Life is not testing you, it’s reflecting you. What you are putting out in the world comes right back to you. This is a powerful idea. The article below is full of more powerful quotes by Jim Fortin, an NLP coach and podcaster host.Here are a couple other Fortin quotes: —You cannot outperform your self-identity. —First we create our habits… Read more →
Monthly Archives: August 2021
The Ultimate Deliberate Practice Guide: How to Be the Best
Practice makes perfect. But practice so often becomes a mindless routine, where we go through the motions without achieving any meaningful growth. The Grind is not mindless. It’s focused, it’s specific and it’s measured. The below article goes into detail on the crux of all this —deliberate practice — “practicing with a clear awareness of the specific components of a skill we’re… Read more →
What`s the Minimum Dose of Training to Stay Fit?
Part of the Fantastic Life is staying physically healthy, which means being active in some way, shape, or form. I was an ultra-marathon runner for years before becoming a long-distance backpacker. When the pandemic hit and limited my ability to travel, and my backpacking partner suffered an injury, I had to change my ways. I started hiking and backpacking solo… Read more →
An Environment for Happiness
I’m a third-generation Arizonan. I grew up in southern Arizona, and moved to Phoenix to raise my own family. There are a number of reasons why I love this state and have chosen to make it my home, but one huge factor is its easy access to incredible nature. I love catching sunrises in the desert, backpacking year round, getting… Read more →
The Rules of Adventure
In a recent LIFEies on Hardiness, I mentioned a book I read back in 2006—Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies and Why. I loved the book but especially loved the author’s 12 rules for adventure and survival (they are below in an article from Forbes in 2012). I loved them so much I copied them, recalled them monthly and revisited them for a… Read more →