1. The Only Way OVER-CONFIDENCE Can Hurt You 2. Why DEVELOPMENT is Better Than MASTERY 3. How COMPETITION Guards Against SELF DELUSION 4. Why You Want to Base Your Self Esteem on Your DEVELOPMENT, Not Your STATUS 5. Why You Should Never VISUALIZE ANYTHING NEGATIVE 6. Why the ECOSYSTEM is The MISSION Also mentioned: Phil … Continue reading Episode #95 – SIX HACKS for Your PEAK PERFORMANCE in BJJ and Life →

1. How NOT to Practice Drop Knee Tai Otoshi 2. Why You Want to Work on What You’re BAD at 3. Why DEVELOPING YOURSELF Should Be Your Ultimate Goal 4. Why Your Academy is Your Ecosystem 5. How Joseph Campbell’s HERO’S JOURNEY Can Help You Overcome Performance Anxiety 6. Why You Need to Breathe Thru … Continue reading Episode #94 – Six Secrets of Navy Seal Toughness for BJJ and Life →

1. How to LOSE BODY FAT FAST 2. The Jiu Jitsu QUESTION That Solves So Many Life Problems 3. Why OVER EMOTIONALITY is Disastrous 4. What You SHOULD WORRY ABOUT 5. An EMPOWERING ALIEN THOUGHT EXPERIMENT 6. An EASY TRICK to Beat PROCRASTINATION 7. Why Your Goals Should EXCITE YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM 8. How to … Continue reading Episode #93 – The Jiu Jitsu QUESTION That SOLVES Life’s PROBLEMS →

1. Should You ASK Your Instructor for a BELT PROMOTION? 2. Why FIXING YOUR MISTAKES is the Fastest Way to Improvement 3. Should You BOW? 4. Is it OK to Show Up LATE? 5. What if You Feel Like You DON’T DESERVE a Promotion? 6. Should You RETALIATE? 7. What is GREENLIGHTING? 8. Should You … Continue reading Episode #92 – The UNWRITTEN RULES OF Brazilian Jiu Jitsu →

1. John Explains Why Social Media is SATAN 2. All Social Media Posts Are VIRTUE SIGNALLING 3. PSEUDO ESTEEM vs. REAL ESTEEM 4. How GURUS Get Fame 5. John Tries to NOT FEAR LOSING STATUS 6. Why You Want to Focus on Your DEVELOPMENT 7. Why in BJJ You Should Escape INSIDE OUT 8. Why … Continue reading Episode #91 – How to Spot a PHONY GURU in BJJ and Life →

1. Dan Gets Ratted Out for Not Wearing a Mask 2. John Quits Banana Bread 3. How to Use RIGHT EFFORT 4. The Central Question of a WARRIOR’S TRAINING 5. What if You Had No Fear of Losing Social Status 6. John Resists Banana Bread as a Spiritual Practice 7. How a Warrior Takes Everything… … Continue reading Episode #90 – How to Use RIGHT EFFORT in BJJ and Life →

1. A MANTRA to Help You Run 60 Miles 2. How RESISTING Pain, Makes Pain Worse 3. How Everything Feels Connected in FLOW STATE 4. Is There Such a Thing as a HOT STREAK? 5. Is There Such a Thing as a CLUTCH PLAYER? 6. Does a QUEST FOR MEANING Really Matter? 7. Which is … Continue reading Episode #89 – How to Access FLOW STATE for BJJ and Life, →

1. The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford 2. A Fascination with Excellence 3. The Magic of The Optimal Pace 4. Michelangelo and Bruce Lee 5. Do You Have Stress Hardiness? 6. You Need AOF to Make Change in Your Life 7. Should You Follow Your Bliss? 8. Five Super Powers of Buddhism Also Mentioned: Phil … Continue reading Episode #88 – How MINDFULNESS Can Help Your BJJ and Life →

1. Take What Works and Discard the Rest 2. What You Need TO DO to Find Out “What Works” 3. Bruce Lee’s Greatest Quality 4. Bruce Lee’s Formula for Charisma 5. Wim Hof “The Ice Man” 6. How Bruce Lee Used The Concept of Future Self 7. The Focusing Question 8. The Question You Should … Continue reading Episode #87 – How BRUCE LEE Can Improve Your BJJ and Life →

1. The POWER of COMMITMENT 2. Pain Urges You to Focus on Yourself 3. What’s Wrong with Karate Kid, Kung Fu Panda, and Rocky 4. “Submission is a Lie…” Teddy Atlas 5. Do One More Thing 6. Musashi 7. Did Ted Williams really see the seams of the baseball? 8. Jiu Jitsu Training as a … Continue reading Episode #86 – The POWER of COMMITMENT for JIU JITSU and LIFE →