LIVE: How to focus ON your business (Without getting bogged down)
If you care about business, growth, and productivity, then this will be a conversation you definitely want to be part of…
Continue Reading ›Live with Ugmonk: Creativity and business with Jeff Sheldon
Join Shawn and Jeff for a live interview with Ugmonk founder, Jeff Sheldon. We’ll discuss: creating new products, staying inspired and relevant, content strategy (email newsletters & social media), and analog productivity as we dig into Jeff’s personal approach to productivity and systems. There will also be time for live Q&A so you can ask any questions you may have (or just glean from what other folks ask).
Continue Reading ›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
Continue Reading ›Creating Blocks of Time for the Important Things
Right off the bat, I must confess that the schedule I share below is something I haven’t done very well yet. But I’m posting about it anyway because it’s an experiment worth sharing about. Even now, as I am just starting to fiddle with it, I know it will still give you some ideas for
Continue Reading ›Book Review and Notes: The Dip, by Seth Godin
On every journey to mastery, there is a very difficult season of learning, persevering, and growth. This season is called the dip. To push through the dip requires focus, diligence, and time. And if you make it through the dip then you will do amazing things.
Continue Reading ›Barrett Brooks Video Interview: Making and measuring creative progress
Barrett Brooks is the COO for ConvertKit, writer, and all around brilliant fellow. In addition to leading the team at ConvertKit, Barrett writes regularly on the topics of personal development, nurturing leaders, and personal discovery. Every interaction with Barrett will leave you curious to learn something new and excited about life. He’s one of the
Continue Reading ›How to Accomplish Your Goals
In this video interview between Shawn Blanc and Mo Bunnell, learn about keeping a healthy balance between work and personal life, maintain margin in your schedule, and how to stick with your goals.
Continue Reading ›All My Notes and Takeaways from Jeff Goins’ Tribe Conference for Writers
Tribe is a creative and business conference for writers. It was a delight to meet with so many folks from all spectrums of the writing world: from self-published authors, to bloggers, and more.
This was my first year to attend the Tribe conference, put on by Jeff Goins in Nashville, and it was a blast. Here are all my notes and takeaways. Enjoy!
Continue Reading ›Behind the Scenes of My First “Mastermind Retreat”
About a month ago, I hosted 12 other guys in Breckenridge for a 3-day retreat. It was an “un-conference” so to speak. As an indie writer, I’ve been going to conferences and events for years. As I wrote back in 2012 when I was in San Francisco for Macworld, “I’m not here for the event,
Continue Reading ›All My Notes From the Craft + Commerce Conference
Downtown Boise is wonderful. This was my first time there, and I was amazed at how fantastic the downtown area was. It’s easy and fun to walk around, and there are tons of great restaurants and coffee shops. The reason I was in Boise was for the first Craft + Commerce conference hosted by ConvertKit.
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