+1 #95: Mediocrity vs. Excellence
In our last few +1s, we've been chatting about reaching the Peak of our potential. What's the alternative? Well, did you know that the Latin root of the word mediocre LITERALLY means to get stuck in...
27 Nov 20173min
+1 #90: Your Declaration of Independence
For those of you in the States celebrating today, Happy Independence Day. For everyone else around the world, Happy 4th of July! 😃 The 4th of July. Of course, today we're celebrating Independence D...
25 Nov 20175min
PNTV: The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Jim Huling, and Stephen Covey
I planned to read this book since Cal Newport referenced it in Deep Work. I finally did so in preparation to teach Productivity 101. It's fantastic. If you're a business leader or entrepreneur I think...
24 Nov 201716min
+1 #85: 50 Pounds = A
Imagine this: It's your first day of art class. You signed up for an intro class on pottery. (Nice! Go you!) The teacher does something a little weird. He points to one half of the class and says, "...
24 Nov 20173min
PNTV: The Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker (#346)
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...
23 Nov 201719min
PNTV: Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
Brad Stulberg is a writer focused on health and the science of human performance. (Amy Cuddy calls him her favorite health and science writer.) Steve Magness is a coach to some of the top distance run...
22 Nov 201714min
+1 #80: Time Blocks
Continuing our theme of making TODAY (and every day!) a Masterpiece Day, let's take a quick look at Time Blocks. Gary Keller wrote The ONE Thing. He also created the largest real estate agency in the...
22 Nov 20174min
+1 #75: Simplify the Battlefield
In our last +1 we talked about Spinny Fingers and how to quickly regain our equanimity when life spins us around. Here's another way. Mark Divine is a former Commander in the Navy SEALs. He tells us...
20 Nov 20174min
