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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Finance

Crypto Insanity

Borrowing money to invest in Crypto?  Insanity. Not a Fantastic Life.  I saw the below article and thought, “are you kidding me?” Guess not.  11%

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Rule #7

Stolen Attention

I have been observing how often I’m on my phone and it’s crazy how it drives my life. I am committed to making a change. NOW.

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Goals

Losing Bad Habits

I have written a bunch on developing habits. I have tons of habits…..most good and a few not so good. Today, let’s take a quick

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Life Lessons

Aging Gracefully???

I like to look at people’s life lessons—the learnings they’ve had over the years. Today’s LIFEies are some very cool lessons from a 50 year old. The

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Life Lessons

Daily Rituals

I love routines. They make my days predictable and help me habit stack effectively. But sometimes, routines get stale. They become boring, or we feel stuck in a

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Life Lessons

The Antilibrary

I have an entire cabinet in my closet full of books…..that I have not read. And it’s growing. When I get a book recommendation, I

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Rule #1

The Answer to Everything

My subject line reminded me of the character who played the Dad from the movie, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, whose answer to every problem

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Rule #1

The Upside of Stress

Stress gets a bad rap and most if it is deserved. But not all.  Erin Barker’s article below talks about the upside of stress. The

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Goals

7 Cool Hacks

I saw the below thread about psychology hacks on Instagram and put it all together for the LIFEies crew to scroll through. Here are my

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Rule #11

Consistency with Exercise

Yes, I am on a consistency kick this year. I have written about my daily morning routine and the huge value it has brought to me.  Below

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Rule #3

Evening Walking

Last week, I talked about the big positives that come with simply walking every day. Today, I want to take it a step further and

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Rule #10

Walking

Humans were built to walk.  We get so many health benefits from moving our bodies and yet here we are sitting at a desk for

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Goals

Becoming Consistent

Last week I sent a write-up on Discipline and Consistency. This week, let’s take one more look at consistency—my word for 2022. Below is another

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Rule #9

Discipline and Consistency

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

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Life Lessons

Stoicism Made Simple

I have been into Stoicism for some years now and have written a few LIFEies about this ancient school of thought in the past.  I

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Life Lessons

In Praise of Anxiety

Anxiety seems to be at an all-time high these days.  Over 100 million people in the U.S. will suffer from an anxiety disorder in their

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Family

Waking Time

We are always on our phones. That’s no secret. But I was surprised to see just how much time people spent on their phones. According

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Family

Dying Peacefully

I have written previously about Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh and all the value I have received from his writings, talks, and life.   As

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Life Lessons

Stressful Situations

We all get into stressful situations. As a 100% commission broker for 37+ years, I know stress. Over time, I have figured out how to

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Goals

Breaking Rules

Below is a simple graphic with 15 so-called life rules that are worth breaking. Take a few minutes to check it out below. Here are

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Family

Overthinking

The below article caught me on the first line:  Overthinking is the art of creating problems that weren’t even there.   How do you not

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