You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson
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!
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Strength for Two: For Whom Will You Have It? (Heroic +1 #1995) 16.09.2026 2min🚀 Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS, the operating system for your best life: → https://go.heroic.us/heroic-os-app Today's +1: Let love give you strength for two. Slow down today and take an extra moment to really see and appreciate someone you love. Let that love fuel you to embody more wisdom, discipline, courage, and love in everything you do. #Heroic #PlusOne #Love -
PNTV: Unlocked by George Mumford 15.09.2026 13min🚀 Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS: → https://go.heroic.us/heroic-os-app 👇 Get my Notes on Unlocked by George Mumford for FREE to follow along: → https://go.heroic.us/unlocked Brian is back at the chalkboard with the ultimate playbook for unlocking your inner masterpiece and stepping onto your hero's journey: Unlocked by George Mumford. Written by the legendary mental toughness coach behind Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, this book reveals how to chip away at the clay of addiction, fear, and self-doubt to express the golden masterpiece hidden within. If you are tired of getting in your own way, refusing the call to adventure, or feeling disconnected from your highest self, this episode is for you. Grab a copy of the book on Amazon here: → https://amzn.to/3HyTETF ⏱️ Video Chapters & Big Ideas Explored: 0:00 — Introduction: Unlocking the Masterpiece Within 1:06 — Meet George Mumford: From Addiction to Coaching Jordan & Kobe 2:35 — Idea 1: The Hero's Journey (Answering the Call & Facing Your Dragons) 6:40 — Idea 2: The Masterpiece Within (Michelangelo & The Golden Buddha) 9:23 — Idea 3: The Great Ones Don't Take Days Off (Going All-In at 212°) 10:20 — Idea 4: Connecting to Your Daimon (Living in Eudaimonia) 11:43 — Idea 5: Closing the Gap & Living with Arete 12:32 — Summary & Plus One: Moving from Theory to Practice to Mastery 🧠 Deep Dive: The Core Concepts The Golden Buddha Within: Just as ancient monks hid a pure gold statue under clay to protect it, you already possess an inner masterpiece. Your job isn't to create greatness from scratch, but to systematically chip away at the habits, fear, and self-doubt obscuring it. Hell as Training: The hero's journey requires leaving your comfort zone to face real dragons. Drawing on his recovery from addiction, Mumford reminds us that our darkest hells often serve as the ultimate training ground to forge strength and align with our highest self. -
Celebrate and Emulate: An Abundance of Awesome (Heroic +1 #1994) 15.09.2026 1min🚀 Take Heroic OS for a free 7-day spin, see what changes: → https://go.heroic.us/heroic-os-app Today's +1: Let someone else's awesomeness show you what's possible. Think of someone you admire and something awesome they've done recently. Celebrate their win, then ask yourself what their example shows you about what you can do. Take a deep breath, smile, and go make today awesome. #Heroic #PlusOne #Inspiration -
Celebratory (Chess) Love: Find Something Awesome Today (Heroic +1 #1993) 14.09.2026 2min🚀 Ready to build a life you don't need to escape from? Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS: → https://go.heroic.us/heroic-os-app Today's +1: Make someone else's win worth celebrating. Celebratory love is one of the most powerful ways we can show someone we care. Find something awesome happening in someone else's life today and celebrate it with them. Bonus points if you do it more than once. #Heroic #PlusOne #Love -
PNTV: The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell 13.09.2026 18min🚀 Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS: → https://go.heroic.us/heroic-os-app 👇 Get my Notes on The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell for FREE to follow along: → https://go.heroic.us/the-heros-journey In this episode of Philosopher's Notes TV, Brian is back at the chalkboard to unpack some of the most profound, life-changing wisdom from a true masterpiece. We invite you into the virtual classroom to look inside the Philosopher's Note on The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work. Joseph Campbell is the legendary mythologist who mapped out the universal patterns of the human experience. In this biography/autobiography, we explore how his own life was the ultimate reflection of the heroic quest. If you are ready to quit looking outside yourself for someone to change your life, step out of your comfort zone, and claim your inner power, this episode is your roadmap. You are the hero we've been waiting for! 🎬 Watch the "Finding Joe" Documentary for FREE on YouTube: → https://youtu.be/s8nFACrLxr0 Grab a copy of the book on Amazon here: → https://amzn.to/46h0DgA ⏱️Chapters: 0:00 — You Are the Hero We've Been Waiting For 0:36 — Introduction to Joseph Campbell & The 750+ PN Collection 2:01 — The Documentary "Finding Joe" & Meeting Pat Solomon 2:39 — Idea 1: Answering the Call (Departure, Initiation, and the Micro-Hero's Journey) 7:11 — Idea 2: Crafting Your Path (How Joseph Campbell & Abraham Maslow Dropped Out to Tune In) 10:17 — Idea 3: Standing in Love (Moving Beyond Naivety to Cultivate Unshakable Relationships) 11:28 — Idea 4: The Ego vs. The Higher Self (Screw In Your Light Bulb & Master Your Conditioning) 14:19 — Idea 5: Goats, Tigers, and Your True Essence (Finding the Courage to Let Out Your Roar) 🧠 Deep Dive: The Core Concepts The Micro-Hero's Journey: A noble life isn't just about one massive macro quest and then you're done. As Steven Pressfield brilliantly captures, a good life is made up of a thousand micro-hero's journeys every single day. In every moment, you are being called to close the gap between who you are capable of being and who you are actually being. Goats and Tigers: Most of us have forgotten who we really are because we are busy conforming to a profoundly sick society. As Krishnamurti noted, it is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a sick culture. To live heroically, you must move outside your comfort zone, face your dragons, discover your true essence, and learn how to roar. -
Awakening Cues: The Ultimate One? YOU! (Heroic +1 #1992) 13.09.2026 3min🚀 Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS, the operating system for your best life: → https://go.heroic.us/heroic-os-app Today's +1: Create the conditions for joy, meaning, and fulfillment to flourish. You can't force flourishing, but you can cultivate the conditions that make it more likely. Find an awakening cue that helps you slow down, step out of the day-to-day, and reconnect with your highest possibilities, whether that's morning pages, a daily +1, or another ritual that brings you back to your best self. #Heroic #PlusOne #Flourishing -
Only Those Who Risk…: Jumping Over Sticks with Eleanor (Heroic +1 #1991) 12.09.2026 3min🚀 Take Heroic OS for a free 7-day spin, see what changes: → https://go.heroic.us/heroic-os-app Today's +1: You won't know how far you can go until you risk going further. If you're easily clearing every goal you set, it's probably time to raise the bar. And if you miss the mark, celebrate that you went for it, learn from the experience, recalibrate, and take another leap. #Heroic #PlusOne #Growth -
PNTV: True and False Magic by Phil Stutz 11.09.2026 20min🚀 Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS: → https://go.heroic.us/heroic-os-app 👇 Get my Notes on True and False Magic by Phil Stutz to follow along with the video: → https://go.heroic.us/3233c2eM In this special episode, we invite you into the virtual classroom to look inside the 750th Philosopher's Note personally created by Brian: True and False Magic by Phil Stutz. Phil is an iconoclastic psychiatrist widely known from the hit Netflix documentary Stutz (featuring Jonah Hill): https://netflix.com/stutz. He has also served as Brian's personal coach and "Yoda" for nearly a decade across nearly 500 one-on-one sessions. If you are ready to stop looking for quick fixes and start building real emotional stamina, this protocol is your roadmap. Grab a copy on Amazon here: → https://amzn.to/3RTSCda ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 — The Return of PNTV & The Launch of Heroic 2:20 — Inside 9+ Years of One-on-One Coaching with Phil Stutz 4:40 — Idea 1: Infinite Potential vs. The 3 Unavoidables (Pain, Uncertainty, and Constant Work) 8:15 — Idea 2: Reversing Desire (Flipping the switch to say "Bring it on!") 10:15— Idea 3: The Instinct Cycle (Why 15 minutes of action beats 15 years of analysis paralysis) 13:30 — Idea 4: Embracing Reality (Realizing challenges don't mean you're broken—they mean you're human) 14:40 — Idea 5: Forging Antifragile Confidence (The life-changing protocol to execute when you feel your worst) 🧠 Deep Dive: The Core Concepts The 3 Unavoidables of Life: Culturally, we are told that if we feel pain, uncertainty, and the pressure to work hard, something must be wrong with us. Phil Stutz teaches us the exact opposite: these three things are completely unavoidable. True magic is learning to embrace them as fuel for your evolution. The Antifragile Confidence Protocol: The worse you feel, the more committed you must be to your protocol*. When life hits you outside your comfort zone, keeping promises to yourself is exactly how you expand your infinite potential and build unbreakable emotional stamina. 📖 Explore More Masterclass Notes on the Phil Stutz Trilogy: The Tools by Phil Stutz & Barry Michaels → https://go.heroic.us/54f8c8K8 Coming Alive by Phil Stutz & Barry Michaels → https://go.heroic.us/22bb0e8U Lessons for Living by Phil Stutz → https://go.heroic.us/7f53c9DH -
You're Alive!: See You Tomorrow (Heroic +1 #1990) 11.09.2026 3min🚀 Ready to build a life you don't need to escape from? Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS: → https://go.heroic.us/heroic-os-app Today's +1: Show up with extraordinary presence and love. The most powerful thing you can give someone is your full presence, and one of the most meaningful things you can build is consistency. Today, practice being fully present with the people around you and commit to showing up, again and again. #Heroic #PlusOne #Presence -
Start Again: The +1s Are Back (Heroic +1 #1,989) 10.09.2026 2min🚀 Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS: → https://go.heroic.us/heroic-os-app Today's +1: A fresh start can be the beginning of something that lasts. Brian is back, and so are the +1s. After an 18-month break, he's recommitting to sharing the stories, philosophy, and imperfect attempts to practice what he teaches. Whatever you're restarting today, don't worry about the streak you broke. Make today Day One and take your next +1. #Heroic #PlusOne #FreshStart -
PNTV: Transcend by Scott Barry Kaufman 08.09.2026 18min🚀 Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS: → https://go.heroic.us/heroic-os-app 👇 Get my Notes on Transcend for FREE to follow along: → https://go.heroic.us/transcend Brian is back at the chalkboard with the ultimate playbook for human flourishing and self-transcendence: Transcend by Scott Barry Kaufman. Subtitled The New Science of Self-Actualization, this book ditches the rigid pyramid model of Maslow's hierarchy and hands you a science-backed framework for turning your greatest challenges into fuel for growth. If you are tired of feeling stuck, coasting through your potential, or wondering what it takes to live a life of deep meaning, this episode is for you. Grab the book on Amazon: → https://amzn.to/3OhQH0m ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 — Introduction: The New Science of Self-Actualization 1:33 — Meet Scott Barry Kaufman & Maslow 2.0 3:44 — Idea 1: The Sailboat Metaphor 5:57 — Idea 2: Self-Actualization (The 10 Validated Traits) 9:09 — Idea 3: Exploration & Antifragile Confidence 12:57 — Idea 4: Purpose & Encodings 14:33 — Idea 5: Healthy Transcendence 17:30 — Summary & Plus One 🧠 The big shift: Maslow never drew a pyramid. Kaufman offers a sailboat instead. The hull is your security needs (safety, connection, self-esteem) and the sail is your growth needs (exploration, love, purpose). Secure the hull so you don't sink, then open the sail and set out. Self-actualization isn't the finish line. Healthy transcendence is, and that means integrating your whole self in service of a better world. -
The Right Kind of Crazy by Adam Steltzner (Heroic Wisdom Daily) 12.01.2026 1minToday's wisdom comes from The Right Kind of Crazy by Adam Steltzner. If you're loving Heroic Wisdom Daily, imagine unlocking access to the distilled wisdom from 700+ of the greatest books ever written. That's what Heroic Premium offers: Unlimited access to every Philosopher's Note. Daily inspiration and actionable tools to optimize your energy, work, and love. Personalized coaching features to help you stay consistent and focused Upgrade to Heroic Premium → Know someone who'd love this? Share Heroic Wisdom Daily with them, and let's grow together in 2026! Share Heroic Wisdom Daily → -
The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster by Darren Hardy (Heroic Wisdom Daily) 11.01.2026 1minToday's wisdom comes from The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster by Darren Hardy. If you're loving Heroic Wisdom Daily, imagine unlocking access to the distilled wisdom from 700+ of the greatest books ever written. That's what Heroic Premium offers: Unlimited access to every Philosopher's Note. Daily inspiration and actionable tools to optimize your energy, work, and love. Personalized coaching features to help you stay consistent and focused Upgrade to Heroic Premium → Know someone who'd love this? Share Heroic Wisdom Daily with them, and let's grow together in 2026! Share Heroic Wisdom Daily → -
The Shallows by Nicholas Carr (Heroic Wisdom Daily) 10.01.2026Today's wisdom comes from The Shallows by Nicholas Carr. If you're loving Heroic Wisdom Daily, imagine unlocking access to the distilled wisdom from 700+ of the greatest books ever written. That's what Heroic Premium offers: Unlimited access to every Philosopher's Note. Daily inspiration and actionable tools to optimize your energy, work, and love. Personalized coaching features to help you stay consistent and focused Upgrade to Heroic Premium → Know someone who'd love this? Share Heroic Wisdom Daily with them, and let's grow together in 2026! Share Heroic Wisdom Daily → -
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön (Heroic Wisdom Daily) 09.01.2026 1minToday's wisdom comes from When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön. If you're loving Heroic Wisdom Daily, imagine unlocking access to the distilled wisdom from 700+ of the greatest books ever written. That's what Heroic Premium offers: Unlimited access to every Philosopher's Note. Daily inspiration and actionable tools to optimize your energy, work, and love. Personalized coaching features to help you stay consistent and focused Upgrade to Heroic Premium → Know someone who'd love this? Share Heroic Wisdom Daily with them, and let's grow together in 2026! Share Heroic Wisdom Daily → -
Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot by James Stockdale (Heroic Wisdom Daily) 08.01.2026 1minToday's wisdom comes from Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot by James Stockdale. If you're loving Heroic Wisdom Daily, imagine unlocking access to the distilled wisdom from 700+ of the greatest books ever written. That's what Heroic Premium offers: Unlimited access to every Philosopher's Note. Daily inspiration and actionable tools to optimize your energy, work, and love. Personalized coaching features to help you stay consistent and focused Upgrade to Heroic Premium → Know someone who'd love this? Share Heroic Wisdom Daily with them, and let's grow together in 2026! Share Heroic Wisdom Daily → -
The Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel (Heroic Wisdom Daily) 07.01.2026 1minToday's wisdom comes from The Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel. If you're loving Heroic Wisdom Daily, imagine unlocking access to the distilled wisdom from 700+ of the greatest books ever written. That's what Heroic Premium offers: Unlimited access to every Philosopher's Note. Daily inspiration and actionable tools to optimize your energy, work, and love. Personalized coaching features to help you stay consistent and focused Upgrade to Heroic Premium → Know someone who'd love this? Share Heroic Wisdom Daily with them, and let's grow together in 2026! Share Heroic Wisdom Daily → -
The Little Book of Talent by Daniel Coyle (Heroic Wisdom Daily) 06.01.2026 1minToday's wisdom comes from The Little Book of Talent by Daniel Coyle. If you're loving Heroic Wisdom Daily, imagine unlocking access to the distilled wisdom from 700+ of the greatest books ever written. That's what Heroic Premium offers: Unlimited access to every Philosopher's Note. Daily inspiration and actionable tools to optimize your energy, work, and love. Personalized coaching features to help you stay consistent and focused Upgrade to Heroic Premium → Know someone who'd love this? Share Heroic Wisdom Daily with them, and let's grow together in 2026! Share Heroic Wisdom Daily → -
The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino (Heroic Wisdom Daily) 05.01.2026 1minToday's wisdom comes from The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino. If you're loving Heroic Wisdom Daily, imagine unlocking access to the distilled wisdom from 700+ of the greatest books ever written. That's what Heroic Premium offers: Unlimited access to every Philosopher's Note. Daily inspiration and actionable tools to optimize your energy, work, and love. Personalized coaching features to help you stay consistent and focused Upgrade to Heroic Premium → Know someone who'd love this? Share Heroic Wisdom Daily with them, and let's grow together in 2026! Share Heroic Wisdom Daily → -
The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle by Jim Rohn (Heroic Wisdom Daily) 04.01.2026 1minToday's wisdom comes from The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle by Jim Rohn. If you're loving Heroic Wisdom Daily, imagine unlocking access to the distilled wisdom from 700+ of the greatest books ever written. That's what Heroic Premium offers: Unlimited access to every Philosopher's Note. Daily inspiration and actionable tools to optimize your energy, work, and love. Personalized coaching features to help you stay consistent and focused Upgrade to Heroic Premium → Know someone who'd love this? Share Heroic Wisdom Daily with them, and let's grow together in 2026! Share Heroic Wisdom Daily →
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