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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Oct 18, 2015 • 5min
Micro Class - Let's Be Flexible (Rather than Rigid or Chaotic)
Flexibility. It's a hallmark of healthy people. Are you flexible? Or perhaps a little too rigid or chaotic?!
Oct 18, 2015 • 28min
Interview: The Power of Rest with Dr. Matthew Edlund, M.D.
Rest. You getting enough? If you're like most of us, the answer is No. Leading medical doctor, Matthew Edlund shows up how sleep isn't enough. We need to cultivate "active rest" into our day-to-day lives. In this Note, we'll look at how to integrate active Mental + Physical + Social + Spiritual rest while working out our brain, breathing and optimizing our lives.
Oct 17, 2015 • 7min
Micro Class - Where Are You in Covey's 4 Quadrants?
Stephen Covey has a handy-dandy 4 quadrant model for time mgmt. It's powerful. Here are some ideas on how to optimize. Where are you spending *your* time?
Oct 17, 2015 • 58min
Interview: The Practicing Mind with Thomas Sterner
The Practicing Mind. It's the key to true inner peace and contentment. In a world that conditions us to obsess about goals and outcomes, it's easy to miss the importance of the process. The PRACTICE. Thomas Sterner brilliantly (!) helps us bring discipline and focus into our lives to experience the presence and joy that comes as a result. (Bonus: We also create a frictionless path to our goals as well!)
Oct 16, 2015 • 40min
Interview: Greatness with Idan Ravin, The Hoops Whisperer
Who do LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Dwight Howard, James Harden and a ton of other top basketball players go to to get better? Idan Ravin. If you're into sports + self-development + the pursuit of being the best you can possibly be, I think you'll *love* the book. Big Ideas include getting paid to do what you love, greatness, obstacles and exiting the cave.
Oct 16, 2015 • 7min
Micro Class - 99% Is a Bitch. 100% Is a Breeze.
It's true. Kinda sorta almost making a real commitment to something is *way* harder than really making a 100% commitment. What do you need to make a nonnegotiable, 100% commitment to in your life? Get on that!!!
Oct 15, 2015 • 7min
Micro Class - How to Turn Your Discipline into Blissipline!
Discipline. It's a secret sauce to awesomeness. Here's how to turn your discipline into blissipline! -)Discipline. It's a secret sauce to awesomeness. Here's how to turn your discipline into blissipline! -)
Oct 15, 2015 • 35min
Interview: How to Go Wild (+ Why You Should) with John Ratey, MD
Ready to go wild?! John Ratey, MD is here to give us the guidebook on how to make that happen! In this chat, we explore Big Ideas ranging from wild nutrition to getting adequate sleep and connecting with our tribe. Hope you enjoy!
Oct 14, 2015 • 12min
Micro Class: Top 10 Tips on How to Take Consistent, Impeccable Action to Achieve Your Goals
Got some inspiring goals? Awesome. Here are 10 tips on how to take consistent, impeccable action to achieve those goals!
Oct 14, 2015 • 31min
Interview: The New Science of Exercise with John Ratey, MD
John Ratey is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School and one of the world's leading authorities on the revolutionary new science of exercise. Join us for a discussion on how exercise boosts your creativity, reduces depression and is, essentially, like taking a little bit of Ritalin and a little bit of Prozac—it increases your focus + boosts your mood in powerful ways!
