The below article caught me on the first line: Overthinking is the art of creating problems that weren’t even there. How do you not read the rest? Before you dive in, here are some of my thoughts from the article: –Overthinking is usually focused on the past or the future. Be present. Meditate daily. …
I am working on being intensely present. This was a top 3 goal for 2021 and has continued at the top for 2022. I am on the hunt for reading, thinking about being present, and for great quotes. In the article below, there are some great quotes that are self-explanatory: “Yesterday I was clever, so …
Let’s start today’s LIFEies with this crazy stat: 48% of ALL American households headed by someone over 55 years of age have NO retirement savings whatsoever. Now, let’s look at the average retirement savings by age:I strongly believe, we can do better. How? –Lower your lifestyle and delay gratification We lived in the house I owned before …
I love the title of this article AND the message. I got it from the Farnam Street blog but wanted to share the message with the LIFEies crew. When I was running ultra-marathons, I learned VERY quickly, everyone has to run their own race. Going out too fast in a 50 mile run is a recipe for dropping …
What is the 51/1 Rule? I thought this concept was really interesting. Below is the full detailed The full, detailed explanation of this rule, but here is the gist: Apply the 80-20 rule three times to get to 51/1. Essentially, 51/1 asks, what is the one thing I can do to make fill in the …
I had to send this article JUST for the first quote: “It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.” Marcus Aurelius. Building on this quote, here are three stoic habits to develop. Read more in the article below. –Stop obsessing about …
Life is not testing you, it’s reflecting you. What you are putting out in the world comes right back to you. This is a powerful idea. The article below is full of more powerful quotes by Jim Fortin, an NLP coach and podcaster host.Here are a couple other Fortin quotes: —You cannot outperform your self-identity. …
These days, everyone is looking for a “cure” or “answer” to their problems. They are stressed so they sign up for a yoga class. They are overweight so they go on a crash diet. And then they are surprised when, a day or week later, they are stressed or overweight again. We live in a …
When I worked at Grubb and Ellis in the 80s we had a broker who was a nuclear scientist, John Irvine. I’m not sure why he became a broker but that is a different story. John would walk every day for exercise and guess what, he would read a book while he walked. Talk about …
Below is a great exercise in time and gaining clarity on what is important in you life (FL Rule #2). Take a moment to break down the time you have left in your life and then compare it to what you still want to do and who you want to do it with….WOW! This was an …
