stuck Building Your Personal Brand? Here's How to Break Through with Rory Vaden 41:55

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What happens when everything you’ve built suddenly disappears? In this episode, Jay Papasan sits down with Rory Vaden—someone who knows what it’s like to lose everything and rebuild from scratch. After Rory and his wife, AJ, were forced out of the business they’d spent 12 years building, they had to start over with nothing but a non-compete, their …

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511. How to 6X Your Goals Using The ONE Thing with Brandon Turner 37:18

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When The ONE Thing first came out, Brandon Turner didn’t just read it—he made it his only book for an entire year, reading it cover to cover more than 20 times. The result? He didn’t just hit his audacious goal of acquiring $50 million in real estate in three years—he soared past it, buying $300 million worth. In this episode, Brandon pulls back th…

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510. 7 Recession-Proof Strategies for Building Wealth in a Down Market 45:00

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We spend a lot of time worrying about uncertainty—tariffs, market volatility, the looming threat of a recession. But what if these aren’t just obstacles, but some of the greatest opportunities for your business or career? History shows that recessions often create more millionaires than any other time and open the door for companies to leap ahead. …

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509. The ADHD Advantage: How Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs Outperform with Tyler Elstrom 43:00

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If you’ve ever struggled to get started, finish what you begin, or felt like your brain just doesn’t operate like everyone else’s—you’re not alone. Jay sits down with ADHD coach and entrepreneur Tyler Elstrom to unpack what’s really going on in the ADHD brain, from dopamine regulation to executive function to emotional overwhelm. Tyler introduces t…

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508. 5 Strategies to Beat Quality Inflation and Stay Ahead 33:17

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Are you succeeding so slowly you think you're failing—or failing so slowly you think you're succeeding?” In this solo episode, Jay Papasan introduces the concept of quality inflation: the idea that the standards for average—and especially extraordinary—performance keep rising every year. Drawing inspiration from the Red Queen Hypothesis and his exp…

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524. How Winners Quit: The 3-Step Strategic Quitting Framework 36:46

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523. Create Your Village (Even in a “Me” Culture) with Liz Bohannon 41:16

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522. From Burnout to Joy: Sarah Reynolds on Health, Family, and Leadership 38:34

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521. Build a Business That Won’t Burn You Out with Chris Ducker 36:19

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520. Addicted to Busyness? The Science, the Symptoms, and the Cure 35:48

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519. 6 Self-Sabotage Habits That Kill Your Progress (And How to Break Them) 38:39

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518. How to Find Your Million-Dollar Product with Sam Vander Wielen 36:36

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517. How This Couple Transformed Their Marriage, Career & Life with The ONE Thing 32:13

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516. The 10 BOLD Truths for Building an Amazing Life with Gary Keller 1:00:21

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515. The Way: 5 Principles That Create Extraordinary Results with Gary Keller 37:23

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514. Why Smart People Stay Stuck in "Getting Ready" Mode with Pat Flynn 42:49

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513. The Mid-Year RESET: How to Course-Correct Your 2025 Goals Before It's Too Late 41:12

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512. Stuck Building Your Personal Brand? Here's How to Break Through with Rory Vaden 41:55

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511. How to 6X Your Goals Using The ONE Thing with Brandon Turner 37:18

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510. 7 Recession-Proof Strategies for Building Wealth in a Down Market 45:00

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509. The ADHD Advantage: How Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs Outperform with Tyler Elstrom 43:00

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508. 5 Strategies to Beat Quality Inflation and Stay Ahead 33:17