Focus: define the seed so the rest of the parts know how to take form.
If it is a sunflower seed, the stalk petals, leaves, flowers, etc. are those of a sunflower plant.
Lack of focus: no seed defined, no plant to grow.

The thirty-eigth issue of the Project Simplify newsletter The Simplifier is now archived on our newsletter archives page.
Here is a brief summary of the contents:
1. A Note From Shawn
Take a break from your busy day…to read the Simplifier
2. Our Featured Quote
by David Hockney
3. Article: Creating Meaningful Goals
by PS Head Simplifier Shawn Tuttle
4. This Week’s […]

OK. The newsletter is coming out a day late this week–Thursday instead of Wednesday–despite all our good intentions and early workings. I thought I had a solid first draft of the article completed before the weekend. Apparently a foolish belief after my conversation with Lance about it. Don’t get me wrong–it wasn’t bad per se–he […]

[Conversation overheard this morning @ Wisdom Cafe:
“On my way to work.”
“Me too.”
“Hasn’t anyone invented something so we don’t have to go to work?”
“I’m still looking for it.”
“I’ll take you out to dinner if you find it.”
“Great!” “See you here tomorrow morning.”
One of the notable things about this conversation was the tone of […]

I was happy to find this no-cost printable calendar resource: Free Printable Calendars - Download monthly and yearly calendars in PDF format.
Vertex 42 makes other Excel templates as well. I haven’t checked any out yet, but being the Excel geek that I am, I’ll definitely see what they have.

What makes a place feel spacious? Key word here is feel. There is no absolute room measurement that determines whether a room is spacious or not. For example, my office is in a room that used to be a tenant’s bedroom. With a double bed, clothes all over the place, a small desk and chair […]

A random tip that just may save Much discomfort:
If you don’t usually wear underwear, and you know you’ll be going through airport security, remember to put on that extra layer.
You know, just in case.