When I first read the below article, I found myself smiling quite a bit. Why? Because it felt like reading my books, The Fantastic Life and The Fantastic Life Revisited. Change is hard. Changing your mindset is exceptionally hard. Check out the list in the article below for more, but to start, I’ve summarized a few […]
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We’ve all been there. You get so upset and worked up that you are not able to control your emotions. This is NOT what living a Fantastic Life is all about. I saw this simple blog from Brian Kight and thought I would share. The highlights below are the ones I have found myself using this
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Not feeling it today? I’ve been there. You and I both know we will not be operating at 100% all the time. We KNOW this. And yet, we question ourselves: Should I work out today? Short answer: Hell yes we should! –Tony Robbins says: “I don’t negotiate with myself. I say, we go.” –David Goggins says:Â
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I LOVED the idea presented in the article below — an exercise snack. What is it? 1 minute of intense exercise. Why do it? Turns out, it is GREAT for you.  An exercise snack is….  –Short—approx. 1 minute.–Intense—pick something that is not easy (deep squats, push-ups, and jumping rope are a few ideas). Here is one way I
This is a first for LIFEies – my only comments in this blog are quotes from a Richard Hamming speech, the full text of which is below. While Hamming is talking about science in this particular speech, I think EVERY quote is applicable to living our Fantastic Life.  The quotes I’ve put below hit me in
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The Dunning-Kruger effect is a human condition where the least competent people in an area overestimate their skills the most AND the most competent think less of their own talents. In some ways, LIFEies is like this. Each week I opine on a topic, try to give my summary, some takeaways I found valuable, and
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I’m not exactly sure when I realized that time was my most precious commodity, but it was early in my career. Since then, I have had four decades to track, refine, and use my time effectively. If you want to know why this is so important, see the article below. There are some fantastic graphs on how most
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Today, we’re talking about the dreaded P-word —procrastination. Below is a great article with lots of ideas on how to procrastinate less. It’s worth the read. Here are three thoughts/methods that I found particularly interesting for me: –Change your environment. If you are stuck or need to get going on something, move environments.  This week I
Since I started writing LIFEies, I now get inspiration for life lessons everywhere. Today, the lesson comes from a blog from the company that is my investment advisor. Below, they share the principles they use to guide their investments. There is a ton of great investing advice, but there is also some golden LIFEies advice,
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I am an optimist. Â A pragmatic optimist. Â I have had to be because since 1983, I have been a 100 percent commission salesman. Â You cannot survive four decades of selling without celebrating the wins ALL THE TIME. Below is an article I found interesting that explains why being an optimist is good. Here are a
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