Children's Book Series

Focus Man™

Book 1 The Power of One Breath

About the series

A children's book series about a boy named Zeph who discovers that focus is his superpower.

Each person in his life teaches him something different about focus, discipline, and character.

Meet the characters

Zeph

ZEPH

Zeph — the boy who learns focus is his superpower.

Mom

MOM

Mom sees his courage.

Dad

DAD

Dad teaches focus as a muscle.

Abuela

ABUELA

Abuela teaches one breath.

Asia

ASIA

Asia, his oldest sister the nurse, asks what door slammed today.

Andrés

ANDRÉS

Andrés, his big brother the firefighter, teaches courage.

Ky

KY

Ky, his big sister, was his bedtime boss on school nights.

Grandpa Ellis

GRANDPA ELLIS

Grandpa Ellis gives him the compass.

Uncle Two-Sticks

UNCLE TWO-STICKS

Uncle Two-Sticks teaches a firm handshake.

Uncle Ray

UNCLE RAY

Uncle Ray shows him how to keep going.

Aunt Tip

AUNT TIP

Aunt Tip teaches him he is the sky, not the storm.

Auntie Rocío

AUNTIE ROCÍO

Auntie Rocío keeps him healthy and strong.

Uncle Stetson

UNCLE STETSON

Uncle Stetson teaches him to pick a small target.

Mrs. Alvarez

MRS. ALVAREZ

Mrs. Alvarez never gives up on him.

Coach Ramos

COACH RAMOS

Coach Ramos, his swim coach, helps him count every lap.

Cade

CADE

Cade tests him.

DeShawn

DESHAWN

DeShawn passes when it counts.

The Ten Doors Planner: a boy opens the first glowing door in a long hallway of doors

The Ten Doors Planner

Zeph's day has ten doors in it, and one of them holds the thing that matters most. The Ten Doors Planner turns that idea into a five minute morning routine your child runs on paper. He writes the day's doors, picks Door 1, and opens it first, before the easy doors get a vote. Inside you will find the Door 1 Picker, the daily sheet families print all year, the One Breath page from Book 1, and a weekly review that teaches a kid to measure himself against his own growth.

  • The Daily Ten Doors Sheet, print it as often as you need it
  • The Door 1 Picker, a step by step way to choose the important thing
  • The One Breath page, the Book 1 tool on a single page
  • Weekly review and streak pages that make progress visible

Printable PDF, full color and low-ink versions included. $10.

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Focus Man Book 1: The Power of One Breath — the finished cover, Zeph holding a magnifying glass up to the light on the porch

Book 1: The Power of One Breath

Book 1 is here. Zeph has ten doors in his head and every one of them is open. This is the story of how he learns to pick one, told across 11 chapters with his whole family in his corner. For readers ages 7 to 10.

  • 11 chapters, fully illustrated in color, 55 pages
  • Dad and the magnifying glass, where Zeph learns that focus is a muscle
  • Uncle Two-Sticks and his five-move Focus Training Kit
  • Back of the book: Focus Fuel notes, the Training Kit, a Focus Challenge, a Palabras/Words glossary, discussion questions, and the Family Focus Tree

Illustrated chapter book, instant PDF. $12.

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