You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson

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Mommahood 101: How to Celebrate Motherhood—The Most Creative Work of Your Life! (Intro) May 08, 2016

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In this special class, my wife Alexandra joins us to share her Top 10 Big Ideas on how to celebrate the most creative time of your life. Discover how to mother from your essence, be a self-care queen, ignite your desire power and see your mothering as holy work + invisible art as you bring more fun and play and mindfulness into your heroine's journey.

The Confidence Quadrant (via The Happiness Equation by Neil Pasricha) May 06, 2016

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Confidence. It's very different than Arrogance and Insecurity. Here's how.

Micro Class: Wise Parenting (for Fatherhood 101 via Grit by Angela Duckworth) May 05, 2016

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Angela Duckworth's new book on Grit is *phenomenal.* Note, etc. soon. I'm prepping for Fatherhood 101 so this Idea really jumped out at me and I figured I'd capture a quick Micro Class on it. Hope you enjoy!

Interview: The Art of Work with Jeff Goins May 04, 2016

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As the sub-title suggests, this book is all about "A proven path to discovering what you were meant to do." If you're looking for an inspiring introduction to clarifying and living your purpose, I think you'll enjoy this book. Big Ideas we explore include a quick peek at the 7 characteristics of a Calling, why Awareness is so important, why Painful Practice is also super important, why we should be thinking "bridges" not "leaps" as we pursue our calling ad other goodness.

Micro Class: Joy-$-Flow May 03, 2016

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Want to win the career lottery? Here's your winning ticket: Joy +Money + Flow.

Micro Class: The 3 Laws of Mastery Apr 29, 2016

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The 3 Laws of Mastery = 1. It's a mindset. 2. It's a pain. 3. It's an asymptote.

PNTV: Born for This by Chris Guillebeau Apr 27, 2016

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What were you born to do? As you might have guessed, that's what this book is all about. Our guide, Chris Guillebeau, gives us a bunch of helpful tips and strategies to help us find the work we were meant to do. Big Ideas we explore include how win the career lottery (hint: think JOT-MONEY-FLOW), playing the elimination game, remembering that if Plan A fails you still have 25 other letters, Warren Buffett on goals, and getting good at quitting.

Micro Class: Creativity + "No, thx!" Apr 26, 2016

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Peter Drucker didn't believe in "creativity." It was all about PRODUCTIVITY for him. Here's how/why he said no to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's invite to participate in his study.

Micro Class: Your Legacy? Apr 25, 2016

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What will your legacy be? Tune in to your eulogy + Job with a capital J.

PNTV: Drive by Dan Pink Apr 25, 2016

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Dan Pink is an incredibly engaging writer and this book is fantastic. In this book, he tackles human motivation and, as the sub-title suggests, tells us “The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.” Here’s his Twitter summary: “Carrots & sticks are so last century. Drive says for 21st century work, we need to upgrade to autonomy, mastery & purpose.” Big Ideas we explore include understanding Motivation 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 along w/how to upgrade our operating system, why Autonomy is so important, The Three Laws of Mastery and discovering our Purpose via a big question and a small one.

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