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A Deep Dive on Our Most Impactful Coaching Tool

July 6, 2026 · 19 min

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Most of us are comfortable setting annual goals. But what happens when you look 10 years into the future and let yourself dream without boundaries?


In this episode, Jay Papasan shares one of the most powerful tools used in The ONE Thing coaching program: the Someday Letter. It’s a simple but deeply clarifying exercise that asks you to write a letter to yourself from the future, describing the life, work, relationships, values, and adventures you want to create.


Jay opens up about his own resistance to the exercise, why it took him 18 months to finally do it, and the surprising clarity he found on the other side. He explains how the Someday Letter helps you work backward from a future vision, make better decisions in the present, and stop chasing short-term gains that don’t lead where you actually want to go.


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We talk about:

[00:00] Why This Tool is So Powerful

[3:35] How to Write Your Someday Letter

[16:10] The ONE Thing Challenge


Links & Tools from This Episode:

• The ONE Thing Operating System

• The Someday Letter Workbook

• Free Resources


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