Dan Britton - One Word That Will Change Your Life

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Praise for One Word That Will Change Your Life

One Word is a great little book that conveys a profoundly simple idea. Discover your One Word for the year, own it, live it, and experience its impact on your life. One word for this book: Priceless!

Ken Blanchard , coauthor of The One Minute Manager and Leading at a Higher Level

Our lives so often feel cluttered, confused, and complex. One Word shows the way to the simplicity of focus. It guides you to what should currently matter most and clarifies how to live from that place. This is a game-changing concept that will transform how you do your life. Get One Word . Read One Word . Find your One Word ... and you will experience the best year of your life!

Dan Webster , Founder, Authentic Leadership, Inc.

In the past 10 years, Ive been asked to editorially review at least 1,000 books on leadership, personal change, and life purpose. If I were forced to choose one favorite among them, my number one choice would be One Word That Will Change Your Life . Why? In a word, the book makes a bold promiseand then it delivers. Ive read it cover to cover twice now. Dan, Jimmy, and Jon have produced a gift that will do just what it says: change your life! I recommend you embark on the thrilling One Word adventure and invite your friends, family, and coworkers to join you. I predict youll soon have some of your most interesting experiences ever.

Ron Forseth , Vice President of Business Development, Outreach Inc.

Cover image and design: Michael J. Freeland

Copyright 2013 by Dan Britton, Jimmy Page, and Jon Gordon. All rights reserved.

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Published simultaneously in Canada.

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If you want your life to change...

to be more rewarding and exciting than ever...

you can do it with just One Word .

We guarantee it.

Introduction

If we could give you one thing that would improve your life in incredible ways, would you receive it? If this one thing was so intuitive and easy to use that you would be crazy not to try itwould you give it a shot?

What is this one thing? Its just One Word . Thats right One Word That Will Change Your Life .

In this book we will show you how to discover the word that is meant for you. Its your One Word vision or theme for the entire year, and it will help you become the person you were born to be.

When we first discovered this simple concept in 1999, we never imagined thousands of people would experience life change year after year. However, over the years we have witnessed others experiencing the same life change we have experienced. We came to realize that we had to share this life-changing concept with as many people as possible.

A simple concept must be communicated in a simple way. Thats why we have designed this book so that you can read it in just 44 minutes. In this case, less is best. Simple is powerful.

One Word That Will Change Your Life is a proven way to create clarity, power, passion, and life change. Each year, resolutions are rarely kept and goals are often easily forgotten. But One Word sticks. By living a single word that is meant for you, youll find renewed purpose and meaning throughout the year and laserlike focus and power for your life.

We have created a One Word process that has three steps:

We have also created an action plan featured at the end of the book to help you implement and apply the One Word process and live your word for the year.

To maximize your One Word experience, we invite you to visit www.GetOneWord.com , where you can receive additional insights, read stories of impact, and download helpful resources.

Join thousands of people and hundreds of schools, businesses, churches, and sports teams who have found their word... and discover how to harness the transformational power of your One Word . Lets get started and enjoy the journey together!

Every New Year, 87 percent of adults more than 206 million peoplecreate new goals and resolutions, only to experience the same frustrating results: false starts and failure. In fact, 50 percent of resolution makers will fail by the end of January! You read that right. Only half of us stick to our convictions for even 30 days. Most resolutions are long forgotten by summer. We derail and give up. Thats why an endless number of books and articles are written each year promising a new you and your best life now.