The Focus Course

Why Mind Mapping Works

How a mind map can save you time, energy, and anxiety when it comes to writing, creating, planning, and more.

Mike’s System for Ideas

Nothing is more frustrating than having a great thought and losing it.

Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park

Sometimes the cure for a tired soul is an early morning hike through nature’s beauty.

September Photo Challenge

Inviting The Focus Course community to participate in a photo-a-day challenge for the month of September. Read on for the details.

We’re Still Doing 8 Week Cycles With Sabbaticals

We’re coming up on four years of our eight week cycles. Some thoughts on our cycle cadence.

Check Engine Light for Your Life

When life starts to feel overwhelming it sure would be nice if like cars we had a little check engine light. Well, if we know what to look for, we kind of do.

Junk Food

Junk food (the kind you eat) turns out to have a lot of similarities to scrolling the socials and inbox addiction.

Don’t Wait to Create

We come up with all sorts of excuses as to why it’s not time to work on that creative endeavor we’ve been thinking of for ages. It’s time to get started.