Strength for Two with Joe Besser

Bring it on! is a tool to use whenever we feel fear or face challenges we'd rather avoid.  Check out The Tools for more info https://www.thetoolsbook.com/reversal-of-desire If you have the Heroic app you can find this excercise here https://link.heroic.us/CJRz If you'd like to learn more about Heroic look here https://www.heroic.us?fpr=stlsoulforge   For a one on one coaching session with Joe, che...

when we commit 100 percent to something it's paradoxically easier than a 99 percent commitment

Protocols are the behaviours that allow us to be our best self. Just like a good contract, a good protocol has bright lines that allow you to know what the best behaviour is.

 Repeatedly doing what we say we will do, practicing our habits builds trust.  Trust in ourselves creates confidence to handle whatever life throws our way.  

We need to pay attention to what works for us and what doesn't work. How we function when we're on and off and make the connection to those behaviours that allow us to be our best.   

We train so that when life throws curveballs, we can adapt and shift our protocols and know what our baseline is and how to get back to it.  https://www.strengthfortwo.com    

It's supposed to be challenging, but the reward is finding out who we really are.  https://www.strengthfortwo.com  

We each have our own unique set of top virtues that equips us to handle lifes challenges in our own idiosyncratic way.  Take the virtue test to find your own set of virtues at viacharacter.org https://www.strengthfortwo.com

Make sure you have some of these 8 Virtues Ready at Hand Wisdom - Discipline - Love - Courage - Gratitude - Hope - Curiousity - Zest https://www.strengthfortwo.com  

Stepping into the Moment and choosing the most empowered action requires that we have tools ready at hand. Meditation, Reflection, Journaling, Mental Imagery are all great ways to build our muscles and practice.  https://www.strengthfortwo.com

By Consistantly Practicing Self Improvement Nothing Negative is Safe. No part of our lives are off limits for improvement and our potential is infinite.  https://www.strengthfortwo.com

We either Win or Learn and Learning is winning. A quick introduction to the Well, Better, How reflection tool https://www.strengthfortwo.com

Celebrating Love and modeling unconditional love. https://www.strengthfortwo.com    

proper breathing technique optimizes our physiology and psychology. Use your nose and use your diaphram. Check out additional resources The Oxygen Advantage https://oxygenadvantage.com/ Wim Hof  https://www.wimhofmethod.com/ Huberman lab Physiological Sigh https://psychsolutions.ca/the-science-of-physiological-sigh-insights-from-huberman-lab/ https://www.strengthfortwo.com  

Step out of Victim mode into the Creator's Mindset with these questions. What do I want? Now what needs to be done? www.strengthfortwo.com

Say "Thank you for the Opportunity" for all of lifes challenges and build Hope and trust in yourself. www.strengthfortwo.com

When we are deleting habits we have to be willing to deprive ourselves of instant gratfication. Dig In and explore that feeling to get to the real reason and find alternatives that meed the needs you find. www.strengthfortwo.com  

Learn the three step process for deleting habits.  Do the #1 start and #1 stop reflection if you would like to identify a habit that no longer serves us. https://strengthfortwo.com/schedule/

Learn the three step process for installing  habits.  Do the #1 start and #1 stop reflection if you need inspiration for a habit to add in. https://strengthfortwo.com/schedule/

Hope is one of the virtues most correlated with well being.  It has three ingredients. Audacious Goals, Extreme Agency, Infinite Pathways. https://strengthfortwo.com/schedule/

Hero Bars are made from our past successes and contain all the ingredients we need to fuel us as we face life's challenges https://strengthfortwo.com/schedule/  

Reflection Practice #1 Start and #1 Stop. Identify the #1 thing you could start doing that would help you be at your best. Identify the #1 thing you could stop doing that holding you back.  Now, do those things.  Let's work together! https://strengthfortwo.com/schedule/  

Arete is the excellence that comes from being your best self. The Stoics teach us that living with Arete to achieve Eudiamonic joy is the purpose of life. Flip the switch and live with Arete today! https://strengthfortwo.com/schedule/  

As Humans we have a unique ability choose our response to stimulous. Flip the switch is a tool that allows us to step in between stimulous and response.  If you are curious about how to better develop your own ability to flip the switch please let's work together  https://strengthfortwo.com/schedule/  

Bring the right energy to the task at hand by taking a moment to flip the switch as you move from one thing to the next.  Want some additional details? Let's work together.  https://strengthfortwo.com/schedule/