OPTIMIZE with Brian Johnson | More Wisdom in Less Time - Video

This book combines two of my favorite things: Stoicism + Ryan Holiday’s wisdom. Stoicism was one of the most influential philosophy of the Roman world and has continued to influence many of history’s greatest minds. As Ryan says: It’s time to bring it back as a powerful tool “in the pursuit of self-mastery, perseverance, and wisdom.” This is one of the my favorite books ever.

In one of my coaching sessions with Phil Stutz he told me to write something down. (He often does that.

In our last +1, we talked about reducing Delay to increase Motivation. I briefly mentioned the power of “chunking” a big goal into small components. Let’s talk more about that. First, this Henry Ford gem: “Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.” Amen.

In our last +1, we revisited the Motivation Equation. Have you gotten that tattooed on your forehead (or at least in your brain!) yet?! I repeat it because Piers Steele won the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in psychology coming up with that equation after doing a meta analysis of thousands of studies done on Motivation. It’s worth learning/memorizing/internalizing.

You're imperfect. (Hate to break it to you!) And that's awesome. Brene Brown, TED-talk rock star and all-around awesome human being also happens to be one of the world's shame and vulnerability researchers who stumbled upon the secrets of what she calls Wholehearted living. In this Note, we'll look at the Dos and Don'ts of rockin' it as we cultivate courage, connection and compassion to put our soul in a great mood.

Let’s go back to our Motivation Equation for Today’s +1(https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/handy-dandy-motivational-calculator/). You may recall that Motivation = Expectation x Value divided by Impulsivity x Delay. Again, in short: You will be able to sustain high levels of Motivation to the extent you have a strong Expectation of achieving a goal you highly Value but only if you are able to reduce your Impulsivity and Delay.

Did you know that one of the easiest ways to optimize any aspect of your life is to simply measure it? Yep. In fact, this effect is so powerful that it’s actually a big issue in research studies. Get this: Simply asking people to pay attention to something IMMEDIATELY and SIGNIFICANTLY improves their behavior on that activity.

Do you know how caffeine actually works? Most of us think that caffeine gives us energy. But what it actually does is mask our fatigue—making us feel more energized than we actually are.

How'd you like to be a Wealth Warrior? Steve Chandler takes us on the personal prosperity revolution in this great book. In the Note we'll unpack the fact that it's ALL (!) about profound service, turning pro, converting your dreams into projects, making each day a masterpiece, exiting your comfort zone, and other such goodness.

In our last +1, we talked about the fact that we’ll always have highs and lows but, as we do the work aggregating and compounding these tiny +1 Optimizations, our highs will get higher AND our lows will get higher as well. (Exciting!) Today we’ll talk a little more about how to make sure our lows get higher.

In our last +1, we talked about Rebound Days and the fact that you’re not going to be on every (!) single (!!) day (!!!). We need to consistently remind ourselves that we’re never going to create a PERFECT life where nothing ever goes wrong and we’re exonerated from all future work. (https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/being-exonerated/) Here’s another way to look at that reality.

You ever have the kind of day where you fall short of your super high standards and wonder what just happened? (Laughing.) Me, too. Now, thankfully, as we evolve, those “bad days” become less dramatic than the prior really bad days but they’re still going to happen as we continue to challenge ourselves with higher and higher standards.

Rest. You getting enough? If you're like most of us, the answer is No. Leading medical doctor, Matthew Edlund shows us how sleep isn't enough. We need to cultivate "active rest" into our day-to-day lives. In this Note, we'll look at how to integrate active Mental + Physical + Social + Spiritual rest while working out our brain, breathing and optimizing our lives.

Ready to reach your potential and perform at your best when it matters most? Fantastic. Let’s get clear on where you’re headed, go all in, and cultivate our grit + presence + self-confidence as we vacuum up any potential choke dust, visualize, let it rip and win or learn.

Darren Hardy is the publisher of SUCCESS magazine. His message is clear: We are living in the era of greatest opportunity in human history. There’s never been a better time to be an entrepreneur. NOW IS THE TIME to hop on the entrepreneur roller coaster. Big Ideas we explore include the importance of getting super freaky, practicing getting up after getting knocked down, setting the pace as an effective leader and remember it’s the fear of fear we fear.