While the smartphone is one true miracle of the technology age, nothing is perfect. One of the downsides of the smartphone craze is the lack of personal connection. There are other negatives, including time wasting apps, driving while texting, etc. Below is a great article for all of us, but can be particularly powerful to […]
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Below is a list of 45 life lessons written by a 90-year-old. While I see a ton of these types of articles, I tend to always read them because I find one or two nuggets of true wisdom every time. Here are three that hit me in this list: –When in doubt, just
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One of my daily goals is to meditate. Over the past 18 months, I have been very focused on living intentionally which includes some meditation. In the West, we tend to try and carve out time each day to meditate (the 10% of Americans that do meditate). In the East, they continually connect with their
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As a parent, I tell my kids stories about growing up and making my way in the world. The Fantastic Life and LIFEies both began as ways for me to try and help them along their path. Another way I’ve tried to guide them has been helping them with summer opportunities to work. Below is a fabulous article on
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Below is an amazing and very cool way to reinforce the habits you want to instill or change. Setting goals is the first step. The theory of accessibility tells us our goals need to be front and center at all times. Mauricio below has a unique method—he puts his goals in his passwords. Try
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I love to read how successful people think about their lives. When I saw the below article with Arianna Huffington, Founder of The Huffington Post and Kobe Bryant, basketball player with the LA Lakers—I knew it would be good. And it was. Ms. Huffington’s book Thrive was one of my favorites I read last
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So much has been written about leadership. I want to cover just a quick couple of traits and a short article below. Many people do not believe they have the ability to lead. They don’t realize that leaders aren’t a special brand of person – there is a leader in each of us. What
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The below LIFEies was sent to our family by my daughter Kate. Today is just a short video to remind ourselves that LIFE is going on right now. Look up and live it. Fantastic Life Rule #4: All of Life is Connected Take time to appreciate life and all that it has to
If there is one thing I have been focused on over the past few years, it has been to experience life not buy things while living the Fantastic Life. Travel, backpacking, seminars and events are all much more important to me than a new clothing item. Turns out I am right. New research
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Below are some characteristics of good problem solvers. I have highlighted the ones I think are most important to me. I could have highlighted them all but I find true wisdom in finding opportunities, knowing what the real problem is and knowing how to prevent problems in the first place. The Fantastic Life
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