The Fantastic Life

Rule #12

Exercising Too Much?

When I was training for a big hike in Alaska, we had increased our TOF (time on feet), we had increased the weight in the backpack for all training hikes, and we had increased the difficulty of the hikes… What happened next? You guessed it, I got injured (stress fracture in my foot). I was […]

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Losing Bad Habits

I have written a bunch on developing habits. I have tons of habits…..most good and a few not so good. Today, let’s take a quick look at getting rid of some of our “not so good” habits. While the standard reply is to replace the bad habit with a good habit (read Atomic Habits or

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Kipchoge…amazing!

I have previously written about some of the greatest athletes of all time.  Today, and next week, I want to take a look at the GOAT of marathon running: Eliud Kipchoge. I’m a former marathon runner and ultrarunner, and when I see what he has accomplished while staying at the top over time, I am….well….amazed.  I wanted to get inside his head and the

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Learning From The World`s Best Climber

I loved the documentary, Free Solo.  Even though I knew Alex Honnold was the first person to successfully free climb El Capitan, my palms were sweating every time he was on the mountain. Below is an article from Harvard Business Review interviewing Alex.  I had some great insights reading the below and thought I would

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The Differences Between Amateurs and Professionals

  Over the last few years, I’ve spent quite a bit of time thinking about the difference between amateurs and professionals. Professionals and amateurs vary on how they apply themselves to the world around them.  Here are some differences. Amateurs: a-stop when they achieve something b-focus on being right c-blame others Professionals: a-have a process

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A Happy Marriage

  I have this joke I tell about waking up, rolling over and whispering “You’re right, honey”, then starting my day.  🙂 If you want a happier marriage, the first and best way to begin is to express gratitude. {Click to Tweet}  Simple to type and simple to do.  Tell your spouse “thank you.”  We

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