The big quote I currently have on my bathroom counter is: “The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte Then I saw the blog below by Brian Kight which perfectly expands on that quote. I love this idea: No more impulses, […]
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We’ve all been there. You get so upset and worked up that you are not able to control your emotions. This is NOT what living a Fantastic Life is all about. I saw this simple blog from Brian Kight and thought I would share. The highlights below are the ones I have found myself using this
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I love routines. They make my days predictable and help me habit stack effectively. But sometimes, routines get stale. They become boring, or we feel stuck in a rut. The article below offers a new perspective on routines — build them around rituals. A ritual is a series of events that eases you into the right mindset to tackle a task
Humans were built to walk. We get so many health benefits from moving our bodies and yet here we are sitting at a desk for most of our long lives. I work out a ton, usually for a couple hours, and then I go sit for 8 hours. Not great. So…… –-Walk more—try
Below is a very interesting talk given by Zhang Yiming, the CEO of ByteDance and translated into English. This philosophical speech gives great insight into the topic of living a Fantastic Life. One thing Yiming is proccupied with is the idea of the Ordinary Mind — the concept of being more relaxed, with no internal
Over the next two weeks we will look at making decisions. This week, I have a great article from Farnam Street on this topic. Next week, you will get to see a simple Decision Matrix and two questions that help drive decisions. For now, let’s talk about what we need to make decisions: –Are we being rational? They
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Here is a stat from the article below: The average professional now spends 21.5 hours a week in meetings (up from 14.5 pre-pandemic). Full stop. Over the past two years during the pandemic and working from home, we have all switched to Zoom meetings AND our time in meetings has gone way up. Good for you if you
I have eating issues. If you’ve been following for a while, you know that’s nothing new. I am always on the lookout for ways to change my eating habits. I ran across the article below that I found enlightening. Here is the quote that got my attention: Self-control is about our battle with our urges
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Dan Sullivan taught me to create rules for my life. Not just any rules, but ones where I can win. I love that. These rules help me win every day just by living my Fantastic Life. Creating rules helps us reinforce good habits and rid us of poor ones, and gives us guideposts to measure
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Let’s start with the obvious. For a happy life, read LIFEies every Monday. Second, buy The Fantastic Life and incorporate the rules into your life. I have to include a plug every now and then. 🙂 I love tracking the Harvard Study of Adult Development. Since 1983, Harvard has tracked the lives of more than
