We all make mistakes but living The Fantastic Life is all about living YOUR life. It’s not about keeping up with the Joneses or trying to live life the way others want you to. It’s all about finding your path and walking it. Here are three ways to do this: Stop wasting money! Don’t buy that […]
Even if you don’t like this week’s article, this week’s LIFEies proves one point: You CAN find anything you want on the internet to prove your point. 🙂 Below is an article about why leaders should back their car in Batman style. I have been doing this, to the chagrin of my wife and kids,
Doug Sysel (a reader of LIFEies), is a genuine person. He is who he is. If you spend 10 minutes with him, you would KNOW that he is a real person. And I love him for that. When I was coaching the Rat Pack (my club baseball team for youth), Doug would come to
Boy, this was one of the toughest LIFEies I have written. I HATE to lose. I HATE losing a client. I HATE losing a sales pitch. And yet I have. Way too many times. And I have not always followed the advice below when a client decides to leave. But I am trying and
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When you choose to live The Fantastic Life you inherently make a decision to commit to a focused life. As Tony Robbins says below–Focusing on our decisions and responses allows us to be in control of our outlook toward life, regardless of our circumstances. Our brain is designed for survival, not happiness. We have
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It’s surprising how often we can be our own worst enemy. Below is an article on the 10 ways people make life tougher on themselves. But first, here are a couple tips I am using to counteract these. Do not take things personally – Happy people don’t worry about the unintentional actions of others. I am letting
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In 2017, I read the book Extreme Leadership for the first time. Author Jocko Willink writes about how to get your first win of the day as soon as you wake up. When the alarm goes off, you have a choice – do you win or not? I got my first win as soon as
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Want to live a more engaged life? Change the way you make small talk. Why not become more interested AND interesting? Here is how: Don’t answer simple questions with dead-end replies (How are you?—Fine). Rather, ask thoughtful questions. Keep conversations moving vertically (How was your sunrise this morning? What was the highlight of your day?) Socializing and
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I just finished a great book (given to me by my good buddy Bill Murrell): A Curious Mind by Brian Grazer. He talks about curious conversations he has had over his entire life and how curiosity has shaped who he is and his entire career (he is a movie producer and Ron Howard’s partner). Below
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We talk a lot about people having work-life balance. It’s always positioned as a good thing, something to strive towards so you can “have it all.” But we never step back and ask ourselves, “What exactly is work-life balance, and is it really working for me?” Last week, I introduced the topic of a
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