“You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes every day—unless you’re too busy; then you should sit for an hour.” – Sukhraj Dhillon That quote grabbed my attention in the article below. Wow. As I read on, the author, Patricia Williams called me out—If we say we are too busy we are simply making excuses and self-sabotaging ourselves. I will… Read more →
Yearly Archives: 2021
Reading
I am a big believer in reading. It’s the greatest way I continue to grow and learn. But I also love to read to get away and transport to another time, place, and story. Below is an article about how reading even rewires your mind and strengthens your ability to imagine and think through complex problems. Because this is a… Read more →
Standing Out Without Showing Off
I am in the sales business. We train young people all the time. They always have a vision for what sales people do (think high pressure sales with a very outgoing brash personality) and try to become someone they are not. Below is a nice article on standing out without being brash. We have a number of items we work… Read more →
Life is not Testing You, It’s Reflecting You
Life is not testing you, it’s reflecting you. What you are putting out in the world comes right back to you. This is a powerful idea. The article below is full of more powerful quotes by Jim Fortin, an NLP coach and podcaster host.Here are a couple other Fortin quotes: —You cannot outperform your self-identity. —First we create our habits… Read more →
The Ultimate Deliberate Practice Guide: How to Be the Best
Practice makes perfect. But practice so often becomes a mindless routine, where we go through the motions without achieving any meaningful growth. The Grind is not mindless. It’s focused, it’s specific and it’s measured. The below article goes into detail on the crux of all this —deliberate practice — “practicing with a clear awareness of the specific components of a skill we’re… Read more →
What`s the Minimum Dose of Training to Stay Fit?
Part of the Fantastic Life is staying physically healthy, which means being active in some way, shape, or form. I was an ultra-marathon runner for years before becoming a long-distance backpacker. When the pandemic hit and limited my ability to travel, and my backpacking partner suffered an injury, I had to change my ways. I started hiking and backpacking solo… Read more →
An Environment for Happiness
I’m a third-generation Arizonan. I grew up in southern Arizona, and moved to Phoenix to raise my own family. There are a number of reasons why I love this state and have chosen to make it my home, but one huge factor is its easy access to incredible nature. I love catching sunrises in the desert, backpacking year round, getting… Read more →
The Rules of Adventure
In a recent LIFEies on Hardiness, I mentioned a book I read back in 2006—Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies and Why. I loved the book but especially loved the author’s 12 rules for adventure and survival (they are below in an article from Forbes in 2012). I loved them so much I copied them, recalled them monthly and revisited them for a… Read more →
Learning From Everywhere and Anywhere
Below is an unpublished piece from my partner in NuttyBuddy, Captain Ramrod, Mark Littell. He writes all the time and sends me his musings. Most are funny but the below was super interesting to me. I found a ton of value in reading about General Patton (I have read “Killing Patton” by Bill O’Reilly as well) and know he was… Read more →
Creating Rules for Your Fantastic Life
Dan Sullivan taught me to create rules for my life. Not just any rules, but ones where I can win. I love that. These rules help me win every day just by living my Fantastic Life. Creating rules helps us reinforce good habits and rid us of poor ones, and gives us guideposts to measure our growth. Some rules I… Read more →