Heroes!

Michael here. 👋

Happy Sunday.

We love Phil Stutz.

If you haven’t yet heard of Phil, the quickest way to get a sense is to watch this eight-minute micro masterclass we produced: Conquer the Fear of Fear with Phil Stutz.

For a deeper dive into his life and work, check out the Netflix documentary Stutz, by Jonah Hill.

We’ve also got Philosopher’s Notes on his powerful book, Lessons for Living, as well as The Tools, and Coming Alive.

And…

Here’s what Phil has to say about Heroic, from the last few paragraphs of the foreword he wrote to Areté:

“What Brian has developed is much more than a bunch of coping mechanisms for the over-stressed modern person, though that would be an improvement for most of us. He’s developed a training program for the soul.

Commit to this training and you will gain the ability to transmute your biggest problems, your darkest days, into unstoppable courage, endless enthusiasm, and an unshakable faith in the future.”

Why does that matter?

Well…

Life can feel challenging sometimes. A good hero’s journey ALWAYS is.

But no matter what you’re experiencing or going through, all you have to do is:

“Commit to this training and you will gain the ability to transmute your biggest problems, your darkest days, into unstoppable courage, endless enthusiasm, and an unshakable faith in the future.”

Check out this week’s featured community highlights (and tons more in the app) for a few examples of fellow Heroes doing exactly that.

And have fun diving into the additional Phil-related Heroic resources featured below in the rest of this week’s Brief!

Day 1. All in. Let’s go!

-Michael and Team Heroic

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1. Collecting Turnarounds Game

This week’s Featured Tool is the Collecting Turnarounds Game.

Life is constantly challenging us and knocking us a little off-center as we stretch ourselves. When a glitch arises and disconnects us from our highest selves, let’s see how quickly we can turn it around and regain that connection.

Here’s how:

  1. EXPECT GLITCHES: Know that we must face challenges and uncertainty to actualize our potential, and that we WILL be knocked off-center.
  2. EXPERIENCE A GLITCH: Notice the MOMENT you get disconnected from the best within you.
  3. TURN IT AROUND: Have fun seeing how fast you can IMMEDIATELY recover your power and move on.

Find dozens of other tools like this in the Heroic App. Just head to the Theory tab and tap “Toolbox” to find what you need to close the gap in any given moment. 🛠️

2. Featured Class: Conquering Fear 101

How to alchemize fear into excitement + use the energy as fuel to reach your potential.

You know that fear you feel when you exit your comfort zone?

Let’s alchemize it into fuel for your hero’s journey.

That’s what this class is all about.

With a nod to Aristotle and modern mental toughness coaches, we start by establishing just how important it is to cultivate our courage (aka to conquer our fear!) and then we establish the fact that you are not alone (common humanity!) then we take a trip down Etymology Lane to learn that the word conquer comes from the Latin word that means “to seek”—which is a (very) good thing to keep in mind as we get really good at alchemizing that fear into excitement we can use as fuel to reach our highest potential.

📽️ Watch Conquering Fear 101.

3. Community highlights

A few favorites from another week of moving from Theory to Practice to Mastery, Together!!!

  • Michael’s Elite Progress Update: “Three weeks into this 101-day challenge, and I’m seeing steady progress. Some days it feels slow, but looking at the big picture keeps me motivated.” Check out Michael’s post for the additional data and visualizations. (Great work! 👏)
  • Sandi’s Creative Re-Commitment: After starting Elite strong (losing 10 pounds, re-launching her business, feeling closer to her husband…) Sandi noticed the Top 10 +1 targets weren’t feeling fresh, and she was at risk of veering from consistency. See Sandi’s post for more on how she’s evolving Elite as the program unfolds.
  • Gonzalo’s Workshop for Students: “I had the incredible opportunity to run a Hero Bars Workshop with an amazing group of students. I knew it would be a powerful experience, but what happened next truly blew me away.” Check out Gonzalo’s post for the full story.

+1. Wisdom from the week:

“To be alive is to be on fire with purpose, to move forward with undaunted determination toward a goal. You must be enthusiastically active, make something of yourself, and give something worthwhile to the world.”

— Yogananda

And this week’s Heroic Wisdom Daily:

Featured Meditation: Collecting Turnarounds Game, a 10-minute meditation to help you move from theory to practice on accelerating your speed at collecting turnarounds in all areas of life (available in app only).

And as always…

We’re here for you!!!

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For face-to-face connections, join us on Wednesday at 1:00pm EST / 10:00am PST for Office Hours.

You can also reach our top-rated Service team by replying to any note we send, or emailing us at support@heroic.us.

Alright…

With Wisdom + Discipline + Love + Courage + Gratitude + Hope + Curiosity + Zest.

Heroes Unite!

Let’s do this.

Day 1.

-Michael and Team Heroic

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