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+1: #285 How Are You Intelligent?

In our last +1, we had fun hanging out with your Genius. Recall: EVERYONE in ancient Roman times was said to have their own guiding spirit, or “genius” that helped them rock it. That reminds…

00:03:44 | Mon 15 Jan 2018

PNTV: Breathe by Dr. Belisa Vranich (#364)

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00:14:55 | Fri 12 Jan 2018

PNTV: Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg (#365)

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning NY Times journalist (and Harvard MBA) who wrote the best-selling book The Power of Habit in which he walked us through the science of building better habits…

00:11:38 | Thu 11 Jan 2018

+1: #280 How to Flourish

Martin Seligman is basically the Godfather of the Positive Psychology movement. He’s written a number of seminal books on the science of well-being. When Seligman first kicked off the Positive Psy…

00:04:53 | Wed 10 Jan 2018

PNTV: The Ultra Mindset by Travis Macy with John Hanc (#362)

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00:18:51 | Mon 08 Jan 2018

+1: #275 First Things First

One of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is “First Things First.” He also wrote a whole book by the same name. But you know where he got that phrase? Peter Drucker. It was Dru…

00:04:32 | Fri 05 Jan 2018

PNTV: Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker (#363)

Eric Barker is the creator of the blog Barking Up the Wrong Tree, which “presents science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life.” This is a REALLY engaging, well-written, comp…

00:18:09 | Wed 03 Jan 2018

+1: #250 Incremental to Bam!

As all parents know, one of the most amazing things about having kids is watching them hit new milestones—when, one day, they can do what was impossible just the day before. This recently happened…

00:03:38 | Mon 01 Jan 2018

+1: #245 On a Bad Team?

In our last +1, Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin told us that leadership is all about EXTREME Ownership. No excuses. No blaming. Ever. They tell us that, ultimately, there are no bad teams…

00:05:16 | Mon 01 Jan 2018

+1: #240 Our Minds Must Relax

In our last +1, we talked about the Cal Newport-inspired “Shut-down complete!” First, quick check in: You win that game? Get this: Seneca was talking about the same thing 2,000 years ago. …

00:04:02 | Mon 01 Jan 2018

+1: #235 Regret, Science Of

Mark Twain tells us that twenty years from now we will be more disappointed by the things we didn't do than by the things we did do. So, he says, we should throw off the bowlines and sail away from …

00:03:32 | Mon 01 Jan 2018

+1: #230 Marginal Gains

Once upon a time, no British cyclist had ever won the Tour de France. Over 100 years of trying, and, precisely, zero wins.

Then a guy named Sir David Brailsford stepped in and created Team Sky. He sa…

00:04:54 | Mon 01 Jan 2018

+1: #225 How to Avoid Burnout

Continuing our theme of sharpening our saw and resting before we get tired, let’s figure out how to avoid burnout. Tal Ben-Shahar wrote a great book on how to quit being a perfectionist. He tells …

00:04:55 | Mon 01 Jan 2018

+1: #220 Put First Things First

We’re officially on a roll with the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. We’ve covered Habit #1: Be Proactive and Habit #2: Begin with the End in Mind. Today? Habit #3: Put First Things First. H…

00:04:55 | Mon 01 Jan 2018

+1: #215 Proving Yourself Right

When Peyton Manning was released from the Indianapolis Colts after fourteen seasons, a number of teams recruited him. He picked the Denver Broncos. Now, when he decided to go with the Broncos, he …

00:04:28 | Mon 01 Jan 2018

+1: #210 You + Michelangelo + Your Potential

Legend has it that when Michelangelo stepped up to a block of marble, he could see the finished statue in his mind’s eye.

His job was simple: Get rid of what was in the way.

That’s a pretty powerful …

00:03:17 | Mon 01 Jan 2018

+1: #205 To Thine Own Self Be True

William Shakespeare once told us (via Polonius in Hamlet): “This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.”

For some rea…