The Power of One More: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success

“Deep inside, you know what's true about you. Put another way, identity is this: What we perceive about ourselves is what we believe about ourselves.”

Mylett’s definition of identity is based on the individual’s willpower and belief. He thinks that applying intention and awareness appropriately can create new identities for people.

“Remember this key point! Unconsciously, we always find a way to get back to where our thermostat is set based on what we think we're worth.”

This passage comes from Mylett’s metaphor of the internal thermostat. According to Mylett, one’s internal thermostat can be set at different temperatures of work and success.

“They're all guilty of self‐sabotage because their lack of discipline is a lack of self‐confidence that does not match up and support their identity.”

In this quote, Mylett refers to professional athletes who waste their talent and success on bad habits. By keeping their internal thermostats low, they eventually reset to a lower level of success.

“Think of the RAS as the filter that reveals to you what's most important to you in your life.”

Mylett uses the reticular activating system to argue for the ability of individuals to dictate their perceptions of reality. This is an example of Mylett using scientific terminology for rhetorical persuasion.

“Instead of approaching your day as a single block of time, divide your waking hours into three equal parts, or mini days. For me, that means my ‘first day’ runs from 6 a.m. to noon. My ‘second day’ is from noon to 6 p.m. And my ‘third day’ is from 6 p.m. until midnight. While you're living seven days in one week, I'm living 21 days in one week.”

Mylett’s idea of mini days is part of his time management strategy. By recalibrating his perception of time, he says he can achieve more in 24 hours than the average person. This is a time management strategy intended to boost productivity.

“The people you allow into your inner circle are among the most important choices of your life. Choose wisely, and your life is propelled to new levels of bliss and productivity. Choose poorly, and you'll suffer the slings and arrows of a life poorly lived.”

The inner circle is the group of people closest and most influential to the one more thinker. These people should be carefully selected so that they enhance the one more thinker’s life. The one more thinker is at the center of this inner circle and influences everyone around them as well.

“Dreams are the product of your imagination at work. Imagining is therapy. It's healthy. So, one of the best ways to be good to yourself is to put your imagination to work.”

Mylett recommends that readers learn how to dream with The One More Mindset. Using imagination for goal setting, self-development, and discipline is accomplished through intention and willpower.

“It's not simply a matter of being more disciplined or more driven. There needs to be an emotional component linked to your goal. That's the compelling motivation that keeps goals from become lethargic burdens.”

Mylett believes that people need to imagine emotional attachment and consequences for accomplishment of goals. This mental technique makes mistakes more costly and success more rewarding.

“Goals effectively become byproducts of how you approach your standards. Goals without standards are empty. Goals without standards are useless.”

Mylett outlines the relation between goals and standards using the theoretical and practical differences. Where goals are the actual accomplishments and actions, standards are the means and thoughts behind achieving those goals.

“It's when you combine that impossibility thinking with intentional actions aimed squarely at achieving your dreams that you become a possibility achiever.”

Impossibility thinking can lead to the possibility of achieving when the one more mindset is implemented. One more thinkers can learn to imagine and plan to accomplish the impossible.

“Countless types of activities are habits. You don't think about them. You just do them. And many times, those habits work out just fine for you. But not always. Sometimes you develop bad habits, and they don't end up serving you well.”

With the one more mindset, individuals can unlearn bad habits and build new and good habits. Because habits are the brain’s way of conserving energy, the one more thinker needs to cultivate an intentional practice of self-reflection to evaluate how habits serve success.

“There is a trickle‐down effect when people buy into the leadership a One More multiplier brings to a team.”

The one more multiplier is one of the identities that use the one more mindset. Mylett believes that one more leaders should have a one more multiplier on their team who can make everyone around them perform better.

“Satisfaction and self‐esteem come from accomplishing inconvenient tasks.”

Mylett insists that achieving success requires inconvenience and discomfort. Without facing difficulty, people live in ease and never challenge their limits.

“As I define it, you are a One More leader if you help people do things they would not otherwise accomplish without your presence.”

Mylett’s definition of leadership values the development of people’s abilities and skills. Per his definition, parents, coaches, mentors, and teachers would all be considered mentors because they develop people’s talents.

“The number one job of a leader is to develop new leaders.”

This quote is the third of 11 on Mylett’s leadership principles. Mylett emphasizes the ability of leaders to develop their teams and their people into leaders.

“All great organizations are competitive. They foster that mindset and acknowledge accomplishments. Recognition is critical.”

The sixth of Mylett’s 11 leadership principles, being generous with recognition is a crucial skill of the one more leader. By recognizing the team’s accomplishments, even during difficulties, the leader can develop trust and loyalty.

“A well‐designed culture takes into account all six of the basic human needs and how to meet them.”

Mylett believes that creating a culture should be a priority for one more leaders. Mylett also asserts that the creation of culture in organizations satisfies all six basic human needs.

“Being a One More leader is not easy, but when you learn how to apply these leadership principles over time, you not only can propel your life to the highest possible level, but you can also elevate the lives of others that you lead as well.”

Mylett ends his chapter on leadership principles by telling readers that the challenge of acquiring and practicing these skills is worth the difficulty. In fact, mastering these 11 principles can elevate one more thinkers and doers to new levels of success.

“When faced with a difficult situation, such as a stressful phone call, a poor meeting, a financial setback, or a relationship challenge, the highest achievers can find equanimity when others can't.”

Equanimity is always maintaining composure, especially in stressful situations. What separates elite performers, athletes, and professionals from average people is their ability to practice equanimity.

“Of these, there’s only one ideal state you should target: Aggressive and with equanimity.”

Mylett believes that practicing equanimity and aggression is the ideal combination for the one more thinker, leader, and doer. Mylett writes that passivity and susceptibility to stress limit the one more doer’s ability to succeed.

“Pray in good times and in bad. Pray with honesty. Pray with intention.”

Mylett asserts that faith and prayer are essential to the one more mindset. Praying is a technique to think, imagine, and dream about goals.

“The Power of One More is a direct result of my father's influence on me. My desire to help others reflects my father's determination to devote his life to helping others after he got sober.”

“One last one more” is the foundational concept of The Power of One More. It emphasizes the importance of living every like it is your last. Mylett derives this concept from his childhood experiences with his father’s alcoholism.

“Don't quit for One More day.”

Mylett’s mother gave his father an ultimatum to either quit drinking or lose his family. His father chose to get sober and told himself this quote every day. This is how Mylett gained the one last one more concept.