I love writing about Type 2 Fun – the type of fun that is challenging in the moment but rewarding in retrospect. I normalized this type of fun over 30 years ago when I started running marathons/ultra-marathons while I was working 70+ hours a week. This is not a brag session, just an observation — I KNOW …
Recently, I have found myself checking my phone for emails, then sliding into Instagram. Full disclosure, we now have three grandbabies and they are addicting to see on the family Instagram….BUT that is an excuse. We all want a Fantastic Life. We want to set goals, get in the gravel, execute, and get wins. But how do …
Today’s LIFEies is a simple write up from Shane Parrish and his Farnam Street blog. I have been sending this piece on discipline and consistency to myself periodically since I first read it in April, and I thought I would share with the LIFEies crew. Discipline and Consistency are two attributes that could not …
Today’s LIFEies is a reminder that Excellence is made possible by doing what you need to do when you need to do it. I saw the title of this article “The Mundanity of Excellence” by Daniel F. Chambliss and had to read it. Here are a select few sections from the article and my takeaways in orange. …
The topic for today’s LIFEies is on becoming wise. I am a work in progress. Every day trying to get a little better. I am sure you are too. How can we do this with intent? One way is the practice of mindfulness, meditation, and other forms of mental work, to rewire your subconscious. We …
Success is rarely simple or easy. But sometimes you read a piece of wisdom that makes the path to success much clearer. This week’s LIFEies is one of those tidbits that immediately made sense to me. It comes from the below speech given by Albert Gray back in 1940. “The common denominator of success – …
Over the winter, I would hike, ride the Peloton, or lift weights early in the morning. Then I would throw on a swimsuit and get in the freezing cold pool all the way to my neck for 10 minutes. Why? To limit inflammation, recover faster AND to seek discomfort. This begs the question: why would …
There are some areas of my life where I have tremendous self control — like waking up to hike every morning at 4:00 am or earlier (for over 25 years). But then there are other areas where I fail completely, like passing up a cookie (or five). Self-control is your ability to resolve conflicts between your …
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Fear is a double edged sword. On the one hand, fear can be a primary obstacle to living your Fantastic Life. Fear of failure, judgement, risk, etc. can be a blocker that prevents you from growing in the right direction. And right now, fear has gripped the world. The spread of the COVID-19 virus has …
Today’s LIFEies subject line is a sad statistic. Money isn’t everything, but having even a small modicum of financial freedom can help you out when things get tough. Having financial freedom has been a top priority in my life and I have passed it along to my kids. When they graduated from college, we made …
