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Easy as 1, 2, 3

In our last +1, we had fun tweaking James Clear’s 4 Laws of Behavior Change as we applied The 3 Laws of Creating a Great Habit. Pop quiz!! a) You remember the 3 Laws? And�...

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Easy as 1, 2, 3

In our last +1, we took a quick look at James Clear’s “4 Laws of Behavior Change.” I promised to help apply those laws to building a good habit and breaking a bad habit. We’ll build the good one to...

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100% On + 100% Off <- Repeat

In our last +1, we talked about how the Peak Performance guys recommend we craft our optimal work-to-rest ratio. Pop quiz: You recall the ratio? ...

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And: Hope and Goals, Science of

As you know, I’m a huge fan of the science of Optimizing. (Ancient wisdom + modern science + practical tools, baby! 🙂) Today I’d like to chat about one of my favorite topics: The Science of Hope and Goals. Note: We’ve already explored some of the wisdom from the main researcher ...

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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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I Shall Cover You So I Don’t Fall

In our last +1, we talked about the subtle but significant distinction I made in the lead-up to my first-ever keynote talk. Specifically, I used the tools “Bring it on!” and “I’m excited!” THE MOMENT I felt any doubt or fear or anxiety creeping into my head. It’s amazing how powerfu...

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<- Science Says

In our last +1, we talked about the fact the John Wooden and Vince Lombardi paid very little attention to what their competitors were doing. They focused on what THEY wanted to do and then relentlessly chased per...

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A Super-Quick Exercise to Calculate the Costs

We talk a lot about the value of going deep and creating, as Peter Drucker puts it in

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And How to Turn It On

A few +1s ago, we talked about Manoush Zomorodi’s great book Bored and Brillian...

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Can Diminish Your Performance

As I was writing that last +1 about our two Goddesses, some sort of truck starting beeping down the street. I immediately reached over and put on my super simple sound proofing ear muffs. And, I tho...

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Lions, Kings, Monks and Original Thoughts

Here’s another little gem from Dan Pink’s To Sell Is Human. (The man is a b...

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What’s Your Next Most Important Thing? (<- Crush That. Repeat.)

Continuing our theme of hammering our #1 Wildly Important Goal, let’s talk a little more (again) about WINning. We’ve touched on the theme a few times. We had a couple +1s in which we talked about Michael Phelps’ coach’s “What’s Important Now?!” mantra. Aka WIN!! (

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The Power of Loving What Is

Byron Katie wrote a great book called Loving What Is. We talked about her before...

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And Again and Again and Again…

In our last +1, we talked about the renowned Vipassana meditation teacher S.N. Goenka and his mantra: “Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you’re bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.” Goenka had another mantra t...

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= Productivity Magic

Continuing our theme of how to Optimize our productivity, let’s talk about an Idea from Tim Ferris. In The 4-Hour Workweek, Tim combines two concepts to create some magic. I just so ha...

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