The Focus Course

How Mo Bunnell finally cut back on travel, wrote his book, and grew his company

Roughly 18 months after completing the Focus Course, I got a voicemail from Mo. Mo was one of the first people to sign up for The Focus Course. He is the founder and CEO of Bunnell Idea Group, and works and lives in Atlanta as a business development coach. Mo had called me to say

Academy Alumni: How Alexandra stopped being “A Walking To-Do List”

When I asked Alexandra what was different for her, she started with this: “I was a walking to-do list.” So… what changed? What did she do to change things during Focus Course Academy?

How to Avoid Backwards Habits

Amateurs keep their options open. They say yes to everything. They have no boundaries. They are overwhelmed by the urgent and buried under a million random acts of focus. Professionals and top-performers are focused; they design their habits in order to accomplish their goals.

Introducing: Focus Course Academy (Fall Cohort Now Open)

Don’t be like me and spend years of your life doing productivity-whack-a-mole while you try to get this stuff figured out. I have condensed and cultivated everything I know about focus, time management, productivity, and work-life balance into this new, 4-week cohort: Focus Course Academy.

David Sparks: Focus is the superpower of the next 20 years

David is the well-known podcast co-host of both Mac Power Users and Focused. David has been a long-time friend and alumni member of The Focus Course, and was also recently one of our pilot members for the new Focus Academy. Here were some of his takeaways and insights from the pilot cohort.

Tomorrow’s Outfit (My #1 Productivity Advice)

In our previous article, I shared what most focus advice gets wrong and the importance of both the WHY and the HOW behind living a focused life. The WHY are things like your purpose, your priorities, your goals and desired outcomes. The HOW are things like your habits, routines, strategy, and other actions. And you

Focus Hoax: What Most Advice Gets Wrong

Falling out of the sky at 120 miles-per-hour is something that I always assumed would actually feel like falling. Turns out… it doesn’t actually feel like falling. Last month a few friends and I did wend skydiving — doing tandem jumps from 14,000 feet. Sitting there at the airplane hangar door, as it was my

Is Your Life “Focus Ready”?

Andy and I met during a Zoom call with 100 other people. About 3 months earlier, Andy had found out about us through Google. He was googling for digital planners that he could use on his iPad and stumbled across the one we sell. It hurt my feelings a little bit, but I didn’t mind

Save the Date: September 1, 2021

The Focus Course Academy is a 4-week online program for creators and leaders who want to uncomplicate things, get clear on what matters, and finally have the breathing room to focus. Registration for the first cohort begins September 1.

Where have you created false urgency?

When we have an overwhelming urgency mindset, it blurs the lines between that which is actually important and that which is not. Everything begins to feel important all the time… and that, in turn, creates a lot of anxiety, stress, and worry that otherwise need not exist.