Podcasts about masterpiece days

From understanding your ultimate game to the importance of gratitude, hope, love, and self-compassion, this conversation offers valuable insights for anyone seeking to make the most of their time and live with excellence. Don't miss this inspirational discussion on optimizing your potential and embracing the hero's journey.In their conversation, Dr. Stephanie and Brian explored the virtues essential for living a fulfilled life, emphasizing the importance of understanding our ultimate purpose. They also delved into the internal conflict between vice and virtue and touched upon gratitude, hope, zest, love, strengths, and the concept of developing anti-fragility through overcoming challenges. Additionally, They addressed various elements of confidence, including emotional resilience, grit, self-compassion, managing perfectionism, fostering optimism, and finding passion in our work and relationships.This is a conversation for every single one of you who is looking to live your best life and to have a life well lived so that at the end of the day (or at the end of your life) you can say “I did good” or “I did the best with what I had in the time that I had.”Bio:Brian Johnson is the Founder & CEO of Heroic Public Benefit Corporation. He's 50% Philosopher + 50% CEO and 101% committed to helping create a world in which 51% of humanity is flourishing by the year 2051. As a Founder/CEO he's made crowdfunding history and built and sold two social platforms. As a Philosopher/teacher, he's helped millions of people from around the world, trained 10,000+ Heroic Coaches from 100+ countries and created a protocol that science says changes lives. He lives in the country outside Austin, Texas, with his wife, Alexandra, and their two kids, Emerson and Eleanor. Connect with Brian on: Website: Heroic.us/bookTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heroicbrianInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heroicbrian/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heroicbrian/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heroicbrian/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HeroicBrianResources mentioned:Brian's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Aret%C3%A9-Activate-Your-Heroic-Potential/dp/B0C75GW5X3Episode Overview:0:00:00 The Wisdom of Embracing Failure0:05:08 Introducing "Areté: Activating Your Heroic Potential”0:14:20 Clarity on "Do" and "Don't" to Be at Your Best0:19:10 Embracing Challenges and the Hero's Journey with Love and Strength0:22:48 Boosting Happiness with Gratitude0:27:26 Cultivating Hope in Challenging Times0:31:54 Rats Swimming for 60 Hours: Belief and Endurance0:33:45 Reflecting on the Power of Gratitude and Hope0:38:14 Building Anti-Fragile Confidence Through Consistency and Commitment0:42:16 Rebounding from Bad Days and Staying on Track0:54:20 Lead Measures vs. Lag Measures: Tracking Progress0:58:39 The Power of Lead Measures in Achieving Goals1:05:20 Vacation Mindset: Sleep, Stress, and Food Impact Weight Loss1:09:02 Flexibility in Routines Based on Constraints and Non-Negotiables1:14:11 Understanding the Distinction Between Healthy and Unhealthy Perfectionism1:19:19 Gaining Perspective and Humility Through Astronomical Contemplation1:23:07 The Power of Reflection and Prioritization1:29:23 Making a DifferenceWe are grateful to our sponsors:DIVIIf you want to start a healthy scalp routine here is a special offer to help you do just that. Go to https://diviofficial.com/BETTER or enter BETTER at checkout to get 20% off your first order.LevelsTracking your glucose can help you learn more about what you should and shouldn't be eating based on your own unique physiology and right now levels is offering my listeners an additional two free months off of the levels annual membership when you use my link that's https://levels.link/betterBeam MineralsAdding minerals into your diet has been used for removing mould toxins, heavy metals, and pesticides from our environment and they taste like water so you can down them in seconds every single morning. If you want to try Beam Minerals for yourself, head over to https://beamminerals.com/better for 20% off of the entire store.

Heroic: https://heroic.us (← Get your first 14 days free) Heroic Coach: https://heroic.us/coach (← Join 12,500+ Heroes from 110+ Countries!) Today's Heroic +1 features wisdom from Steven Pressfield's "Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be". Get more wisdom in less time (including Big Idea highlights of "Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be" and a Masterpiece Days 101 masterclass) with a Heroic Premium membership. Start a FREE 14-day premium trial here: http://heroic.us About Heroic: Heroic integrates ancient wisdom, modern science, and practical tools into a beautifully-designed app to help activate your best. Premium Heroic members have access to 600+ of the absolute greatest personal development books distilled into 25-min PhilosophersNotes and 50+ hour-long masterclasses on all areas of a flourishing life. SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/3EF3hQs #masterpiece #idealday #personaldevelopment #heroic

Heroic: https://heroic.us  (← Get your first 14 days free) Heroic Coach: https://heroic.us/coach  (← Join 12,500+ Heroes from 110+ Countries!) Today's Heroic +1 features wisdom from "Trying Not to Try" by Edward Slingerland. Get more wisdom in less time (including Big Idea highlights of "Trying Not to Try" and a 1-hour Masterpiece Days 101 masterclass) with a Heroic Premium membership. Start a FREE 7-day premium trial here: http://heroic.us   About Heroic: Heroic integrates ancient wisdom, modern science, and practical tools into a beautifully-designed app to help activate your best. Premium Heroic members have access to 600+ of the absolute greatest personal development books distilled into 25-min PhilosophersNotes and 50+ hour-long masterclasses on all areas of a flourishing life. SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/3EF3hQs #masterpieceday #wisdom #personaldevelopment #heroic

In this MOJO Minute, Lets talk some basketball on the court and wisdom off the court with two of the great college basketball coaches of all time by checking out Wooden:  A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and off the court & Leading with the Heart:  Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, & LifeKey Points from the Episode:Wooden's "Masterpiece Days"Coach K's pursue excellence NOT successAre you your own point guard of life?correction:   Baylor won the 2021 NCAA championship NOT Gonzaga (my fault

A masterpiece life starts with masterpiece days stacked on top of masterpiece moments. Whatever your future looks like, to get there you’re going to need to build masterpiece days. To help us build more of those masterpiece days and work toward being the best versions of ourselves in our life and work starting today is Brian Johnson. Brian is a serial entrepreneur who combines ancient wisdom with modern science to help people live their best lives. You’ll find him at optimize.me, the app version of which has lived on the homescreen of my phone for the past few years, ever since my brother introduced me to his work. This is an episode about taking a break from chopping down trees to sharpen the saw. This is about the seemingly small actions you can take on a daily basis to get from where you are to where you want to be. Note: Click here to access my free habit tracker inspired by this episode. Tune in to hear: what it means to have a masterpiece day and where you should start the framework Brian uses with his students and coaches which virtues he sees having the biggest impact on his students Full show notes

Optimize: https://optimize.me/ (← Get Free Stuff + Free 2-Week Trial!) Optimize Coach: https://optimize.me/coach (← Join 2,000+ Optimizers from 70+ Countries!) Here are my Top 3 PROSPERITY Books of All Time: https://www.optimize.me/top3/prosperity #1: Spiritual Economics by Eric Butterworth → https://www.optimize.me/philosophers-notes/spiritual-economics-eric-butterworth/ #2: The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles → https://www.optimize.me/philosophers-notes/the-science-of-getting-rich-wallace-wattles/ #3: Wealth Warrior by Steve Chandler → https://www.optimize.me/philosophers-notes/wealth-warrior-steve-chandler/ Get Spiritual Economics by Eric Butterworth on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Economics-Principles-Process-Prosperity/dp/087159269X?tag=entheos06-20 Get The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Science-Getting-Rich-Thrifty-Book/dp/1604598875?tag=entheos06-20 Get Wealth Warrior by Steve Chandler on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Wealth-Warrior-Personal-Prosperity-Revolution-ebook/dp/B008ZLO6XS?tag=entheos06-20 ► RELATED RESOURCES: #1: SPIRITUAL ECONOMICS by Eric Butterworth - +1: Spiritual Economics | Your New Wealth Vocabulary (#349) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/spiritual-economics/ - +1: Prosper = “to Go Forward Hopefully” | Not so Much a CONDITION OF Life as It Is an ATTITUDE TOWARD Life (#923) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/prosper-to-go-forward-hopefully/ - +1: How to Prosper | Some “Pro” Tips (Via a Visit with my Dictionary) (#958) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/how-to-prosper/ #2: THE SCIENCE OF GETTING RICH by Wallace D. Wattles - +1: Compete? Nah. Create! | A Key to the Science of Getting Rich (#432) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/compete-nah-create/ - +1: Euthymia | How to Live with Energized Tranquility (#100) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/euthymia/ #3: WEALTH WARRIOR by Steve Chandler - +1: Wealth thru Profound Service | Three Mindsets: Passion + Craftsman + Servant (#350) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/wealth-thru-profound-service/ - Masterpiece Days 101 → https://www.optimize.me/masterpiece-days/ ► FREE 14-DAY OPTIMIZE TRIAL: Get the PhilosophersNotes on these great books and over 600 others by starting a Free 14-Day Optimize trial membership: https://www.optimize.me/trial/ ► MORE GOODNESS: - Get the Optimize App for iPhone & iPad: https://www.optimize.me/apps/ - Get the Optimize App for Android: https://www.optimize.me/apps/ - Subscribe to the Optimize Podcast: https://optimize.me/podcast/ - Follow Optimize on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BriantheOptimizer/ - Follow Optimize on Instagram: https://instagram.com/optimize.me/ - Learn More about Optimize Coach: https://optimize.me/coach/

Optimize: https://optimize.me/ (← Get Free Stuff + Free 2-Week Trial!) Optimize Coach: https://optimize.me/coach (← Join 2,000+ Optimizers from 70+ Countries!) Check out the module preview and download the free worksheets at: https://www.optimize.me/coach-module-iv-2/ Masterpiece Days Begin the Night Before. Now that we know TODAY’S the Day (!!!), it’s time to start at the beginning of our Optimal day—which just so happens to be the END of the prior day. As such, we’re going to start architecting our Masterpiece Day with a solid Shutdown Complete and Digital Sunset protocol. We’ll get better at turning our brains off so we can get to bed earlier and wake up (without an alarm?) nice and early feeling all bright and shiny. (Note: Optimizers consistently tell us THIS session changes lives.)

Optimize: https://optimize.me/ (← Get Free Stuff + Free 2-Week Trial!) Optimize Coach: https://optimize.me/coach (← Join 2,000+ Optimizers from 70+ Countries!) Check out the module preview and download the free worksheets at: https://www.optimize.me/coach-module-iv-2/ Masterpiece Days Begin the Night Before. Now that we know TODAY’S the Day (!!!), it’s time to start at the beginning of our Optimal day—which just so happens to be the END of the prior day. As such, we’re going to start architecting our Masterpiece Day with a solid Shutdown Complete and Digital Sunset protocol. We’ll get better at turning our brains off so we can get to bed earlier and wake up (without an alarm?) nice and early feeling all bright and shiny. (Note: Optimizers consistently tell us THIS session changes lives.)

Today we tap into some insights after a good night of sleep, chat briefly about Surveillance Capitalism (and Digital Minimalism) before I share the first steps in my new book: OPTIMIZE - A Handbook for the Modern Hero.

Today we tap into some insights after a good night of sleep, chat briefly about Surveillance Capitalism (and Digital Minimalism) before I share the first steps in my new book: OPTIMIZE - A Handbook for the Modern Hero.

    Michael McDonald is an integrity coach, speaker, writer, and workshop facilitator. His coaching services include helping entrepreneurs and executive leaders find their purpose, discover their business values, and bring more consciousness and integrity into their leadership. He is also the creator of Relational Alchemy, a social connection program he offers for companies and communities who want a different twist to their retreats and conferences. Before pursuing a career in coaching, Michael held executive positions in the web development and startup industries for more than 20 years.   Michael joins me to share how he empowers his clients to face their personal crises. He discusses the challenges many people face during their midlife and how they can take action on confronting them. He explains how his coaching and mentoring programs work and what they can do for the individual as well as the entire company. Michael also describes why you should start looking into worst-case scenarios today.       "Sometimes, it’s easier for people to find that solid ground in the midst of turmoil." - Michael McDonald       Today on Mastering Midlife:   What Michael's current conversations are at the present. How he helps people find their "solid ground." Confronting what it's like to lose everything. How you can get past your personal crisis. What the Masterpiece Days program is about and how it works. The Relational Alchemy program and how he uses it to help build better relationships.     Resources Mentioned:   Return From Tomorrow     Connect with Michael McDonald:   Authentic Integrity LinkedIn Instagram         Limited Time! Get FREE Access to my Leadership Resilience Course   We are all struggling with the emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual strain of the Coronavirus Outbreak of 2020. That’s why - for the months of April and May - I’m offering my Leadership Resilience Course for free!   Learn to let go of resentment, up-level your mindset, and communicate your thoughts more effectively. Learn how to address difficult conversations, develop your inner compass, and ‘right the ship’ of your intellectual and emotional self.   It’s a uniquely difficult time for many of us. Now is the perfect time for self-reflection and self-improvement, and to discover how to be your best self.   To learn more about the Leadership Resiliency Course, visit: https://www.markjsilverman.com/leadership-resiliency   Click here to get free access.   Get FREE Access to the Only 10’s Course   Are you struggling with knowing what, when, and how to focus your efforts to get things done? As a long-time sufferer of severe ADD, I understand the struggle - and that’s why I created the Only 10’s system. This system has helped me and thousands of others clear the clutter and focus their energy on getting the right things done.   The Only 10’s free online course is based on my proven system to help you focus your attention and maintain momentum around your day-to-day life.   Sign up for the Only 10’s free course today!       Mastering Midlife...Together!   Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Mastering Midlife Podcast: How to Thrive When the World Asks the Most of You with Mark Silverman. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review.   Be sure to visit our website and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube and don’t forget to share your favorite episodes on social media.  

Last night as I was falling asleep, I was reflecting on the wonderful time I spent with a dear friend who came up to Ojai for a hike to chat about his next hero’s journey.    We talked about some of the key themes of our upcoming Mastery Series/Optimize Coach program. (Fun fact: Looks like he’ll be doing the program with TWO of his kids—which makes my soul smile.)   So…   One of the things we discussed was creating Masterpiece Days. Of course, we talked about the fact that our day starts the night before (PM counts twice!), the importance of being creative before we’re reactive and all that jazz.    We also spent a fair amount of time talking about The Fundamentals (Eat! Move! Sleep! Breathe! Be Present! Prosper!) and how important it is to Optimize our Energy so we can show up most fully in our Work and our Love.   But what I found myself thinking about as I was falling asleep was the fact that when most people start to think about architecting their ideal days, they start with “Time Management.”   Optimizing the nuts and bolts of how we manage our time is, of course, important. But I think there’s something more important and essential than managing our time.    As Tony Schwartz and Jim Loehr put it in The Power of Full Engagement, we need to manage our ENERGY. When we prioritize Energy Management, things like our PM Bookends (with its shut-down complete and digital sunset rituals) become obvious high priorities.   So…    Energy Management > Time Management.   But…   There’s something FAR more important than either Energy Management or Time Management.   Virtue Management.   This is, essentially, what all (!) the great philosophers and spiritual traditions have taught us since the dawn of time.    Live with Wisdom. And Self-Mastery. And Courage. And Love.   Why?   So we can more consistently close the gap between who we’re capable of being and who we’re actually being as we joyfully show up as the Optimus-best version of ourselves in service to our families, communities, and world.   When?   TODAY.   P.S. We’d be honored to welcome you to our 2020 Mastery Series and Optimize Coach programs. You can sign up now. Based on the feedback of the 1,000+ Optimizers who participated in our inaugural class, I KNOW we can help you make 2020 THE greatest year of your life and the start of the greatest decade of your life.    Let’s do this!!! 

Last night as I was falling asleep, I was reflecting on the wonderful time I spent with a dear friend who came up to Ojai for a hike to chat about his next hero’s journey.    We talked about some of the key themes of our upcoming Mastery Series/Optimize Coach program. (Fun fact: Looks like he’ll be doing the program with TWO of his kids—which makes my soul smile.)   So…   One of the things we discussed was creating Masterpiece Days. Of course, we talked about the fact that our day starts the night before (PM counts twice!), the importance of being creative before we’re reactive and all that jazz.    We also spent a fair amount of time talking about The Fundamentals (Eat! Move! Sleep! Breathe! Be Present! Prosper!) and how important it is to Optimize our Energy so we can show up most fully in our Work and our Love.   But what I found myself thinking about as I was falling asleep was the fact that when most people start to think about architecting their ideal days, they start with “Time Management.”   Optimizing the nuts and bolts of how we manage our time is, of course, important. But I think there’s something more important and essential than managing our time.    As Tony Schwartz and Jim Loehr put it in The Power of Full Engagement, we need to manage our ENERGY. When we prioritize Energy Management, things like our PM Bookends (with its shut-down complete and digital sunset rituals) become obvious high priorities.   So…    Energy Management > Time Management.   But…   There’s something FAR more important than either Energy Management or Time Management.   Virtue Management.   This is, essentially, what all (!) the great philosophers and spiritual traditions have taught us since the dawn of time.    Live with Wisdom. And Self-Mastery. And Courage. And Love.   Why?   So we can more consistently close the gap between who we’re capable of being and who we’re actually being as we joyfully show up as the Optimus-best version of ourselves in service to our families, communities, and world.   When?   TODAY.   P.S. We’d be honored to welcome you to our 2020 Mastery Series and Optimize Coach programs. You can sign up now. Based on the feedback of the 1,000+ Optimizers who participated in our inaugural class, I KNOW we can help you make 2020 THE greatest year of your life and the start of the greatest decade of your life.    Let’s do this!!! 

In our Optimize Coach certification program, we kick the party off by establishing the game we’re playing in Module I: Eudaimon-ology in which we connect ancient wisdom (Aristotle!) to modern science (Seligman!) to establish the fact that it’s all about flourishing/having a “good soul” via living with virtue.   Then we move on to get clarity on how to Operationalize Virtue—going from theory to practice to mastery. When? TODAY!!!    After a quick look at Module II: The Big 3 x 2 (aka: Energy + Work + Love x Identity + Virtues + Behaviors), we spend six (!!!) weeks on Module III: #carpediem as we begin systematically architecting our Masterpiece Days to cultivate emotional stamina and consistently express the (Optimus!) best version of ourselves.   We remind ourselves of the fact that our day actually begins the night before. As such, the first thing we focus on Optimizing is our PM Bookend. The #1 thing we focus on there is our digital sunset—aka, when we turn off our blue-light emitting devices to allow our brains to simmer down so we can get a good night of sleep so we can wake up the next morning feeling refreshed and energized.   All of which gets us one step closer to the point of Today’s +1.   During our two hours (!) of Q&A for that session, one of the questions a Coach asked was if it made a difference whether they read via an iPad or a book at night.   I gave my thoughts on the subject. Then, literally the next day, I got more clarity on the SCIENCE behind the answer.   Enter: Matthew Walker’s brilliant book on the science of Why We Sleep. (Note: If you’re going to read one book on sleep, this is it.)   Short story: Bring people into a lab. Have them read a book on an iPad a few hours before going to sleep. Then have the same person read a printed book on a different night. Then measure their melatonin.    Here’s what you’ll find: “Compared to reading a printed book, reading on an iPad suppressed melatonin released by over 50% at night. Indeed, iPad reading delayed the rise of melatonin by up to three hours, relative to the natural rising the same individuals experience when reading a printed book. When reading on the iPad, their melatonin peak, and thus instruction to sleep, did not occur until the early morning hours, rather than before midnight. Unsurprisingly, individuals took longer to fall asleep after iPad reading relative to print-copy reading.”   Crazy but true: Reading on your iPad suppresses melatonin production (a key pacing event for great sleep) by a remarkable 50%!!    So...    Today’s +1: Reading tonight?   Consider going old school and reading a print book.   Your melatonin will thank you.   And your future, tomorrow self will thank you for the energy boost as well.

In our Optimize Coach certification program, we kick the party off by establishing the game we’re playing in Module I: Eudaimon-ology in which we connect ancient wisdom (Aristotle!) to modern science (Seligman!) to establish the fact that it’s all about flourishing/having a “good soul” via living with virtue.   Then we move on to get clarity on how to Operationalize Virtue—going from theory to practice to mastery. When? TODAY!!!    After a quick look at Module II: The Big 3 x 2 (aka: Energy + Work + Love x Identity + Virtues + Behaviors), we spend six (!!!) weeks on Module III: #carpediem as we begin systematically architecting our Masterpiece Days to cultivate emotional stamina and consistently express the (Optimus!) best version of ourselves.   We remind ourselves of the fact that our day actually begins the night before. As such, the first thing we focus on Optimizing is our PM Bookend. The #1 thing we focus on there is our digital sunset—aka, when we turn off our blue-light emitting devices to allow our brains to simmer down so we can get a good night of sleep so we can wake up the next morning feeling refreshed and energized.   All of which gets us one step closer to the point of Today’s +1.   During our two hours (!) of Q&A for that session, one of the questions a Coach asked was if it made a difference whether they read via an iPad or a book at night.   I gave my thoughts on the subject. Then, literally the next day, I got more clarity on the SCIENCE behind the answer.   Enter: Matthew Walker’s brilliant book on the science of Why We Sleep. (Note: If you’re going to read one book on sleep, this is it.)   Short story: Bring people into a lab. Have them read a book on an iPad a few hours before going to sleep. Then have the same person read a printed book on a different night. Then measure their melatonin.    Here’s what you’ll find: “Compared to reading a printed book, reading on an iPad suppressed melatonin released by over 50% at night. Indeed, iPad reading delayed the rise of melatonin by up to three hours, relative to the natural rising the same individuals experience when reading a printed book. When reading on the iPad, their melatonin peak, and thus instruction to sleep, did not occur until the early morning hours, rather than before midnight. Unsurprisingly, individuals took longer to fall asleep after iPad reading relative to print-copy reading.”   Crazy but true: Reading on your iPad suppresses melatonin production (a key pacing event for great sleep) by a remarkable 50%!!    So...    Today’s +1: Reading tonight?   Consider going old school and reading a print book.   Your melatonin will thank you.   And your future, tomorrow self will thank you for the energy boost as well.

Ready to make 2019 the Greatest Year of Your Life? Me, too. It’s time to Operationalize Virtue—getting (even more) clarity on what our Optimus selves look like and getting even better at consistently showing up AS that best version of ourselves. In this class, we review why we do what we do together, take a quick trip to hell (yikes!) then to Michelangelo’s studio (yay!) then we get to work sculpting our Energy, Work and Love—taking the time to wrap our souls around our Identity + Virtues + Soul Goals + Algorithms that will drive our Masterpiece Days as we Dare to step thru Fear Doors into all we’re destined to be. Hope you love it and looking forward to LITERALLY making this year the greatest year of your life in an unending string of such awesome years!

Ready to make 2019 the Greatest Year of Your Life? Me, too. It’s time to Operationalize Virtue—getting (even more) clarity on what our Optimus selves look like and getting even better at consistently showing up AS that best version of ourselves. In this class, we review why we do what we do together, take a quick trip to hell (yikes!) then to Michelangelo’s studio (yay!) then we get to work sculpting our Energy, Work and Love—taking the time to wrap our souls around our Identity + Virtues + Soul Goals + Algorithms that will drive our Masterpiece Days as we Dare to step thru Fear Doors into all we’re destined to be. Hope you love it and looking forward to LITERALLY making this year the greatest year of your life in an unending string of such awesome years!

We’ve been talking a fair amount about the idea that some of history’s greatest creators didn’t work all that much. To be clear, they worked hard and (very importantly!) CONSISTENTLY, but the fact is that it’s really hard to put in any more than 4 to 6 hours of really high-quality work.   Of course, we all have our own idiosyncratic professional responsibilities. And, in addition to Deep Work, we all have (and, for the record, all of history’s greatest creators had!) some Team Work and some Monkey Work to do. (Even hermits like me can’t get all that to zero—as hard as I may try! lol)   But I get the fact that, for a lot of people, the idea that we can structure our lives such that we’re basically hammering out four hours of deep work and then calling it a day feels a bit impossible.    Fair enough.    Maybe we can’t currently (or ever!) wave our wands and instantly manifest our ideal Masterpiece Days.    But…   a) Have you actually stepped back and REALLY thought about how you COULD structure your life so you more consistently execute a pretty epically masterpiece day?   b) What about just ONE hour of Deep Work hammer time per day? If four hours feels like an “impossible” stretch, can you carve out ONE hour to go DEEP on what REALLY matters most to you before jumping into the whirlwind of other people’s priorities?   Perhaps part of that Deep Work time can be dedicated to mapping out how you create four hours of sheer awesome such that you can consistently accumulate twenty hours of REALLY solid Deep Work per week?! (And, the “impossible” becomes “what’s for breakfast” as per a recent +1?)   You know how much four hours of Deep Work per day/twenty hours of Deep Work per week adds up to in a year?   1,000 hours.    You know how many hours that adds up to in a decade?   10,000 hours.    You know who you would be if you logged in 10,000 (!!!) hours of REALLY Deep Work?   Of course you don’t. That, as Ellen Langer would say, is UNKNOWABLE.    But… You know what? I’m super-curious to know what it could look like.   How about YOU?   That’s Today’s +1.    If you’re struggling to find your Deep Work rhythms, how about an hour of awesome today?   Let’s run the math on that as well…   You know how much one hour of Deep Work per day or five hours of Deep Work per week adds up to in a year?   250 hours.    You know many hours that adds up to in a decade?   2,500 hours.    You know who you would be if you logged in 2,500 (!!!) hours of REALLY Deep Work?   (… Echo…) Of course you don’t. That, as Ellen Langer would say, is UNKNOWABLE.    But… You know what? I’m super-curious to know what it could look like.   How about YOU?   Here’s to your 1-Hour (Deep)Workday!

We’ve been talking a fair amount about the idea that some of history’s greatest creators didn’t work all that much. To be clear, they worked hard and (very importantly!) CONSISTENTLY, but the fact is that it’s really hard to put in any more than 4 to 6 hours of really high-quality work.   Of course, we all have our own idiosyncratic professional responsibilities. And, in addition to Deep Work, we all have (and, for the record, all of history’s greatest creators had!) some Team Work and some Monkey Work to do. (Even hermits like me can’t get all that to zero—as hard as I may try! lol)   But I get the fact that, for a lot of people, the idea that we can structure our lives such that we’re basically hammering out four hours of deep work and then calling it a day feels a bit impossible.    Fair enough.    Maybe we can’t currently (or ever!) wave our wands and instantly manifest our ideal Masterpiece Days.    But…   a) Have you actually stepped back and REALLY thought about how you COULD structure your life so you more consistently execute a pretty epically masterpiece day?   b) What about just ONE hour of Deep Work hammer time per day? If four hours feels like an “impossible” stretch, can you carve out ONE hour to go DEEP on what REALLY matters most to you before jumping into the whirlwind of other people’s priorities?   Perhaps part of that Deep Work time can be dedicated to mapping out how you create four hours of sheer awesome such that you can consistently accumulate twenty hours of REALLY solid Deep Work per week?! (And, the “impossible” becomes “what’s for breakfast” as per a recent +1?)   You know how much four hours of Deep Work per day/twenty hours of Deep Work per week adds up to in a year?   1,000 hours.    You know how many hours that adds up to in a decade?   10,000 hours.    You know who you would be if you logged in 10,000 (!!!) hours of REALLY Deep Work?   Of course you don’t. That, as Ellen Langer would say, is UNKNOWABLE.    But… You know what? I’m super-curious to know what it could look like.   How about YOU?   That’s Today’s +1.    If you’re struggling to find your Deep Work rhythms, how about an hour of awesome today?   Let’s run the math on that as well…   You know how much one hour of Deep Work per day or five hours of Deep Work per week adds up to in a year?   250 hours.    You know many hours that adds up to in a decade?   2,500 hours.    You know who you would be if you logged in 2,500 (!!!) hours of REALLY Deep Work?   (… Echo…) Of course you don’t. That, as Ellen Langer would say, is UNKNOWABLE.    But… You know what? I’m super-curious to know what it could look like.   How about YOU?   Here’s to your 1-Hour (Deep)Workday!

Want this year to be the greatest year of your life? Here's how to go about making that happen. We’ll start with a quick inventory of what’s awesome. And, what needs work. Then we’ll move on to imagine THE (!) best version of you in 10 years and 25+ years (eulogy you!) while reflecting on how to make the prior best version of you your new baseline. Then… It’s all about being that version of you NOW. We’ll revisit the fundies and your Big 3 while creating Masterpiece Days, avoiding the pickles and kryptonite dust, WOOPing everything and playing the game that is our lives as well as we can.

Want this year to be the greatest year of your life? Here's how to go about making that happen. We’ll start with a quick inventory of what’s awesome. And, what needs work. Then we’ll move on to imagine THE (!) best version of you in 10 years and 25+ years (eulogy you!) while reflecting on how to make the prior best version of you your new baseline. Then… It’s all about being that version of you NOW. We’ll revisit the fundies and your Big 3 while creating Masterpiece Days, avoiding the pickles and kryptonite dust, WOOPing everything and playing the game that is our lives as well as we can.

Great lives (and great 2016s!) are created one great day at a time. Here’s how to rock it. Get the Workbook + watch the full Masterpiece Days 101 class at brianjohnson.me

Great lives (and great 2016s!) are created one great day at a time. Here’s how to rock it. Get the Workbook + watch the full Masterpiece Days 101 class at brianjohnson.me