OPTIMIZE with Brian Johnson | More Wisdom in Less Time

Not too long ago, we talked about David Goggins and his Cookie Jars. Facing a tough challenge? He tells us to reach into the Cookie Jar of past success and take a big bite out of the fact that you KNOW you can crush it. Use that memory of a past success as fuel to power you through your current challenge.

In our last couple +1s, we’ve been having a sobering and (hopefully) empowering time talking about and then walking through some Fear Doors.

In our last +1, we talked about the wonderful little book-gift I received from Cal Newport and we reflected on a particular passage from that book (Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin) that really jumped out and grabbed me.

The other day I received a nice little gift from Cal Newport. In fact, it was one of my favorite gifts ever.  A book. But not just any book. It’s the fantastic new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. It’s all about how Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson became the leaders we look to today for inspiration.

Not too long ago we talked about how much I enjoy training in the rain. I mentioned how I start every Trail workout with the same (super simple) Spartan warmup. Skipping. Bear crawls—forward and back. Air squats. Pull-ups. Ankle/wrist mobility. Boom. Go!

Not too long ago, we talked about how to get rid of your Fear of Missing Out. The dreaded FOMO!!

Continuing our exploration of how to Conquer Fear, how about a simple yet profound piece of wisdom from Fritz Perls, founder of Gestalt Therapy? Here’s how he puts it: “Fear is excitement without the breath.”

Continuing our theme of seeking/conquering fear, let’s have some fun with Jon Eliot and his wisdom from Overachievement.

In our last +1, we talked about the power of conjuring up a “Go!!” sign in our minds rather than a “Stop!” sign when we encounter fear.

In our last couple +1s, we talked about conquering fear. We have a whole class on the subject you might enjoy called Conquering Fear 101. Check that out for the longer-form take.