Foundation vs. Pillars
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Our #1 Fundie? Sleep!

As we’ve discussed, in the Mastery phase of our Optimize Coach program, we recently marched through our fundamentals: Eat + Move + Sleep + Breathe + Be Present + Prosper. Technically, we probably should have made it SLEEP + Eat + Move + Breathe + Be Present + Prosper. Why? Well, as our beloved sleep-re...

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My Readiness Scores (Yours?)
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A+, Please

In our last couple +1s, we’ve been having fun hanging out with our glymph and adding some elbow grease to the ol’ brain washing process by eating our last meal earlier in the day. (You test it yet?) Today I want to talk about another little thing I started doing as I have fun seeing if I can game my ...

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Crazy Stats from My Oura Ring

In our last +1, we got our brain-washing glymph on. 🧠 Specifically, we started paying more attention to our glymphatic system by eating our last meal earlier. How much earlier? Well, the research says: At least FOUR (!!) hours before bedtime if we want to give our brains the best chance at getting the...

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How to Wash Your Brain

Dr. Steven Gundry is Tony Robbins’ doctor. He’s a former world-class heart surgeon. These days he focuses on longevity. His new book is called The Longevity Paradox. Sub-title: “How to Die Young at a Ripe Old Age.” It’s fantastic. I highly recommend it. The main theme of the book is that our lo...

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Lightbulbs in the Temple of God
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Less Graffiti, More Shining

In our last +1, we talked about Joseph Campbell’s koan: “What am I? Am I the bulb that carries the light, or am I the light of which the bulb is a vehicle?” Hmmm… 🤔 YES!!! 🤓 Saving the longer philosophical chat for another time, we attempted to ground that brilliant mind-bender into practic...

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Turning Up Our Wattage

In our last couple +1s, we’ve chatted about a couple of my favorite ideas from the Mastery series lecture on The Fundies: How to Energize to Optimize and Actualize Virtue-Wise, Peak Performance-Wise, and Spirituality-Wise. Today we’re going to chat about one more idea from that Big Picture discussion...

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Eat + Move + Sleep + Breathe + Be Present + Prosper

It’s hard to believe we’re already in the home stretch of the Mastery phase of our Optimize Coach program. I have a stack of notes on my live lectures that’s a couple inches thick and I’m really excited to hit the studio this Fall to create a Mastery Series program that we’ll be launching in Ja...

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How (Not!) to Kill Your Feet
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Left Foot. Left Foot. Left Foot. Right!

This morning I was out on the Trail. As usual, I carried my shoes (and socks) for the first five minutes, put them on, hit the loop, then took them off for the last five minutes. I was inspired to do that after reading Phil Maffetone’s great little book Fix Your Feet. (Check out those Notes.) So… Thi...

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Great Ones Say…

In our last +1, we hung out with Kobe Bryant and Alan Stein in the gym at 4am. Doing what? HAMMERING our fundamentals, of course. (Fun fact: As it turns out, that’s almost precisely the time I started hammering my fundies this morning.) (I got up even earlier than normal.) Of course, any time I imagine...

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Wonder What We’ll Work On…

In our last +1, we chatted about The Comparison Game with Alan Stein. Remember: The odds of us losing that game are (precisely!) 100%. So… Let’s stop playing it. (Heal those soul ulcers, yo!!) Today I want to chat about another great wisdom gem from Alan’s great book Raise Your Game. I mentioned th...

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A Cab Ride with Twyla Tharp

In our last several +1s, we’ve been having fun hanging out with the great choreographer Twyla Tharp. We spent some time archeologically digging (in a book!) and remembering that the great ones never forget the fundamentals. (What are yours?) Today we’re going to hop in a cab with her and check the bo...

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The Two Go Together

A few +1s ago, we talked about Twyla Tharp’s Creative Habit. That led to a little dance through the minds of some pretty epically creative souls. (Thank you, Twyla, Peter and Stephen!) Today I want to come back to some wisdom from Twyla. On books. As I reread the Note on her book, this was one of those...

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Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel

The other day my friend Zac and his family visited for a wonderful hike on our favorite Trail. Emerson and his son Charlie had fun chatting about mountain climbing while giving our sandstone rocks a run for their money while the moms chatted and I learned about young Julia’s mental toughness techniques...

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Move!! (Aka: Energize!!)

In our last couple +1s, we’ve had fun (at least I have! 🤓) briefly chatting about the first two steps Paul Napper and Anthony Rao encourage us to take in pursuit of cultivating our Agency such that life’s challenges are just nutritious treats fueling our hero’s journeys. Step 1: Control Stimuli....

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Super Complicated: Go to Bed Earlier (🤓)

In our last +1, we talked about snoozing your alarm clock’s snooze button so you don’t suffer sleep inertia for the first four hours of your day—effectively destroying your ability to operate at a truly peak performance level. I mentioned the fact that your morning begins the night before. And the ...

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The Fundies
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