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FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Since it is Holy week--the most important week on the Christian Calendar--todays episode and Thursday's episode will be a cross between a MOJO minute and a Catholic Corner. Our guide and author for today will again be Fr. Mark-Mary Ames and his wonderful little book, Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Making Big Spiritual Progres...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Todays Catholic Corner is a reminder of creating our personal Culture as leaven to the bread of world caught by the spirit of the age.    Most especially, as we enter into Holy Week.     We can be guided by studying this wonderful little book, Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Making Big Spiritual Progress by Fr. Mark Mary-Ames, CFR...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message The last 48 hours has witnessed America's Descent into Tyranny and the Democrat's obsession with empty prizes.  In todays Liberty Minute 🗽, we discuss both. Key Points from the Episode: LM#3--- the Antidote to Tyranny LM#22-- Do what you said you would do LM#17-- Justice Corrupted Other resources: WSJ editorial More Goodness:...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message We will continue our conversation on movement in todays MOJO Minute.    Take the Stairs:   7 Steps to Achieving True Success by Rory Vaden will be our resident expert on today's show.     Key Points from the Episode: Discipline = Freedom and the standard is the standard are phrases we have adopted in the MOJO Academy on how we meas...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 the Amish walk roughly 18,000 steps per day? Did you know our ancestors walked anywhere between 6-9 miles...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message America is a mess these days and the only place of sanity has come from the sunshine state and from Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis leadership. In todays Liberty Minute 🗽, we review Governor DeSantis latest book, The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival Key Points from the Episode: the gap between the GOP...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In last weeks MM on the C.S. Lewis classic, The Screwtape Letters, we discussed a newer and updated version of this genre of books and a popular book written by Steve Deace titled A Nefarious Plot which inspired an new and upcoming movie being released on April 14th called Nefarious.  In today's long MOJO Minute episode, we explore...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In today's MM, we continue to seek the truth where it leads us and we continue on with Michael Moss and his excellent book, Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions .    Key Points from the Episode: How the word-- addiction --evolved through history to have many different meanings and why that is impo...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Why can't you eat just one potato chip?  In this MM, we seek the truth where it leads us.  and todays author is on the right path, Michael Moss and his excellent book, Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions .   It was written in 2021 and can help us along our journey.    Key Points from the Episode:...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays MM, we re-examine one of the most popular Christian classics of the 20th century, The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.   Key Points from the Episode: Screwtape's description of Hell as "one thing is another thing and...my good is my good and your good is your good." There are no neutral sides in this spiritual w...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Boy if the last two years has shown our country anything, it is this--BIG Government Socialism does NOT work! In this Liberty Minute 🗽 we will talk about why big government socialism always fails and our leader in this endeavor, is the former House Speaker, Newt Gingrich and his great book, Defeating Big Government Socialism:  Saving A...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message As we close in on the first quarter of the 21st century, we ask the question, what are employers craving in their new job hires? In todays episode we answer that question with Donald Miller's excellent and educational  book, Business Made Simple.   Key Points from the Episode: Two candidates are up for a job promotion, which one wi...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays MM, we revisit a very popular book around food addiction.    Our guide is Susan Peirce Thompson and her excellent book, Bright Line Eating:   The Science of Living Happy, Thin and Free and she makes a compelling case that flour and sugar as foods are more addictive than drugs to the human brain.   Key Points from the Episode:...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays episode, we continue  in our quest to build a flourishing life by undersanding the value we bring to a company and how to be a good team player.    Just like our previous MM, Donald Miller will guide on our journey in  his very educational  book, Business Made Simple.   Key Points from the Episode: We go through quickly 10 day...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays episode, we pivot in our quest to build a flourishing life by taking a long look at our professional and work lives.   Specifically, how do we bring value to a company as employees?  Helping us along our journey as todays guide is Donald Miller and his wonderful book, Business Made Simple.   Key Points from the Episode: Should...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message We have good news to share on this Liberty Minute 🗽 and that good news is coming from the Middle East! Today, let us learn from Benjamin Netanyahu--the current and longest reigning Israeli Prime Minister-- and from his fascinating book, Bibi:  My Story Key Points from the Episode: Benjamin Netyanyahu will be remembered as the Winston C...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Welcome to MM# 209 of the Theory to Action podcast, where we're exploring Humility and its dichotomies with Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, authors of The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win.   We have a great conversation planned so let's dive in and learn more about the power...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message 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 Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It. Let's dive...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Several weeks ago, I was in Atlanta, GA for a business conference and at that conference I asked one our speakers, an economist a simple yet difficult question.    In today's Liberty Minute 🗽 we will discuss her wrong answer and examine the correct answer to that question with our expert, economist Stephen Moore and his excellent...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays MM, we continue on with our study of willpower but we discover Nutritional Bright Lines in the process.    Our guide to share this wonderful tool with us is Susan Peirce Thompson and her excellent book, Bright Line Eating:   The Science of Living Happy, Thin and Free. Key Points from the Episode: Modern foods are very addictiv...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this MOJO Minute, we capture our last nugget of wisdom from  Roy Baumeister and John Tierney and their spectacular  2011 book, Willpower:   Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength but it is in fact, our most important nugget of wisdom! Key Points from the Episode: Eric Clapton shares his story on losing his son We are ALL pilgrims...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message MM#205 we continue with Roy Baumeister and John Tierney and their spectacular  2011 book, Willpower:   Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength  Key Points from the Episode: The mystery science experiment Human nature, college exams and unhealthy habits Stress diminishes your ability to control your emotions which results in depleting...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Todays Catholic Corner is a grim tale of the Catholic Church in China and the Vatican's power-sharing agreement with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). For expertise in this area, we turn to our best ally in the region, 91 year old, Joseph Cardinal Zen, and his book, For The Love Of My People:  I will not remain silent Key Points f...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message MM#204 brings us to the center of things and how we understand Willpower. Our guide will be Roy Baumeister and John Tierney and their vaunted 2011 book, Willpower:   Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength  Key Points from the Episode: Why is Willpower at the center of things? How to gain Willpower? How to fuel Willpower and get more...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this MOJO Minute, we take a look at a very successful company on how they train and educate their employees.   That company is Starbucks and our guide is Charles Duhigg from his The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life and Business  Key Points from the Episode: How creating a habit is tied to Willpower Duhigg credits Starbuck...