Fairly new research shows that the sleep routine you create may be more important than getting the perfect seven or eight hours of sleep each night. That is huge news because it shifts our focus to something we can actually control. Life gets busy, schedules change, and sometimes sleep doesn’t go exactly as planned. But […]
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Below is a fantastic blog by Author Arthur Brooks for the USA’s 250th birthday, where he talks about Teddy Roosevelt. I also just finished his new book: The Meaning of Your Life, and it is worth the read. I have already written a LIFEies on Roosevelt’s famous quote about The Man in the Arena.
There is tons of different types of strength training and programs to try out. Turns out there is one absolute in gaining strength: Be consistent. This means you need to show up. And do the work. In the article below, researchers reviewed 137 different studies and they came up with these gems: –Consistency beats perfection: The
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Why be a zebra? Zebras have an incredible skill: when a zebra escapes a lion, it goes right back to grazing. The alarm turns off. This reaction is remarkable. Navy SEALs are taught the same approach, and it is a skill we can learn. Here’s how: –Create your own off switch. Find a way to
I have a new topic that has been near and dear to my life over the last 40 years: giving back to the community. I have built my life and career on giving back to the community I love and have spent my adult life working in. Why? Because it matters. Not just to the
I thought the subject line would grab your attention. The article below about Bryan Johnson’s health protocols caught my attention right away. And then the first sentence hooked me. I think it is worth thinking about our place in world history and we can become the first generation not to die. Here are some thoughts on his
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Discipline has gotten a bad rap lately. Somewhere along the way, “I don’t feel like it” started sounding like wisdom. It’s not. Discipline isn’t about being rigid or miserable—it’s about building a life you actually enjoy living. –Discipline is choosing long-term satisfaction over short-term comfort: Discipline is the ability to do what matters even when it’s
I love Naval’s idea that we only find our “specific knowledge” by getting into the arena and doing the work. You don’t discover your strengths from the sidelines—you uncover them while you’re taking hits, solving problems, and figuring things out in real time. That has certainly been true in my career and my life. With
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I’ve been setting big goals for a long time. And many times, I’ve been chasing more than one at once—building a business, raising four kids, training hard, and pushing myself physically. But I’ve learned that the goals that really change you aren’t the reasonable ones. They’re the ones that expose your habits, your discipline, and
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In my opinion, mental toughness is a real differentiator. The sport GOATs know it, and so does anyone who’s pushed through a tough stretch in life or business. Here’s what stood out to me from the article below by Harvey Mackay (a GOAT himself in motivation and envelope sales): –Mental toughness is built, not gifted: Mental
