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 →
Below is an unpublished piece from my partner in NuttyBuddy, Captain Ramrod, Mark Littell.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 →
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 →
Success is rarely simple or easy. But sometimes you read a piece of wisdom that makes the path to success much clearer. This week’s LIFEies is one of those tidbits that immediately made sense to me. It comes from the below speech given by Albert Gray back in 1940. “The common denominator of success – secret of success of every… Read more →
I’ve written a lot in these LIFEies about developing good habits. Now let’s talk about getting rid of bad habits. We all have bad habits, and in the past, I’ve tried multiple ways of getting rid of them. Quitting cold turkey, slowly phasing them out, replacing bad habits with good, you name it, I’ve tried it. Some bad habits are easy… Read more →
Hardiness is a set of attitudes that motivates you to respond to stressful circumstances in ways likely to produce resiliency, by turning potential disasters into opportunities instead. Read that again: Turning disasters into opportunities. I like that. Developing this trait is done by embracing the three C’s as described below in the article from Outside: Commitment—The author Brad Stulberg says… Read more →
Know Your Story is Rule #1 of living a Fantastic Life. Stories have the power to build us up or reduce us to a shell of who we are meant to be. Telling the right story is critical to creating your path. The stories we tell ourselves everyday, when we wake up, when we lay down at night, and in… Read more →
Yes, I have an ongoing “thing” with naps. I am an avid napper, and the more I learn about how beneficial they are, the more I embrace a good nap. Here is one more tidbit: View a nap as a snack, not a meal. You can read more in the blog below or more here but a quick nap is all you… Read more →
I have 4 children and they have been the best thing I have ever been involved with. That alone could be the sole message of this LIFEies. If you want to live a Fantastic Life—have kids. Adopt kids. Mentor or coach kids. Just spend time around kids. Kids give us more than meaning. They also give us: —Perspective. I… Read more →
I’ve been thinking a lot about success AND the journey getting there. One idea that I keep coming back to is: how can I find success every day? How can I feel like I had a successful day? Win every day? We all know about big wins, but I want to really feel success regardless of what happens with those big… Read more →