Relationships

It’s pretty easy to FALL in love.

As we discussed not too long ago, I recently had an epic party with some Stoics.

In our last +1, we talked about being Efficient vs. Effective.

In our last +1, we hung out with Jon Gottman and learned that successful marriages feature partners responding to one another’s bids. (Did you do your quick, napkin Relationship Bid Math?)

In our last +1, we hung out with Emerson and practiced our Squeezy-eze.

Have you ever heard of “The iPhone Effect”?

In the last couple +1s we talked about the power of Gratitude and Grateful Flow.

In our last +1 we chatted about the difference between FALLING in love and STANDING in love.

We’ve talked a ton about Deep Work and going Deep in general.

Please extend your pointer finger and shake it as if you’re lecturing someone — saying something like, “You shouldn’t do this, this and this! Do that, that and that!”

A couple +1s ago, we talked about Hero Jessica’s kind words and then had fun talking about Mr. Anonymous Troll Guy as well. 🤓

Not too long ago, we talked about the shiny new Heroic Virtue Meditation we’re working on as part of our Heroic Coach program.

In our last +1, I made the case for why the virtue of encouragement should be elevated to its proper status in the pantheon of how to best express our love for people in our lives.

In our last +1, we talked about lint on the projector’s lens and the fact that, as per Byron Katie, “every perceived problem appearing ‘out there’ is really nothing more than a misperception within your own thinking.”

In our last +1, Jesus joined the party and helped us take the BEAM out of our own eye rather than point out the sawdust in everyone else’s eyes.

Continuing our exploration of using interpersonal challenges as fuel for our flames and brightness, let’s talk a little more about how to alchemize interactions with challenging people people we perceive to be challenging.

Here’s another really powerful tool from The Tools guys, Phil Stutz and Barry Michels.

As we go ALL IN on optimizing our lives, it’s easy to get overwhelmed.

In our last +1, we had fun applying Rumi’s wisdom that God turns us from one feeling to another so we have two wings to fly and not one.

The other day Alexandra and I were on a walk with Eleanor when we saw a dog that appeared to be lost. It had a collar and was acting sweet but a little scared.

In our last +1, we talked about shadows and attending your own lectures.

Barbara Fredrickson is one of the world’s leading positive psychologists. She wrote a book called Love 2.0 in which she challenges us to upgrade our Love OS.

Brené Brown tells us that what we all really want from other people is for them to be authentic. And that means we need them to be vulnerable.

In Self-Image 101, we talked about how to create the most heroically awesome version of yourself by integrating the “Optimus” you and the “en*theos” you into the “Hērōs” you.

Pema Chödrön tells us that being mad at someone and holding a grudge is kinda like eating rat poison and thinking the rat will die.

We’ve all heard of the Golden Rule.

In our last few +1s, we talked about MMA Champ Champs, Olympic pankration fighters and Teddy Roosevelt’s Heroes in the Arena.

In our last +1, we talked about Love. Specifically, we talked about Love 0.0. Love 1.0. Love 2.0. And, Love 3.0.

As we’ve discussed, I absolutely love Love 2.0 by Barbara Fredrickson.

In our last few +1s we talked about a few Tools Phil Stutz encouraged me to consider employing as I prepared to launch our inaugural Heroic Coach program.

As we’ve discussed, I’m not the best gardener. Nor am I the handiest of men. (And let’s not forget that I’m pretty bad in the kitchen as well, eh? 🤓)

Not too long ago, we talked about The Mystery of the Hairy Fingers. That +1 featured the prickly little guys that got lodged in Emerson’s hand after a little slip on the Trail and ended with us laughing about it all.

The other day my wonderful Physical Therapist/Peak Performance (Heroic!) Coach, Dr. Julie Beck was doing her thing getting my wrist back in business so I can start hammering out my burpees again.

In our last +1, we took a moment to celebrate the power of friends as we had fun with our new favorite phrase: “Friend Power.”

Speaking of heroes and the reverse indicators we can expect to see on our heroic, dragon-slaying quest(s), do you know what the word “hero” actually means?

The other day we took a quick look at my Gratitude journaling.

In our last +1, we upgraded our conception of Soul Mates to Soul Mate 2.0.

In our last +1, we had some fun with the “How’d you two meet?!” Johnson Family Love Story.

In our last +1, we spent some time with Seneca and the Buddha and Walter Russell—reminding ourselves of the importance of doing the mundane, less-than-inspiring tasks with all we’ve got.

In our last +1, we tapped into some wisdom from Brené Brown’s Braving the Wilderness as we wrote ourselves a permission slip and then hopped on the bus.

In our last +1, we talked about how to tap into our Flow Superpowers.