Jay Papasan is a writer. He spent several years editing at Harper Collins Publishers, and has written a number of bestselling books, including The Millionaire Real Estate Agent, which he wrote with Gary Keller, of Keller Williams Realty. Jay also co-authored the # 1 Wall Street Journal bestseller The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results.

• Website: www.the1thing.com

• My partner, Gary Keller

• When I know what I'm supposed to be doing, when I'm clear about my priorities, I'm present and I'm calm. There's just no other place to be. It's amazing how that works.

• You get excited, you breathe faster, you get calm, you breathe slower. But even if you're excited and you breathe slower, you'll become calm. Understanding that has allowed me, at moments of high stress to, 'just breathe'.

• Book: The One Thing, The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

Think big, start small. Imagine what your life would be if you were really succeeding at a high level, and then start really small. If you want something to be a habit, start with a target that is so attainable you could almost trip over it and build momentum on that success.