Mindset EPISODES

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In today’s MOJO Minute, we revisit the magic of Myelin with Daniel Coyle as our guide from his superb book, The Talent Code: Greatness isnt born. It’s Grown. Here’s How. Key points: This revolutionary scientific discovery of MyelinThe importance of deliberate practice across two different authorsUsing our talents wisely and in service to othersWant to leave a review? Click here and if we earned a five star review...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Todays MM is a return to the fundamentals, specifically our habits. To help with this, we enlist the help of Jack Hodge in his book, The Power of Habit Key points: Successful people have good habits and regular routines.Whats your regular routine?Want to leave a review? Click here and if we earned a five star review from you **high fives and knuckles bumps**, we appreciate it greatly, thank you so much! Other Resources: More go...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Let's get philosophical shall we? Todays MM introduces us to Richard Weaver's Ideas Have Consequences and then we pull apart this notion of the quest for ideas with the great-grandfather of personal development, Jim Rohn, in his magnum opus, Leading an Inspired Life Key points: William of Ockham and nominalism Ideas do have consequences What's your next big idea?Want to leave a review? Click here and if we earne...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this episode, we appeal for you to be your best at the darkest times. Those darkest times might upon us now as a society.... To help you to be your very best, we share a very inspirational story from William McRaven's book, Make your Bed: Little Things That Can Change your Life...and Maybe the World Key points: You must rise above your fearsYou must rise above your doubtsYou must be your very b...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this MM, we think about our childhood and who influenced us to be our better self? To do this, our lightening bolt of inspiration came to us while reading, Robin Sharma's insightful book, The Everyday Hero Manifesto: Activate your Positivity, Maximize Your Productivity, Serve The World Key Points from the Episode: She believed in me. Which helped me believe in me.All of us can be great at something.Mrs. Greenaway'...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In Today's Liberty Minute 🗽, we continue to shine a bright light on the indoctrination of America's youth in K-12 education which Pete Hegseth's book highlights for us in this PART 2 of the 16,000 hour War. Again, Pete's book is Battle for the American Mind: Uprooting A Century of Miseducation Key Points from the Episode: What is Paideia?Why should we care about our Western Christian Paideia?This 16,000 hour wa...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message How productive are you? Do you miss many ideas throughout the day? Perhaps those lightening bolts of wisdom that would or could have propelled you to new heights in life or your relationships or just in productivity? In todays MOJO Minute, we look deeper into Getting Things Done, the methodology behind the GTD productivity system with David Allen's book of the same name, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Pro...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Events in the UK, under their new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, caused us to look again to those folks across the pond and her new economic plan. So we in this MM, we look back at Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady as she was known at the height of her popularity, and her greatness at Prime Minister from 1979--1990 with Claire Berlinkski in her magnificent book, There is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters Key Po...

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...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Today's MM it is all about practicality! Checklists are often under utilized, but our book of the day is The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande will teach us why checklists should & ought to be used more often! Key Points from the Episode: My travel checklist over the last five yearsHow to avoid common place and repeated failuresKeep it simple. Use a checklistOther resources: More good...

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?

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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."
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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 this short MM, we have fun with the Pareto Principle while gaining some wisdom!

Key Points from the Episode:
Vilfredo Pareto created the principle in Italy about 20th century English wealth

20% of beer drinkers drink 80% of the worlds beer

20% of our actions should be producing 80% of the results. lets do more of them

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What is an essential leadership question to ask ourselves? We explore that question in this MM#107 with Jocko Willink's excellent book, Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual
Key Points from the Episode:
Quick review of Leadership week MM's #34-40, be sure to check them out

Leaders are NOT actually superior to those below them in the chain of command

Do we have the right frame of mind for great leadership?

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Wow! It’s MOJO Minute # 💯

Kinda special milestone! 🎊👏

So with that special milestone lets discuss my favorite word: Flourish

And in doing so, we will enlist the help of a great author and expert in this area, Martin Seligman and his book, Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being.
Key Points from the Episode:
Quick background on the Positive Psychology Movement

Difference between Happiness and Well-being

And a special PS thank you for all the podcast listeners over...

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.
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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

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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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In MOJO minute number 56, David uncovers that he has missed one of his favorite books of all-time, The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod.
Key Points from the Episode:
The Miracle Morning Super S.A.V.E.R.S

Schedule Scaffolding

How to reschedule your day by making it too small to fail

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In this quick MOJO Minute, David unpacks Jeff Olsen's wisdom from his book, The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
Key Points from the Episode:
Why preparation is key

Abraham Lincoln's wisdom

How are you preparing yourself and growing in your abilities, talents and virtues

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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

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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...