Those who know me well, know that I love Seth Godin and his blog. I have to share his recent blog on failure. Seth makes some great points: 1.  Failure is not solved by success. 2.  Failure is an event. That is all. 3.  The feeling of failure is ours alone. Let’s stop telling […]
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I am a lifelong learner. I read daily, attend seminars, and learn incessantly. Below is an article on developing a 30 second habit. What you do is after every lecture, meeting or significant experience, take 30 seconds to write down the most important points.  Pretty simple. For me, I am a note taker. I take notes during every event or lecture. Then
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Ok, I am going to go deep on you today. Most LIFEies are simple and a sharp stab to the gut (thank you for that quote from Randy Levin). Today is about as deep as I go. Below is a great summary from a book called The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers.Â
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I found this article and read it immediately —for me.  All my career, I have been so intense, so focused and it started to take its toll.  Now, I am working on being calm and relaxed while still being focused and intense. Sounds counterintuitive but reading below, I am right on track. Stress is required to take action but prolonged stress is not
In the past, if you stayed in a business long enough you either became a dinosaur or you had to reinvent yourself. Today, if you do not disrupt your own business, someone else will. There are no legacy companies anymore. If there are some left, they better be changing. Below is a great article about Apple,
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I have been an avid hiker and backpacker for 30 years. Hiking and sleeping on the ground is a surefire way for me to get out of The Matrix. Below is a great article on 10 ways hiking makes life better. For me, I think the top three are: 1. Relaxing—When I turn off the phone and get away from all things digital, within 10
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Long time LIFEies readers know that one of my biggest weaknesses is something I viewed as a rock solid competitive advantage for 25 years. Sleep.  I taught myself to sleep 3-5 hours a night.  Sure, I was able to do tons of training, compete and work my tail off, BUT was it right? After all I have been through, I am now
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Sometimes James Altucher is pure genius. His entire article below is exactly that. At a minimum, please read my highlights.  The article offers great ideas and thoughts for continuous growth. Rule #4 from my book The Fantastic Life: All of Life is ConnectedEverything you do has an impact on your life. At the time, you might think
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For 2016, let’s create some great habits!!  I spend a lot of time with my team talking about becoming irreplaceable. That is just one of the 7 NEW habits of highly successful people from Scott Steinberg’s article below. In addition here are two more that I love:–Constantly grow and improve–Go above and beyondIt’s simple to
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Every time I read a piece from Dharmesh Shah, I take away something new. The article below includes a few tips that are not new. In fact, many of them are similar to what is in my book The Fantastic Life. They all align. But part of making changes is to hear the same thing from
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