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FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Happy New Year! In this first MOJO Minute of 2022,  we kick off the new year with a new theme! Key Points from the Episode: Consistency beats Intensity Do the Work per Steven Pressfield Make it stupid small per our friend Stephen Guise Other resources: Want to leave a review? Click here , and if we earned a five-star review from you **h...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this final MOJO Minute of the year, we examine America's record from a 50,000 foot level with Bill Bennett's America the Strong.   We ask the question, Is America good or bad?  And what is her record? Key Points from the Episode: Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States commented on Thank you to my pr...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this MOJO Minute, we look back in American History to that first miracle of Christmas 1776 and read from Thomas Paine in the American Crisis  Correction:   the painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware resides in the West Wing of the White House, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was the painting I would refer to as a...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Merry Christmas Everyone! The Dominican Proclamation of The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ Other resources: Music credit:   “O Come All Ye Faithful”, performed by 407 Music (audio jungle) 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, thank...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Its Christmas week and lets examine the Gift of Faith Key Points from the Episode: Do we see the Gift of Faith working in our lives? How do we view the Christmas story? How might we deepen our faith this Christmas season? Other resources: Music credit:  “O Come All Ye Faithful”, performed by 407 Music (audio jungle) Want to leave a revi...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this MOJO minute, we examine my favorite Christmas movie of all time, Its a Wonderful Life   with Bob Welch's wonderful book, 52 Little Lessons from Its A Wonderful Life (affiliate links)  Key Points from the Episode: Do we matter in God's vast universe? Do we appreciate those people in our lives? Please enjoy this movie cl...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this special Catholic Corner segment of the podcast, we share some special excerpts from Fulton J Sheen's incredible book, The Life of Christ (affiliate link)  Key points: Only Christ was pre-announced into the history of the world The paradoxes of how Christ came into the world. How can the  gift and the virtue of faith help us...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this MOJO minute, we explore how much hard work is required for success and Geoff Colvin in Talent is Overrated   (affiliate link) is the book we turn too. Key Points from the Episode: What do Michael Jordan and Wolfgang Mozart have in common? What myth can we put to bed after this MM? Are you willing to put in the deliberate practic...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Last week, we chatted with the great basketball coaches. In this MM, we continue to chat with Coach K on the psychology of excellence. Key Points from the Episode: My experience as a high school basketball player Coach K 'next play' Do you ruminate on your past mistakes that you miss your present life? Other resources: Coach K...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message We are back in the groove with this new Catholic Corner segment update!  🙏💪 Today, we review one of my favorite Catholic authors and a person who touched my life early in my Catholic formation, Fr. Leo Clifford and his book of Reflections with Fr. Leo Clifford (affiliate link)  Key points: Why have we been so spoiled by the Lord?  The...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this short MM, we will discuss how to pursue a life of virtue with inspiration from Buddha and his water pots. Key Points from the Episode: Good vs Evil Not the totality of time but the consistent day by day actions and decisions Drop by Drop by Drop Other resources: Want to leave a review? Click here , and if we earned a five-star r...

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...