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The Highest Form of Leadership Influence

I’m a big fan of John Maxwell and his extraordinary books on Leadership. So… When I saw he had a new book out, I immediately got it. It’s called

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I Hereby Challenge You to Have a Series of Really Bad Days

In our last +1, we talked about the Big 2 Virtues. Do you recall what science says are the two most important virtues for flourishing?! (Well, do you?) Hope + Zest. Or, in our lingo: Hope + Energy. We’ve gotta believe our future will be better than our present and ...

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Can You Guess What They Are?

Not too long ago, we talked about the four cardinal virtues of ancient Stoicism then connected those virtues to the six core virtues of the modern positive psychology movement THEN distilled all those virtues into the four cardinal virtues of Optimize. Super-quick recap: Stoics said: Wis...

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And How to Optimize Them

In our last +1, we talked about the PM ritual Pythagoras came up with 2,500 years ago (!) that the Stoics liked to follow: Allow not sleep to close your wearied eyes, Until you have reckoned up each daytime deed: ‘Where did I go wrong? What did I ...

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Musonius Says: Compete in Giving Care

As we discussed not too long ago, I recently had an epic party with some Stoics. And, by party, I mean, I hung out with some of the world’s most brilliant Stoic thinkers by reading their awesome books. 🤓 Now… We tend think of Stoic philosophers as emotionless automatons.

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vs. Time Management vs. Energy Management

Last night as I was falling asleep, I was reflecting on the wonderful time I spent with a dear friend who came up to Ojai for a hike to chat about his next hero’s journey. We talked about some of the key themes of our upcoming Mastery Series/Optimize Coach program. (Fun fact: Looks like he’...

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Of Stoicism + Science + Optimize

The other day we chatted about my recent staycation with my Stoic friends. (btw: Laughing as I type this but you know what I do when I’m feeling a little too fragmented with inputs and need a little clear-my-mind break? I go on a staycation—locking myself up in my no-inputs hermitage so I c...

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Self-Awareness + Commitment + Passion + Discipline + Prioritization + Grit + Courage + Optimism + Integrity + Wholeness

In our last +1, we hung out with my two favorite Joes: Scholar of the Hero’s Journey (and Grandpa in my spiritual family tree) Joseph Campbell, and gritty heroic exemplar (and soul brother), Joe De Sena. Today I want to spend a little more time with Joe De Sena. Let’s open up his lat...

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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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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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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 actio...

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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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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. ...

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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. Gen...

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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...

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