2022 Books in Review
Review of the top books in the WM library for 2022. What are some of yours that you would add to the list?
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Thomas Crawford: Discussing the Blackbelt Journey
Talking through what it takes to get from beginner to Blackbelt with my son Thomas. It’ surreal to have shared the journey with him both through his own accomplishments and my own. What a great conversation we had here.
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Debrief 26: Musashi vs. Kojirō & Showing Your Appreciation
Have you ever heard about Musashi’s last duel before he wrote the Book of 5 Rings? Then the second half talking about showing appreciation for those that support you and help you grow.
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Debrief 25: Powerful Habits That Could Help You Grow
Discussion on this post titled Powerful Habits from the World’s Top Achievers about the following habits you can create for yourself;The 5 Hour Rule, The Power of Doing Nothing, The High-Five Habit, No Electronics at Bedtime, Flow State Ritual
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Fiona Martin – Training and Living a Life of Sharing the Environment With Others
Fiona joins me a discussion on Triathlons, Ultras, her training and making her way through a world that doesn’t exactly support an outdoor fitness lifestyle when it comes to sharing the physical environment we all live in.
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Will Weatherly – Thoughtful + Soulful approach to work & life
Will has a really great thought process and approach to how he balances his work and life. Taking a sabbatical and focusing on personal growth has helped pave the way to being prepared for the things to come in his life so far.
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Michael Brazell – Coaching & Connecting
Talking with Coach Michael Brazell about the ins and outs of coaching and connecting with the people we coach in a meaningful way. Being present and mindful of where we are in life is always an aspect of how Coach Mike approaches his craft.
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Media Literacy is Self Defense
Talking with Sherard “Shekeese” Duvall about some things going on media (social media) wise lately and why learning what media literacy is and why is it so important to get a handle on it for your own self defense.
Routines vs. Rituals
What are routines or habits that you have in your life? What rituals do you have in place to help you perform better or feel more connected? What’s the difference?
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Lone Wolf Strategy
There is a lot of talk about being a Lone Wolf. It can be seen as a positive strategy or negative one. Who are we to judge you, but we will still give you our 2 cents on it.
Are you a Workaholic?
How would you even know you were a workaholic or not? You may be experiencing some poor physical symptoms born out of stress, or feeling a ton of anxiety about things. Here are some questions you can ask yourself to see how you’re stacking up.
The 12 Steps
We are joined by Dr. Scott Padgett to talk about his journey through the 12 steps. A very humble conversation about what it takes to make your way through the program form his own personal experience.
12 Laws of Kharma
What are the basics of the 12 Laws of Kharma and how can you utilize these to live a better, more purposeful life?
Becoming, Responsibility, and Fulfillment; paths to being Authentic
Being authentically you at both work and at home means taking action on the things that make themselves known to you, confronting the things you fear most and walking the walk with the promises you make.
What is Self-Gaslighting?
Although we don’t like the term “gaslighting” too much, the concept is a real one and it’s extra divisive when we wind up doing it to ourselves.
Fight Club and looking deeply at the world
Fight Club is a great movie (and book), in this episode we are investigating it’s literary wisdom by making our way through a really great post on the same subject.
Signs you may have a GROWTH MINDSET
Do you thrive on challenges, stay calm during change, look at failure as an opportunity to grow? Then you may have a Growth Mindset.
Ego: Stoic Approach to Controlling Yourself
What are some of the ways your Ego shows up in your every day life and how can we use the Stoic way of thought to be better humans.
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Things that are NOT fair, but you still have to deal with… Part 2
Here is part two of 16 things that are not fair but you need to hear and deal with in your life.
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Things that are NOT fair, but you still have to deal with… Part 1
Here is part one of 16 things that are not fair but you need to hear and deal with in your life.
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Debrief 24: Traits in others that reflect traits in yourself
Breaking down a few thought provoking social media posts that get us into a better mindset when dealing with our emotions and the emotions of others.
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Willpower
Aaron and go over these three things that make up what willpower means to the stoics.
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9 things that are easy in concept but difficult to live
Aaron and I talk through this wonderful post from Gregory Admunson (the OG Fire-breather) that are labeled as “A road less traveled.” These are the things that easy in concept but very difficult to liv
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Behaviors Mentally Strong People Don’t Tolerate
What you allow in your presence is the standard. What behaviors from others or from yourself do you tolerate?
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Mas Oyama
A short biography and review of the founder of Kyokushin Karate, a sect of karate known for their emphasis on physical conditioning and full-contact sparring.
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Detachment #2
What does it mean to “detach” Round 2 – Learn to detach from a situation or person and how it can help you make better decisions in business and in life.
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Matt Walmsley: Coaching, growth and personal fitness
In this episode I talk with Coach Matt Walmsley about his approach to coaching and his personal growth as it relates to his own fitness and coaching.
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Wherever the Path Leads – Book Discussion
Heather and I discuss the book written by Sensei Larry Isaac “Wherever the Path Leads”. A gripping and honest look at a martial artist making his way through the 60’s in America to Vietnam and training Karate in Okinawa.
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Dan Jackson: Self Improvement, Coaching, Psychedelic Therapy & the best you can be
In this episode Dan Jackson and I talk about a lot of things. What it means to work on your self improvement, the coaching life, therapy through psychedelic exploration and generally being the best human we can be.
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How to work at HUMILITY
Heather and I talk through one of Ryan Holiday’s posts on humility. Turns out there’s more to it than you may have thought.
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