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Focus Camp: Day 1

Today’s assignment is super easy: Set our your clothes for the next day. That’s it. Why did we do this? A few reasons that Shawn covers in the video and notes, but here’s a short list:

Focus Camp: Day 0

On Day 0, our assignment is to tell ourselves that we can change. I can change. You can change. I can change And we’re to choose an area or consumerism or entertainment in our lives that we’re going to give up for the duration of the...

Jun 8

The Focus Course: Focus Camp

Focus Camp starts today. I participated in the beta group of The Focus Course last year, and it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. At a time in my life when things were just muddled, I was able to gain clarity and focus in my goals,...

Jun 8

2016 Road Trip

We made it. And what a trip. While a trip with young children and family members is never (or at least yet) the sushine and roses we all hope it is, we made it. Our kids did amazing. Four separate 10+ hour driving days, including 15 hours in the car...

Apr 4

The Now Page

Late last year, the Now Page became a thing. Derek Sivers wrote about how people often asked what he was doing, working on, and focused on. But most notably for me, was the the ability for him to say what he is not working on. So,...

Feb 24


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