This week, I have learned a few Japanese words that might stick with our crew as we spend money. Below is an article explaining all these words in more detail, but here are my takeaways: Chisoku—Be content with what you have. And if you are reading this, you have enough. Read Enough Already Wabi Sabi—Finding beauty in […]
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Today’s LIFEies is a reminder that Excellence is made possible by doing what you need to do when you need to do it.  I saw the title of this article “The Mundanity of Excellence” by Daniel F. Chambliss and had to read it.  Here are a select few sections from the article and my takeaways in orange.
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For a long time, I have recommended a book by Harry Beckwith: “You, Inc.”  This book was way before its time.  Now, everyone needs to learn how they are their own start-up.  Here are four ways from the authors of “The Start up of You,” Ben Casnocha and Reid Hoffman:  — Having the passion. Â
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The topic for today’s LIFEies is on becoming wise. I am a work in progress.  Every day trying to get a little better. I am sure you are too.  How can we do this with intent? One way is the practice of mindfulness, meditation, and other forms of mental work, to rewire your subconscious.  We
Main menu Skip to content We all have stress. Some stress is good. For almost a year, we have ALL been under too much stress from the COVID 19 pandemic, lock downs, job losses, being cooped up…you know what I am talking about. Let’s take 10 minutes to do a quick review of how we
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Let’s start with a quote from Jeff Bezos: “If you double the number of experiments you do per year, you’re going to double your inventiveness.” Today, I want to look at the rest of 2022 from an experimentation lense and see if we can make our lives more Fantastic this year. — Suggestions for Experiments. You can
Fantastic Life Rule #8 is the 2% Rule — just do 2% more in anything you do. Put in 2% more effort, spend 2% more time, give it 2% more of your focus. Small changes compound over time. The article below lists 10 things you could do that take less than 10 minutes to help
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I have learned…ok, I am still learning…that it’s not easy to become a great leader.  Leading requires lots of practice, patience, and commitment.  Breaking these words down into one word:  time.  I have to spend time with my team and I have to think about each one as an individual as well.  There is
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 One of my favorite words in business is velocity.  I LOVE velocity.  I love work flowing, no bottlenecks, and absolutely no black holes (ever).  I have previously told the story that early in my career, I actually created a Black Hole list where all my super cool ideas and projects went to die.  Fortunately,
As you may recall, I am impressed and follow the wisdom of Charlie Munger (Warren Buffett’s partner). He is an amazing person and so thoughtful about life. Below is a thought project from Munger about using the magic of compounding interest on your mind. Â Mental compound interest. Â The idea is to take the best
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