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 →
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 →
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 →
One area I think about all the time is building deep and meaningful relationships…That means build trust too. I have spent almost four decades building teams and now have the best team I have ever had in no small measure because they trust me. Below is an article on building trust faster. 1—Make them feel safe. Create an environment that… Read more →
Since I wrote The Fantastic Life (order your copy here), I have been reading more and more books in the “self-help” category. Some are good, some great, some are just ok. Still, I learn something from every single book. I thought I would share a couple of the best self-help books I have read in the past 3-4 years and send… Read more →
I hope your week of connecting was fun and enlightening. I know I thought about it, worked on listening without judgement and loved a number of conversations I had this past week. Let’s go a bit deeper this week. –Connecting is not just words, it’s a sense of being open and available. Body language, facial expressions, how we simply say… Read more →
One of my top 10 goals for the past few years has been to be more present. In 2021, I changed it to be intensely present. While I am a big work in progress, some of the work has already paid off. I am more relaxed, have better conversations and am starting to really connect with everyone I come in contact with. This week… Read more →
Tackling mindfulness and living in the moment is an ongoing topic of my life and therefore my LIFEies. The idea of living life now is so compelling and spot on, I hope you have been thinking about it and working on it too. Below is a nice article on six steps to living in the moment. Here are three that I personally like and have incorporated into my… Read more →