In our last +1, we invited Robert Greene, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and Stephen Cope to the party as we celebrated Anders Olsson’s hero’s journey.

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This morning I was working on my Note on Anders Olsson’s great book The Power of Your Breath. I wrapped it up by featuring the hero’s journey HE had to embark on to dedicate his life to studying breathing so he could share his life-changing wisdom with us. It’s easy to take someone’s wisdom for granted. So, I like to pause and reflect on the heroic courage it ALWAYS takes to do ANYTHING great.

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In our last +1, we talked about my new favorite bird: the cardinal. I smile every time I see one these days—which is often—as I appreciate their beauty AND get a wonderful reminder of our four cardinal virtues.

As we’ve discussed countless times, I start my days with at least a minute or three of journaling.

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Not too long ago we spent some time with the brilliant neuroscientist Ian Robertson, discussing some Ideas from his great book The Winner Effect.

Today we spend some time with Abraham Maslow and his wisdom on embracing “misery privileges” in our life as we also connect some ideas from Ray Dalio and his mistake-learner’s high with the inevitable imperfections of life that give us an opportunity to get a little Wiser!