Yesterday, I recorded a podcast with Tim Grahl. It’s a new show, The Book Launch Show, and it’s all about book marketing. Our first episode will launch later this month. What struck me as interesting, is that we talked about focus. I can lock in and focus on a writing […]

When we want to focus, the obvious thing to do is get rid of external distractions; turn off our phones, disable our internet connections and so on. But when we sit down to write, our minds inevitably wander. A whole bunch of extraneous thoughts float into our heads that have […]

Your Will is the intellectual factor that enables you to focus. Not willpower, but Will. People don’t usually take the time to develop it, but it can be developed. You can actually train yourself to be “in the zone” whenever you want. Neat, huh?

There’s long lists of productivity tools and tactics floating around, and the most effective one is free. You already have it. In fact, you were born with it. It’s your ability to focus.

We all get 24 hours each day and 7 days each week. Some people make great things happen in that time. Others binge watch Netflix. How do you choose to spend your time?

Most people don’t think. If you stand back objectively and watch them, you’ll see that they’re not thinking. If they were, they wouldn’t approach their lives the way they do. Sometimes the lack of thought is obvious; drinking, then driving. Other times it’s far more subtle; staying up late to […]