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  Looking for Love (2.0)

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  Finding Those Micro Moments of Positivity Resonance (TODAY!)

  As we’ve discussed, I absolutely love Love 2.0 by Barbara Fredrickson. As a super-introverted guy, it’s easy for me to get lost ...

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  Connection & Love

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  Encourage

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  To Inspire with Hope, Courage and Confidence

  Not too long ago, we talked about the shiny new Optimize Virtue Meditation we’re working on as part of our Optimize Coach program. I’ve been thinking a lot about the virtues in general and the

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  Shakespeare and Spartans

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  Laconic Poets Say: “Brevity Is the Soul of Wit.”

  Once upon a time… When I had both a head full of hair and a mouth full of braces (hah!), my 6th-grade English teacher, Mrs. Ruscher taught me that: “Short and sweet is hard to beat.” (btw: Where’s the emoji for braces when you need it?!) Fast-forward a few years to me in...

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  The Golden (+ Platinum!) Rule

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  How’re You Treating Others? AND… Yourself?

  We’ve all heard of the Golden Rule. But, today I have three quick questions: 1. Do you know just how ubiquitous that Golden Rule is across cultures? 2. Have you ever heard of the Platinum Rule? 3. Do you practice both? First: The Ubiquitous Golden Rule

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  Connection & Conquering Perfectionism

  Compassion connection conquering-perfectionism Heart Philosophy relationships Spirit Virtue

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  Vagal Tone

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  The New Sexy (Meet Your 10th Cranial Nerve)

  Your 10th cranial nerve starts at the base of your brain and then cruises down to your heart and thru your lungs and down into your gut. It kinda wanders. Which is why it’s called the vagus nerve—which, in Latin, literally means “wanderer.” (It shares a root with words l...

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  Breathing & Connection

  Body Breathing Compassion connection Energy Health Recovery

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  Digital Sabbath

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  The Johnson House on Sundays (Yours?)

  In our last +1, we took a quick trip to our garage to recapture a potentially lost micro-moment as Eleanor and I filled up our water jug. (Little by little, drop by drop, btw!) Today we’re going to stay in the neighborhood and v...

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  connection Mind Parenting productivity Recovery technology

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  Reclaiming Lost Hours

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  By Making Everything (!) Our Practice

  Before we bid farewell to George Leonard, how about ONE more little idea from the Aikido (and life) master? This might be the most important Idea from his work we discuss, so sit up straight. (I just did as I typed this. 🤓)

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  Going the Second Mile

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  Jesus Says: It's the Way to Roll

  Do you know where the whole “go the second mile” concept comes from? Many of you probably know that it’s from the Bible where Jesus tells us to rock that second mile, but do you know WHY he said that? It�...

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  Antifragility & Connection

  antifragility connection equanimity Mastery Mental Toughness Mind Power

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  Are You an Ambivert?

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  Extroverts, Introverts, and Ambiverts

  In To Sell Is Human, Dan Pink tells us about research Adam Grant has done on which personality types make the best salespeople. What’s y...

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  Business & Connection

  business connection Mind relationships self-awareness Virtue

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  Vulnerability Hangovers

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  Ever Had One?

  Brené Brown tells us that what we all really want from other people is for them to be authentic. And that means we need them to be vulnerable

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  Connection & Optimal Living

  Actualization Compassion connection courage Optimal Living relationships soul Spirit

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  How to Child-Proof Cover Your Trigger Buttons

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  Annoyed? Ask: How Am I That?

  In our last +1, we talked about shadows and attending your own lectures. Let’s continue the theme and talk about a great idea from

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  Connection & Conquering Perfectionism

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  Fingers and Lectures

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  Remember: Attend Your Own Lectures

  Please extend your pointer finger and shake it as if you’re lecturing someone — saying something like, “You shouldn’t do this, this and this! Do that, that and that!” Thank you. Now, look at your hand and count how many fingers are pointing at the person you’re lectu...

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  Victim vs. Creator

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  The Question that Separates the Two

  In our last +1, we talked about David Emerald’s wisdom on the difference between living in The Dreaded Drama Triangle vs. The Empowerment Dynamic. The biggest lesson we want to take from that is the fact that we can either show up i...

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  Connection & Creativity

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  The Empowerment Dynamic

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  vs. The Dreaded Drama Triangle

  David Emerald wrote a great little book called The Power of TED*. TED stands for “The Empowerment Dynamic.” David calls its opposite the �...

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  connection leadership Mind optimism Power relationships self-awareness

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  How to Be Charismatic

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  Science Says: Presence + Power + Warmth

  Charisma. Most people think it’s something you either have or you don’t have. But… That’s a myth. As Olivia Fox Cabane tells us in The Charisma Myth, research shows that we can ALL learn how to dial up our charisma and become more magnetically connected to ...

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  Connection & Mindfulness

  Compassion connection Heart mindfulness Power relationships Spirit tool

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