I loved the documentary, Free Solo. Even though I knew Alex Honnold was the first person to successfully free climb El Capitan, my palms were sweating every time he was on the mountain. Below is an article from Harvard Business Review interviewing Alex. I had some great insights reading the below and thought I would share the article and my… Read more →
Every week with LIFEies, I try to share an article that made me think about how I can improve my Fantastic Life. This week, there are so many good quotes in the article below that prompted different ideas for me. Check out my favorites and then read below as well. I would love to hear what your favorites are AND… Read more →
“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 →
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 →
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. 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 →
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 →
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 →