OPTIMIZE with Brian Johnson | More Wisdom in Less Time

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.

Yesterday we spent some time unpacking a recent little Trailpiphany on how to Operationalize OMMS. (Aka: Make some good Optimizade.)

This morning I was out on the Trail enjoying (yet!) another stunningly beautiful Ojai morning. I was thinking about our Mastery Series Module on How to Create Antifragile Confidence, Heroic Courage, and Response-ability.

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) facet of our sixth commitment to Resiliency.

In our last few +1s, we’ve been spending some time with world-class fear wolf-tamer, Mark Divine as we explore wisdom from his new book Staring Down the Wolf.

In our last couple +1s, we’ve been having fun spending some time with former Navy SEAL Commander and perennial wolf-tamer, Mark Divine.

In our last +1, we spent some time with Mark Divine and the two wolves within each of us. As I read that story, I made a note to include it as part of our Mastery Series. In Module II: Hero-ology, we have wisdom on How to Create Antifragile Confidence, Heroic Courage, and Response-Ability. It’s basically all about getting our minds right and choosing the most powerful response to any given situation.

As we’ve discussed, I’m a big fan of Mark Divine. I can still remember reading Unbeatable Mind years ago shortly after blowing up the prior version of our business (hah and d’oh!). It provided a much-needed dose of mental toughness wisdom. Since reading that book and The Way of the SEAL (which was also fantastic), Mark and I have become friends and he’s even an investor in Optimize. (Hooyah, CDR!)

In our last +1, we talked about how to make a 24-piece puzzle super hard: Have no idea what the end state looks like! (Hah!) We connected that to Stephen Covey’s 2nd Habit of Highly Effective People: Beginning with the End in Mind.

The other day we celebrated Eleanor’s third birthday. Her name literally means “bright, shining one” so it was sweet to celebrate her wonderful brightness! Now…