How to Make an OMMS Sandwich
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Start with the Meaty-Obstacle + Add Goodness

Not too long ago we talked about how to operationalize Antifragile OMMS via a 1-2 then 1-2-3 process. Start with Wisdom + Self-Mastery then throw in some Gratitude, Hope and Zest and voila!...

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The 1, 2, 3 of Antifragility
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How to Operationalize OMMS

This morning I was out on the Trail enjoying (yet!) another stunningly beautiful Ojai morning. I was thinking about our Mastery Series Module on How to Create Antifragile Confidence, Heroic Courage, and Response-ability. The Theory side of that session will be stacked and we’ll hav...

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Semper Gumby
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Always Flexible, Optimus!

In our last +1, we fell down seven times and got up eight—wiser and stronger than we started. Hooyah Commander Divine! (… and Angela Duckworth and Ryan Holiday and Joe De Sena!) Today we’re going to wrap up our brief exploration of Mark Divine’s wisdom by checking out...

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Fall Down Seven Times
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Get Up Eight (OMMS!)

In our last few +1s, we’ve been spending some time with world-class fear wolf-tamer, Mark Divine as we explore wisdom from his new book Staring Down the Wolf.

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Legitimate Suffering
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Let’s Allow It and Stop Multiplying It

In our last +1, we talked about falling UPWARD and the fact that life will (hate to continue to break the news to you) involve suffering. I mentioned the phrase Richard Rohr uses to ...

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How to Fall Upward
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Embrace “Necessary Suffering”

Let’s go back to Richard Rohr and his wisdom from Falling Upward. We haven’t talked about the title of the book yet. “Falling UPWAR...

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Passing Through the Worst and Realizing It’s the Best

In our last +1, we talked about the power of commitments. I referenced my notes from my chat with my Yoda who gave us the koan-wisdom: “Success doesn’t matter in this world, commitment does.” Then we connected that to David Brooks and his wisdom on how to climb...

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OMMS Journaling
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Science of: Gratitude, Suffering, and Redemption

In our last couple +1s, we reflected on the fact that we’d be wise to remember that time flies and the fact that (newsflash!) we’re not going to live forever. That “contrasting” as the scientists call it, provides a healthy perspective shift that tends to force us into a...

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The God of Medicine
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Prescribing Hardships to Cultivate Our Virtue

Continuing our exploration of Stoic practices that help us step in between stimulus and response so we can choose our optimal response, let’s hear how Marcus Aurelius approached it. But… First, quick note. As we discussed, Stoicism is the philosophical foundat...

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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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Your Most Profitable Journey
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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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Soul Force Forge
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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 Alchemized to FAIL
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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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The 1, 2, 3 of Antifragility
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Fall Down Seven Times
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How to Fall Upward
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OMMS Journaling
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Your Most Profitable Journey
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Hope & Zest - Part 2
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Frankl on Freedom
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