You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson Nothing Can Make Mike Hayes, Navy SEAL, Have a Bad Day. Here's Why...
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Sep 11, 2021 AI Snips
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Use Active Language To Shape Your Day
- Make your day rather than passively having it happen to you by choosing active language and intent.
- Hayes recommended saying "Make it a great day" to his daughter each morning to instill a proactive mindset.
You Decide If A Day Is Good Or Bad
- You alone control whether you have a bad day, regardless of external threats or actions.
- Mike Hayes frames this as an internal stance akin to Stoic philosophers like Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius, emphasizing personal agency.
Daily Phrase That Shaped His Daughter
- Hayes shared a parenting habit of telling his daughter "Make it a great day" every morning as she left for school.
- He credits that routine with her becoming proactive, leadership-oriented, and service-minded as a 20-year-old.