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Balance

Don’t Lists and Project Folders for a Simple System for Everything

“David, your Simple System for Everything works for everything!”

That was the crowd’s undulating chant at the colosseum right before I hushed them for the grand finale— something about online dating as I recall. It was the Great Year Workshop of 2014, and everything was just dandy until a bold voice called from the dusty masses. The sheer audacity was stunning. This is what she asked.

“What if your ambitions don’t fit on a 3 x 5 card?”

Gasps of incredulity rippled across the field of bodies and souls.

I let them ripple.

And then, just before dismay turned into despair, I gave the one word answer that had been passed down to me from my mentors and to them by theirs for what must be several months now.

“Folders.”

The crowd roared with glee and relief. Chaos was averted.


In this video I explain how to touch your dreams every day and execute a perfect escape from the distraction of exciting new things that keep you for focusing on the task at hand. It involves folders.

In the video I refer to:

  • Roles
  • Goals
  • Week’s Plan
  • Days Plan

All of which are available through the Pilot Fire Starter Kit.

I also mention the tool: 5 Questions that Tell You What to Do Next


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