Virtue EPISODES

Well if you are tired of the bad news, David dives deep into the MOJO Academy archives to help us find something positive.

Learned Optimism is a wonderful book by a great writer and forerunner in the positive psychology movement, Martin Seligman.

Key Points from the Episode:
Are habits of thinking etched into our DNA from the beginning?

Should we start reviewing fiction books starting with George Orwell's 1984? ha ha!

Start out your day with positive reading? perhaps a MOJO Academy review wi...

In this episode , David checkouts the Grandfather of the personal development movement, John Maxwell and his book, Jump Start Your Growth: A 90-Day Improvement Plan.
Key Points from the Episode:
Why hope is not a plan?

The Two Misconceptions of Personal Growth.

Who do you want to be? A great question tying in Eric Greitens book Resilience from MOJO Minute #30.

Other resources:

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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 have of which we need to cultivate?

What is the secret to success?

Whats your roadmap to success?

Other resources:

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In this episode, we check out Calvin Coolidge's, our 30th President of the United States, most famous quote from his presidency which Amity Shales in her biography of Coolidge helps us to unpack.

Key Points from the Episode:
Why determination and persistence lead Coolidge all of his life?

There are many educated derelicts in the world

To live a focus and flourishing life no matter what the future brings

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In this longer MOJO minute, David details the greatest social problem in America in 2021.
Inspired by Are Fathers Necessary?
Key Points from the Episode:
Why doesn't anyone talk about this?

Heart-breaking statistics around absent Fathers.

How can we help Fathers to stay and remain engaged in their children's lives? If you say another government program, you're wrong!

Other resources:
National Fatherhood Initiative
October 2021 video--This is Why Fathers Are Necessary?
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Today, we celebrate MOJO minute #50 and we do so with fanfare and great analysis by Victor Davis Hanson on America's ailments in the 21st century in his latest book, The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying The Idea of America.
Key Points from the Episode:
Celebrating #50. Thank you for your listenership! We greatly appreciate you!

Victor Davis Hanson provides incisive analysis on where our country has come from and where it is headed

President Ron...

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 are inspired to save our country from the cultural suicide in which we are headed. In saving our country, Peter Kreeft's latest book, How to Destroy Western Civilization and Other Ideas from the Cultural Abyss, helps us too unpack what exactly is going on in our culture.

Key Points from the Episode:
we discuss Europe's suicide taking place for the last twenty years

a great listing of the virtues of Western Civilizations virtues

a call to action to read the great history bo...

In this episode, we dig into Tom Brady's New York Times best selling book, The TB12 Method: How to Achieve A Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance.
Key Links from the Episode:
Tom Brady's most remarkable stat
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Earlier this week, we tackled our G-Habits now in todays MOJO Minutes, let's tackle our G.B.O.M.B.S. from Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Super Immunity: A Breakthrough Program to Boost the Body's Defenses and Stay Healthy All Year Round (affiliate link).

Key points:
What are G.B.O.M.B.S.?

Nutritional science has made phenominal strides in the last decade or so

How we should our G-habit and our G.B.O.M.B.S. routine

Other resources:

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Welcome back to another week and today's MOJO Minute.

Today we have fun breaking down Joan Vernikos's wonderful book, Sitting Kills, Moving Heals: How Everyday Movement Will Prevent Pain, Illness, and Early Death--and Exercise Alone Won't (affiliate link).

Key points:
What are G-habits?

Examples of G-habits

How to start your G-habit routine

Other resources:

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In this special college football edition, we reflect on Woody Hayes, the great Ohio State Football coach, who gave a very inspirational graduation speech in 1986.

Key points:
Why Paying It Forward matters

How self-pity always harms you

Woody Hayes’s final farewell address

Other resources:
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In this MOJO Minute, we review, Cal Newport's fantastic book, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (affiliate link).

Key points:
How do you end your workday? What is your routine?

Or does work continue on for you into the evening and late night distracting you from your family, friends and other loved ones.

Cal's shares with us his routine for ending his workday.

Other resources:

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We are back to the regular programming this week.

In this MOJO Minute, we explore The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success by Darren Hardy (affiliate link) and his practical wisdom of blocking off the beginning and ending of your daily schedule so you can build a routine.

Key points:
How to build a world class routine

How a great routine is the building block to a flourishing day, week, month, and year.

David shares his simple morning routine and helps outline 4 sm...

In this special final BONUS MOJO leadership minute, we laugh at the scene of Major Richard "Dick" Winters pulling rank on Captain Herbert Sobel from Stephen Ambrose's famous book, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest (affiliate link)

Key points:
Talk about the great TV mini series Band of Brothers created after the book was released.

Reflect on great leadership requires respect even for those above us in rank for the common good. C...

In this special BONUS MOJO leadership minute, we discuss how corporate culture can affect character and we dig into two stories from Simon Sinek's great book, Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't (affiliate link)

Key points:
How corporate culture can affect your own personal character

We share two stories from the book, Goldman Sachs and their downfall in the 1990s and The Taj Mahal Place Hotel of 2008.

We reflect on the quote, "so goes the culture, so goes the peop...

In this final special, MOJO leadership minute, we capture the balance required of leadership in The Dichotomy of Leadership (affiliate link)

Key points:
Recaps of the past four days of leadership week

We unpack and define the many dichotomies of leadership from the book.

It's one of the best leadership books in the last twenty years to come out.

Other resources:

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In this special, MOJO leadership minute, we read from a quote from 7 Leadership Lessons of D-Day: Lessons from the Longest Day--June 6, 1944. (affiliate link)

Key points:
Recaps of Day’s 1, 2 and 3 of Leadership week

To be a good leader you have to be a good follower

David shares a personal story of how he learned what right looks like and how we, as leaders, have to share the concept of what right looks like with our teams.

Other resources:

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In another special, MOJO leadership minute, we take a look at John Maxwell and his Law of Connection from John’s great book, the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You (affiliate link)

Key points:
Recaps of Day’s 1 and 2 of Leadership week

President Bush’s examples of the Law of Connection. The good and the bad.

We close with a leadership list of self assessment questions. Where do you rank?

Other resources:

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In this special MOJO minute of Leadership week at the MOJO Academy, we explore character by digging into the quote from Leading an Inspired Life (affiliate link) by Jim Rohn.

Key points:
Recap of Day 1 of Leadership week

The Greek word for character means "to chisel."

Good character is the surest foundation to developing to be the leader we are capable of being.

Other resources:

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In this special MOJO minute, we kick off Leadership week at the MOJO Academy by defining how to grade Leadership best?

We utilize, Extreme Ownership (affiliate link) as the resource to unpack this brilliant definition of Leadership!

Key points:
We conduct a thought experiment about how to grade Leadership with General George Patton from WWII and the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin.

Then, we uncover the best definition of how to grade Leadership?

We challenge ourselves in growing i...

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 Separates World-Class Performers From Everybody Else (affiliate link)

Key points:
Talent vs Hard Work

What is deliberate practice

what are the three zones of deliberate practice and in what zone do we grow most?

Other resources:

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In this new segment episode titled the Catholic Corner, we touch on Saint Dominic and his integrated way of life.

This new book, The Way of Life: A Path to Knowing and Loving God (affiliate link) by Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP and Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, OP, helps to unpack this richness of wisdom.

Key points:
Can our faith be regulated to the corner of our lives?

Saint Dominic's way of life

How can we serve our neighbor and society and better ourselves each and every day?

Other resources:
Sai...

In this episode, we explore Tony's Hortons great book of wisdom The Big Picture: 11 Laws That Will Change Your Life (affiliate link).

Key points:
How do we deal with failure?

Do we react positively to it? Do we learn from our failures?

Do we embrace failure to achieve success?

Other resources:
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