The ONE Thing

Success Is Boring (and how to show up anyway)

You know what you should be doing every day. But most days you find a reason to make them tomorrow. Then the year ends looking exactly like the last one. Motivation was n

Ex-Google Leader: How to Actually Grow Into Your New Job Title - Shannon Anderson-Finch

If you've ever taken a new job or a new title and kept feeling like the old you, Shannon Anderson-Finch has a name for it: the gap between a change and a transition. Most

Type 2 Work, and The Hidden Cost of Convenience

We spend a lot of energy trying to make life faster, easier, and more convenient. But what might we lose when we remove too much of the hard? Jay breaks down the “fun sc

Building a Burnout-Proof Business with Mallory Rowan

Mallory Rowan was building a successful powerlifting apparel company, competing at a high level, and finishing university when her body finally forced her to stop. A rout

How Not to Know: The Science of Uncertainty with Simone Stolzoff

Simone Stolzoff, author of How to Not Know, joins Jay to explore why our search for certainty often leads us into three traps: comfort, hubris, and control. They discuss

You’ll Never Get On Top of Everything (And That’s Okay) with Oliver Burkeman

There is no such thing as the perfect productivity system. No matter how optimized your day is, or how many AI agents you have running 24/7, the harsh reality is that you

Put Down The Business Book. Read Fiction Instead

Look at your bookshelf. Business books, biographies, the ones everyone said you had to read. Now be honest: how many did you finish? Jay Papasan should be the last perso

The Science of Excellence: How To Master Your Craft, Passion vs. Obsession, The Myth of Balance, and More w/ Brad Stulberg

The version of success you’ve been sold is really just stress with better branding. Brad Stulberg has spent 20 years researching and reporting on the top 1% in their fie

How to Reinvent Yourself: A 4 Step Framework for Starting Over

Jay Papasan talks with Steve Kamb, founder of Nerd Fitness and author of How to Try Again, about what it takes to change course. Steve shares his PACT framework: Pause, A

A Deep Dive on Our Most Impactful Coaching Tool

Get The Someday Letter Worksheet: https://linkly.link/2ld7z Most of us are comfortable setting annual goals. But what happens when you look 10 years into the future and

Change Your Relationship with The Gap (In Business and in Life)

High achievers know the gap well: the space between where you are and where you want to be. It can drive growth, but it can also become a source of fear, avoidance, and s

Getting Unstuck: How to Fix the 3 Most Common Behaviors Holding High Achievers Back

You already know what to do. So why is it so hard to do it consistently? In this episode, Jay Papasan breaks down three patterns that keep entrepreneurs and high achieve

Social Accountability 101: How Peer Pressure Can Help You Achieve Your Goals

You know what to do. You start strong. You have the system, the motivation, and the goal. Then, a few months later, you’re right back where you started. What happened? I

How to Build Resilience (Before You Need It) With Valorie Burton

Resilience is often treated like a personality trait. You either have it or you don’t. But Valorie Burton sees it differently: Resilience is a personal system you can bui

The Isolation of High Achievers: Why All Entrepreneurs Feel Lonely (And How to Fix It)

High performers are often great at building businesses, serving clients, supporting families, and chasing big goals. But there’s one thing they tend to neglect: friendshi

High-Stakes Communication: How to Negotiate Confidently, Ask Smarter Questions, and Build Influence with Phil Jones

Have you ever walked away from a conversation wishing you could go back and say it differently? According to Phil Jones, that doesn’t mean you have a communication proble

The Habit Lab: How to Build Consistency in Business & Life with Kim Zuroff

High achievers aren’t held back because they don’t know what to do. The challenge is always consistency. Habits are so powerful because they are automatic - and in this e

Brand Building 101: Content Strategy, Storytelling, Positioning and More with Donald Miller

Entrepreneurs know they need to create content, build trust, and stay visible. The hard part is knowing what to say, how often to say it, and how to make sure your messag

The Making of The ONE Thing: What We Cut From the Book (And Lessons We’d Add Today)

Before The ONE Thing became the bestselling book readers know today, it was a much bigger manuscript, more than 400 pages long. In this episode, Jay Papasan goes back to

The Psychology of Hope: A Blueprint for a More Hopeful Life with Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe

When the world feels heavy, hope can feel fragile, or even out of reach. In this episode, Jay sits down with award-winning behavioral psychologist Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe