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May 22, 2025

MM#411--Reclaiming Wisdom: How the Revival of Classical Schools is Reshaping American Education

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message The American education system is failing our children. With only 33% of fourth graders reading at proficiency—a statistic unchanged since 1992—and international rankings showing the US lagging in math, science, and problem-solving skills, parents are increasingly seeking alternatives. Enter the classical education revival: a powerful counter-revolution growing at 5% annually with projected enrollment reaching 1.4 million students …

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Oct. 17, 2023

MM#274--The Socratic Method

Are you willing to question everything you know? To challenge ingrained beliefs and biases in a quest for truth? Welcome to a journey of intellectual curiosity and bold exploration into the Socratic method as a tool for eff...

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Oct. 3, 2023

MM#272--Assumptions Can Lead Us Into A Trap

What if the assumptions you've held onto your entire life were steering you towards the wrong decisions? And if you're a fan of Simon Sinek, you're in for a treat. Our discussion concludes with a thought-provoking review of h...

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Sept. 21, 2023

MM#270--The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Maybe?)

Ever wondered how worldly wisdom from hundreds of years ago still holds relevance today? Let's teleport back to the 17th century, and learn from the Jesuit priest, Balthasar Gracian de Morales, author of 'The Art of Worldly W...

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July 11, 2023

MM#251--How Neat is N.E.A.T.?

You won't want to miss this MOJO minute, Team MOJO! We're discussing a ground-breaking concept, Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT), straight from our recently released Academy book review , "Sitting Kills and Moving H...

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March 28, 2023

MM#218--What We Can Learn From The Amish

Let's talk movement on todays MM. Our guide for todays nugget of wisdom is Frank Ring the author of Walking for Health and Fitness: The Easiest Way to Get in Shape and Stay in Shape. Key Points from the Episode: Did you know...

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Feb. 21, 2023

MM#208--Know Thyself

Welcome to MM#208 of the Theory to Action podcast, where we're exploring the concept of "Know Thyself" as the fundamental first rule of Willpower. We have a terrific guide today—Kelly McGonigal, author of The Willpower Instin...

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Jan. 17, 2023

MM#198--Work the 3 Fundies Together

MM#198 provides for us the science behind why working the 3 fundies is important. When we tackle the 3 fundamentals of Eating Better, Moving More and increasing our Sleep quality all at the same time we have a far greater c...

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Nov. 22, 2022

MM#181--If We Live Properly...Order Is Formed From Chaos

When we live properly, we will find these 12 Rules For Life by Jordan Peterson to help us to prevent chaos in our lives. Key points: Human beings thrive under some sort of order A listing of the 12 rules Here's a simple how-t...

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Oct. 4, 2022

MM#167--Don't Swim In Baggy Clothing

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 toda...

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July 28, 2022

MM#148--Man, Im So Stressed!

In 2015 Kelly McGonigal authored a fantastic book, The Upside of Stress: Why Stress is Good For You and How To Get Good At It And in todays MOJO Minute, we are going to mine some excellent nuggets of wisdom out of that book ...

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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....

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May 17, 2022

MM#123--Start With The End In Mind

In episode #123, we continue the review of Stephen Covey's modern classic, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and we offering one of our more intense and morbid MOJO Minutes. Just prepare yourself! I would recommend...

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May 10, 2022

MM#121--Action Cures Fear

In todays MOJO minute, we explore why fear paralyzes us at almost every turn? To answer this question, we turn to David Schwartz in his Uber popular book, The Magic Of Thinking Big: Acquire the Secrets of Success...Achieve E...

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March 31, 2022

MM#108--Mr. Pareto's High Fives & Knuckle Bumps

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% o...

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March 8, 2022

MM#97--The Better Jihad

In todays MOJO Minute as we enter, this first full week of Lent for Christians, we examine--the Arabic word Jihad--and perhaps its universal concepts across many religions and great traditions. Key Points from the Episode: Tw...

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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 fa...

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Dec. 9, 2021

MM#70--Buddha's drop by drop by drop

In this short MM, we will discuss how to pursue a life of virtue with inspiration from Buddha and his water pots. Key Points from the Episode: Good vs Evil Not the totality of time but the consistent day by day actions and de...

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Oct. 22, 2021

MM#55--Chop by Chop by Chop

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 ...

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Aug. 5, 2021

MM#31--Failure's New Name

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 o...

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July 27, 2021

MM#28--The Bear and The Travelers

In this MOJO Minute, we examine the state of friendship and its importance in our culture ending with Aesops Fable, the Bear and The Travelers. Key points: Results from the Survey Center on American Life C.S. Lewis and Ralph ...

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July 15, 2021

MM#25--Perfectionism

In this episode, we unpack Stephen Guise's fantastic book, How to be an Imperfectionist (affiliate link). Key points: We name the top five areas of perfectionism Take a dive into each of the five and provide solutions. Thank...

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July 6, 2021

MM#22--Gratitude works

In this episode, we hear the ancient sages reminds us that humility is required for a grateful heart and dive deeper in Gratitudes Works (affiliate link) by Robert Emmons. Key points: From Seneca on down we learn the chief ob...

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June 29, 2021

MM#19--The Value of Little Things

In this episode, we dig into the value of little things ending with a great lesson from William McRaven's book, Make your Bed: Little Things That Can Change your Life...and Maybe the World (affiliate link) Key points: The po...

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