Brian Johnson

You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson

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You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson features the best big ideas from life-changing books and practical tools to help you move from Theory to Practice to Mastery and flourish in Energy, Work, and Love. Get more wisdom in less time so you can activate your best, every day—so that we can change the world, one person at a time, together, starting with you and me and us, today! (Learn more about Heroic Public Benefit Corporation at https://heroic.us)

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Brian Johnson

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www.heroic.us

Latest episode

Nov 2, 2026

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10 Big Ideas from Hero-ology - Part 2: Training & Tools (Module II of the Optimize Mastery Series) (Preview) 19.12.2020

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-ii-2/ Preparing for Our Heroic Quests by Training Like Warriors and Stocking Our Armamentarium With Tools + Weapons + Provisions. In Modu...

The Study of a Good Hero and How To Create Antifragile Confidence + Heroic Courage + Response-Ability (via Module II.1 of The Optimize Mastery Series) (Preview) 18.12.2020

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-ii-1/ The Study of a Good Hero and How To Create Antifragile Confidence + Heroic Courage + Response-Ability. In Module II.1, we define th...

The Study of a Good Soul and How To Operationalize Virtue via Ancient Wisdom + Modern Science + Practical Optimizing Tools (Preview) 17.12.2020
Free Overview of The Optimize Mastery Series 16.12.2020
My Top 3 FOCUSING Books of All Time (+ a Life-Changing Idea From Each!) 14.12.2020

Here are my Top 3 FOCUSING Books of All Time: #1: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport #2: Irresistible by Adam Alter #3: Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday More on why + a Big-Idea from each of those books in this video:

My Top 3 BREATHING Books of All Time (+ a Life-Changing Idea From Each!) (#9) 07.12.2020
My Top 3 SLEEPING Books of All Time (+ a Life-Changing Idea From Each!) (#8) 30.11.2020

Hope | The Best Bridge? (#948) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/despair-hope/\n- +1: Sleep Efficiency | Want 8 Hours? Be in Bed for 9! (#913) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/sleep-efficiency/\n- +1: Foundation vs. Pillars | Our #1 Fundie? Sleep! (#911) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/foundation-vs-pillars/\n\n#2: THE SLEEP REVOLUTION by Arianna Huffington\n- +1: Sleeping with Tom Brady | A...

My Top 3 FITNESS Books of All Time (+ a Life-Changing Idea From Each!) (#7) 23.11.2020
My Top 3 WEIGHT LOSS Books of All Time (+ a Life-Changing Idea From Each!) (#6) 16.11.2020
My Top 3 NUTRITION Books of All Time (+ a Life-Changing Idea From Each!) (#5) 09.11.2020
PNTV: The Power of Your Breath by Anders Olsson 03.11.2020
My Top 3 POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY Books of All Time (+ a Life-Changing Idea From Each!) 02.11.2020
PNTV: Many Ways to Say I Love You by Mister Rogers (#426) 31.10.2020

This is our third Note on (Mister) Fred Rogers' books. I read all three over the course of a week after falling in love with the man via the wonderful documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor? This book, as per the sub-title, is all about "Wisdom for Parents and Children from Mister Rogers." Like the other books we've featured, it's a super quick-reading and equally inspiring collection of brief wisdo...

PNTV: The World According to Mister Rogers by Mister Rogers (#425) 28.10.2020

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 5 of my favorite Big Ideas from The World According to Mister Rogers by Fred Rogers. Hope you enjoy! Did you know that Fred Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian minister who was given the unique charge of working with children and famil...

My Top 3 ANCIENT WISDOM Books of All Time (+ a Life-Changing Idea From Each!) 26.10.2020

Here are my Top 3 ANCIENT WISDOM Books of All Time: #1: The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle #2: Discourses and Selected Writings by Epictetus #3: The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran More on why + a Big-Idea from each of those books in this video: https://youtu.be/eHMnL7MCMrs

PNTV: You Are Special by Mister Rogers (#424) 25.10.2020

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 5 of my favorite Big Ideas from You Are Special by Fred Rogers. Hope you enjoy! I got this book after watching the wonderful (!) documentary on Mister Rogers called Won't You Be My Neighbor? It's a collection of wisdom gems from va...

PNTV: The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell (#423) 22.10.2020

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 5 of my favorite Big Ideas from The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. Hope you enjoy! Joseph Campbell was an American author and teacher best known for his work in the field of comparative mythology. If you've ever hea...

My Top 3 HABITS Books of All Time (+ a Life-Changing Idea From Each!) (#2) 19.10.2020

Here are my Top 3 HABITS Books of All Time: #1: Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg #2: Atomic Habits by James Clear #3: The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy LISTEN for More on why + a Big-Idea from each of those books!

My Top 3 BEST Books of All Time (+ a Life-Changing Idea From Each!) 12.10.2020

Here are my Top 3 BEST Books of All Time: #1: The Tools by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels #2: Deep Work by Cal Newport #3: Happy Together by Suzie and James Pawelski LISTEN for More on why + a Big-Idea from each of those books!

Welcome to the Top 3 Books Series 11.10.2020

Here are my Top 3 BEST Books of All Time: #1: The Tools by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels #2: Deep Work by Cal Newport #3: Happy Together by Suzie and James Pawelski LISTEN for More on why + a Big-Idea from each of those books!

+1: The Optimize Food Rules | The Big 3 (+1!) (#1285) 11.10.2020

One of my favorite parts about creating our Optimize Mastery Series is that it forced me to go to the next level of clarity on the most important aspects of our Optimize philosophy.   This was true from Day 1 of the program and I found it to be especially powerful with our Eating Fundamental (which is day 200-something!) in which I integrated the wisdom from dozens of books and our Optimal Nutriti...

PNTV: Fearless by Eric Blehm (#419) 10.10.2020
+1: How to Be a Success | Wisdom from Two World-Class Coaches Named Phil (#1280) 06.10.2020

In our last +1, we drew some Venn circles with my Yoda and had fun high fiving God by giving ALL we've got.   Today I want to chat about what we talked about at the VERY end of our time together on August 10th, 2020.    After recapping the importance of showing up moment to moment to moment to keep my Soul Force powered by Divine Energy, Phil said—almost in a mantra-kinda way:    "APPLY THIS!!!" "...

PNTV: Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink (#417) 05.10.2020

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 5 of my favorite Big Ideas from Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink. Hope you enjoy! Jocko Willink is a retired Navy SEAL. He was commander of Task Unit Bruiser―the most decorated Special Operations Unit of the Iraq War. I r...

#1: Optimize Press + Buy 1, Get 1 + (#57) 30.09.2020

Quick creative update Today. Good times at Optimize!

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