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)
Episodes
Mentioned books
Oct 13, 2015 • 7min
Micro Class - 2 Reasons Why Your Vision Board Might Suck (+ How to Unsuck It)
Got a vision board? Here are two big reasons why it might suck! -0
Oct 13, 2015 • 42min
Interview: Talent + How to Tap into Your Greatness with Dan Coyle
Dan Coyle tells us that greatness isn't born. It's grown. In The Talent Code + The Little Book of Talent, he shows us how. Join us as we explore some Big Ideas on how to get your greatness on as you grow your myelin and ignite your potential.
Oct 12, 2015 • 7min
Micro Class - Are You a Rat Racer, a Hedonist, a Nihilist or a Happy Person?
Tal Ben-Shahar gives us a handy-dandy model on how to be happier by embracing goals that we deem valuable while enjoying the journey. Here's to the happiness archetype!
Oct 12, 2015 • 43min
Interview: The Rise of Superman with Steven Kotler
Steven Kotler is one of the world's leading experts on the science of flow--the secret sauce to optimizing our lives and actualizing our potential. Join us as we talk about some of my favorite Big Ideas on how to Rise like Superman.
Oct 11, 2015 • 5min
Micro Class - Your Most Important Meeting Today
Hint - It's with yourself! :)
Oct 11, 2015 • 39min
Interview: How to Harness the Power of Your Authentic Voice with Todd Henry
Todd Henry tells us that history's most impactful humans all had a unique, powerful, authentic voice. This book is all about helping us harness the power of OUR authentic voice. Three keys: Identity + Vision + Mastery. And, we've gotta learn how to own the Big U as we run our own race, have fun in monk mode and practice action + patience.
Oct 10, 2015 • 4min
Micro Class - Are You Fragile or Antifragile?
It's time to strengthen ourselves and move from being fragile to being robust to being antifragile. As Nassim Taleb tells us - 'Wind extinguishes a candle and energizes the fire.'
Oct 10, 2015 • 56min
Interview: Philosophy for Geniuses (<--That's You) with Tom Morris
Tom Morris literally wrote the book on Philosophy for Dummies. A double Ph.D. from Yale (Philosophy + Religious Studies), he taught at Notre Dame and has been a professional, public philosopher for decades. Let's apply wisdom to our own lives!
Oct 9, 2015 • 34min
Interview - Die Empty with Todd Henry
How do you want to die? With a calm serenity knowing you gave your best or with deep regret that you never took the risks and cultivated the discipline to show up with urgency and diligence each day to create a life of deep meaning? The answer is obvious. Big Ideas we explore on how to die empty include optimism vs. wishing, the root of mediocrity, the 3 S’s of goal setting and dealing with The Lag.
Oct 9, 2015 • 30min
Interview: How to Get So Good They Can't Ignore You with Cal Newport
Want to get so good they can't ignore you? (Me, too.) Cal Newport tells us we need to shift from a passion mindset to a CRAFTSMAN mindset as we become true masters of our craft and create a ton of value in the world. We do *that* and we'll accumulate what Cal calls "career capital" that we can cash in for the ideal set up. Another Big Idea: Figure out how you can deliberately practice! (<-- Huge.) This is a fun, quick chat. I hope you love it and here's to mastering our craft and serving profoundly.
