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FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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, & Lif...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In MM#68,  we continue to examine habits but switch to how to break a bad habit with the inspiration coming from Jack Hodge's, The Power of Habit: Harnessing the Power to Establish Routines that Guarantee Success in Business and in Life Key Points from the Episode: Hows your habit installation going?  David's #1 bad habit to b...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Did you know that 90% of your everyday behavior is a result of your habits? In this MOJO Minute, we examine how to start a good habit in Jack Hodge's, The Power of Habit: Harnessing the Power to Establish Routines that Guarantee Success in Business and in Life Key Points from the Episode: The power of focused light My habit of goin...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message This weekend, the college football regular season comes to a close and so for this special MOJO Minute, we will appreciate the nuggets of recreation in sports and its greatest rivalry-- Ohio State vs Michigan football game --commonly referred to as 'The Game.' Key Points from the Episode: MM#43--Pay it Forward  Dennis Hopper &...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this special Thanksgiving Episode, we read from two cannons in American Journalism over the last fifty years to appreciate our Land of Hope with more reverence! Key Points from the Episode: The Desolate Wilderness    (WSJ editorial annually appearing since 1961) And the Fair Land     (WSJ editorial annually appearing since  1961) On...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message On November 19, 1863, our 16th U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln, delivered what would go down in the annals of American History as its greatest speech. In todays MOJO Minute, lets journey together in this brief history lesson to learn about The Gettysburg Address. In addition, we read from a new U.S. History book, Wilfred McClays, Land o...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 beginni...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 Resili...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In MOJO Minute 61 , we continue to explore Angela Duckworth's book on Grit:   The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Key Points from the Episode: MM#33--Talent vs Hard Work What is Grittiness? Why effort counts twice? Other resources: Want to leave a review? Click here , and if we earned a five-star review from you **high five and...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 reso...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 wo...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 sa...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this second episode on Dante's Inferno, we continue to look back at Dante's Divine Comedy, 700 years later and how it continues to teach and instruct us as one of the greatest classics ever written and most certainly the greatest Christian poem every penned.   David dives deep into Anthony Esolen's translation of the I...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In MOJO minute number 56, David uncovers that he has missed one of his favorite books of all-time, The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod. Key Points from the Episode: The Miracle Morning Super S.A.V.E.R.S Schedule Scaffolding How to reschedule your day by making it too small to fail Other resources: Want to leave a review? Click here , and i...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 wisdom How are you preparing yourself and growing in your abilities, talents and virtues Other resource...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message We check out, in this look-back episode, the revolutionary new science about  how exercise affects the brain in his book, Spark by Dr. John Ratey. Key Points from the Episode: David looks back to his very first nugget of wisdom that inspired him to begin collecting these MOJO minutes How exercise affects the brain and its neurotransmitt...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this fun episode, we learn about productivity from David Allen's uber popular 2002 book, Getting Things Done Key Points from the Episode: What is Getting Things Done (GTD) and why is it so popular? The 2 minute rule defined and explained How can we employ the 2 min rule in our own lives to become more productive  Other resources...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this episode, we look back at Dante's Divine Comedy, 700 years later and how it continues to teach and instruct us.   David reads from Anthony Esolen's translation in the Inferno,  The Divine Comedy, book one, Inferno by Dante Alighieri Key Points from the Episode: The MOJO Academy's first dive into the classics Why th...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this episode, we explore sleep with Sara Mednick and her book,  Take a Nap! Change your Life:  The Scientific Plan to Make you Smarter, Healthier and More Productive. Key Points from the Episode: Our Great-Grandparents slept alot longer than we do The average American gets 6.7 hours of sleep on the average weekday. How can we optimiz...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 f...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this episode, we dive deep into our habits and productivity with Tynan's great little book, Superhuman by Habit: A Guide to Becoming the Best Possible Version of Yourself, One Tiny Habit at a Time. Key Points from the Episode: Why skipping a day is ok but never skip two days in a row What is  habit suicide Tynan's habit str...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 discu...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 Other resources: Want to leave a review? Click here , and if we earned a five-star review from you **high five and...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this episode, David updates us on his COVID illness and recover. Key Links from the Episode: Task Force Pineapple Hurricane Ida Red Cross relief Tunnels 2 Towers Foundation Other resources: Want to leave a review? Click here , and if we earned a five-star review from you **high five and knuckle bumps**, we appreciate it greatly, than...