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.
Continue Reading ›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 ›We’re coming up on four years of our eight week cycles. Some thoughts on our cycle cadence.
Continue Reading ›We’ve arrived at the assumption that work only gets done on the computer. Humans have survived thousands of years without computers and accomplished some pretty incredible feats. Why is it we now assume computers equal getting work done?
Continue Reading ›A replay of our webinar covering strategies for reducing overwhelm and prioritizing your time with the new challenges of your work and home life.
Continue Reading ›If you’re waiting for motivation to get moving on a project or idea, it may be a while. You may not be able to directly choose motivation, but you can influence it.
Continue Reading ›Selecting the right tools for the job requires a little more forethought then, “Oh that looks shiny.” Let’s challenge some assumptions you may have regarding the tools you’ve adopted.
Continue Reading ›While the various tools we use for getting work done is important, they are impartial to the creative process. Taking time to plan through the work we’re tying to accomplish goes a long way when it comes to selecting the best tools.
Continue Reading ›This guest post by Mo Bunnell is about people with a common characteristic: focus. These people have an incredible ability to pick something to move forward, dedicate incredible energy, to it, and drive it to completion. They create. And they finish. They ship their creations.
Continue Reading ›Over the past year we have been getting regular questions from folks about how we run things here at Blanc Media. From our 8-week work cycles, to our daily schedules and systems, to our project management software, and more. In response to these questions, we are hosting an online workshop in a few weeks.
Continue Reading ›Start The Focus Course now to bring your life into focus.