The Fantastic Life

Stay Out of the Gap

We all fall into the gap multiple times a day. Recognize it and use the methods in this book to get out fast and stay out as much as you can.

All these articles demonstrate Fantastic Life Rule #7 in practice.

Hard Truths Build Fantastic Lives

Change is hard….very hard.  Here are some hard truths that we all (including me) need to keep in mind as we go through our Fantastic Life.  –No One Is Coming to Save

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Be a Zebra

Why be a zebra? Zebras have an incredible skill: when a zebra escapes a lion, it goes right back to grazing. The alarm turns off.

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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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Part 3: The Art of Doing Nothing

Naval Ravikant’s X thread below touches on meditation in its simplest form…. you do absolutely nothing. No journaling, no  thinking, no planning — just sitting.

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L.O.C.K.

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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Activating Discipline

“Discipline is cheaper than regret.” – Shane Parish. Discipline doesn’t just vanish—it drifts. One off day becomes a week… then a month.  The key is having

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Never Too Late

Learning never stops—at least not if we want to stay in the game and keep crushing our Fantastic Life. Research shows that when older adults

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Happiness Rules

Below is a great article by Scott H. Young detailing his 7 Rules for Happiness.  All seven are great and worth thinking about applying to your

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