What makes a winner? I took a few minutes to ponder this question along with the article and here is who I consider winners. People who: – Endure life’s challenges no matter how tough the situation. – Have the ability to make it to the finish line and never give up. – Set goals and work […]
As we grow older, our comfort zones grow with us. A lot of things that made me uncomfortable when I was younger, no longer bother me. To this day, I continue to push myself to “grow” outside of my comfort zone so that I can continue to live my life to the fullest. It’s called The
Our family’s word of the year for 2024 is Joy. How to get it and how to grow it. We have the power to decide if we view the world half empty or half full. We also have the power to be joyful. Joy is great pleasure or happiness. Joy is a state of mind. Scroll down to
I am constantly looking for ways to live my life as efficiently as possible. Every day, I live with the word Kaizen in mind. What is Kaizen you may ask? It is the philosophy that constant improvement with small positive changes can result in great success. I have included two articles about this topic today
The big quote I currently have on my bathroom counter is: “The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte Then I saw the blog below by Brian Kight which perfectly expands on that quote. I love this idea: No more impulses,
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Last year, I was able to visit Japan with my daughter Claire and we fell in love with their culture. Below are seven Japanese concepts that, when used properly, could change your life. One of them, Kaizen, is a nonnegotiable for my team, Coppola-Cheney and has been for 20 years. (https://c2advisors.com/). Kaizen means to constantly improve and applies
We are in the New Year. Congratulations on getting to 2024. Now, let’s make our life Fantastic. We will start 2024 with your mind. I’m sure most of us would love to be taught by a Zen master when striving for inner harmony. The truth is, we are continually besieged by negative noise and it’s
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In my life, I have continually tried to create and innovate. Writing books, creating our C2 Voice and LIFEies blogs, and trying to compete with Fortune 500 companies in our commercial real estate business — these are all the ways I am innovating weekly. The new year has begun and I am ready to continue to grow
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Twenty years ago, I hiked the John Muir Trail in 7 days (for context, most people take about 3 weeks). We averaged over 30 miles a day. On the fourth night, my hiking buddy Brad woke me up at 1 am and said he was having sleep apnea. He would fall asleep and then wake
Today, I am sending a blog on character by Ted Gioia. In his post, he gives 8 techniques for evaluating character. If you are going to build and have a Fantastic Life, then you have to curate, grow, and sustain a core group of people in your life — your tribe. We all want our tribe
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