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Life Lesson from Italy: The Art of the Long Lunch
Il Riposo – The Long Lunch The Italians know that one of the most important rituals of humanity, longevity of life and true fulfillment is eating together. The riposo or long lunch with family/friends is a tradition, if not an art form in Italy. The riposo is essentially the Italian equivalent of a siesta, a midday break when shops close and workers go home to have a long lunch or even take a refreshing nap before heading back out to finish their day. Long lunches are an integral part of local culture and are not compromised by obligations such as work. This may puzzle or annoy the American arriving at…
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491: Exceeding Your Upper Limit: Unlocking Your True Potential
The upper limit is that point where we feel we can’t surpass our current level of success, happiness, or love. We all have an upper limit, whether we recognize it or not. We’re diving into how you can recognize it and experience breakthrough! There are four key barriers: fundamental flaws, disloyalty and abandonment, the belief that more success brings a bigger burden, and the crime of outshining. These barriers can affect our relationships and our holistic well-being. To break through these barriers, we need to challenge our negative beliefs, seek help from our partners and supportive communities, and focus on holistic practices that nourish our mind, body, and soul. By…
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The Secret Weapon For Business Success:
Your Relationship’s Untapped Power It took my a while to get the secret into my thick head! This is the secret weapon that’ll send your business skyrocketing? It’s been hiding in plain sight all along. The key to exploding it in the business world might just be in your personal life – your relationship with your spouse. Your Relationship Superpower: A rock-solid bond, trust, and unwavering support in your relationship can act like a freakin’ jetpack for your dreams. When you’re truly in sync with your spouse, you’ll find yourself taking risks, aiming higher, and reaching for the stars. Life gets electrifying when your personal life fuels your business growth.…
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Finding our Zone of Genius lead to FriDate Italia
Last month, Rob and I read The Big Leap and Genius Zone in preparation for an interview with the author Gay Hendricks (listen to interview here). As we learned about the Zone of Genius, we realized that we had some brainstorming to do. According to the author, your Zone of Genius is the zone where your natural talents and enthusiasms intersect. When you’re in your genius zone, you’re taking advantage of your unique abilities and doing what you love. In his books, Hendricks suggests that we gain more fulfillment and happiness when we spend more time on activities in our zone of genius. And, we are all about finding that…
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490: Living in Your Zone of Genius to Maximize Your Contribution to the World
We’re diving into the concept of the “zone of genius” and how to discover and live in yours. How do you identify what you truly love? And why is it important to focus on that in order to bring a higher quality of attention to your work? How can we spend the majority of our time doing what we love while making the greatest contribution to the world? Throughout the episode, we reflect on what comes to mind when we think about our own zone of genius, address these questions, and discuss how it can feel like the universe conspires to support us when we’re living in alignment with it.…
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The Sweet Spot between Business Success & a Great Life
I have a mantra, “Enough is enough when your business erodes the bandwidth you’ve set forth for a great life.” However, finding (and staying in) the sweet spot between running a successful business and living a great life can be tricky. We all know that true balance in life doesn’t really exist. For an entrepreneur, the enhancements in technology create a never ending flow of inbound messages, new tasks and notifications that are endless and will eat up your mental bandwidth. It’s truly getting harder and harder to “turn off” work, even when you have the best of intentions. I remember traveling to Mykonos in the summer with Kim many…
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489: The Bumpers That Keep Us Together: Our Top Three Relationship Strategies
We’re talking about the importance of having an exceptional relationship with your spouse and how it can positively impact every aspect of your life. We’ll be sharing some of the bumpers that have kept us together, such as our morning and evening routine, and the importance of creating a family bumper that involves the entire family, not just our relationship. We believe that creating these bumpers can strengthen your relationship and create a sense of stability and security. There are three other things that we’ve found to work, including our strategy for taking a month-long vacation to focus on our relationship and recharge. We believe that taking time away from…
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What I’ve learned about ‘Living’ from the Italians
My entire life, I’ve been told that the secret to a fulfilling life is hustle and hard work; the reverse is true for me. I’ve made more money when I enjoyed my life thoroughly, than when I was pounding away in the never-ending grind. At this point in my life, I’ve realized there’s a sweet spot between business success and living a great life. For me, and I assume, most of you, working enough isn’t the problem. The bigger issue is knowing when to put down the checklist and step into LIVING. Over the years of traveling to Italy, I’ve picked up on the framework of the Italian’s La Dolce…
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487: Balancing Your Business, Finances, and Life
Are you constantly striving for more in your business and never feeling like you’ll reach your goals? Wondering what the secret to a happy and successful life is? When is enough, enough in life and business? To truly be fulfilled and successful, it’s important to prioritize family, friends, health, hobbies, and charity. We’re not saying you should neglect your business, we just know you need to be honest with yourself about where you’re investing your time and energy. Once you’ve fulfilled all the most important areas of your life, then you can go all in on business. We’ll share the steps we took together to make a new financial blueprint…
