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 […]
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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
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Living The Fantastic Life requires sustained sacrifice (The Fantastic Life Rule # 5) that takes away from other facets of life.  Here is your choice—work, sleep, family, fitness, or friends:  Pick 3 to win this week. Each week, throughout your life you get to decide which ones will get your time because there are only
To make change, we need to understand why we are making the change. If you’ve been a reader of this series, you know that one big change I’ve been trying to make is getting more sleep. Last week, I put together a report on the amount of sleep you should be getting each night (read
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It’s surprising how often we can be our own worst enemy. Below is an article on the 10 ways people make life tougher on themselves. But first, here are a couple tips I am using to counteract these. Do not take things personally – Happy people don’t worry about the unintentional actions of others. I am letting
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Listening is one of the most underrated skills in life, and one I continually find myself working on. I am in sales, and making the pitch is what I do, right? Well not completely. Below, Jeffery Gitomer talks about listening, how to develop your listening ability and what state of mind you should be in to
I hate commuting. Since my first job in 1983, I have been on a mission to not commute more than 5 minutes. Why? Because my time is WAY too important.  So is yours.  Below is a graph of the worst cities in the world for commuters. Look at the annual hours of commuting. 100
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Those who know me well, know that I love Seth Godin and his blog. I have to share his recent blog on failure. Seth makes some great points: 1.  Failure is not solved by success. 2.  Failure is an event. That is all. 3.  The feeling of failure is ours alone. Let’s stop telling
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