You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson

Brendan Brazier is a former professional Ironman triathlete who lived on nothing but plant-based foods—no meat, no dairy… just plants. In the Note, we'll explore some Big Ideas on how to optimize our diets and experience more vitality in our lives as we quit leaking energy, go for high net-gain foods and rock the alkalinity!

Jack Canfield, the creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul, gives us a book packed with Big Ideas on the fundamentals of success. In the Note, we explore some of my favorites—including an awesome exercise on how to discover our purpose, the importance of taking responsibility in our lives (that's Principle #1!!!), becoming an inverse paranoid (think: “OMG the universe is out to help me!!”), and recognizing that 99% commitment to something is a bitch and 100% is a breeze.

Deepak Chopra, author of 'The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire', discusses living from the soul and the power of intention. Topics include overcoming fear, self-discovery through journaling, tapping into our deepest desires, gaining perspective, and embracing life's twists and turns.

Denis Waitley's been rockin' the self-development world for several decades now and captures a lot of his wisdom in this popular book. In the Note, we'll explore the importance of taking responsibility for our attitude (echo!), staying on target, maintaining optimism and enthusiasm, concentrating all of our energy on whatever we're doing, and taking the time to plan our ideal lives.

David Emerald's wonderfully wise fable rocks. In this Note, we'll take a quick look at one of my favorite books as we explore the importance of stepping out of DDT (the Dreaded Drama Triangle) and stepping into TED (The Empowerment Dynamic) as we learn to more consistently live from a Creator's perspective (rather than a Victim's) and learn how to hold the tension between our ideals and our current realities by taking baby steps.

This is Eckhart Tolle's first uber-best-selling classic where we learn how to watch the thinker, reconnect with Divine Intelligence, accept whatever's happening to us as if we had chosen it (that's a *really* Big Idea), clock time vs. psychological time (a lot of peeps think that just b/c you’re in the Now you can't set goals… not so much… we'll look at what Eckhart's really teaching on this), and the importance of taking responsibility in our lives.

I love Dyer and this book rocks. In the Note, we'll have fun learning about the fact that floatation wasn’t discovered by contemplating the sinking of things (and how you’ve gotta focus on what you WANT if you wanna see it come to life), how to "act as if" (and not be a weenie about it), how kindness releases the same drugs pharmaceuticals pump into anti-depressants (so get your fix by being kind!) and a lot of other great stuff.

A warm dive into practices for facing the things that scare you and interrupting harmful habits with compassion. A vivid metaphor compares grudges to self-poisoning. Tips on spotting personal temptations and cultivating the habit of rejoicing in others’ good fortune. A quick look at training attention toward joy by planting seeds of appreciation.

Ideas about how underlying structures steer our actions and why that causes us to wobble between desire and doubt. A concept called structural tension is explained as a way to hold an ideal and current reality to fuel steady progress. Discussion of choosing to be the creative force in your life and practical ways to align daily choices with big commitments.

A lively dive into why procrastination hides perfectionism, overwhelm and fear. Practical ideas for taking one small corrective step and tracking time to spot habits. Strategies for shifting distractions into meaningful work and replacing helpless language with empowering choices. A push to become a producer who ships imperfect work and builds momentum.