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Jan. 9, 2024

MM#296---Getting Some Grit

Unlock the secret engine of success that's been driving high achievers across the globe: grit. With guidance from Angela Duckworth's groundbreaking research on the power of passion and perseverance, and Carolyn Adams Miller's...

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Nov. 30, 2023

MM#287--Those Three Voices? Choose Consistency Every Time

Ever wondered how even the fitness icons struggle with consistency? Tony Horton, the mastermind behind P90X, sheds some light on it! This episode is a revealing journey through his book 'The Big Picture ,' where he admits to ...

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Nov. 16, 2023

MM#283--A + S + GOYA = R

Are you standing in the way of your own success? Sometimes it’s not about lack of ability but not having the right strategy to unlock your optimal self. I share personal experiences and strategies on how to go from temporary ...

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Nov. 15, 2022

MM#179--A Cold Shower A Day...

One of the most requested books for us to review in the last six months has been Wim Hoff's, The Wim Hoff Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential Key points: Start with just 15 seconds of a cold shower after a warm showe...

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Nov. 3, 2022

MM#176--Get After It!

In our last MM, we shared Jocko Willinks fantastic new book, Discipline Equals Freedom: A Field Manual so let's pull another nugget of wisdom out of this great book. Key points: Is it effective for us to just act like librar...

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Nov. 1, 2022

MM#175--Discipline = Freedom

If we have acquired the habit of discipline, then we have acquired a wonderful habit. Lets talk about it on todays MM! To do so, we will call in our guide to help with discipline, Discipline Equals Freedom: A Field Manual by...

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Sept. 15, 2022

MM#162--The Dignity of Human Work

Continuing on with our nuggets of wisdom surrounding our work and our notion of human work, in this MM, we turn to Timothy Keller in his very insightful book, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work Key Points...

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Sept. 13, 2022

MM#161--The Passion of Work

Do you have passion for your work? Do you love what you do for a living? If not, why not? Perhaps, your passion is misplaced. In this MM, we ponder that reflection on a "Gospel of Work" Key Points from the Episode: Do we n...

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Aug. 18, 2022

MM#154--Hard To Do But Not Impossible

The 1952 Summer Olympic games were not a disappointment for Roger Bannister, why? In Joe Manganiello's book Evolution: The Cutting-Edge Guide to Breaking Down Mental Walls and Building the Body You Have Always Wanted . we l...

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Aug. 9, 2022

MM#151--(In A Whiny Voice) "I Dont Feel Like It"

MM#151 we discuss what happens to all of us. Procrastination! For help, we enlist Timothy Pyschyl's Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide To Strategies For Change Key Points from the Episode: We cover the sad b...

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July 26, 2022

MM#147--Do Your Best & Forget the Rest

If you have ever done a Tony Horton home fitness video, then this MOJO Minute will get you excited! Reason being, we dig into Tony’s 2014 book The Big Picture: 11 laws That Will Change your Life to share this great nugget o...

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June 7, 2022

MM#130--Monk Morning Mode

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, Ea...

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Feb. 3, 2022

MM#88--Just Say No to Aristotle's Librarians

This is a fun episode, where go to back to one of the great books of all time by perhaps one of the greatest philosophers of all time, Aristotle and his Nicomachean Ethics . Key Points from the Episode: Habits are very powerf...

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Jan. 18, 2022

MM#83--Superpower pt 3, The Holy Grail

In MOJO Minute #83, we finalize our deep dive into the Deep Work habit offered by Cal Newport in his book, Deep Work ! Key Points from the Episode: How do start a Deep Work session? What are its characteristics? Other resourc...

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Jan. 13, 2022

MM#82--Superpower, part 2 - Deep Work Habit

In this correcting MOJO Minute #82, we get to the core characteristics of the Deep Work habit offered by Cal Newport in his book, Deep Work ! Key Points from the Episode: What is Deep Work? What is Shallow work? Can we begin...

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Jan. 11, 2022

MM#81--The 21st Century Superpower

In MOJO Minute #81, we unpack the 21st Century Superpower we need to create. Former Navy Seal, Mark Divine helps us with this task in his book, Unbeatable Mind and then we transition to Cal Newport's Deep Work ! Key Points ...

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Jan. 1, 2022

MM#78--Happy New Year

Happy New Year! In this first MOJO Minute of 2022, we kick off the new year with a new theme! Key Points from the Episode: Consistency beats Intensity Do the Work per Steven Pressfield Make it stupid small per our friend Ste...

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Dec. 16, 2021

MM#72--Lets Rock 10,000 hours

In this MOJO minute, we explore how much hard work is required for success and Geoff Colvin in Talent is Overrated (affiliate link) is the book we turn too. Key Points from the Episode: What do Michael Jordan and Wolfgang Moz...

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Nov. 11, 2021

MM#61--Lets Get Gritty

In MOJO Minute 61 , we continue to explore Angela Duckworth's book on Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Key Points from the Episode: MM#33--Talent vs Hard Work What is Grittiness? Why effort counts twice? Other r...

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Nov. 9, 2021

MM#60--The Roadmap to Success

In this quick MOJO Minute we build on our last episode and explore Angela Duckworth's book on Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Key Points from the Episode: Why are high achievers special and what traits do they ...

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Aug. 12, 2021

MM#33--Talent vs Hard Work

In this MOJO Minute, we dive deep into the hard work theme again and explore the overlap of talent vs hard work. Along the way, we are helped greatly by Geoff Colvin's suburb book, Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separate...

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Aug. 10, 2021

MM#32--Do the Work

In this MOJO Minute, we recap a Pittsburgh Steeler's Pro Football Hall of Fame speech and offer a unique observation about our culture, ultimately concluding with Steven Pressfield's wisdom in Do The Work (affiliate link) Co...

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July 1, 2021

MM#20--Life Isn't Fair--Drive on!

In this episode, we hear an inspiring story from William McRaven's book, Make your Bed (affiliate link) about Moki Martin. Key points: The wonderful power in resiliency in the face of a trajedy. How to truely look at the worl...

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