Brian Johnson tells Joe De Sena how leaders can Serve Profoundly

The founder of Optimize sits down with the founder of Spartan for a power-packed conversation on participating in excellence, actualizing your potential and being a hero! How can you “Optimize” your life to be your absolute best? What can we learn from ancient Greek philosophers? And what do the roots of words teach us? Brian Johnson scours the greatest books to bring you the core concepts through his digital ecosystems, on how to reach your highest potential.  Grab a pen Spartans, because this philosopher has much noteworthy wisdom to share. Spartan Up Podcast interview episode 277 LESSONS Live + participate in excellence Have emotional stamina Use your energy efficiently Have a clear target + do what needs to get done Pain can be a source of joy Be willing to fail OMMS: Obstacles make me (you) stronger Be a hero- be a protector Live for something bigger than yourself Serve profoundly Actualize your potential Be a warrior of the mind Live with virtue in service to the world! LINKS https://www.optimize.me This episode is brought to you by www.TRUEFORMRUNNER.com TIME STAMPS 00:00 Joe & Johnny introduce this week's guest 1:30 TRUEFORMRUNNER.COM break 1:55 Interview begins with Joe’s “old buddy” 4:00 Thermopylae, Philosophy + ancient Greece 5:00 Hedonic happiness ? 6:00 Legacy + emotional stamina 8:00 Never compromise your values 9:00 Participate in excellence 10:45 Have a clear target 12:45 Pain as a source of joy 13:15 Being willing to fail 14:30 Efficiently using your energy 15:15 Getting out of your comfort zone 16:15 OMMS: Obstacles make me stronger 17:30 Optimize 18:15 Hero as protector 19:35 TRUEFORMRUNNER.COM Break 21:10 Interview returns with Spartan Tea 24:15 Burning the monastery 25:30 Cultivating “soul force” 26:45 Actualizing your potential 27:30 Roles + goals + the “Big Three” 29:00 Putting it into practice 30:30 Joe & Johnny do their “omms” & discuss philosophical lessons learned 37:40 TRUEFORMRUNNER.COM Close SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Google Play: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpPlay FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena, Dr. Johnny Waite Col. Nye & Sefra Alexandra are off Optimizing in an undisclosed location Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty © 2019 Spartan