Mindset EPISODES

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Prepare to be empowered as we go on a journey through the life of David Goggins, whose book "Can't Hurt Me" has reshaped my understanding of resilience and inner strength. Discover the "cookie jar" concept—a mental stronghold of personal victories—that fueled Goggins to overcome a harrowing past and achieve the seemingly impossible. Key Points from the Episode: We'll dissect his record-breaking pull-up achievements and ho...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Prepare to unlock the warrior within as we gather the most empowering wisdom from our Theory to Action series--Greatest Hits While David recuperates, we revisit the profound teachings that have inspired many to leap into a life of purpose and vitality. Today's spotlight is on the indomitable spirit of David Goggins, a former Navy Seal whose tale of unyielding resilience and mental tenacity is both a battle cry and a blueprint f...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Ever wonder how courtroom strategies can sharpen your thinking? Join us as we journey with author Ward Farnsworth of The Socratic Method: A Practioner's Guide in turning the spotlight on the value of the Socratic Method and adversarial thinking. Step right up, we're setting the stage for the clash of facts and feelings. Why should we embrace facts over feelings, and how does that aid in our pursuit of truth? Farnsworth brea...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Today, we revisit the Code and the Path--Back from MM#197--to ensure we are building a solid foundation of which to launch towards living a flourishing life. Our guide will be Thibaut Meurisse and his vital little book, Upgrade Yourself: simple strategies to transform your mindset, improve your habits, and change your life. Key Points from the Episode: To live a flourishing life we need to become lifelong learners an...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays MOJO Minute, we will talk about how to conquer our day from its first beginnings and how to make it hard to have a bad day! To do so, we will enlist our help from Brian Tracy's great book, Eat that Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time Key Points from the Episode: Develop a habit of tackling the hardest item FIRSTHow to increase your performance reaching your peak with th...

In this MOJO Minute, we continue with Marci Shimoff’s excellent work, Happy For No Reason in combination with fmr Navy Seal Mark Divine’s third book, Staring Down the Fear Wolf for a fabulous nugget of wisdom to ponder today.

Key Points from the Episode:
A fascinating Cherokee elder story shared by two great authors

How do you think about your own thinking?

What wolf are you feeding?

Other resources:

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In MM#132, we check back in with Sonja Lyubomirksy's fascinating book The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Wantand learn about the Happiness set point.

Key points:
Why be happy?

Why your happiness set point matters but what you can do about it

Major takeaway, "There's no happiness without action."
Other resources

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In this MOJO Minute, Carol Dweck helps us to understand our mindset! In 2006, she wrote a fantastic book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success and we will unpack one of the important nuggets of wisdom from that book.

Key Points from the Episode:
Recap of prior MOJO Minutes surrounding mindset, specifically MM's 33, 72 & 86. Be sure to check those out.

Is there something more fundamental than exceptional skills or great talents?

Fixed mindset vs growth mindset, which one do you want to have?...

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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We continue, in this MOJO minute, to explore Deciding vs Wishing and how they are different with Scott Adams, the author of How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big.
Key Points from the Episode:
Preparation and Mindset are vital

What is Deciding vs Wishing

How I decided vs wished when creating these very MOJO Minutes

Other resources:
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Last week, we chatted with the great basketball coaches.

In this MM, we continue to chat with Coach K on the psychology of excellence.

Key Points from the Episode:
My experience as a high school basketball player

Coach K 'next play'

Do you ruminate on your past mistakes that you miss your present life?

Other resources:
Coach K interview
former Duke basketball player, Tommy Amaker, on Coach K's 'next play'

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We check out, in this look-back episode, the revolutionary new science about how exercise affects the brain in his book, Spark by Dr. John Ratey.
Key Points from the Episode:
David looks back to his very first nugget of wisdom that inspired him to begin collecting these MOJO minutes

How exercise affects the brain and its neurotransmitters

Why moving and exercising every day helps to balance our brains

Other resources:

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In MOJO minute #49, David shares his love for the scripture verse GEN 2:7 and its significance during his recent COVID illness and ultimately, the importance of breathing well. Also, discussed is former Navy Seal Mark Divine's must read book, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level.
Key Points from the Episode:

Genesis 2:7 the breath of life


the importance of a pulse oximeter during a COVID illness


the vital nature for Navy Seals to breath prope...

In this episode, we discuss starting a weight loss project or any project and how sometimes those project never seem to happen. Then, Joe DeSena provides to us some great nuggets of wisdom in Spartan Fit (affiliate link) to help us “get to our starting lines.”

Key points:
how to reach your innate potential and commit to grit?

whats the first step in any long project?

whats the first step in our morning routine to kick off the day correctly?

Other resources:
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In this episode, we go back in the day--not really--but it feels like to the movie Karate Kid from the 1980's and we meet Danielson and Mr. Miyagi and explore the Art of Mental Training (affiliate link) by DC Gonzalez.

Key points:
Art of Mental Training Academy Review

Unbeatable Mind by Mark Divine

4 step process to rock our negative mental chatter

Other resources:

Karate Kid 1984 movie "wax on, wax off"

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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 world through the right frame of reference.

The incredible and touching example of Lieutenant Martin and how to live a deeply flourishing life in spite of his tragic accident.

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In this episode, we check out Urban Meyer's Above the Line (affiliate link) and some of its powerful points.

Key points:
E + R = O Events + Response = Outcome. How the response is most important.

Excuses are meaningless when we dig deep down

Living Above the Line is not easy but it can be done

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In this episode, we explore David Emerald's The Power of Ted (affiliate link)

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Key points:
Don't be a Victim, be a Creator

perfect reframing of our lives.

To live Above the Line
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In this episode, we explore Jack Nicklaus quote on playing badly, well!

Key points:
Jack Nicklaus's quotes

Arnold Palmer quote

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