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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Health

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www.heroic.us

Latest episode

Nov 2, 2026

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Episodes

My Top 3 favorite teachers (and why!) 15.09.2020

As I was prepping for our upcoming Top 3 Most Life-Changing Books series, I realized I could create a little video on my Top 3 favorite teachers. Here it is!

PNTV: The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins (#405) 15.09.2020
#1: Ice baths, my Top 3 teachers ever, bullying, and TGIM! (#42) 14.09.2020

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#1: A quick look at my creative process (via Top 3 books project!) (#41) 13.09.2020
PNTV: Stillness Is The Key by Ryan Holiday (#401) 12.09.2020
PNTV: The Joy of Movement by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. (#400) 12.09.2020
#1: My Top 10 favorite books ever (#39) 11.09.2020

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+1: The Jonah Complex | Quit Running from Your Destiny (#1255) 11.09.2020

Scott Barry Kaufman is one of the world's leading positive psychologists.   We featured one of his earlier books called Wired to Create . So, when a bunch of our Optimizers recommended his new book called Transcend I was eager to get it. ( Thank you!! Keep 'em coming, please! )   It's FANTASTIC.   In short, it's an update on Abraham Maslow's thinking—moving us beyond self-actualizing into the ULTI...

#1: Feeling wobbly Energy-wise? Train your recovery! (#38) 10.09.2020

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#1: "Ugly but effective" + How to play poorly well (Hint: RUN THE ALGORITHMS!) (#37) 09.09.2020

From Notes on Jim Afremow's Champion's Mind: https://www.optimize.me/philosophers-notes/the-champions-mind-jim-afremow/https://www.optimize.me/philosophers-... "Take a minute right now to think about your performance when you did not believe a good or respectable outcome was possible but you still found a way to make it happen. There is beauty in being ugly but effective (UBE) or having a good bad...

#1: "Thank you, Stoic gods! Appreciate the chance to practice my Philosophy!" (#36) 08.09.2020
PNTV: Happy Together by Suzann Pileggi Pawelski and James Pawelski (#398) 08.09.2020
#1: Happy Playbor Day! (I'll be celebrating with some Playbor! Lol) (#35) 07.09.2020
PNTV: The Courage Quotient by Robert Biswas-Diener (#397) 07.09.2020
#1: The ABC's of Intimacy (Alexandra's cameo + Date night + Weekly planning +) (#34) 06.09.2020

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PNTV: How to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald Robertson (#396) 06.09.2020

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 How to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald Robertson. Hope you enjoy! Donald Robertson is one of the world's leading thinkers, writers AND practitioners of Stoic philosophy. He's also a therapist wh...

+1: The 100,000 Game | Join Me? (#1250) 06.09.2020

Not too long ago, I mentioned the virtual Optimize Local Zoom group I joined.    It was such an epic hangout.    I'm still beaming from the download of Love (and Wisdom + Self-Mastery + Courage + …).    Seriously. It VERY MUCH reminded me of the graduation weekend where I got to hang out with 500+ of our inaugural Optimize Coaches—which will always be a highlight of my life.    There's just someth...

#1: Soul Force equation + deep (RHR) data dive + best book on relationships EVER! (#33) 05.09.2020

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PNTV: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport (#395) 05.09.2020
Want to Master Yourself and Serve Heroically? (Here's Mastery Series Module O from Optimize Coach!) 04.09.2020

Optimize Coach:  https://optimize.me/coach  (Join 2,000+ Optimizers from 70+ Countries!)   Imagine the absolute best wisdom from 600+ PhilosophersNotes, 1,000+ Optimize +1s, and 50 Optimal Living 101 classes distilled into ONE super-practical, 300-day program to help you fundamentally and permanently change your life.   That's what we do in the Optimize Mastery Series + Optimize Coach program.   A...

#1: God, please grant me the virtues to make Today a masterpiece! (#32) 04.09.2020
PNTV: It Takes What It Takes by Trevor Moawad (#394) 04.09.2020
#1: How to Optimize your behavior design (B = MAP!!) (Note: Start with Trigger-Prompts!) (#31) 03.09.2020
PNTV: Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg (#393) 03.09.2020
PNTV: Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker (#392) 02.09.2020

Hope | The Best Bridge? (#948) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/despair-hope/ - +1: The Optimize Compass | And How to Make One (#1128) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/the-optimize-compass/ Big Idea 3: PM BOOKEND - PM Counts Twice | PM → AM + DAY + PM = #carpediem (#1007) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/pm-counts-twice/ - +1: AM + PM Bookends | How to Create Masterpiece Days: Start Here! (#...

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