Heroic with Brian Johnson | Activate Your Best. Every Day.
2,043 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 301 ratingsHeroic with Brian Johnson features the best big ideas from life-changing books and practical tools to help you move from Theory to Practice to Mastery and flourish in Energy, Work, and Love. Get more wisdom in less time so you can activate your best, every day—so that we can change the world, one person at a time, together, starting with you and me and us, today! (Learn more at https://heroic.us)
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Entitlement: The #1 Obstacle to Gratitude (Heroic +1 #1,603)
December 11, 2023 07:01 - 52 seconds - 1.96 MBHi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, a micro-chapter from Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. Check it out, 451 potentially life-changing ideas. Here's a simple one. P.S. Join Heroic Coach - Class XX before Jan 15th to save $1,000! ← Our most advanced training to help you master yourself, serve heroically, and empower others to do the same. https://heroic.us/coach
How to Be Like Mike: Go All In (Heroic +1 #1,602)
December 10, 2023 07:01 - 2 minutes - 6.14 MBHi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, micro-chapter from my new book, Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. Let's get to work. P.S. Join Heroic Coach - Class XX before Jan 15th to save $1,000! ← Our most advanced training to help you master yourself, serve heroically, and empower others to do the same. https://heroic.us/coach
Touchdown, Jerry Rice!: When? Every Time He Caught the Ball (Heroic +1 #1,601)
December 09, 2023 07:01 - 2 minutes - 6.46 MBHi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, a micro-chapter from our new book, Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. I'm rocking the Heroic T-shirt today. Let's go. P.S. Join Heroic Coach - Class XX before Jan 15th to save $1,000! ← Our most advanced training to help you master yourself, serve heroically, and empower others to do the same. https://heroic.us/coach
Heroic Chat with James Pawelski: Wisdom, Community, and World Change
December 08, 2023 19:01 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBIn today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by James Pawelski. JAMES PAWELSKI, Ph.D., is Professor of Practice and Director of Education in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where he cofounded the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program with Martin Seligman. The Founding Executive Director of IPPA, he is currently leading a three-year, multi-million-dollar grant investigating connections between the science of well-being and the arts and humanit...
You're Not a Big Deal: & That’s A Liberatingly Big Deal (Areté +1 #53)
December 08, 2023 07:01 - 3 minutes - 7.96 MBHeroic Coach has had a greater impact on me than any other program I have pursued in my lifetime. The program has helped me define my purpose, outline the framework for a masterpiece day, and operationalize many of the theories introduced.” —Thomas. Join us, Hero: https://www.heroic.us/coach Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, a micro-chapter from my new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. 451 ideas in the book. Here's one of my favorites.
Vulnerability Hangovers: Ever Had One? (Areté +1 #115)
December 07, 2023 06:05 - 2 minutes - 6.28 MB93% of Heroic Coaches report feeling connected to the best versions of themselves after completing the 300-day program. Will you be one of them? Let's go, Hero: https://www.heroic.us/coach Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, one of my favorite ideas from my new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. 451 of my all-time favorite ideas. Here's one.
There Are No Perfect Humans: And You And I Won’t Be The First (Areté +1 #73)
December 06, 2023 07:01 - 2 minutes - 6.37 MBHeroic Coaches serve at the highest levels of the U.S. Military, professional sports organizations, and Fortune 100 companies, as well as families, clients, and colleagues in thousands of communities around the world. Join us, Hero: https://www.heroic.us/coach Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, a micro-chapter from my new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. 451 of my all-time favorite ideas. Here's one of them.
The Impossible: It's What’s For Breakfast (Heroic +1 #1,597)
December 05, 2023 09:15 - 2 minutes - 5.75 MBHeroic Coach Class XX begins on January 1st. Close the gap between who you are and who you're capable of being and empower others to do the same: https://www.heroic.us/coach Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, a micro-chapter from my new book, Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. 451 of my all-time favorite ideas in this book. Here's one of my favorites among those favorites.
Extreme Ownership: Navy Seal Wisdom On Leadership (Heroic +1 #1,596)
December 04, 2023 07:01 - 1 minute - 3.58 MBAreté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1° from the new book, Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. We're having fun looking at some of my favorite ideas from 451 ideas I share in the new book. If you get it, I hope you love it.
WOOP! There It Is.: The Science of Making Your Dreams a Reality (Heroic +1 #1,595)
December 03, 2023 07:01 - 3 minutes - 7.62 MBHeroic Coach Class XX begins on January 1st. Get 51% off enrollment before tuition increases on Dec 4th: https://www.heroic.us/coach Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, one of my favorite micro-chapters from my new book, Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential, which has 1,000 pages packed with 451 of my all-time favorite ideas. This is tied for first… Welcome back to another Areté +1°
Taking Things for Granted: Vs. As Granted (Heroic +1 #1,594)
December 02, 2023 07:01 - 1 minute - 4.14 MBHeroic Coach Class XX begins on January 1st. Get 51% off enrollment before tuition increases on Dec 4th: https://www.heroic.us/coach Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, a micro-chapter from my new book, Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. We're having fun looking at some of my favorite ideas from a book with 451 of my all-time favorites. Here's one… Welcome back to another Areté +1°
Hope: Goals + Agency + Pathways (Heroic +1 #1,593)
December 01, 2023 07:01 - 3 minutes - 8.46 MBHeroic Coach Class XX begins on January 1st. Get 51% off enrollment before tuition increases on Dec 4th: https://www.heroic.us/coach Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, one of my all-time favorite ideas that is featured in my new book, Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential, which has 451 of my all-time favorite ideas. I hope you'll love the book if you decide to get it. For now, this is truly one of my all-time favorite ideas that I come back to more...
Win or Learn: 3 Questions To Ask After A Performance (Heroic +1 #1,592)
November 30, 2023 07:01 - 1 minute - 4.13 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, one of my favorite micro-chapters from my new book, Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. There are 451 of my all-time favorite ideas in this book. Hope you love it. Here's one of them…
The Healthy Deviant: When Being Well-Adjusted Isn't A Good Idea (Heroic +1 #1,591)
November 29, 2023 07:01 - 2 minutes - 6.38 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°. We're having fun looking at some of my favorite micro-chapters. There are 451 of them in my new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. Here's another one of my favorites…
Pankration = Full Strength: What Kind Of Boxer Are You? (Heroic +1 #1,590)
November 28, 2023 07:01 - 3 minutes - 8.16 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, another micro-chapter from 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. 451 ideas like this…
Who Shall Inherit the Earth: Was It the “Meek” or the “Disciplined”/“Tamed? (Heroic +1 #1,589)
November 27, 2023 07:01 - 3 minutes - 6.91 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, another micro-chapter. 451 ideas, any one of which I hope can help you change your life. In aggregate, I hope, will help you activate your Heroic potential. If you haven't gotten 'Areté' yet, get on that. Hope you enjoy it. Here's the ...
A Strong Ego: = Your Ticket to the Divine (Heroic +1 #1,588)
November 26, 2023 07:01 - 5 minutes - 12.6 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, micro-chapter from my new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. This one is called… A Strong Ego = Your Ticket to the Divine
The Paradox of the Ego: We Need a Strong One to Let It Go (Heroic +1 #1,587)
November 25, 2023 07:01 - 4 minutes - 10.3 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, a micro-chapter from my new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. This one is called... The Paradox of the Ego: We Need a Strong One to Let It Go
Heroic Chat with Alan Cohen: Channeling Our Genius
November 24, 2023 19:01 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBIn today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Alan Cohen. Alan Cohen is the author of 27 popular inspirational books, including A Course in Miracles Made Easy, The Dragon Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, and the award-winning A Deep Breath of Life. He is a contributing writer for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and his books have been translated into 30 foreign languages. A respected keynoter and seminar leader, Alan has taught at Montclair State College, Omega Institute for Holistic Stud...
We Are Only the Lightbulbs: Our Job? Stay Screwed In! (Heroic +1 #1,586)
November 24, 2023 07:01 - 2 minutes - 5.99 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, one of 451 micro-chapters from our new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'.
Moral Charisma: Your Virtuous Soul Force in Action (Heroic +1 #1,585)
November 23, 2023 07:01 - 3 minutes - 8.04 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, another micro-chapter from our new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. 451 ideas like this to help you move from theory to practice to mastery today.
Soul Force, The Equation: How To Activate Your Soul Force (Heroic +1 #1,584)
November 22, 2023 07:01 - 4 minutes - 10.9 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, another micro-chapter from our new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. 451 ideas, 1,000 pages. Hope you enjoy. This micro-chapter is called… Soul Force, The Equation: How To Activate Your Soul Force
Soul Force, An Origin Story: Gandhi’s Great Soul (& Yours!) (Heroic +1 #1,583)
November 21, 2023 07:01 - 3 minutes - 8 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, another micro-chapter from our new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. 451 of the absolute best ideas I know, helping you move from theory to practice to mastery. This one is called… Soul Force, An Origin Story: Gandhi’s Great Soul (& You...
Heroic Chat with Dr. Dan Siegel: Going From “Me” and “We” to “Mwe”
November 20, 2023 19:01 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBIn today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Dr. Dan Siegel. Dr. Dan Siegel is the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational organization, which offers online learning and in-person seminars that focus on how the development of mindsight in individuals, families and communities can be enhanced by examining the interface of human relationships and basic biological processes. Get the full show notes here: https://www.heroic.us/heroic-chat-dr-dan-siegel Mov...
My All-Time Favorite Hero: Here’s Their (& Your!) Superpower (Heroic +1 #1,582)
November 20, 2023 07:01 - 4 minutes - 9.5 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°. This is one of 451 micro-chapters from our new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. In the book, there are seven Objectives. This one is the first micro-chapter in the seventh Objective: Activate Your Superpower.
Practicing with Kobe: At 4:00 A.M. (Heroic +1 #1,581)
November 19, 2023 07:01 - 3 minutes - 6.93 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, a micro-chapter from our new book, Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. 451 ideas like this.
The Lighthouse: Get Your Wattage Up (Heroic +1 #1,580)
November 18, 2023 07:01 - 1 minute - 3.64 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, another micro-chapter from our new book, Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. This one is called… The Lighthouse: Get Your Wattage Up
Heroic Chat with Robert Biswas-Diener: Cultivating Psychological Flexibility
November 17, 2023 19:01 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBIn today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Robert Biswas-Diener. Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener is a leading authority on positive psychology coaching and widely recognized as a major pioneering voice in this field. Robert occupies a unique position in the world of positive psychology as he is both a published researcher and a practicing ICF certified coach. Join us as Robert connects with and supports our community. Get the full show notes here: https://www.heroic.us/heroic-chat-robert-biswa...
Digging Foundations: Want to Build a Skyscraper? (Areté +1 #321)
November 17, 2023 07:01 - 1 minute - 2.55 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' = an instant Amazon bestseller and is now officially available! Place your order today and let's do this, heroes! https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, one of 451 micro-chapters in our new book, Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. We're on Objective VI: Dominating the Fundamentals.
Greatness = Consistency: On The Fundamentals (Heroic +1 #1,578)
November 16, 2023 07:01 - 1 minute - 1.36 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Place your order today: https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another 'Areté' +1°, one of 451 big ideas from our new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. We're on Objective VI.
Wooden's Decades: Before He Won A Title (Heroic +1 #1,577)
November 15, 2023 07:01 - 3 minutes - 7.21 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, a micro-chapter from our new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. 451 of my all-time favorite ideas. This is the second micro-chapter in the sixth Objective: Dominate Your Fundamentals.
Your Socks: Coach Wooden On How Put Them On (Heroic +1 #1,576)
November 14, 2023 07:01 - 3 minutes - 6.88 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Place your order today: https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another 'Areté' +1°, one of 451 micro-chapters from my new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' Today we've got another idea from the third Objective, Optimize the Big 3: Energy, Work and Love.
Heroic Chat with Jim Kwik: Being The Hero Of Our Own Stories
November 13, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBIn today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Jim Kwik. Jim Kwik is the founder of Kwik Learning and a widely recognized world expert in speed-reading, memory improvement, brain performance, and accelerated learning. After a childhood brain injury left him learning-challenged, Kwik created strategies to dramatically enhance his mental performance. Get the full show notes here: https://www.heroic.us/heroic-chat-jim-kwik Move from Theory to Practice to Mastery: 'Areté: Activate Your...
Areté +1° #257: Want Willpower? - Play Offense, Not Defense (#1,575)
November 13, 2023 07:01 - 4 minutes - 9.61 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete
Areté +1° #256: The Marshmallow Test - Can You Wait For Two? (#1,574)
November 12, 2023 07:01 - 4 minutes - 10.9 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete
Areté +1° #255: 3 Forms of Discipline - Reactive + Structural + Expansive (#1,573)
November 11, 2023 07:01 - 4 minutes - 10.4 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete
Heroic Chat with Michael Bungay Stanier : The Journey That Creates The Hero
November 10, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBIn today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Michael Bungay Stanier. Michael Bungay Stanier is the author of several books, including The Coaching Habit and Do More Great Work. Michael has written for or been featured in numerous publications including Business Insider, Fast Company, Forbes, The Globe & Mail and The Huffington Post. Get the full show notes here: https://www.heroic.us/heroic-chat-michael-bungay-stanier Move from Theory to Practice to Mastery: 'Areté: Activate Your He...
Areté +1° #254: Warriors vs. Librarians - Moving From The Ivory Tower To The Arena Of Life (#1,572)
November 10, 2023 07:01 - 5 minutes - 12.9 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete
Areté +1° #253: IQ vs. Willpower - One Is A Much Better Predictor Than The Other (#1,571)
November 09, 2023 07:01 - 4 minutes - 9.24 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete
Areté +1° #197: Limitless Steps - Exponential Gains for the Win (#1,570)
November 08, 2023 07:01 - 8 minutes - 18.7 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete
Areté +1° #196: AM & PM Bookends - Get These Right & You're 80% There (#1,569)
November 07, 2023 07:01 - 5 minutes - 12.5 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete
What It Takes to Persist (with Pilar Gerasimo)
November 07, 2023 04:01 - 53 minutes - 49 MBIn this episode, join Brian as he’s interviewed by his good friend and author of The Healthy Deviant, Pilar Gerasimo. You can check out the original interview here: https://www.facebook.com/PilarGerasimo/videos/877120050700994/ Move from Theory to Practice to Mastery: 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countries who have answered the call to their Heroic q...
Areté +1° #195: Enlightened Beings - There Aren't Any (#1,568)
November 06, 2023 06:01 - 4 minutes - 9.56 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete
Areté +1° #193: Carpe Diem - Seize the Day! (Or Is It "Pluck the Day"?) (#1567)
November 05, 2023 06:01 - 4 minutes - 9.9 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete
Areté +1° #192: Your Prior Best = Your New Baseline (#1,566)
November 04, 2023 06:01 - 5 minutes - 13.1 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete
Heroic Chat with Ben Greenfield: Creating Inventive Solutions
November 03, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBIn today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Ben Greenfield. Ben is a former bodybuilder, Ironman triathlete, pro obstacle course racer, human performance consultant, speaker and author of 13 books, including the New York Times Bestseller Beyond Training. Ben has been voted by the NSCA as America’s top Personal Trainer and by Greatist as one of the top 100 Most Influential People In Health And Fitness. He works with individuals from all over the globe for both body and brain performance, and...
Areté +1° #191: Time Blocks - The #1 Power Tool For Great Days (#1,565)
November 03, 2023 06:01 - 5 minutes - 12.3 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete
Areté +1° #190: Masterpiece Day Checklist - How To Reduce Mortality Rates By 47% (#1,564)
November 02, 2023 06:01 - 5 minutes - 13.6 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete
Areté +1° #189: TODAY'S the Day! - Make It A Masterpiece (#1,563)
November 01, 2023 06:01 - 4 minutes - 10.4 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete
Areté +1° #131: Meet Your Mitochondria - The Powerhouses in Every Cell (#1,562)
October 31, 2023 06:01 - 5 minutes - 11.9 MB'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Areté +1°, a micro-chapter from my new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. 451° to activate fire. 451 big ideas/micro-chapters in the book to help you activate your Heroic potential.