Virtue EPISODES
Discover the timeless values that define good character and help build a meaningful life. Explore how practicing virtue can positively influence every aspect of your life.
Sept. 1, 2022
MM#158--Little Hug, Big Heart
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message The power of example is often underestimated. Not so, in todays MM, where we watch a little league baseball player hug another competitor in an incredible show of compassion and sportsmanship. Key Points from the Episode: Kids are often our best teachers because of their purity of heartBe sure to get the tissues readyOther resources: Video of the Little League Hug More goodness Get our top book recommendations list Want...
July 21, 2022
MM#146--The Battle of Two Wolves
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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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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June 23, 2022
MM#136--Jackie and the Super 1,000
Finally, in this episode, we conclude our week of small business nuggets of wisdom with our favorite author of the week, Pat Flynn's masterful work, Superfans: The Easy Way to Stand Out, Grow Your Tribe, and Build a Successful Business
Key points:
Jackie and her superfan journey
Kevin Kelly and the 1000 True fans Wired Article
$10K or the value of $10k could do for you?
Other resources
Kevin Kelly Wired Article
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Key points:
Jackie and her superfan journey
Kevin Kelly and the 1000 True fans Wired Article
$10K or the value of $10k could do for you?
Other resources
Kevin Kelly Wired Article
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June 21, 2022
MM#135--Will It Fly?
In this episode, we kick off a week of small business nuggets of wisdom. First with Pat Flynn's excellent work, Will It Fly? How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money
Key points:
Notice the great analogy from an airplane to launching a successful business idea
Broadcast your idea to everyone to refine your idea, then execute, execute, execute
How I stumbled onto this idea
Other resources
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Key points:
Notice the great analogy from an airplane to launching a successful business idea
Broadcast your idea to everyone to refine your idea, then execute, execute, execute
How I stumbled onto this idea
Other resources
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June 16, 2022
MM#133--Habits of Happiness
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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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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June 5, 2022
CC#10--Those Nine Days In June
In nine days of June 1979, the course of human history pivoted and we will examine those nine days in this double episode of the Catholic Corner.
In fact, we will double dip today with two Catholic Corner's separated by the "Chapter 2" tab to help you navigate easier between each of todays deep nuggets of wisdom.
To help with both our nuggets today, is George Weigel's book The End and The Beginning: Pope John Paul II--The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy which is the second volum...
In fact, we will double dip today with two Catholic Corner's separated by the "Chapter 2" tab to help you navigate easier between each of todays deep nuggets of wisdom.
To help with both our nuggets today, is George Weigel's book The End and The Beginning: Pope John Paul II--The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy which is the second volum...
May 23, 2022
CC#9--Mothers Always Listen To Their Children
Since we are in the month of May, let us turn to the Mary, the Mother of God for some great wisdom and to do so--we will feature--Edward Sri's fantastic book, Praying the Rosary Like Never Before: Encounter the Wonder of Heaven and Earth
Key points:
What is the Rosary Prayer
What are the origins of the Rosary
To say the Rosary is to enter into the ecstatic praise of heaven and earth of God sending his only son into time and space.
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Key points:
What is the Rosary Prayer
What are the origins of the Rosary
To say the Rosary is to enter into the ecstatic praise of heaven and earth of God sending his only son into time and space.
Other resources:
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May 19, 2022
MM#124--The Integrity Of Life
In episode #124, we conclude our brief review of Stephen Covey's modern classic, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by finishing on an upbeat message.
Key Points from the Episode:
How would you define 'response-ability?'
Do you consider yourself proactive?
Do you keep your commitments to others and most especially to yourself?
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Key Points from the Episode:
How would you define 'response-ability?'
Do you consider yourself proactive?
Do you keep your commitments to others and most especially to yourself?
Other resources:
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May 12, 2022
MM#122--The Last Of The Human Freedoms
Todays MOJO Minute is perhaps the most powerful nugget of wisdom we have ever shared!
In it, we discover through Stephen Covey's book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People & relating the story of Viktor Frankl's--The Last of the Human Freedoms!
Key Points from the Episode:
Frankl's incredible life
Frankl's self awareness between stimulus and response
Despite all the horror and tragedy that Frankl lived through, his gift to the world was his founding science of Logotherapy.
Other reso...
In it, we discover through Stephen Covey's book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People & relating the story of Viktor Frankl's--The Last of the Human Freedoms!
Key Points from the Episode:
Frankl's incredible life
Frankl's self awareness between stimulus and response
Despite all the horror and tragedy that Frankl lived through, his gift to the world was his founding science of Logotherapy.
Other reso...
May 5, 2022
MM#119--The (Good!!) Digital Hangover
In this follow up episode to our last MM, we continue our discussion on our smart phone digital health and some best practices. Our MOJO book of the day carries over too from our last MM and 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:
Digital Detox and why it is good
How over ten years ago, I was a digital social media junkie and now that has slowed to a crawl and you can do it too.
Why a digital fa...
Key Points from the Episode:
Digital Detox and why it is good
How over ten years ago, I was a digital social media junkie and now that has slowed to a crawl and you can do it too.
Why a digital fa...
May 3, 2022
MM#118--Breaking Up With Your Smartphone 📲
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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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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April 28, 2022
MM#117--Whats Your Mindset?
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?...
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?...
April 26, 2022
MM#116--A Hero's Story + Bust'em = Flourish, Flourish, Flourishing
In this episode, we share how small businesses can change and clarifying their marketing to help tell their story and in the process of doing so, we discover that each of us is on our own hero's journey.
A huge thank you to Donald Miller for writing this enthralling book, Building A Storybrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
Key Points from the Episode:
Part of the inspiration for the MOJO Minutes came from this book
How to help small businesses clarify their marketing messages
...
A huge thank you to Donald Miller for writing this enthralling book, Building A Storybrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
Key Points from the Episode:
Part of the inspiration for the MOJO Minutes came from this book
How to help small businesses clarify their marketing messages
...
April 21, 2022
MM#115--Rudyard Kipling's poem "If"
Just seven months after the end of the US Civil War, one of the United Kingdom's most recognized poets, Rudyard Kipling was born, over 8200 miles away in Bombay, India.
In this MOJO minute, we hear a reading of one of most admired poems titled "If".
Many thanks for poems.org for Kiplings transcript.
Key Points from the Episode:
Inspired and written as a tribute for a Scottish Colonial ultimately the poem "If" became parental advice for his son, John Kipling, born shortly thereafter.
the poem ...
In this MOJO minute, we hear a reading of one of most admired poems titled "If".
Many thanks for poems.org for Kiplings transcript.
Key Points from the Episode:
Inspired and written as a tribute for a Scottish Colonial ultimately the poem "If" became parental advice for his son, John Kipling, born shortly thereafter.
the poem ...
April 19, 2022
MM#114--A Holy Week From Hell
The US Civil War was America's worst national nightmare. In this MOJO minute, we explore the holy week of 1865 with Allen Guelzo's remarkable new biography of Robert E Lee: A Life
Key Points from the Episode:
The events from Palm Sunday to Good Friday 1865 were a roller-coaster of emotion that sent American morale to its deepest trenches of sadness.
Grants generous terms at the surrender
Robert E Lee almost overcome in relief on Grants surrender terms.
the assassination of the 16th President ...
Key Points from the Episode:
The events from Palm Sunday to Good Friday 1865 were a roller-coaster of emotion that sent American morale to its deepest trenches of sadness.
Grants generous terms at the surrender
Robert E Lee almost overcome in relief on Grants surrender terms.
the assassination of the 16th President ...
April 17, 2022
CC#7--Happy Easter
In this special Catholic Corner segment of the podcast, we share more special excerpts from Fulton J Sheen's incredible book, The Life of Christ
Key points:
Christ's fingers, hands and nails
Doubting Thomas and God's special grace.
Thomas's testimony and his ultimate martyrdom in southern India.
He is arisen! Alleluia!
May you all have a most blessed Easter with those that you love!
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Key points:
Christ's fingers, hands and nails
Doubting Thomas and God's special grace.
Thomas's testimony and his ultimate martyrdom in southern India.
He is arisen! Alleluia!
May you all have a most blessed Easter with those that you love!
Other resources:
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April 14, 2022
CC#6--The Fourth Cup--An Offering You Can't Refuse
Happy Holy Week, in this Catholic Corner segment, we explore Scott Hahn's The Fourth Cup: Unveiling The Mystery of the Last Supper and The Cross
Key Points from the Episode:
The Passover Seder & 4 cups
The Missing 4th Cup
The Bread of Life
Other resources:
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Key Points from the Episode:
The Passover Seder & 4 cups
The Missing 4th Cup
The Bread of Life
Other resources:
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April 12, 2022
MM#113--Gardener's of Authentic Freedom
Happy Holy Week, in this MOJO Minute, we explore America's meaning of Freedom. To help us, we pull George Weigel's book Letters to a Young Catholic
Key Points from the Episode:
A Roman Catholic view of Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address
How should we live?
What is authentic Freedom?
Other resources:
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Key Points from the Episode:
A Roman Catholic view of Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address
How should we live?
What is authentic Freedom?
Other resources:
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April 7, 2022
MM#112--The Man in the Arena
On April 23, 1910, former US President Teddy Roosevelt gave the speech entitled "Citizenship in a Republic" at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France.
We pull the most famous passage from that speech in this MOJO Minute!
Thank you to the TR center for this transcript of the speech.
Key Points from the Episode:
Do critics count?
The Man in the Arena
If you are creator, artist, potential author or potential podcaster, step up! The world is waiting to hear from you...we are listening!
Other...
We pull the most famous passage from that speech in this MOJO Minute!
Thank you to the TR center for this transcript of the speech.
Key Points from the Episode:
Do critics count?
The Man in the Arena
If you are creator, artist, potential author or potential podcaster, step up! The world is waiting to hear from you...we are listening!
Other...
April 4, 2022
MM#110--March Madness SPECIAL--One Shining Moment 🏀
This is our final March Madness SPECIAL (Im sure some of you are sad 😢)
so lets discuss the most iconic ballad in all of sports, One Shining Moment and the accompanying video montage for the NCAA mens basketball championship game.
Key Points from the Episode:
Originally aired after the 1987 championship game
Great endorsements
My personal story of the first time I saw it
ENJOY tonights championship game
Other resources:
The Ultimate One Shining Moment for all the years
The 2021 One Shining...
so lets discuss the most iconic ballad in all of sports, One Shining Moment and the accompanying video montage for the NCAA mens basketball championship game.
Key Points from the Episode:
Originally aired after the 1987 championship game
Great endorsements
My personal story of the first time I saw it
ENJOY tonights championship game
Other resources:
The Ultimate One Shining Moment for all the years
The 2021 One Shining...
April 2, 2022
MM#109--March Madness SPECIAL--Duke Toughness
Here's a SPECIAL episode--March Madness MOJO Minute--Final Four Edition!
As this NCAA tourney comes to a close with the Final Four games tonite and the championship game on Monday, I thought we would explore the most intriguing storyline remaining in this tournament--Coach Mike Krzyzewski's swan song.
To do so, we use former Duke Basketball player and now ESPN analyst Jay Bilas and his 2009 article turned into a book Toughness: Developing True Strength On and Off the Court
Key Points from the ...
As this NCAA tourney comes to a close with the Final Four games tonite and the championship game on Monday, I thought we would explore the most intriguing storyline remaining in this tournament--Coach Mike Krzyzewski's swan song.
To do so, we use former Duke Basketball player and now ESPN analyst Jay Bilas and his 2009 article turned into a book Toughness: Developing True Strength On and Off the Court
Key Points from the ...
March 10, 2022
MM#98--The Confessions of St. Augustine
Our second installment--in this first full week of Lent for Christians--we check out, perhaps, the greatest autobiography in the world, the Confessions of Saint Augustine.
Key Points from the Episode:
Check out prior MM's 52 and 57 for Dante's Divine Comedy.
Why is St. Augustines's Confessions so compelling?
Why do we commit evil for evil's sake?
In a society obsessed with sex, how to live a virtuous life?
Other resources:
Audible version of Confessions narrated by Simon Vance
Want to leav...
Key Points from the Episode:
Check out prior MM's 52 and 57 for Dante's Divine Comedy.
Why is St. Augustines's Confessions so compelling?
Why do we commit evil for evil's sake?
In a society obsessed with sex, how to live a virtuous life?
Other resources:
Audible version of Confessions narrated by Simon Vance
Want to leav...
March 3, 2022
MM#96--Virtues and Vices
In MOJO Minute #96, we unpack the traditional virtues and vices that help create a persons character.
We get some help from David Issac’s Character Building: A guide for parents and teachers.
Key Points from the Episode:
Why learning and striving for the virtues is important.
Cover the four traditional virtues in detail
Two good self examination questions on one of the virtues.
Other resources:
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We get some help from David Issac’s Character Building: A guide for parents and teachers.
Key Points from the Episode:
Why learning and striving for the virtues is important.
Cover the four traditional virtues in detail
Two good self examination questions on one of the virtues.
Other resources:
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March 1, 2022
MM#95--Screwtape's Spiritual War
In todays MM, we examine that Uber popular Christian classic, The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.
Key Points from the Episode:
The Spiritual War that is going on.
Jesus Christ’s confirmation that there is an evil one “the father of all lies.”
C.S. Lewis’s brilliant theological statements that are woven into the letters.
Other resources:
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Key Points from the Episode:
The Spiritual War that is going on.
Jesus Christ’s confirmation that there is an evil one “the father of all lies.”
C.S. Lewis’s brilliant theological statements that are woven into the letters.
Other resources:
Want to leave a review? Click here, and if we earned a five-star review from you **high five and knuckle bumps**, we appreciate it greatly, thank you so muc...