How to Make a Pearl
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To Go with our Diamonds

One of our very first +1s was on a brilliant line from Steven Kotler. At the end of our interview about his great book The Rise of Superman...

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Our Purpose Here on Earth

In our last +1, we had some fun soaking our minds in some epic “To Dare or Not to Dare” wisdom. We kicked that party off with a Søren Kierkegaard gem. This one: “To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not...

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How Far Will You Go Today (and Tomorrow and..)

In our last +1, we checked in on how bad you want it and talked about some of your favorite coping strategies to Optimize your relationship to your perception of effort so you can come closer to actualizing

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The Really Scary Thing About Them

In our last +1, we talked about Fear Doors. I shared a couple of painful stories in which I somehow mustered the courage to act in spite of my (enormous) fear and… Voila! My life changed. Of course, the endings aren’t always sunshine and roses when we choose to step forward into grow...

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The Vision of a Champion

Not too long ago we talked about how much I enjoy training in the rain. I mentioned how I start every Trail workout with the same (super simple) Spartan warmup. Skipping. Bear crawls—forward and back. Air squats. Pull-ups. Ankle/wrist mobility. Boom. Go! I forgot to mention that on tha...

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Maslow Says: Get to Work!

In our last +1, we talked about Abraham Maslow’s intense wisdom regarding the fact that every (!) single (!) thing we do “registers” on some unconscious level. That either leads to joy or to pain depending on which way we vote ...

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The Moment of Decision
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Is Where It’s At

In our last +1, we took a quick trip to Michelangelo’s studio and saw the Optimus You sitting there in the uncarved marble. Then we did a little chiseling at some behaviors that might be getting in the way. T...

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Sculpting the Epic Version of You

In our last +1, we took a quick trip to hell in which (in the last moment of your life!) we met the version of you that you COULD have been. D’oh. Gulp. Yikes. Now that you’re (hopefully) appropriately disgusted with the prospect of meeting the version of you that you could ...

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How to Avoid That As Frequent/Ultimate Destination

In Greatest Year Ever 2019, we kicked the party off by reminding ourselves of the ultimate game we’re playing—leaning into Aristotle’s wisdom (yet again!) that the summum bonum of life (the highest good!) is...

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What’s a Symbol for YOUR Jumbo-Commitments?

In our last +1, we met Joe De Sena’s kettlebell named Leo. (I laugh as I type that.) As you may recall, little Leonidas goes everywhere Joe goes. Traveling around the world? Mr. Leo gets checked in. Heading to the office in the mornin...

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Light and Darkness
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And the Time Between the Two

In our last +1, we talked about the wonderful parallel wisdom in the first Big Ideas from a couple of our Notes. As you may recall, both Ernest Holmes and Vernon Howard told...

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Turning on the Light
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Two Thoughts on the Subject

In our last +1, we talked about the Optimize Master’s program (aka Optimize Coach!) and had fun with some wisdom on moving from theory to practice—reminding ourselves that the theory (although important!) is just the rudimentary stuff. The ADVANCED work is th...

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Hint: Observe Trajectory Daily Choices Compounded for 20 Years

In our last couple +1s, we talked about the power of tiny little daily 1% Optimizations compounded over an extended period of time. (Let’s all take a moment and wave to our quadrillion angels. 😇) Today I want to go back to James Clear

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Daimon, Meet Genius
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High Fives All Around

As you know if you’ve been following along, I’m a bit obsessed with Aristotle’s idea that the whole point of life, the ultimate target, the SUMMUM BONUM (the highest good!!) is to have a “good soul”—to be a eudaimōn. We have a guiding spirit—the BEST version ...

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What’s Most Important to You? Are You Focused on It?

In our last +1, we talked about planting our most important seeds in the spots that get the most sun. (Quick check in: Are YOUR most important goal-seeds getting the best energy from you on a consistent basis?!) Today I want to spend another moment in our backyard and talk a little more about f...

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Fear Doors - Part II
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A Quick Trip to Michelangelo’s Studio
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