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  Got Hormesis?

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  And The Inverted U - Part Deux

  In our last +1, we talked about Aristotle’s virtuous mean (again!) and reminded ourselves (yet again!) that “both excessive and insufficient exercise destroy one’s strength, and both eating and drinking too much or too little destroy health, whereas the right quantity produces, increases and...

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  Aristotle’s Yoga

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  Which Way Do YOU Need to Bend?

  A couple years ago, we chatted about Aristotle’s Virtuous Mean. Then, a year ago, we dusted off that wisdom and approached it from a slightly different angle in a

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  Aristotle (+ Adam Grant) on Anger

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  And Channeling It Virtuously

  In our last +1, we met an enraged Mister Rogers channeling his love in service to his ideals. (You watch this video yet? I challenge you to not get goosebumps/tears in your eyes as you watch a hero in action.) We talked about that...

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  Leadership & Purpose

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  An Enraged Mister Rogers

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  Channeling His Fierce Love

  In our last +1, we talked about being the change we want to see in the world. I asked: What change DO you want to see? (Well… What is it?! And… Are you being it?!) That makes me think of another 20th century icon: Mister Fred Rogers. In his great little book

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  Agency = Doing

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  Wonder Where Your Power Comes From? ACTION!!

  In our last couple +1s, we’ve been talking about Agency. I promised we’d get into how The Power of Agency guys tell us we can build our agency. But, first, let’s take a quic...

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  Confidence & Self-Image

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  Your Daimon Zone

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  See You There!!

  A few +1s ago, we spent some time in your Genius Zone. Today I want to revisit that wonderful spot and talk a little more about how to spend more time there. But, first, let’s rename it. Genius Zone is, of course, very co...

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  Your Genius Zone - Part 2

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  What Is It You Can Uniquely Do?

  Many moons ago, very early in our +1 journey together, we talked about Gay Hendricks’ wisdom on your Genius Zone. As you may recall, your Genius Zone is the place we want to spend more time playing (rather than in our Incompeten...

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  How to Train Your Mind

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  Remember the Elephant’s Trunk

  In our last couple +1s, we’ve been having fun working with some tools for the mind—also known as mantras. Today I’d like to tap into another way we can think of the power of mantras. But first, if you’re up for ...

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  More on Mantras

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  via Eknath Easwaran (the Indian Joseph Campbell)

  In our last +1, we chatted about mantras and took (yet!) another trip down Etymology Lane where we discovered that the word mantra literally (!) means “tool of the mind.” ← How cool is that?! Let’s talk about mantras some more today. We’ll invite o...

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  Virtue Mantras

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  (Super Helpful!) Tools for the Mind

  In our last couple +1s, we talked about the 11 virtues that show up on our shiny new Optimus medallions and make an appearance in our Optimus meditation. Wisdom + Arete + Confidence + Purpose + Self-Awareness + Telos + Energy + Presence + Courage + Love + en*theos. I’ve been playin...

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  The Optimus Meditation

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  Aka the Optimize Virtue Meditation

  In our last +1, we had fun with our virtual Optimus Medallion. The first batch of medallions hot off the Optimize mint (hah!) will be shipped to our Coaches soon (and available for all Optimizer pockets shortly thereafter 🤓)....

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  The Optimus Medallion

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  Coming Soon to a Pocket Near You!

  As we prepared for our inaugural Optimize Coach program, we were thinking about some cool stuff we could send our Coaches that would symbolize our commitment. Of course, everyone will be getting an Optimize-blue t-shirt but we were trying to come up ...

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  To Seek Fear

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  Is Step 1 in Conquering Fear

  In our last +1, we talked about conquering fear. Specifically, we soaked our minds in Stan Beecham’s epic wisdom that’s worth tattooing on our consciousness: “Fear i...

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  Conquering Fear

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  Your #1 Job

  A few +1s ago, we spent some time swimming with Abraham Maslow. As you may recall, he told us: “If I was dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was 1,000 miles away, I’d still swim. And I’d despise the one...

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  Crimes Against Your Nature

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  Maslow on the Punishments of

  Not too long ago, we took a quick trip to hell. I think that exercise is helpful because it helps us shine a very bright light on the potential pain of getting to the end of our lives and realizing that we left our lives unliv...

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