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31 Keys #27 Get One Thing Done

by Guy Finley

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Never mind how much there is to do, no matter how many things there are on that list. It doesn’t matter how difficult the tasks ahead of us are going to be. Ignore the list. Get one thing done on it. That’s it. If it helps, make the list... I do... but after I’ve made the list, I never let it overcome me with consequences if I don’t succeed at getting them all done in the first seven seconds of my life. Get one thing done at a time. And then, take that step again.

ProductivityAnxietyMindfulnessTranscendenceMindful ProductivityPresent Moment

Transcript

The 27th key in our 31 keys to change your destiny isn't just something that will help us change our life from the inside out,

But will help us change our life as we go through that process.

The 27th key is called Get One Thing Done.

We've been looking at some pretty important ideas and principles in the 26 keys that we've looked at so far.

But one of the main themes that runs through all of these keys is that our possibilities in this life,

By whatever name we give to our immeasurable faculty to transcend ourselves and change our destiny,

Our possibilities are as unlimited as we are willing to consciously meet our own present set of limitations.

That really can't be repeated enough because although it doesn't seem so to us,

Those anxious thoughts and feelings that come along,

For instance,

We're seated at our desk at work or we're home and we've got a list of things to do or what we want to accomplish,

And suddenly just looking at that list and what's implied if we don't complete it,

We can be filled with a stream of anxious thoughts and feelings telling us that we need to rush,

That we've got all of these things to do and if we don't get them done,

Then we know what's going to happen and it's not going to be good.

But we're talking about meeting those kind of thoughts and feelings and the conditions that create them from a new order of understanding.

So with that in mind,

Here's what it means to get one thing done.

It sounds contradictory at first,

But you'll see the wisdom in it if you'll work with the principle.

Never mind how much there is to do,

No matter how many things there are on that list.

Doesn't matter how difficult the tasks are going to be ahead of us.

Ignore the list.

Get one thing done on it.

That's it.

If it helps make the list,

I do.

But after I've made the list,

I never let it overpower me,

Overcome me with consequences if I don't succeed with getting them all done in the first seven seconds of my life.

Get one thing done at a time and then take that step again.

That's it.

Consciously,

Deliberately,

Catch the parts of you that are trying to tell you,

Oh dear,

You're never going to get it done.

Nothing good is going to come from this.

Time to take a nap or go have a snack.

We know that drill.

Do what is in your power.

Refuse to do what is not.

It is not in your power to get everything done at once.

It is in your power to do one thing at a time.

Refuse to deal with what is not.

The most beautiful tapestry in the world begins and ends with one of 10,

000 individual threads.

And so will our destiny change,

Our capacity to complete what we know we must.

As we understand,

We're not here to get everything done at once.

We're here to be who we are and to see that when we can do that,

We'll get one thing done.

And then with each thing done,

We'll understand the beauty of meeting life from that understanding.

Join me tomorrow when we pick up the 28th key,

Which is called Go Quiet.

Thanks for listening.

Bye for now.

Meet your Teacher

Guy FinleyGrants Pass, OR, USA

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Recent Reviews

Bryan

December 11, 2025

Beautifully simplistic. I have learned to operate with a similar one-at-a-time approach. 🙏🙏

Deb

March 11, 2025

This is exactly what I needed - my to-do list is like 64 items and I'm so overwhelmed everyday, and always behind. LOL about it's time to get a snack or take a nap! Thank you very much for this encouragement🙏💖

Olga

February 28, 2024

Life saving simplicity, love this! Only one item on my list, pick just one and get it done ✅ I remind myself to give thanks and pass a little praise afterwards, before taking the next task on ;)

Julia

May 9, 2023

Excellent advice- I’m going to go & get my dishes done now ✅

Sheila

April 15, 2023

This short talk is so valuable. I have a list that keeps getting longer. Today I will do the one important thing that will alleviate my anxiety. Much gratitude for Guy’s wisdom 🙏❤️

Lynn

January 17, 2023

Very frank, easy to hear, and great advice for anxious folks! Thank you!

Grace

September 17, 2022

I love this! The constant background feeling of heaviness weighing on me has lifted. Your reminder to get one thing done has called me to action. Thank you! 🙏 ❤

Sue

July 2, 2022

This is exactly what I’m working on. Instead of being overwhelmed. I’m breaking it down. Get 1 thing done! Then almost always go to the next. Thank you when I need a reminder. I know where to go. 🙏🏻💜

Florence

June 11, 2022

Felt relieved and reassured after listening to this! Thank you! 🙏

Alice

June 7, 2022

Wonderfully presented. Thank you.

Rachel

May 22, 2022

👌

Jane

May 4, 2022

Thank you for this simple advice.

jesse

March 20, 2022

I'm grateful humble beautiful inside out I'm an Actor model Christian with Courage and a Purpose Amen 🙏

Lisa

January 6, 2022

I so needed to hear this! I was getting overwhelmed with my to do list ! I realize I already got three things done ✅ and one was listening to this short talk and breathing deep … ahhhhh. Ty!

Johanne

January 6, 2022

Thank you. This was exactly what I needed to hear.

Stefi

January 6, 2022

Thank you! This is my current experience and it is much more effective. 💖

Kate

January 2, 2022

A simple message and a very good reminder. I needed to hear it this morning 🙏🌺

Michel

December 3, 2021

Excellent

Valesa

November 23, 2021

Not really a meditation but some helpful advice, especially for those of us who get overwhelmed by our to do list.

marietjie

October 18, 2021

Awesome! I have just discovered you and this means so much to me thank you!! How do i see the order of the keys in die titles of the meditations? I would really like to listen to them all. How powerful: we can only do one thing at a time and we have to refuse what is not here now (the other things on the list). We need not feel rushed because of the length of the list (esp comparing to the length of others' lists) and experience anxiety and panic and overwhelm. We can also refuse that other demand that we all things at the same time. And the golden nugget?: how we meet every moment, determines our destiny...how easy and automatically manifesting then become! It naturally happens by us meeting every moment without judgement and the other keys. Thank you so much 🙏

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