By Trina Gardner

I have been relishing in a fresh, clean feeling as I walk into each room in my house. The decorations are put away, and we are back to open, simple spaces, huzzah!

Returning from the holidays, we have found the same wide-open spaces in front of us here are Paragon! 2024 has brought in a fresh, renewed energy, where all things are possible. Inside that space, we have adopted the foundational principle from Verne Harnish, Scaling Up: THE ONE THING.

We are working to distill down and focus our efforts this month on the ONE thing: the thing that will have all of our attention and effort and we will complete in Q1 2024.

Scene from Today’s meeting:

• “One thing?” Gulp, I feel a jolt of panic. What will happen to all the other things we need to get done? My brain begins to speed up and immediately thinks of 5 things that will ALL make the biggest difference for us!
• We write them down, then begin to analyze each one and choose.
  • “Which of these will be the one we accomplish first?”
  • “Which is the base that will create success and drive the next thing and then that will drive the next thing?”
  • “Or which one can we accomplish quickly and spur on our momentum to begin to drop the dominoes?”

Strangely enough, it was relatively simple to find our one thing. It was also very simple to prioritize everything around this one thing. As a matter of fact, it has created clarity, simplicity and a fresh, clear vision of our 2024. Let me tell you, it sure looks bright!

May the fresh possibilities of the New Year inspire you to find your ONE thing – to take you from what’s possible to what’s probable.

Let’s do this!

Trina Gardner

Trina is the CEO at Paragon Planners, where her field work with hundreds of employees and thousands of clients provides insights on individual client and advisor success.