Being calm under pressure is a skill that can be learned. How do we learn it? By learning to control our breath. Simple — right? I have written a number of times about breathing. In addition to cultivating calm, there are numerous health benefits, both physical and mental, to controlling your breathing. Here is a simple technique for remaining calm that… Read more →
Here’s a simple reminder for the week. Every moment matters. Time passes. We simply need to make sure we live our lives every single day…every single moment. How do we do this? 1- Breathe. All the time.2- Notice life happening. The sun, the birds, the people around you.3- Just be with yourself. Make sure you do what matters. We are busy. Make sure what… Read more →
I know who my biggest enemy is — Me. I am my own biggest obstacle in many areas of my life. I also know that within me is my own warrior. So lately I’ve been asking myself, how can I draw my warrior out to fight myself? Below is a fine article on this topic. Here are a few nice… Read more →
One of my favorite people to follow on Twitter is Naval and something he shared has really stuck with me: find peace and then happiness is an outcome of peace. He thinks peace is the most important thing in his life. So of course, I went looking for how to find peace. . Below is an article I found, and here are some… Read more →
Today’s LIFEies is a simple one. I’ll start with the 2 minute rule from David Allen: If it takes two minutes to start a habit, then do it now. The author of the short article below, Muhammad Usama Ashraf takes that saying one step further: It should take less than 2 minutes to start a habit. We can change our… Read more →
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 know that 95% of our… Read more →
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 read the excellent article below… Read more →
Fantastic Life Rule #13 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 you improve even just by… Read more →
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 no set-and-forget in leadership. Greet… Read more →
Time for my annual discussion about sleep. Let’s start with some things we already know (Read more in LIFEies). —Sleeping less than 5 hours a night doubles the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. –Losing sleep during the week negatively changes your metabolism (and you can’t catch up). –Glymphatic System (the system that cleans out your brain) only works when… Read more →