Habits EPISODES

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message A name can hide your mission or it can tell the truth. We’re choosing truth, which is why Team Mojo Academy becomes the Mojo Book Academy. This is not a logo swap. It’s us saying out loud that books are not a hobby on the side, they’re the method of formation, the way tradition is carried, and the way a serious person can still learn from Aristotle, Aquinas, Burke, and Chesterton when modern schools, universities, and even parts of...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Lent doesn’t open with a pep talk; it starts with ashes and the hard grace of honesty. We map a clear, three-step journey that trades vague resolutions for substance: Dante’s Inferno to see sin in sharp relief, Father John Burns’ Lift Up Your Heart to walk into repentance with trust, and Thomas à Kempis’ The Imitation of Christ to practice quiet, durable holiness. Along the way, we sit with unforgettable Dante scenes that act like ...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message A secret code to the Hall of Justice, only the hall is the Ohio State facility and the heroes wear scarlet and gray—that’s the childhood doorway that sets this story in motion. We unpack Kirk Herbstreit’s memoir to explore how a life steeped in Buckeye lore can shape a dream, test an identity, and ultimately reveal a role you never knew you were built to play. If you’ve ever chased the picture-perfect ending and found a different c...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message When the numbers are this strong—near four percent growth across three straight quarters, inflation easing, wages outpacing prices—it’s tempting for Washington to claim credit and start tinkering. We make a different case: the smartest move is restraint. Let a running economy keep its stride by preserving the incentives that sparked it—lower taxes, lighter regulatory loads, abundant energy, and clear rules that reward productivity....

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Can a structured morning routine truly transform your life? Join us on the Theory to Action podcast as we promise to guide you through the life-changing benefits of mastering your mornings. In this episode, David Kaiser shares his personal journey of over a decade with the Miracle Morning process, illustrating how consistent, methodical habits have not only set the tone for his day but have also paved the way for long-term succ...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Ready to unlock the secret to personal growth and prime yourself for meaningful change? This episode is your golden ticket! We're putting the spotlight back on John Maxwell, globally acclaimed leadership expert and author, whose books have inspired millions around the world and our feature author in the spotlight for September 2023 (check out that super inspiring episode here!!) So with John as our guide, our nugget of ...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Do you realize that habits govern more than half of your daily actions? It's time to harness that power and turn it to your advantage. This episode uncovers the science behind the formation of habits, both good and bad, and how repetition and automation play a crucial role. Drawing from potent insights by James Clear and BJ Fogg, authors of Atomic Habits and Tiny Habits respectively, we discuss strategies for habit transformati...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Did you know that we're all breathing too much, and it's harming our health? Discover the surprising truth about our breathing habits and how to correct them in this eye-opening episode featuring insights from Patrick McEwen's book, "The Oxygen Advantage." We explore the vital importance of learning how to breathe correctly and how our modern society has caused us to forget our innate way of breathing. Key Points from the Episod...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays MM/CC, we continue our exploration in faith "poco a poco" and since it is Holy week--the most important week on the Christian Calendar--we will continue our journey with our guide and author this week, Fr. Mark-Mary Ames and his book, Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Making Big Spiritual Progress. Key Points from the Episode: Poco a Poco, "little by little"Grace perfects natureCreative loveOther resources: More...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this MM, lets talk PM's rituals. Do you go to bed at the same time every night or are you all over the place? Do you have a PM routine? If not, why not? Let us tap into our book of the day for our nugget of wisdom, which is Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson. He outlines for us 21 proven tips to sleep your way to a better body, better health and bigger success. Key points: Develop a routineRitual is derived from t...

In MM#133, we tackle the final piece of the How of Happiness with Sonja Lyubomirksy's book by the same name, The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want
Key points:
What is happiness work and why it matter

The 12 happiness activities

Learn and put into practice the Big 3 habits of happiness

Other resources

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MOJO Minute 130 takes us to work to help us find out how to remove drudgery from our worklife and work with more purpose & concentration and less distraction! To help us in this MM, we turn to Bruce Daisley and his book, Eat Sleep Work Repeat: 30 Hacks for Bringing Joy to your Work
Key points:
Multi-tasking myth upheld

David's own personal "monk morning mode"

How to integrate Deep Work into your worklife!

CORRECTION: towards the end of the podcast, I mistakenly switched from calling the autho...

In MM#118, lets chat about our smart phone use with the help of Catherine Price's remarkable book, How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30 - Day Plan to Take Back Your Life.
Key Points from the Episode:
Are we Americans addicted to our smartphones similar to intravenous drugs?

How do you compare to the national average in checking your smartphone daily?

Can you break up with your smartphone? (just for a little bit?!!) 🤨

Other resources:

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Offering up another SPECIAL MOJO Minute--March Madness style--we appreciate GRIT and these two unique storylines playing out in this years NCAA college basketball tourney.

Our MOJO book of the day GRIT: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth helps us to see the metaphor of the sport of basketball in the game of life.

Key Points from the Episode:
Saint Peters historic win over Purdue to reach the Elite 8

Coach K's storybook run into tonite's match against Arkansas, a 1994 va...

Continuing our SPECIAL MOJO Minutes--March Madness style--we dig deep in The Anatomy of the NCAA upset.

Our MOJO book of the day, Spartan UP: A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance by Joe DeSena helps us to understand the psychology of winning telephone pole by telephone pole!

Key Points from the Episode:
Watching the St. Peters v Kentucky first round game up-close reminded me to the Anatomy of the NCAA upset

The underdog team using the TV timeouts in...

In todays SPECIAL MOJO Minute, we talk about the cultural phenomenon known as March Madness by sharing Joe Lunardi's Bracketology: March Madness, College Basketball, and the Creation of a National Obsession.
Key Points from the Episode:
Great words from Gonzaga head mens basketball coach Mark Few

We end the UCLA greatest dynasty debate from the mid 1960's--mid 1970's

Enjoy the games and especially the thrill of victory to the agony of defeat because this tourney will have it all from buzzer be...

MOJO Minute #87 takes us back to my first personal development book, the Slight Edge by Jeff Olson and we learn the Slight Edge habit fundamentals.

Key Points from the Episode:
2009 is when I started devouring books at an incredible rate and the main motivation for these MOJO Minutes.

Check out the 7 Slight Edge Habit fundies.

Slight Edge Habit fundie #5 is my favorite.

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In todays MOJO Minute, lets us gain some wisdom from Olympic Champion, Lanny Bassham from his book, With Winning In Mind where he describes 'Process is Primary.'

Key Points from the Episode:
95% of all winning is accomplished by only 5% of the participants

Winners are convinced they will finish first, the others hope to finish first.

Think of executing your mental and technical systems and not about winning. Process is primary.
Other resources:
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Mindset is the topic of todays MOJO Minute and we feature former Navy Seal David Goggins and his super-human memoir, Cant Hurt Me.

*please note David Goggins is not shy throwing around the f-bombs so be mindful if you are easily offended*
Key Points from the Episode:
One Warrior

What's the human being greatest potential?

Goggin's accountability mirror

Other resources:
Joe Rogan's interview with David Goggins
Goggins Youtube channel

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In MM#68, we continue to examine habits but switch to how to break a bad habit with the inspiration coming from Jack Hodge's, The Power of Habit: Harnessing the Power to Establish Routines that Guarantee Success in Business and in Life
Key Points from the Episode:
Hows your habit installation going?

David's #1 bad habit to break

How about your bad habits? any need breaking or replacing? Lets get on that!

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Did you know that 90% of your everyday behavior is a result of your habits?

In this MOJO Minute, we examine how to start a good habit in Jack Hodge's, The Power of Habit: Harnessing the Power to Establish Routines that Guarantee Success in Business and in Life
Key Points from the Episode:
The power of focused light

My habit of going to the gym every morning.

The importance of changing one habit at a time, not two or three or four. Just one!

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In this episode, we dive deep into our habits and productivity with Tynan's great little book, Superhuman by Habit: A Guide to Becoming the Best Possible Version of Yourself, One Tiny Habit at a Time.
Key Points from the Episode:
Why skipping a day is ok but never skip two days in a row

What is habit suicide

Tynan's habit strategy

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Welcome back to another week and today's MOJO Minute.

Today we have fun breaking down Joan Vernikos's wonderful book, Sitting Kills, Moving Heals: How Everyday Movement Will Prevent Pain, Illness, and Early Death--and Exercise Alone Won't (affiliate link).

Key points:
What are G-habits?

Examples of G-habits

How to start your G-habit routine

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In this episode, we uncover this remarkable nugget of wisdom in making things stupid small from Stephen Guise's book Mini Habits (affiliate link)

Key points:
How to breakdown any habit into doable practical solutions.

Uncover why previous strategies were ineffective.

How to make every habit into "too small to fail"

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