Traditions aren’t just “nice to have”—they’re the glue that keeps families, friend group and work culture strong. In the Coppola family, we have a number of traditions but a couple are very different annual traditions: First, an annual family finance meeting. Second, an annual trip with everyone. We have been meeting as a family to discuss […]
As the keynote speaker at the 2024 Lee Summit, I had the pleasure of discussing a few of The Fantastic Life rules. I shared how the first rule of the Fantastic Life, Rule #1 – Know Your Stories, was created. It all started at the Marathon des Sables, often described as the toughest race on Earth. It is
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Can you believe it’s been ten years since we started this journey together with LIFEies? A decade of sharing, learning, and pushing each other towards living a Fantastic Life. “Extraordinary results come from doing ordinary things exceptionally well for a long time. Take writing, for instance. Anyone can sit down and write a few paragraphs.
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LIFEies is written as a weekly life lesson, sharing ways to help define your Fantastic Life and to make sure we are spending time thinking about where we are and where we are going. Today’s article is a 5-minute check up on you and your life TODAY as we head into the new year.
Below is a cool article by former football coach, Urban Meyer, on leadership. While Urban Meyer has recently fallen out of favor with the public, he has some great insight here. Though most of this piece is centered around leadership in football, it is applicable to all types of leadership, and I think a lot of people can relate. Below
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Rule #1 of The Fantastic Life is Know Your Stories. We each have the opportunity to craft, refine, and own the stories we tell ourselves and others. In fact, it’s imperative to living a Fantastic Life. Below is a great article on how to craft your life story and my takeaways: — Craft your life
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Last year, I was able to visit Japan with my daughter Claire and we fell in love with their culture. Below are seven Japanese concepts that, when used properly, could change your life. One of them, Kaizen, is a nonnegotiable for my team, Coppola-Cheney and has been for 20 years. (https://c2advisors.com/). Kaizen means to constantly improve and applies
We are in the New Year. Congratulations on getting to 2024. Now, let’s make our life Fantastic. We will start 2024 with your mind. I’m sure most of us would love to be taught by a Zen master when striving for inner harmony. The truth is, we are continually besieged by negative noise and it’s
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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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Today I want to draw from the teachings of the Buddha to help us focus on our goals, our life, and our journey. To that end, here are three main points I want to share: Finish what you start, but you have to start to finish. I loved this. Start. It’s simple but not easy.
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