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What Virtue Can You Practice?!

In our last +1, we left Zeno the leopard gecko in his terrarium and hung out with Zeno the founder of Stoicism. As we discussed, Zeno was a wealthy merchant who arrived in Athens via shipwreck, discovered philosophy and then told his students that “he had come to value wisdom more tha...

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Stoic Antifragile Origin Stories

In our last +1, we hung out with a couple of Zenos—Emerson’s leopard gecko and the founder of Stoicism. Side note: Every single time I look at our gecko I feel like I’m looking backwards in time. Fun fact: You know how long geckos have been around? Scientists from ...

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Hope & Zest - Part 2
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The Science of Spartans

Not too long ago, we chatted about the Big 2 Virtues—the two virtues that science says are MOST correlated with a deep sense of true happiness and flourishing. Do you remember what they were? Hope. And Zest. Now… As I was preparing for the talk I was going to...

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Frankl on Freedom
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See That Gap Between Stimulus and Response?

In our last +1, we hopped off the bus driven by Vice sponsored by the casino and hopped on the bus driven by Virtue packed with our favorite heroes including Socrates, Epictetus and Hercules himself! You know what other modern hero was on that Virtue-bus taking us to TRUE freedom?

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How’s Yours? Join Ours!

In our last +1, we talked about the importance of Virtue Management vis-a-vis Energy Management and Time Management. At the end of that I invited you to join us for our 2020 Mastery Series and Optimize Coach programs. Today I want to tell you a little more about one of the key components of the...

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Fail = Faithful Attempts In Learning!

Continuing our brief trip through Marie Forleo’s brilliant brain and equally wise book Everything Is Figureoutable, let’s redefine one more f-word. We s...

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Than the Beginner Even Tries

A few +1s ago, we had fun chatting about the starting and finish lines of my first business, eteamz. I mentioned that it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows and we briefly discussed the fact that I’ve failed WAY MORE times than I’ve succeeded. (bt...

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What’s Your Excuse?
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RISE UP! with Spartan Hero Kacey McCallister

In our last +1, we talked about the Spartan World Championships and my “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.” and “OMMS!” “OMMS!” “OMMS!” mantras as I started (!) and finished the Race after Emerson challenged me to do it. As you may remember, Emerson met an extraordinary human with...

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You Got Any?

In our last couple +1s, we talked about finishing strong and getting to the starting lines of life. Today I want to chat about a recent starting line I almost didn’t get to. Quick context. Emerson’s birthday was at the end of September. It just so happened to be the weekend of the Sp...

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Got a Finish Line in Sight? Hit It!

As we’ve discussed a few times, I went to UCLA. First generation college student. Studied Psychology and Business. I was recruited by the old Arthur Andersen which, at the time, was the largest professional services firm in the world—which seemed like a pretty exciting place for me (the son...

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Of Difference Between Heaven and Hell

We talk a lot about the futility of arguing with reality. As Byron Katie so perfectly says, “When I argue with reality I lose. But only 100% of the time.” (Hah.) Today we’re going to take another look at that wisdom from a slightly different angle. We’ll invite a ...

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Flip the Switch for Fast and Furious Goodness

Today I’d like to revisit our “How to Prosper” theme for a moment (or two) longer. In almost all of the Mastery-Coach sessions, I emphasize the importance of being Antifragile—using life’s (inevitable!) challenges as a source of fuel. So… As I was preparing for the lec...

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Standing Together Is a (Very!) Good Thing

In our last +1, we talked about the fact that problems (when viewed from the right Optimizing mindset) are simply balls we get to throw forward as we play the game of life. As we said: When we’re playing the game right, “problems” are POSITIVE not negative. Again: It’s PROblems n...

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Throw Challenges FORWARD Not Backward (or Under the Rug!)

Before we took a (longish) tangent into the power of words, we were talking about our session on the sixth Optimizing fundamental: Prosper. I briefly mentioned the fact that I shared 11 “Pro” words to move forward with hope. One of my absolute favorites? Problem. ...

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When the Facts Change
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What Do You Do?

Saving the longer philosophical chat about economic theories, Today we’re going to chat about a brilliant line from one of history’s most influential economists, John Maynard Keynes. He once (brilliantly) said: “I change my mind when the facts change. What do you do?” Be...

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