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Heroic with Brian Johnson | Activate Your Best. Every Day.

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Heroic 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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Areté +1° #011: You Are the Hero - We've Been Waiting For (#1,546)

October 15, 2023 06:01 - 4 minutes - 10.9 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°. Micro chapter from my new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. We're going through a series of my favorite ideas. We've just covered the first 10 micro chapters in order. This is the 11th. Then we're going to explore some of my favorites across those seven objectives We talked about in the last li...

Areté +1° #010: The 7 Objectives - To Activate Your Heroic Potential (#1,545)

October 14, 2023 10:47 - 14 minutes - 32.3 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°. Micro chapter from my new book, Areté: 'Activate Your Heroic Potential'. We're on about chapter number 10. Micro chapter number 10 of 451 micro chapter ideas that I hope will help move you from theory to practice to mastery. Then we're gonna look at some of my other favorites in the seven objectives. But toda...

Heroic Chat with Gabriele Oettingen: Practicing Mental Contrasting

October 13, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Gabriele Oettingen. Gabriele is a Professor of Psychology at New York University and the University of Hamburg. She is the author of more than a 100 articles and book chapters on thinking about the future and the control of cognition, emotion, and behavior. She received her Ph.D. from the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich and the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Physiology in Seewiesen, Germany. Get the full show notes here: https://www...

Areté +1° #009: Learning 101 - Interleaving & Spaced Repetition (#1,544)

October 13, 2023 06:01 - 9 minutes - 20.7 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', any one of which I hope can significantly help you optimize your life and activate your Heroic potential. We're still going through the first 11 micro-chapters in the first Objective. Today we're going to talk about… Learning 101: Interle...

Areté +1° #008: Ready at Hand - Your Philosophical Armamentarium (#1,543)

October 12, 2023 06:01 - 4 minutes - 10.6 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 idea from my new book, Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. We're going through the first 11 micro chapters, then we're gonna systematically walk through some of my favorites, 451 total Ideas in the book. Hope you dig it for today.

Areté +1° #007: 451° - Activation Energy (#1,542)

October 11, 2023 06:01 - 4 minutes - 10.7 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'. This is one of 451 of my all time favorite ideas that I hope help you activate your heroic potential. Today's is on… 451°: Activation Energy

Areté +1° #006: Overload - When in Doubt, Do This (#1,541)

October 10, 2023 06:01 - 7 minutes - 17.6 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 ideas, any one of which I hope can make a significant difference in your life and help you activate your Heroic potential.

Areté +1° #005: Character vs. Design Flaws - How To Play the Game of Life (#1,540)

October 09, 2023 06:01 - 7 minutes - 17.7 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°. This is the fifth micro-chapter in my new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. 451 of what I hope are potentially life-changing ideas. The best stuff I know, organized around 7 Objectives. We're going through the first 11 micro-chapters in the first objective. Then we'll have fun looking at some of ...

Areté +1° #004: Fear & Laziness - Wisdom from Grandpa Phil (#1,539)

October 08, 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°. This is the fourth micro-chapter in my new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential', which has 451 of my all-time favorite ideas to hopefully help you Activate Your Heroic Potential. Let's get to work.

Areté +1° #003: How to Close the Gap - Introducing Targeted Thinking (#1,538)

October 07, 2023 06:01 - 5 minutes - 13.5 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°. This is the third micro chapter from my new book, 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'. In our series, we've covered the first two. We're gonna walk through the first 11 little micro-chapters from the book. Then we're gonna systematically walk through some of my favorites from the 7 Objectives that make up...

Activate Your Heroic Potential (on the Life in the Front Office Podcast)

October 06, 2023 18:01 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MB

In this episode, join Brian as he’s interviewed by Jake Hirshman on the Life in the Front Office podcast. You can check out the original interview here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/life-in-the-front-office/id6450906266   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 ques...

Areté +1° #002: Areté - Explain it Like I'm 10 (#1,537)

October 06, 2023 06:01 - 10 minutes - 23 MB

'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential' is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete Welcome back to another Areté +1°. Today we have the second micro chapter of 451 from my new book, Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. Let's get to work!

Areté +1° #001: Nice to Meet You: It's Day 1. Let's Get to Work! (#1,536)

October 05, 2023 06:01 - 6 minutes - 13.8 MB

Today we're gonna kick off a new series, the Areté +1° series based on a select number of chapters, little micro chapters from Brian's new book Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. This is the first of 451 (!) chapters featured in Areté which is now available in stores! Purchase your copy TODAY: https://heroic.us/arete

+1: The Science of Self-Compassion - Three Keys: Self-Kindness + Common Humanity + Mindfulness

October 04, 2023 06:01 - 2 minutes - 2.26 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Kristin Neff's "Self-Compassion". See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/the-science-of-self-compassion   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ coun...

+1: The 4-Hour Workday - The Magic Number for Greatness?

October 03, 2023 06:01 - 4 minutes - 4.46 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Alex Pang's "Rest". See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/the-4-hour-workday   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countries who have answered t...

+1: Begin with the End in Mind - Habit #2 of Highly Effective People

October 02, 2023 06:01 - 3 minutes - 2.85 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Stephen R. Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/begin-with-the-end-in-mind   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,0...

+1: 1-Minute WOOP - Inhale. Exhale. W O O P!

October 01, 2023 06:01 - 4 minutes - 4 MB

See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/1-minute-woop   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countries who have answered the call to their Heroic quests: https://heroic.us/coach   M...

+1: The 80/20 180° - First Steps in Moving from Theory to Therapy

September 30, 2023 06:01 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from David Servan-Schreiber's "Anticancer". See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/the-80-20-180   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countries who h...

Heroic Chat with Mike Manazir: Leading With Joy And Empathy

September 29, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Mike Manazir.   Mike is a 1981 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering. In addition, he holds a certificate in business administration and management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a U.S. Department of Energy certification in naval nuclear propulsion. He and his wife Kelly have two grown children and live in Annapolis, Maryland. He is also the author of Learn How to Lead...

+1: “That’s NOT Like Me!” - Part II on How to Optimize Your Self-Image

September 29, 2023 06:01 - 2 minutes - 2.46 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Lanny Basham's "With Winning in Mind". See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/thats-not-like-me   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countries w...

Heroic Chat with Eric Maisel: Making Yourself Proud

September 28, 2023 18:01 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Eric Maisel.   Eric Maisel, Ph.D., is the author of more than 40 books and is widely regarded as America’s foremost creativity coach. He trains creativity coaches nationally and internationally and provides core trainings for the Creativity Coaching Association. Dr. Maisel is a columnist for Art Calendar magazine and a featured contributor towholeliving.com. He is also the author of The Creativity Book, Rethinking Depression and Mastering Cre...

+1: 5 Core Habits - How to Consistently Create GREAT Days

September 28, 2023 06:01 - 2 minutes - 2.73 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Matthew Kelly's "Off Balance". See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/5-core-habits   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countries who have an...

Heroic Chat with Dr. Daniel Amen: Learning To Love And Care For Your Brain

September 27, 2023 18:21 - 59 minutes - 54 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Dr. Daniel Amen. Dr. Daniel G. Amen is a physician, double board certified psychiatrist and nine-time 'New York Times' bestselling author. He is the Founder and CEO of Amen Clinics in Costa Mesa and San Francisco, California, Bellevue, Washington, Reston, Virginia, Atlanta, Georgia and New York City. He is also the author of 'Change Your Brain, Change Your Life' and 'The Brain Warrior's Way'. Get the full show notes here: https://www.heroic....

+1: Napitations - Nap + Meditation = Magic

September 27, 2023 06:01 - 4 minutes - 4.54 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Sara Mednick's 'Take a Nap! Change Your Life.'. See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/napitations   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countr...

Heroic Chat with Rich Diviney: The Attributes

September 26, 2023 18:01 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Rich Diviney. Rich Diviney is a retired Navy SEAL commander. Through his career, he has achieved multiple leadership positions – to include the Commanding Officer of a Navy SEAL Command. He is the Founder of The Attributes, Speaker for Optimal Performance, Resilience & Stress Inoculation, Optimist with Simon Sinek Inc. Get the full show notes here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/heroic-chat-rich-diviney   Move from Theory to Practice to Ma...

+1: The Dreaded “U-Lag" on Your Heroic Quest - And How to Conquer It

September 26, 2023 06:01 - 4 minutes - 3.96 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Todd Henry's 'Die Empty'. See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/the-dreaded-u-lag-on-your-heroic-quest   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ c...

Heroic Chat with Caroline Adams Miller: Cultivating Authentic Grit

September 25, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 143 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Caroline Adams Miller.   Caroline is a well-respected expert on Goals & Grit™ whose scientific approach to change fosters lasting success in organizations and individuals. A Harvard graduate with a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, she has authored multiple global bestsellers including Creating Your Best Life and Getting Grit. She is also the author of Positively Caroline.   Get the full show not...

+1: Hope: Leadership’s Secret Sauce - How to Increase Engagement from 1% to 69%

September 25, 2023 06:01 - 3 minutes - 2.75 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Shane J. Lopez's "Making Hope Happen". See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/hope-leaderships-secret-sauce   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+...

Heroic Chat with William B. Irvine: What It Means To Be a Hero

September 24, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by William B. Irvine.   William B. Irvine is professor of philosophy at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Irvine writes books on philosophy for an average audience. He says, “I am not interested, as most of my philosophical colleagues are, in writing primarily for other philosophers. Rather, my intended audience can best be described as intellectually-upscale general readers who have a minimal background in philosophy but who are interested ...

+1: The Power of Solitude - Clarity + Creativity + Emotional Balance + Moral Courage

September 24, 2023 06:01 - 5 minutes - 4.85 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Raymond Kethledge and Michael Erwin's "Lead Yourself First". See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/the-power-of-solitude   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ pe...

Heroic Chat with George Mumford: Developing Pure Perception

September 23, 2023 18:21 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by George Mumford.   George Mumford is a world-renowned psychologist and mindfulness performance expert who has helped superstars such as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant transform their careers, offers proven strategies for unleashing our innate strengths, avoiding burnout, and discovering enduring success. He is also the author of The Mindful Athlete.   Get the full show notes here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/heroic-chat-george-mumford ...

+1: Infinite Optionality - The Ticket to Antifragility

September 23, 2023 06:01 - 3 minutes - 3.28 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Nassim Taleb's "Antifragile". See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/infinite-optionality   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countries who hav...

Heroic Chat with Steven Kotler: Don't Stop Until You Get It

September 22, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Steven Kotler. Steven Kotler is a 'New York Times' bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and cofounder and director of research for the Flow Genome Project. His books include 'The Rise of Superman', 'Abundance', 'A Small Furry Prayer', 'West of Jesus', and 'The Angle Quickest for Flight'. He is also the author of 'The Rise of Superman'. Get the full show notes here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/heroic-chat-steven-kotler Move fr...

+1: Energizers vs. Enervators - The Art & Science of How to Take a Good Break

September 22, 2023 06:01 - 3 minutes - 3.57 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Kelly McGonigal's "Willpower Instinct" . See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/energizers-vs-enervators   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ co...

Heroic Chat with Gretchen Rubin: Starting With Self-Knowledge

September 21, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Gretchen Rubin. Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She’s known for her ability to convey complex ideas—from science to literature to stories from her own life—with levity and clarity. She’s the author of many bestselling books, such as 'The Happiness Project', 'Better Than Before', and 'The Four Tendencies', which have sold millions of copies in more than thirty langu...

+1: Learning Cycles - And How to Optimize Them

September 21, 2023 06:01 - 6 minutes - 5.68 MB

 Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Donald Robertson’s 'How to Think Like a Roman Emperor'. See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/learning-cycles   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from ...

Heroic Chat with Joe De Sena: Get To The Starting Line

September 20, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Joe De Sena. An entrepreneur from 8 years old Joe has had a passion for life that moves the ball forward against all odds. Born in Queens NY to a yoga teaching, meditation practicing mother and an Italian father that was an uber-entrepreneur the author learned simple techniques for forging ahead no matter the odds. Find out how a young kid breaks out, builds multiple businesses, changes lives, and eventually partners with military SpecOps. He i...

+1: The 4 Laws of Behavior Change - Make It: Obvious + Attractive + Easy + Satisfying

September 20, 2023 06:01 - 4 minutes - 4.09 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from James Clear. See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/the-4-laws-of-behavior-change   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countries who have answer...

Heroic Chat with Jim Huling: Using Joy As Compass

September 19, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 101 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Jim Huling. Jim Huling is co-author of the #1 National Bestselling book 'The 4 Disciplines of Execution', now translated into eleven languages and a bestseller around the world. Jim also serves as FranklinCovey’s Global Managing Consultant and is responsible for the 4 Disciplines methodology and the quality of delivery worldwide. He is also the author of 'Choose Your Life!: A Powerful, Proven Method for Creating the Life You Want'. Get the f...

+1: Noli Timere - “Be Not Afraid” (= The #1 Phrase in the Bible)

September 19, 2023 06:01 - 3 minutes - 3.04 MB

See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/noli-timere   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countries who have answered the call to their Heroic quests: https://heroic.us/coach   Mor...

Heroic Chat with Dr. Lisa Miller: Cultivating Quest Orientation

September 18, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 85.1 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Dr. Lisa Miller.   Lisa Miller, Ph.D., is the New York Times bestselling author of The Spiritual Child and a professor in the clinical psychology program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is the founder and director of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, the first Ivy League graduate program in spirituality and psychology, and for over a decade has held joint appointments in the department of psychiatry at Columbia University medic...

+1: The Psychology of Hope - Goals + Willpower + Waypower

September 18, 2023 06:01 - 4 minutes - 3.77 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Charles R. Snyder. See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/the-psychology-of-hope   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countries who have answe...

Heroic Chat with Dr. Nasha Winters: Optimizing Our Terrain

September 17, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 79.8 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Dr. Nasha Winters.   Dr. Nasha Winters, ND, FABNO, L.Ac, Dipl.OM is the visionary and CEO as well as best-selling author, lecturer, and the primary consultant of Optimal Terrain. Informed by more than 25 years of experience in the health care industry and a thought leader in personalized precision medicine, Dr. Nasha works to educate clients, doctors, and researchers world wide on how to apply integrative oncology philosophically and therapeutic...

+1: The Power of Micro Wins - Wisdom from the Head of Research at Harvard Biz School

September 17, 2023 06:01 - 3 minutes - 3.34 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Teresa Amabile. See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/the-power-of-micro-wins   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countries who have answere...

Heroic Chat with Michelle Segar: Cultivating Sustainable Change

September 16, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Michelle Segar. Michelle Segar, PhD, MPH, motivation scientist and author of top-selling “No Sweat! How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness” (AMACOM 2015), is Director of the Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center (SHARP) at the University of Michigan, and Chair of the U.S. National Physical Activity Plan’s Communications Committee. She is also the author of 'The Joy Choice: How to Finally Achiev...

+1: Quick How to on Habits - 100% on ONE Keystone Daily Micro Habit

September 16, 2023 06:01 - 4 minutes - 4.1 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Stephen Guise's 'Mini Habits'. See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/deo-volente-thy-will-be-done   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countrie...

Heroic Chat with Tom Morris: To Do Something Together We Could Have Never Done Alone

September 15, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 105 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Tom Morris. Tom V. Morris has become one of the most active public philosophers in the world due to his unusual ability to bring the greatest wisdom of the past into the challenges of the present. He is also the author of 'True Success', 'The Art of Achievement', 'Superheroes and Philosophy', 'The Stoic Art of Living', 'Plato’s Lemonade Stand' and 'The Everyday Patriot'. Get the full show notes here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/heroic-cha...

+1: How to Use Our Optimizing Tools - Hint: Practice THE MOMENT You Need It

September 15, 2023 06:01 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Phil Stutz and Barry Michels's 'Coming Alive'. See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/how-to-use-our-optimizing-tools   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people...

Heroic Chat with Donald Robertson: Mastery Is a Practice, Not a State

September 14, 2023 18:01 - 1 hour - 88.5 MB

In today’s Heroic Chat, we are joined by Donald Robertson. Donald Robertson is an integrative psychotherapist and trainer who specializes in the treatment of anxiety and the use of cognitive-behavioral approaches to clinical hypnotherapy. He is the author of a number of articles on philosophy and psychotherapy in professional journals and the author of 'How to Think Like a Roman Emperor', 'Verissimus', and 'Stoicism and the Art of Happiness'. He is also the author of 'The Philosophy o...

+1: Deo Volente + Thy Will Be Done - Wisdom from Apollo, the Patron God of Philosophy

September 14, 2023 06:01 - 3 minutes - 2.77 MB

Today’s Heroic +1 features wisdom from Byron Katie. See the full +1 here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/deo-volente-thy-will-be-done   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 Listen to the first 45+ minutes of the audiobook here: https://www.heroic.us/optimize/the-book/audiobook-preview Join over 13,000+ people from 115+ countries who have answ...

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