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In this post-Christian country we live in these days, the quest for Happiness has taken many people in different directions. In MM#131, we look into this question with a fascinating book from Sonja Lyubomirsky, The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want
Key points:
Introduction of the How of Happiness

Happiness vs not flourishing

We are not victims

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MOJO Minute 130 takes us to work to help us find out how to remove drudgery from our worklife and work with more purpose & concentration and less distraction! To help us in this MM, we turn to Bruce Daisley and his book, Eat Sleep Work Repeat: 30 Hacks for Bringing Joy to your Work
Key points:
Multi-tasking myth upheld

David's own personal "monk morning mode"

How to integrate Deep Work into your worklife!

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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 this 3rd episode of our Liberty Week celebration-- we peel the layers of the metaphorical onion on one of the most harmful and truly disingenuous US History books ever written, The People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn.

To shine a light and expose this fraud of work we get a great deal of help from Mary Grabar in her excellent work, Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation against American.
Key points:
Howard Zinns complete falsehoods in writin...

In this 2nd episode of Liberty Week here at the MOJO Academy-- we explore and take a dive deep into the New York Times Newspaper and their many distortions & fabrications over the last 100 years. To help us, we turn to Ashley Rindsberg and his book, The Gray Lady Winked: How the New York Times's Misreporting, Distortions and Fabrications Radically Alter History
Key points:
The New York Times lies covering up for Nazi Germany in the led up to WWII.

Walter Durante lies while covering for the Sovi...

In this episode--we kick off Liberty Week here at the MOJO Academy--and so we thank all those who gave their lives defending our country. As a fitting tribute, we cover an excellent book written by Sean Parnell titled, Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
Key points:
1/2 of a FULL book review of Outlaw PlatoonThe Outlaws

Greesons Grit

The Brotherhood and a 'Good Dude'

Heartfelt thanks & gratitude for the members of the armed services who have ...

In this part 2 episode of the Hero's Journey, we continue with our dive deep in Rev Robert Sirico & Jeff Sandefer's compelling book, A Field Guide for the Hero's Journey
Key Points from the Episode:
Rev Robert Sirico's story that he "is not a true socialist"

Horrific nature of tyrannical regimes often associated with aggressive Communistic, Marxist, and Socialist dictatorships

Asking those three vital questions of ourselves to kick off our own Hero's journey

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In this episode, we dive deep in Joseph's Campbell popularizing of "A Hero's Journey" concept, and we enlist the help of authors Rev Robert Sirico & Jeff Sandefer in their compelling book, A Field Guide for the Hero's Journey

Key Points from the Episode:
Intro to Joseph Campbell's 'monomyth'

Asking the important questions

Realizing NOT every answer to the important questions is a final solution or the final puzzle piece needed in a life full of meaning

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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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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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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 NOT listening with children around or in the car.

Key Points from the Episode:
What is a Eulogy?

What are your fundamental value and beliefs?

Find out where you are at so you know where you want to go!

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In this special Catholic Corner segment of the podcast, we comment on the bad news of Cardinal Joseph Zen's arrest in Hong Kong and the Vatican's four-year foreign policy stumble in China.

Key points:
Worldwide outrage at the Cardinal's arrest

The horrific 2018 China - Vatican agreement and its reaffirmation in 2020

The lost of Hong Kong and China's now eyeing of Taiwan.

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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 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 Everything You Have Always Wanted
Key Points from the Episode:
Need to make a big decision? but paralyzed into fear?

Fear is a psychological infection just like there are body infections.

Why indecision & postponement ONLY fertilize fear? Why taking action is so important!
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Happy Mother's Day
Inspired by Paul Harvey's 1978 'So God Made a Farmer Speech' - Dodge Ram Trucks Super Bowl commercial in 2013.

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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...

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?!!) 🤨

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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 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
...

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 ...

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 ...

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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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

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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?

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