Hard Work EPISODES
MM#296---Getting Some Grit
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 profound insights on authentic grit from her great book, "Getting Grit: The Evidence-Based Approach to Cultivating Passion, Perseverance, and Purpose", we delve into the profound impa…
MM#287--Those Three Voices? Choose Consistency Every Time
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 not always having the motivation to work out. Embark on this enlightening journey with me, your host David Kaiser, as I share snippets from the book and how it resonates with my own decade-long fitnes…
MM#283--A + S + GOYA = R
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 to getting your MOJO on. Ever wondered about the true limits of your abilities? We invite you to reach for the stars with us, your guide for this journey, Brian Cain, author of "One Percent Better,".…
MM#179--A Cold Shower A Day...
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 showerAn improvement in your vascular systemUsing your mind to control your body's reaction to a cold showerWant to leave a review? Click here and if we earned a five star review from you **high fiv...
MM#176--Get After It!
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 librarians and collect these nuggets of wisdom?Theory 2 Action is the name of the podcast which indicates Action must be taken at some pointLet's get about the doing, so we can start flourishi...
MM#175--Discipline = Freedom
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 Jocko Willink Key points: Discipline is Destiny -- Ryan HolidayDiscipline = Freedom -- Jocko WillinkLiving a worthy life because of others sacrificing their freedom for our Freedom!Want to leave ...
MM#162--The Dignity of Human Work
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 from the Episode: Why is doing our work well a form of co-operating with God in his creative work?Why is there a dignity in all forms of good human work?Should manual labor be more appreciated vs knowled…
MM#161--The Passion of Work
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 need to have a job that we are passionate about to work with passion?How do we work with more effectiveness, with more care, with more clarity to insist the work is well done?How do we lead be...
MM#154--Hard To Do But Not Impossible
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 learn from Joe, how Roger Bannister trained mentally and physically to break the 4 minute mile! Key Points from the Episode: Bannister's training regimeHow do you break down your impossible goal?Put t...…
MM#151--(In A Whiny Voice) "I Dont Feel Like It"
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 breaking news: The beloved American historian David McCullough passed away. We offer a quick tribute. Time to eat our own dog food and set the good example to end (or lim...
MM#147--Do Your Best & Forget the Rest
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 of wisdom Key Points from the Episode: The P90X craze of the 2010’s Don Miguel Ruiz’s Four AgreementsOther resources: Want to leave a review? Click here, and if we earned a five-star revie...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...