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Dedication Diaries: One Planner User's Story Jun 19, 2023

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Chuck is the kind of guy we all want to be. He's kind, caring, and funny. But, despite his achievements, Chuck always felt like he wasn't organized enough to achieve the goals that he set for himself. Then, after taking a new job in 2018, a colleague and friend of Chuck gave him a Full Focus Planner. After that, he dove straight into the entire Full Focus System including setting a life plan for himself. The results he achieved weren't just felt by him but his family and colleagues also noticed the difference. When he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, Chuck used the Full Focus System to keep that under control.

In this episode, Chuck Sullivan speaks with Nick about his journey into the Full Focus System, where he is now, and what's next. It's the story of one person finding clarity through the planner and it's the kind of story that we hear about all of the time at Full Focus. We felt it was time to feature one on the podcast.

To view this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZcVPSnQSYR0

Make sure to visit the Full Focus Planner Community on Facebook to find thousands of other planner users: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffpthinktank

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"It's not just me!": We Answer Your Questions Jun 12, 2023

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Remember when you were in school and the teacher would say, "Please ask any questions you have because somebody else might have the same one"? Well, that's what today's episode is all about!

In this episode, Blake and Verbs tackle some great questions directly from the Full Focus Planner Community. Hopefully your teacher was right and there's some answers for you within the other students' questions.

Topics include:

Helping one user rethink their morning ritual
"Aren't most achievement goals just habit goals?"
Two apps that Blake uses in the morning
What do you do with old planners?
What do you do when all of your quarterly plans get thrown out the window?

To see Verbs and Blake stimulate their thinking, make sure to watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/P0uhW4gd8xY

Make sure to visit the Full Focus Planner Community on Facebook to find thousands of other planner users: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffpthinktank

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4 Methods to Boost Your Energy Jun 05, 2023

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At the end of a long work day, it is very easy to collapse on the couch and spend the rest of your waking hours staring at a screen. That's great if that's a goal you've set for yourself, but for most people they wish that they had more energy so they could accomplish the tasks that are important to them. In this episode, Blake and Verbs talk you through four different methods to boost your energy so that you'll have what you need to move forward.

In this episode, you will learn:

Practical strategies to shift from time management to energy management
How existing tools within the Full Focus System are designed to help you increase energy
What it means to "lose time to gain time"

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AMhnRsABhYs

Make sure to visit the Full Focus Planner Community on Facebook to find thousands of other planner users: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffpthinktank

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Running a Business with the Full Focus Planner May 29, 2023

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If running a business was easy, then everybody would do it. However, being a business owner means juggling a seemingly endless array of tasks with endless deadlines. In today's episode, Blake and Verbs share three ways that the Full Focus System takes the complicated life business owner life and provides clarity and peace of mind.

In this episode you will:

Find out how the Daily Big 3 works with a very busy and diverse schedule
Learn how the Full Focus System provides balance to your life
Discover how the planner illuminates unnecessary work

To watch this episode on YouTube, visit https://youtu.be/j-12fCuIwhE.

If you’re a business owner who loves the Full Focus Planner, consider what else Full Focus can do for you by scheduling a free call to find out more about the BusinessAccelerator coaching system. Just visit www.businessaccelerator.com to learn more.

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4 Types of Automation for Busy People May 22, 2023

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We're all busy. One day you were just some person with few responsibilities and then, seemingly the next day, you're entire calendar is booked and you still have an overflowing to-do list. In order to accomplish all of this, we're going to need energy. The best way to get energy is through taking time off to focus on the people, activities, and things that you love. That creates quite a conundrum: How do you get more done with less available hours?

In this episode, Blake and Verbs share four different kinds of automation that you can use to help you recapture that essential work/life balance.

You will learn:

How daily rituals buy you time and energy
How your Full Focus Planner is designed to automate elements of your day
How technology can help you automate various tasks

Make sure to get the free Spring Cleaning Guide for your To-Do List at www.fullfocus.co/spring

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZO5gk9kyKSw

Make sure to visit the Full Focus Planner Community on Facebook to find thousands of other planner users: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffpthinktank

For more episodes, visit www.focusonthispodcast.com

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How to Make New Habits Stick May 15, 2023

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Why is forming new habits - the good ones, at least - so hard to do? We've often heard that it take 21 days to develop a new habit, but personal experience tells many of us that it takes much longer than three weeks to truly install the kinds of habits that we feel will make our lives happier, healthier, and more productive. It's important to understand how to do this right because every time that we feel like we've failed at developing a new habit, we're likely to have feelings of extreme disappointment or shame and, maybe we'll be less inclined to try again next time. Luckily, there are ways to help us get back on track!

In this episode, Blake and Verbs talk about three strategies to help your new habits stick. Also, Nick speaks with Andy Bachert about how he's used the Full Focus Planner in his own life as an organizational leader.

Make sure to get the free Spring Cleaning Guide for your To-Do List at www.fullfocus.co/spring

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QDTGX-pmef4

Make sure to visit the Full Focus Planner Community on Facebook to find thousands of other planner users: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffpthinktank

For more episodes, visit www.focusonthispodcast.com

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Very Simple Strategies to Banish Distractions May 08, 2023

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Our modern world is full of distractions. For example, on average, a person will look at their phone 350 times a day. 350 times in a day! If you sleep 8 hours a night, that works out to almost once every two minutes. How are you supposed to reach your goals if your rhythm is always interrupted by a notification on your phone, a Slack message from your colleague, or a ring at the front door?

In this episode, Blake and Verbs offer three strategies to help you minimize the distractions in your day. You will learn how to:

Recognize the specific activities or triggers that waste your time and make you lose focus
Establish boundaries with the people in your life
Use the Full Focus Planner to keep distractions at bay

Make sure to get the free Spring Cleaning Guide for your To-Do List at www.fullfocus.co/spring

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iG0uUvWiq7c

Make sure to visit the Full Focus Planner Community on Facebook to find thousands of other planner users: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffpthinktank

For more episodes, visit www.focusonthispodcast.com

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Three Reasons You Find Yourself in the Distraction Zone May 01, 2023

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What is your go-to task when you're supposed to be doing another more important task? Is it organizing your desk? Checking Slack messages? Folding laundry? Whatever your go-to task is, it will lead you to the same place: The Distraction Zone. This is a concept first described in Michael Hyatt's book, Free to Focus. It describes the area where you're not contributing anything valuable towards your or your team's goals. We're all going to slide in there occasionally, but the goal is to minimize the amount of time we spend in there.

In this episode, Blake, Courtney, and Verbs explain what the Distraction Zone is and provide three reasons why you might find yourself there. After that, in a Focus on This first, we hear a selection from an episode of Full Focus' other podcast: Business Accelerator. In this segment, host Joel Miller speaks with business coach Dustin Guyton about goalsetting and the things that stand in our way. There's some very valuable stuff in there that you won't want to miss.

For more from the Business Accelerator podcast, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.

Make sure to get the free Spring Cleaning Guide for your To-Do List at www.fullfocus.co/spring

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kEUo3iD-5PQ

Make sure to visit the Full Focus Planner Community on Facebook to find thousands of other planner users: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffpthinktank

For more episodes, visit www.focusonthispodcast.com

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How to Negotiate Out of Stuff Apr 24, 2023

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We've all been there: You volunteer to help out with an extra thing at work or you tell a friend that you'll help them over the weekend. Then, as the event itself approaches, you realize that you simply do not have the time or energy and you shouldn't have agreed to do this in the first place. Well, there's good news: There are times when you can gracefully back out of situations like this.

Blake, Courtney, and Verbs talk about these tricky situations and offer some tips on how to back out of obligations without leaving the other person high and dry. Also, Courtney speaks with Full Focus' Director of Coaching, Darilynn Hammond.

Make sure to get the free Spring Cleaning Guide for your To-Do List at www.fullfocus.co/spring

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cgHYM8NOMTs

Make sure to visit the Full Focus Planner Community on Facebook to find thousands of other planner users: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffpthinktank

For more episodes, visit www.focusonthispodcast.com

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You Are Who You're With: Stories of Achievement Apr 17, 2023

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We've all heard the phrase, "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." But, how does that apply to goal achievement and productivity?

In this episode, Blake and Verbs share stories of how they changed their environments to achieve their own goals. Blake tells a story from his college days while Verbs tells a much more recent story (that actually connects to a goal that he's discussed on the podcast before).

If you want to surround yourself with the right people to achieve your goals, then you'll definitely want to check out the Full Focus Planner Community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffpthinktank

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/D4bVVyfUcZ0

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