In 1983, I got drafted and signed with the Minnesota Twins. It was the most significant event in my life at 21 years old. In 1984, I got released after only one season of A ball…not a very long career. Here are my stats: Four years earlier, Kent Hrbek got drafted, played in the same […]
Most LIFEies readers will have heard of the ‘The Negativity Effect’ which basically says that bad events and emotions affect us way stronger than positive ones. What I didn’t know is that this was just discovered less than two decades ago. I wanted to know how can we use this knowledge to overcome the tendency to
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I spend a ton of time goal setting, planning, and executing on my priorities. But I don’t always hit my goals. What causes us to not be successful? Benjamin Hardy spells out a number of ways below in the article. Here are my thoughts for me and our LIFEies tribe: First, we don’t evolve/grow. We
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I am very focused on creating good habits. Every day I am trying to improve my habits and add to them. Why? Because at least half of my life is habits…mostly good, but not all. Here are three ways I am working on my habits, and another article by James Clear for more back up.
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What are you doing to make yourself better? Today, and every day…we get the privilege to live our life. Today, do something to take yourself down the path toward who YOU want to become. It’s not just a privilege. I think it’s an obligation–to yourself. Rule #4 from my book The Fantastic Life: Play Where
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I love everything Malcolm Gladwell writes, or in this case, talks about. The below article covers a discussion between Gladwell and Lance Armstrong that captures a great message for all of us on the journey to be successful. When talking to Armstrong, Gladwell points out: “The job of running a complex organization or starting
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Psychologists have determined the quality of your life is in large part dependent on your perspective. I believe I control my destiny. I also believe I can continue to grow, learn and as it turns out—get smarter. Below is an article by Richard Friedman that was in the NY Times about how you can
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All of the talk about millennials that goes on today is overbearing at times. But there is a reason this generation is so prevalent. And it is pictured below in a graph. WOW. A huge wave of adults is about to take on the world. For young adults, you can look at this two ways. First, there is going to be a ton of
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Years ago I created a presentation on the various ways I have grown in my life (slow and long term growth, fast changes hitting me upside my head, etc.). I reviewed it the other day and thought it was still true and valuable. Below is an article I found interesting that discusses two types of growth—logarithmic and exponential. Logarithmic is
