
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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Do THIS to Live Longer
The longevity industry is booming. Everyone wants to live longer. And the research is booming as well. According to the below article, THE NUMBER ONE THING

How Often You Should Call Your Parents
This week, let’s focus on how often we should call our parents. If you are one of my own kids reading this; Call and come over all

A Quick Check Up
LIFEies is written as a weekly life lesson, sharing ways to help define your Fantastic Life and to make sure we are spending time thinking

The #1 Resume Red Flag
Today’s LIFEies is for anyone looking to upgrade their resume for today’s hiring managers. Having a strong resume is the number one way for you

The Easy Life?
Today, I see more and more people desiring an easy life without many challenges. And I remember when I thought I wanted that too. I would have

Tomorrow Self
This is a concept I have been using over the last few years. I say to myself: What would I say about this tomorrow? Our “today-self”

The Great Secret About Leadership
Below is a cool article by former football coach, Urban Meyer, on leadership. While Urban Meyer has recently fallen out of favor with the public, he

Guiding Adult Children
I have four adult children, so I am always on the lookout for ideas to improve my relationship with them. Below is a good article that

Building Systems
If there’s one thing I love to do, it’s set and reset goals for myself. The only thing I love even more than setting goals

Lead Measures
What are lead and lag measures? This concept is essential for business management. Lead measures are things that you can control and are real time

To be the Best
I have always strived to be the best CRE broker I could be for 40 years now. I started with this mindset on day

Writing to Think
Every week I write a LIFEies and a C2 Voice. As the years have gone on, this writing has helped me grow as a writer and a person. By

The Importance of a Discussion
Have you ever had a discussion that changed your life? In the blog below, Joe Polish explains the important role that discussions have in overcoming

Building a Great Company OR a Fantastic Life
Sam Altman is one smart guy. He’s the face behind ChatGPT and a leading expert on AI. But beyond his technical knowledge, he’s made some insightful

Master Your Breath
In LIFEies, I have talked a few times about breathing (Three Breathing Exercises, Calm Under Pressure, & Inner Peace. Now.). Now there’s a bestselling book about breathing called Breath by James

The Feynman Learning Technique
The Feynman Learning Technique, developed by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, is a powerful method that uses the act of teaching to improve learning and

Learning from Martha Stewart
What do successful people have in common? They NEVER stop pushing themselves. There is no finish line. Of course, I am trying to learn all

Longevity
If you could live as long as possible, would you? I love what Ray Kurzweil says: I know I want to live tomorrow and I

Crafting Your Life Stories
Rule #1 of The Fantastic Life is Know Your Stories. We each have the opportunity to craft, refine, and own the stories we tell ourselves

As We Get Older We Have Less Friends – Why?
All relationships require work and this holds true in friendships. As we get older, we tend to make our circle smaller and value quality over

How To Be a Good Mentee
For today’s LIFEies, I went to two of my team members at The Coppola-Cheney Group: Nick Whitehouse and Kaeli Cabral. They are great young people

Be a Winner
What makes a winner? I took a few minutes to ponder this question along with the article and here is who I consider winners. People

The Growth Zone
As we grow older, our comfort zones grow with us. A lot of things that made me uncomfortable when I was younger, no longer bother

Joy
Our family’s word of the year for 2024 is Joy. How to get it and how to grow it. We have the power to decide if

Kaizen
I am constantly looking for ways to live my life as efficiently as possible. Every day, I live with the word Kaizen in mind. What

Impulse vs Perspective
The big quote I currently have on my bathroom counter is: “The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want

Japanese Concepts
Last year, I was able to visit Japan with my daughter Claire and we fell in love with their culture. Below are seven Japanese concepts

Master Your Thoughts
We are in the New Year. Congratulations on getting to 2024. Now, let’s make our life Fantastic. We will start 2024 with your mind. I’m

Getting to Great Ideas
In my life, I have continually tried to create and innovate. Writing books, creating our C2 Voice and LIFEies blogs, and trying to compete with Fortune

Own the Night
Twenty years ago, I hiked the John Muir Trail in 7 days (for context, most people take about 3 weeks). We averaged over 30 miles