I think about this week’s topic every single day. What is it that I want? What is it that I need? In today’s society, conventional thinking goes like this: I need a car to get to work. I want a BMW. I need a BMW. Rule two of living the Fantastic Life is having the clarity […]
With my LIFEies, I try to cover all demographics. Today, the focus is on young adults. As the father of four, ages 18-25, I loved the list below. I have commented on a few. Social Skills: Emotional intelligence–Get away from your phone. Talk to real people. Mobility: Getting around on your own. Prioritization: Action Priority List—Almost all
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Success is hard to deal with at any age. Success as a teenager is fortunate but extremely difficult to handle. Following retirement from professional basketball, future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant wrote a letter of advice to his 17-year-old self addressing those challenges, and what he would’ve done differently in hindsight. Kobe can’t go
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When I got into commission sales 30+ years ago, I NEVER thought that I would still be cold calling, nor spending a ton of my time trying to create new business. Well, I am. As it turns out, to be successful in any sales position this is mandatory.  Below is a fantastic article on denying gravity and
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Market stability anywhere isn’t guaranteed, and neither is social security. Don’t count on the stock market or social security to create a comfortable retirement fund. Below is an article that summarizes a report from McKinsey that looks into the future and sees lower returns. With this in mind, we still control our own destiny.
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We all need to continue to grow throughout our life. Grow or die. Simple. The people in our lives are the same. We grow, we change, and sometimes we need to let people go. Below is a great article describing eight reasons to let people go. I have done this throughout my life and find these
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Over time, I revisit a few topics to just beat a dead horse. Today is one of those topics: We sit too much. You can go back to my original sitting LIFEies by clicking here. We should not sit for more than 20 minutes without standing up and moving around. I have highlighted some ideas,
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Scott Dinsmore wrote the below blog just before his death near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro (read more here). I love his mindset and work. The below represents the essence of one of my rules for living a Fantastic Life–Getting out of the Matrix (click here to buy The Fantastic Life and read all of
Like many of you, I have been addicted to the entire Olympic experience. I love the commitment each athlete makes to their craft and passion and how they perform. Below are five great mantras that we can incorporate into our lives. I love, and have used these three for a long time: –I got this.–To give
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We spend a third of our lives sleeping. I promise I won’t spend a third of LIFEies on this topic, but I want to make sure it is well discussed. Below the highlighted article is a video worth watching about sleep inertia. In general, when you wake up you will be in one of the
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