93% of our time is spent indoors! That statistic is insane. We CAN and WILL do better than that. Get outside. Do something outside today and tomorrow AND for the rest of your life. Here are three ways to get outside today: –A 5 minute walk outside (not in your building, not in the […]
Tim Denning (author of today’s article below), looked around at his successful friends and realized they think and speak differently. They also work harder than his less successful friends. From the first two sentences you should glean my first takeaway from the below article: If you want to live a Fantastic Life, hang out with
As you know if you have been a regular reader of LIFEies, I only hang out with Batteries-Included people. I’ve had a number of readers ask, “What if you are a naturally negative or ‘reality based’ person?” Below is an article with a sound strategy for making a sustainable change to becoming more positive and a
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In 1991, I was one of eight Founding Principals of Lee & Associates Arizona. Bill Lee, the Founder of Lee & Associates, recruited us to be the first Lee office outside of California. I have said many times that being a part of creating this company and being a Principal here for the last
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Since my bout with Lymphoma in 2013, the passing of my parents in 2018, and now going through my parents’ possessions and closing down everything, I have been thinking quite a bit about a good end of life. This is a topic we all should probably spend a bit of time pondering. For me,
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How interesting is this?— A rating scale to see how much stress you have in your life. This scale adds up all events that have you have experienced in the last year. Simply look at the scale below and multiply the value (life changing units) by the number of occurrences if there has been
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Living The Fantastic Life requires sustained sacrifice (The Fantastic Life Rule # 5) that takes away from other facets of life. Here is your choice—work, sleep, family, fitness, or friends: Pick 3 to win this week. Each week, throughout your life you get to decide which ones will get your time because there are only
Over the last decade there has been tons of talk about work-life balance. But the new generation of workers actually want to live it not just talk about it. I have my own take on this (of course). I believe balance is thought, practice and (here comes the most important part of this LIFEies)
I have this joke I tell about waking up, rolling over and whispering “You’re right, honey”, then starting my day. 🙂 If you want a happier marriage, the first and best way to begin is to express gratitude. {Click to Tweet} Simple to type and simple to do. Tell your spouse “thank you.” We
I like to think of myself as mentally tough. I have run over 60 marathons or longer, including the Marathon des Sables (see photo in the header). I have worked really hard to build my commercial real estate business, and with Tracy, I have raised four incredible kids. When I see an article like
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