OPTIMIZE with Brian Johnson | More Wisdom in Less Time

In our last +1, I introduced you to my new watch, Mr. Suunto, who asks me every day, “What direction are you headed today, sir?” To which I reply, “To the BEST version of myself, sir!” (We have a very nice rapport. lol). We also checked in on you and YOUR direction.

Today we have some very important news. Drumroll please… I have a new watch. (Hah.) My old-school Timex watch has been retired to the desk where he continues to faithfully count down and beep every 1,000 seconds so I can get up and move my body; but, alas, otherwise his services are complete.

According to Wikipedia, Harry Houdini “was a Hungarian-born American illusionist and stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts.” According to my coach Phil Stutz, we want to be like him when we find ourselves stuck in psychological knots.

On my sunrise hike/trail run this morning, I saw a guy wearing a sweet Jerry Garcia t-shirt. I waved and smiled and said “Hi!” and we had a nice little micro-Love 2.0 moment.

A few +1s ago we talked about Stuart Wilde. He’s an old-school self-help teacher who used to lecture with Wayne Dyer and Louise Hay and Deepak Chopra. He’s really funny. He’s also a fascinating blend of super-esoteric spirituality AND super-intense discipline. (As per our “Dominate Your Life!!” +1!!)

In our last couple +1s, we’ve been having fun hanging out with the sports psychologist of Champions, Bob Rotella. We talked about squirrels and trusting ourselves then we talked about working both hard AND smart.

In our last +1, we talked about the renowned sports psychologist Bob Rotella and some wisdom from his great book How Champions Think. Let’s hang out with Dr. Rotella a little longer and tap into his treasure trove of wisdom. Here’s another Big Idea.

In our last +1, we had fun dominating our dishes with Byron Katie. Get this: The same day I was thinking about that, I was driving to my sunrise trail on a rare, magically misty morning in Ojai. I’m at a stop sign a minute from our house. I glance at Byron Katie’s little chapel on my left then back ahead of me. Right then a little squirrel scurries across the telephone wire, stops in the middle, almost seems to look at me, then continues on his way.

In our last +1, we talked about the etymology of the word dominate. Recall, it comes from the Latin “to rule.” I like that. Let’s rule our lives with strong self-mastery.

In our last +1, we talked about Stuart Wilde’s wisdom to dominate our lives. Specifically, I repeat again, he told us: “If you are powerful, you will dominate your life.” I encouraged us to pick ONE thing we’d dominate as a personal discipline. I picked keeping our kitchen spotless. You?