The Fantastic Life

Over my lifetime I have become an avid reader of all things personal and professional growth. I’ve also come to learn that many people don’t have time to read, don’t like to read or don’t know what to read to help them live a Fantastic Life. This blog is a shortcut to articles and stories that I’ve found helpful. There are thousands in this library, organized by topic and by Fantastic Life rule.  Even better, I’ve summarized each entry and highlighted what’s most important. So you don’t have to.

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Phases of Growth

Growth isn’t linear—and where you are shapes how you think, work, and lead. I created this to help individuals identify their current phase of growth

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OBC

I created and use what we call Objective Based Communication (OBC).  Instead of sending paragraphs on something, we keep things simple and always in bulleted form. 

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Self-Managing Yourself

Self-managing doesn’t happen by accident—it’s built through ownership, capability, and better thinking. This moment of genius outlines a clear path from initial learning to true

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Problem Solving Pyramid

Not all problem-solving creates value—how you show up matters. Build a culture where people bring answers, not just awareness, and leaders coach capability instead of

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Preparing for Meetings

Great meetings are built before anyone enters the room. When preparation is done right, execution follows naturally and results improve.    

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LOCK

Over the last 30 years, I have been continuously training at least one runner (sort of like an intern or mentee) at all times.  I

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Ingredients

Success isn’t about doing more—it’s about having the right ingredients. This framework helps teams identify the small, often-missing elements that create outsized results, then refine

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Delegation

Delegate wisely. Assign different tasks to the right people. You can’t do everything alone. This delegation framework shows how to transfer responsibility the right way,

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Ceilings of Complexity

Growth doesn’t stall because of effort—it stalls because of complexity. This concept was created by my coach, Dan Sullivan, and The Strategic Coach. I have

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Planning and Executing

Big goals don’t fail—poor execution does.  Drawing from my rocks GRAVEL sand book, we used this format to create and use a practical planning and

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Growth

It’s not about you

I spent the first 53 years thinking about my career, my achievements, and, well, generally about me.  Then I got cancer.  During Chemo and radiation,

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Rule #10

Don’t Die Protocol

 I thought the subject line would grab your attention.  The article below about Bryan Johnson’s health protocols caught my attention right away.  And then the first

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Building Character

I thought about character for a long time.  Finally, I wanted to put my conclusions in a deck.  I created this Moment of Genius to

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Confidence and The 4C’s

The 4C’s concept originally came from my coach, Dan Sullivan, and The Strategic Coach. That is the first part of the deck.  I wanted to

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Rule #3

The Healing Power of Nature

Short message today (and one I have generally sent before):  Get outdoors more. We were meant to be outside in nature.  Getting outside is not

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Action Items after an event

Our Commercial real estate team, The Coppola-Cheney Group,  attends over 500 events a year. Sounds like a lot — and it is. We created a

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Rule #9

Discipline

Discipline has gotten a bad rap lately. Somewhere along the way, “I don’t feel like it” started sounding like wisdom. It’s not. Discipline isn’t about

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Rule #10

Mindful Eating

Here is something I am personally working on, so I thought I would share. Mindful eating isn’t a diet—it’s awareness. Slow down, pay attention, and stop

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Goals

Longevity

Ezekiel Emanuel’s story about his parents (below)—both vibrant into their 90s—reminds us that health isn’t just diet or discipline. It’s connection. Real, everyday connection. — Connection

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Finance

Matching Decisions

In the Zero Hedge blog below, the author hits a bullseye, quoting Henry Hazlitt, who hits on a truth: match the decisions you make today

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Growth

Mental Toughness

In my opinion, mental toughness is a real differentiator.  The sport GOATs know it, and so does anyone who’s pushed through a tough stretch in

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Goals

The Climb

I have been on the climb for a long, long time, and what is crazy is that I have been on several different mountain summits

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