Freedom

/ˈfrēdəm/ noun the power to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint

Freedom. What a sweet melodic sound to my ears…. freeeeeedom.

Freedom includes all the things that come to your mind when you think of Freedom in your life. This can be related to finances, to travel, to a free and clear home, to a vacation home or two, to spending unlimited time with those you love, to first-class travel, to abundant resources to help others, to any adventures you wish to experience in your life. In some way, it is the celebration and joy of all of the hard work, set backs, learning lessons, and Failures we experience daily, weekly, and consistently as we grow as humans and as spiritual beings.

Freedom I have found is very personal to each individual. Your goals in Freedom are also going to depend on where you are in your life. So let’s use the brilliant Framework of the late Zig Ziglar of the 4 modes of life: Survival, Stability, Success, and...

Fulfillment

/foolˈfilmənt/ noun satisfaction or happiness as a result of fully developing one's potential

Fulfillment as a word has many definitions and meanings. For the sake of our discussion today, we are going to define it as what you do for a living - whether that is a job, a career, or a business. At the core, it’s what you do to earn money to pay the bills or how you spend the majority of your day contributing to society and the world.

The ultimate goal is that your job, career, or business also brings you a sense of fulfillment (satisfaction or happiness), as well as a paycheck or significant wealth.

We spend so much of our overall time each week “working”. For most that’s at least 5 days a week, for a minimum of 8 hour days. I know many of you reading this work many many more than a mere 40 hours a week. The reason for that can be many - working overtime or multiple jobs to just get by or to save up for Family or Freedom in some way. Others may be...

Fundamentals

/ˌfəndəˈmen(t)əls/ noun serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function

The First of The F Words of Life is often the most overlooked in our busy, instant gratification, social media centered world. And yet as you read the definition above, it is absolutely the critical starting point in achieving or experiencing anything else in your life at the highest levels.

So let's dive in... what do the Fundamentals consist of? At the heart of it, they are the things you do daily and weekly that feed your mental and emotional health. We call this self-care or self-love. Ask yourself this, how are you filling yourself up, so that you might live your fullest potential, as well as be of service to others?

The Fundamentals show up in the components of some of the other main F Words of Life. For example, your Faith and your Fitness (overall health) are absolutely critical to the Fundamentals of your life. But right now, I'm just talking about the...

In the Beginning… there were the F-Words

What the "F" are The F Words of Life?

I have always been a seeker of knowledge, as well as a simple way to translate that knowledge into applications, tools, or other frameworks that can help me grow in a tangible way. How do we get more success and abundance in EVERY area of life? What are those areas of life?

I have gotten a formal education and have my Masters in Cognitive Psychology.  I have my Amazon education, in that I have read 100's of books on Personal Growth, Success, Spirituality, Productivity, Mindset  -- from the classic writings to the currents brilliant minds and thinkers.  Some of my favorite writers and teachers from the my last few decades of reading:  Napoleon Hill, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gary Zukav, Debbie Ford, M. Scott Peck, Eckhart Tolle, Brene Brown, Paulo Coelho, Virginia Woolf, Shad Hemstetter, George S Clason, don Miguel Ruiz, Carol Dweck, Ernest Holmes, Brendon Burchard, and Dr. Brian...