

You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson
You Are 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 about Heroic Public Benefit Corporation at https://heroic.us)
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Jan 24, 2023 • 5min
Programming Your Mind: To Show Up Heroically Energized, Productive and Connected (Heroic +1 #1,404)
A concise walkthrough of a daily mental routine to sharpen energy, productivity and connection. Short recommitment practices and the Big Three framework are explained. The frequency illusion and reticular activating system show how focus reveals opportunities. Celebrating micro-wins and programming attention to positives are highlighted as practical levers for change.

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Jan 23, 2023 • 5min
4 Wise Elders: On What to Do With Challenges (Heroic +1 #1,403)
Wisdom from Rumi and Marcus Aurelius reframes trials as soul-polishing and habitual thought-shaping. A philosophical pilgrimage through Socrates, Jesus, and modern teachings explores courage and the choice to give more in the face of imposition. Practical inspiration to face challenges with antifragile resolve and live more deliberately.

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Jan 22, 2023 • 3min
The Pickax: Releasing Spiritual Strength (Heroic +1 #1,402)
Explores Yogananda's idea that life's trials act like pickaxes, revealing inner spiritual strength. Discusses the notion that tests are conquerable, not meant to destroy. Encourages using fear as a prompt to practice philosophy and act with courage.

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Jan 21, 2023 • 3min
This (!) Is the Day: There Is NO Other Time (Heroic +1 #1,401)
A brisk tour of Steven Pressfield’s idea of Resistance and how it shows up in creative lives. A practice is offered: treat today as the only time to act to crush procrastination. Famous figures are used to normalize struggle. A direct call to flip the switch, breathe, commit, and get to work now.

Jan 20, 2023 • 4min
Resistance With a Capital R: Aka: Part X, The Demon, Etc. (Heroic +1 #1,400)
Today's Heroic +1 features wisdom from Steven Pressfield's Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be. Get more wisdom in less time with a Heroic membership. Get started for FREE today: http://heroic.us Ready to actualize your Heroic potential? Move from Theory to Practice to Mastery: https://heroic.us/mastery Join 12,500+ Heroes from 110+ Countries by becoming a certified Heroic Coach: https://heroic.us/coach About Heroic: Heroic integrates ancient wisdom, modern science, and practical tools into a beautifully-designed app to help activate your best. Premium Heroic members have access to 600+ of the absolute greatest personal development books distilled into 25-min PhilosophersNotes and 50+ hour-long masterclasses on all areas of a flourishing life. #optimize #algorithms #resistance #personaldevelopment #heroic

Jan 19, 2023 • 4min
Pleasure vs. Meaning: Choose Wisely, Hero (Heroic +1 #1,399)
Today's Heroic +1 features wisdom from Donald Miller's Hero on a Mission and Ward Farnsworth's The Practicing Stoic. Get more wisdom in less time with a Heroic membership. Get started for FREE today: http://heroic.us Ready to actualize your Heroic potential? Move from Theory to Practice to Mastery: https://heroic.us/mastery Join 12,500+ Heroes from 110+ Countries by becoming a certified Heroic Coach: https://heroic.us/coach About Heroic: Heroic integrates ancient wisdom, modern science, and practical tools into a beautifully-designed app to help activate your best. Premium Heroic members have access to 600+ of the absolute greatest personal development books distilled into 25-min PhilosophersNotes and 50+ hour-long masterclasses on all areas of a flourishing life. #hero #stoic #stoicism #personaldevelopment #heroic

Jan 18, 2023 • 5min
How to Ruin a Good Story: Hint: Play the Role of a Victim, Hero! (Heroic +1 #1,398)
Today's Heroic +1 features wisdom from Donald Miller's Hero on a Mission and David Emerald's The Power of TED*. Get more wisdom in less time with a Heroic membership. Get started for FREE today: http://heroic.us Ready to actualize your Heroic potential? Move from Theory to Practice to Mastery: https://heroic.us/mastery Join 12,500+ Heroes from 110+ Countries by becoming a certified Heroic Coach: https://heroic.us/coach About Heroic: Heroic integrates ancient wisdom, modern science, and practical tools into a beautifully-designed app to help activate your best. Premium Heroic members have access to 600+ of the absolute greatest personal development books distilled into 25-min PhilosophersNotes and 50+ hour-long masterclasses on all areas of a flourishing life. #creator #victim #play #herosjourney #personaldevelopment #heroic

Jan 17, 2023 • 4min
Hero on a Mission: That Would be YOU! (Heroic +1 #1,397)
Today's Heroic +1 features wisdom from Donald Miller's Hero on a Mission. Get more wisdom in less time with a Heroic membership. Get started for FREE today: http://heroic.us Ready to actualize your Heroic potential? Move from Theory to Practice to Mastery: https://heroic.us/mastery Join 12,500+ Heroes from 110+ Countries by becoming a certified Heroic Coach: https://heroic.us/coach About Heroic: Heroic integrates ancient wisdom, modern science, and practical tools into a beautifully-designed app to help activate your best. Premium Heroic members have access to 600+ of the absolute greatest personal development books distilled into 25-min PhilosophersNotes and 50+ hour-long masterclasses on all areas of a flourishing life. #optimize #hero #herosjourney #personaldevelopment #heroic

Jan 16, 2023 • 6min
Control Your Habits: If You Want to Be Free (Heroic +1 #1,396)
Today's Heroic +1 features wisdom from Yogananda's How to Be a Success, A.A. Long's How to Be Free, and Alan Cohen's Spirit Means Business. Get more wisdom in less time with a Heroic membership. Get started for FREE today: http://heroic.us Ready to actualize your Heroic potential? Move from Theory to Practice to Mastery: https://heroic.us/mastery Join 12,500+ Heroes from 110+ Countries by becoming a certified Heroic Coach: https://heroic.us/coach About Heroic: Heroic integrates ancient wisdom, modern science, and practical tools into a beautifully-designed app to help activate your best. Premium Heroic members have access to 600+ of the absolute greatest personal development books distilled into 25-min PhilosophersNotes and 50+ hour-long masterclasses on all areas of a flourishing life. #habits #freedom #stoicism #personaldevelopment #heroic

Jan 15, 2023 • 4min
High-Sounding Words: And Actions That Correspond to Them (Heroic +1 #1,395)
Today's Heroic +1 features wisdom from Massimo Pigliucci's How to Be a Stoic. Get more wisdom in less time with a Heroic membership. Get started for FREE today: http://heroic.us Ready to actualize your Heroic potential? Move from Theory to Practice to Mastery: https://heroic.us/mastery Join 12,500+ Heroes from 110+ Countries by becoming a certified Heroic Coach: https://heroic.us/coach About Heroic: Heroic integrates ancient wisdom, modern science, and practical tools into a beautifully-designed app to help activate your best. Premium Heroic members have access to 600+ of the absolute greatest personal development books distilled into 25-min PhilosophersNotes and 50+ hour-long masterclasses on all areas of a flourishing life. #genius #hamilton #stoicism #maninthearena #personaldevelopment #heroic


