OPTIMIZE with Brian Johnson | More Wisdom in Less Time

In our last +1, we talked about Phil Stutz’ ideas on Pre-wins. I promised to share more of his wisdom on his “Laws of Action.”  Today we’ll talk about a related idea. Something Phil calls “Stringing Pearls.”

I meet with my Yoda (Phil Stutz) on Mondays at 3:00 PM. I meet with our Optimize Coaches on Tuesdays at 9:00 AM. Not too long ago, that coaching session with Phil was the last thing I did before our very first session with our very first class of Coaches.

In our last +1, we did some severe pruning with Steve Chandler and Ralph Waldo Emerson. (How’d that go for you? More specifically: What went for you?) Today we’re going to spend some more time doing creative gardening with Steve.

Steve Chandler’s newest book is called CREATOR. It’s awesome. I particularly loved one of the passages in which he shared some Ralph Waldo Emerson wisdom we put to good use years ago when we were working together one-on-one.

Not too long ago, we had some fun hanging out on the hot coals of life as we walked to the wall of our potentials. We wrapped that +1 up with two questions. 1. What do you want? 2. How bad do you want it?

The other day I was driving to my Trail a little before sunrise. It was one of those post-rain orangey-pink mornings when the sky is so incredibly beautiful that I (briefly!) wished I actually used my smartphone so I could capture the moment.

If there’s one thing I’ve missed most since losing the use of my left hand, I think it’s my burpees. (I know, I’m weird. That’s by design. Tied for second: Showering (lol) and typing with more than one finger and a thumb! As you may know by this stage, I’ve been doing 100+ burpees every day for years now. 10 sets of 11. Boom. Done. Repeat. It adds up! 40,000 a year, in fact. And… Aside from the day after my injury and a couple days after surgery, I haven’t missed a day.

In our last couple +1s, we met my bionic arm and its currently atrophied forearm that I’m now rehabilitating.

In our last +1, we had fun hanging out with my new bionic arm as we stepped into the stimulus-response gap to choose our optimal response to life’s inevitable challenges.

Not too long ago I introduced you to my Suunto watch. Then I introduced you to my little Spartan Leonidas. Today I’d like to introduce you to my new bionic arm.