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When We Can Be Pearl Makers?

The other day Phil Stutz and I were rocking our Monday at 3:00pm Coaching session. It was session number 100-and-something. I filled up another few pages of notes to add to my inches-thick stack from the last 2.5+ years. The theme of that particular chat? Well… Uh… I almost hate to admit it, but it w...

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to Moment to Moment to Moment…

In our last +1, we meditated with Emerson and chatted about the 5 D’s of Meditation: Do it with Dignity and a Defined anchor with strong Determination then Do it again. We also chatted about the fact that those 5 D’s were discussed in our session with our Coaches on the fifth fundie: Be Prese...

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Past → Present → Future
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The Power of NOW!

In our last +1, we talked about our Past, Present and Future and briefly explored the idea that if we want to create a better future AND enjoy life RIGHT NOW, we’d be wise to bring our best to THIS MOMENT. (And the one after that and…) Today I want to invite an obscure 20th century philosopher and sp...

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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?” Before we proceed, let’s p...

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Placebo vs. Nocebo
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“I Shall Be Pleasing” vs. “I Shall Cause Harm”

In our last couple +1s, we’ve been spending time with renowned psychologist Ellen Langer talking about the power of words and the power of placebos. At this stage, most of us know that “the placebo effect” is, basically, the positive effect of simply believing something will help you. Although it�...

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The Tenth of an Inch
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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 couple of modern Zen Masters to t...

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Finish Strong
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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 of a guy ...

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SEALs and WIRMs
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Witness + Interdict + Redirect + Maintain

Not too long ago, we shared a +1 on what I called “Thought Alchemy.” It was all about “How to Change One Thought for Another.” That day I got an email from my friend (former Navy SEAL Commander and real-life superhero) Mark Divine. He forwarded me that +1 and told me that he loved the idea and te...

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Your Limitations
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Idea: Stop Arguing for Them

In our last +11 (that got long didn’t it?!), we talked about my love of the word forge and I invited you to join our Optimize Soul Force Forge. Today’s +1 is going to be quick. I want to talk about your (perceived) limitations. Ever heard of Richard Bach’s epic line on the subject? He tells us: “...

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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? Viktor Frankl. If he wa...

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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 another (fun) fa...

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Hunting with Carlos Castaneda
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And Some Bird Watching, Too

Yesterday we spent some time unpacking a recent little Trailpiphany on how to Operationalize OMMS. (Aka: Make some good Optimizade.) Recall the 1-2 + 1, 2, 3 of the v1 Optimize Antifragile Protocol: 1. Wisdom: THIS is what we train for! 2. Self-Mastery: PRACTICE your philosophy. 1. Be Grateful: What̵...

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Look! Up, Up in the Sky!

In our last +1, we did some swooping and gliding and hunting with a red-tailed hawk and our bird-watching guide: Carlos Castaneda. Today I want to chat about that hawk again. I mentioned the fact that he’s not worried about whether or not he’ll find his prey. He’s just hunting. Calmly, ...

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Courage Tools
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Here Are My Favorites—Yours?

In our last +1, we talked about the science of courage and did some quick napkin math on our Courage Quotients. Recall that Robert Biswas-Diener tells us that courage has two parts and can be captured in a handy-dandy quotient like so: ...

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The S → R Game
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Old Stimulus → New Response

As we’ve discussed many times, Habit #1 of Stephen Covey’s Highly Effective People is… Wait. Can you guess it? * Cue Jeopardy Music * “What is, ‘Be Proactive,’ Alex?” YES! Covey and all the great teachers tell us that THE most essential skill is to be able to res...

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Moment to Moment to Moment
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Past → Present → Future
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When the Facts Change
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Placebo vs. Nocebo
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The Tenth of an Inch
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Hunting with Carlos Castaneda
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