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18 posts tagged focus.
- Video September 25, 2025
how to stop being glued to your phone
the exact Opal setup I use to keep my screen time around 29 minutes a day, without pretending willpower is a plan.
- Video July 22, 2025
the real reason you can't focus for more than 20 minutes
you can't focus because your plan sucks or your goals suck, usually both. the one-page tool I built to fix it: 1 goal, 3 strategies, 3 tactics, 0 excuses.
- Podcast January 9, 2025
about burning ships
the ancient burn-the-ships move sounds great until you light your family on fire too. the version of it that actually works.
- Podcast December 26, 2024
annual planning, sharpen or swing?
two kinds of entrepreneurs heading into a new year. one keeps sharpening the same spear. one looks up and swings an axe.
- Podcast November 26, 2024
exactly how I prioritize my tasks
focus days, buffer days, and the Eisenhower matrix. how I sort everything that hits my plate so nothing important falls through.
- Podcast September 12, 2024
competition and copy cats, what should you do
being copied is a lagging indicator that you're winning. innovate, market harder, take better care of your customers. ignore the rest.
- Podcast August 15, 2024
dealing with overwhelm
write everything down. drop it into the Eisenhower matrix. shoot the closest alligator to the boat first.
- Podcast August 13, 2024
what does deep work actually look like
deep work is not a long task list. it's the one hard thing nobody else will do, done with the phone in another room.
- Podcast July 30, 2024
do the hard things, kids, dogs, businesses
training a puppy, raising kids, building a company. all of them demand the ruthless pursuit of elimination.
- Podcast June 27, 2024
how to protect your greatest asset
your brain. it's the only asset you can't replace. AI is making it easier to atrophy than ever. here's the gym for it.
- Podcast May 7, 2024
my top 5 business mistakes
a decade of building, condensed. waited too long, missed the wave, took on too much, failed to lead, let the team define the brand.
- Podcast December 20, 2023
goals, someday to right now
the exercise that actually moves the needle. one someday goal, then narrow it all the way down to what you can do today.
- Podcast October 3, 2023
the true cost of being on your phone too much
screen time isn't the real problem. the real problem is your phone is killing the sparks, the small ideas that move your business and your life forward.
- Podcast September 14, 2023
staying focused, goal setting 201
everyone sets goals. almost nobody stays focused on them. the trick is making every week's plan trace back to the vision, in writing, where you can see it.
- Podcast May 25, 2023
how many companies you should start, my framework
the man who chases two rabbits catches neither. I run multiple companies. here's the test I use before adding one, and the Papa John's franchise I turned down.
- Podcast May 2, 2023
how to say no
saying no to dollars now buys dollars later. how I declined coaching my son's soccer team, and the right way to turn opportunities down.
- Podcast March 21, 2023
the biggest roadblock to success today
it's not lack of information. there's too much of it. how to pick a reputable source, go all in, and let the calendar convict you.
- Podcast March 9, 2023
how to stand out in a saturated market
stop doing market research on Instagram. focus on results for the people in front of you. how many customers do you actually need to live the life you want.