You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson
Episodes
PNTV - The New Toughness Training for Sports by Dr. Jim Loehr
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Loehr is one of the world’s leading sports psychologists and peak performance experts. In this great book, he tells us how all champions are abl...
PNTV - Making Life a Masterpiece by Orison Swett Marden
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Orison Swett Marden is a brilliant old-school writer who mixed a passionate optimism in our potential with an equally passionate commitment to integri...
PNTV - Brain Maker by David Perlmutter, MD
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to get your brain right? Start with your gut! In this compelling book, Dr. David Perlmutter walks us through the leading-edge science on how to ...
PNTV - Grain Brain by David Perlmutter
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
David Perlmutter, MD combines his deep knowledge in neuroscience + nutrition in this hard-hitting, scientifically rigorous look at how, in short, grai...
PNTV - The Power of Mindful Learning by Ellen Langer
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to apply mindfulness to learning and teaching? That's what this book is all about as Ellen Langer challenges seven pervasive myths related to le...
PNTV - Mindfulness by Ellen Langer
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ellen Langer is one of the world's leading researchers studying the science of well-being. This book was was published over 25 years ago—before the ...
PNTV - Courageous Dreaming by Alberto Villoldo
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alberto Villoldo is a shaman and medical anthropologist who has studied the spiritual practices of the Amazon and the Andes for over 25 years. In this...
PNTV - Counterclockwise by Ellen Langer
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ellen Langer is a professor of psychology at Harvard and one of the world's leading reseachers who has been exploring what she calls the "psychology o...
PNTV - Choose the Life You Want by Tal Ben-Shahar
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tal Ben-Shahar is one of the most popular professors in Harvard’s history and does a great job of integrating the rigor of the science of happiness ...
PNTV - Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to lead the field? Earl Nightingale is our guide in this old-school guide to rockin' it. Big Ideas include seeing the acres of diamonds in...
PNTV - Courage Under Fire by James Stockdale
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
James Stockdale spent 7 1/2 years as the highest ranking prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. 4 years in solitary confinement. 2 in leg irons. This...
PNTV - Finding Your Zone by Dr. Michael Lardon
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Would you like to find the Zone more often? Well, yah! Leading sports psychologist Michael Lardon, M.D. shows us how. 10 core lessons. In the Note, we...
PNTV - Silence by Thich Nhat Hanh
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist Zen master and one of the world's leading spiritual teachers. In this great book he teaches us how to access ...
PNTV - Resilience by Eric Greiten
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Resilience. As Eric Greitens tells us, it's not so much about bouncing back as it is about moving through. And this former Navy SEAL, Rhodes Scholar, ...
PNTV - The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Greitens is pretty much a superhero. Part humanitarian and part warrior, he's an integrated man committed to serving profoundly. In this book, he...
PNTV - The Essence of Success by Earl Nightingale
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This is basically Earl Nightingale's greatest hits album, er, book. The editors of the book combed through over 700 (!!) hours of Earl's audio program...
PNTV - The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Originally published in 1974, this book is, as the sub-title suggests, the classic guide to the mental side of peak performance and transcends tennis/...
PNTV - Spartan Up! by Joe De Sena
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Spartan Up!! Want a swift kick in the optimizing butt?! This is the book for you. It truly is "a take-no-prisoners guide to overcoming obstacles and a...
PNTV - Perfectly Yourself by Matthew Kelly
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How'd you like to be perfectly yourself? In this great book, Matthew Kelly shows us how to become the-best-possible-version-of-yourself by doing the n...
PNTV - The Power of Concentration by Theron Q. Dumant
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Concentration. As we know, the sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus. This is an old school manual on how to cultivate our strength of mind ...
PNTV - A Better Way to Live by Og Mandino
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Og Mandino was the most popular inspirational author of his era. Before that he was a 35-year-old drunken derelict! In this book, he tells us how he f...
PNTV - The Message of a Master by John McDonald
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This little book features a mysterious master who teaches his secrets to living in harmony with Universal Law. I love stories like this. It’s a supe...
PNTV - The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle by Jim Rohn
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Rohn influenced a generation of self-help gurus and this book lays out his "five major keys for the life puzzle." We'll take a quick look at your ...
PNTV - The Rhythm of Life by Matthew Kelly
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The-best-version-of-yourself. That's what Matthew Kelly is committed to helping us become and that's what this book is all about. In the Note, we have...
PNTV - The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Would you like to be the greatest version of you? Og Mandino's classic can help with that. The best selling book on sales ever written is really a fun...
PNTV - The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Want to know the strangest secret? Here it is: “We become what we think about.” That's it! Thank you, Earl Nightingale (and all other gret teacher...
PNTV - Improv Wisdom by Patricia Ryan Madson
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This is one of Steven Pressfield's favorite books. When I heard that, I immediately got it. Brilliant. Patricia Ryan Madson is Emerita of Stanford Uni...
PNTV - Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nonviolent Communication has sold over 1,000,000 copies. Why? It works. There are four key components to NVC: Observations + Feelings + Needs + Reques...
PNTV - Play by Stuart Brown, MD
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Play! Stuart Brown, one of the world's leading play researchers, tells us that it's more important than you may think. We'll take a quick look at why ...
PNTV - The ONE Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The ONE Thing. What's yours? Gary Keller (his Keller-Williams real estate is THE largest real estate company in the world--I bet that was a ONE Thing ...
PNTV - He Can Who Thinks He Can by Orison Swett Marden
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Do you think you can or do you think you can't? As Henry Ford told us, either way you're right. Orison Swett Marden (who created Success magazine) wal...
PNTV - An Undefeated Mind with Alex Lickerman, MD
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How'd you like to have an undefeated mind while constructing an indestructible self? (I'll take 'em!) Alex Lickerman, MD shows us how--blending Wester...
PNTV - The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Want to wake up every morning like it's Christmas? (Or otherwise fired up if xmas isn't your thing?) Well, it's time to make your mornings miraculous ...
PNTV - Win Forever by Pete Carroll
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Carroll is the Super Bowl-winning coach of the Seattle Seahawks. His Win Forever philosophy was inspired by an awesome hybrid of Abraham Maslow, ...
PNTV - On Writing by Stephen King
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen King has written over 50 books. ALL of them (that would be every.single.one) have been international best-sellers. (Wow.) It’s fair to say h...
PNTV - An Iron Will by Orison Swett Marden
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This is a tiny little book PACKED with wisdom. Written in a classic, hard-hitting, early 20th century old- school-cool style, it reminds me of a cross...
PNTV - Your Life Is Your Message by Eknath Easwaran
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Eknath Easwaran is one of my favorite teachers and one of the most beloved spiritual teachers of the 20th century. He walked with Gandhi in his native...
PNTV - Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Turning Pro. Steven Pressfield tells us that's how we win The War of Art against our nemesis Resistance. Brilliant stuff. In this Note, we'll take a q...
PNTV - With Winning in Mind by Lanny Bassham
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This is a SHOCKINGLY good book. Want to get your mind right? Lanny Bassham, an Olympic gold medalist, has been teaching the art of mental training/pea...
PNTV - The Art of Mental Training by DC Gonzalez
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
DC Gonzalez is one of the world's leading peak performance/mental training experts and this quick-reading manifesot on the art of mental training is f...
PNTV - Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin Neff established self-compassion as a field of study almost a decade ago—bringing the Buddhist practice of self-compassion into her labs so ...
PNTV - Mind Gym by Gary Mack
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We go to the gym to work out our bodies. But what about our minds? We need a mind gym!! This is one of the top books on mental training. Focused on at...
PNTV - Mindsight by Dan Siegel, M.D
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mindsight. It's the seventh sense you didn't know you had! Can you pay attention to the inner workings of your own mind? That's what Dr. Dan Siegel, o...
PNTV - Enough Already by Alan Cohen
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How'd you like to tap into the power of radical contentment? (Sign me up!) Alan Cohen shows us the way to as he teaches us how to quit being a hardaho...
PNTV - Unbeatable Mind by Mark Divine
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
I'm convinced Mark Divine is a superhero. Seriously. And in Unbeatable Mind, the former Navy SEAL gives us the handbook on mental toughness. In the No...
PNTV - The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Darren Hardy is the Publisher of SUCCESS magazine and knows a thing or 1,000 about success. It's all boiled down into this little manifesto on The Com...
PNTV - The Practicing Mind by Thomas M. Sterner
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Practicing Mind. It’s the key to true inner peace and contentment. In a world that conditions us to obsess about goals and outcomes, it’s easy...
PNTV - Creativity on Demand by Michael Gelb
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Would you like to ignite and sustain the fire of genius? Well, Michael Gelb's your guy, then. Gelb is one of the world's leading thinkers + teachers o...
PNTV - Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Teddy Roosevelt told us that it's not the critic who counts. It's all about the individual who is actually in the arena--whose face is marred by dust ...
PNTV - Introvert Power by Laurie Helgoe, PhD.
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Introverts unite!! Did you know that the majority (!) of Americans are actually introverted? Yep. But... Our society overly values the extroverted/soc...
PNTV - Power Sleep by Dr. James B. Maas
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sleep. It's powerful. Way more so that you may think. And Dr. James Maas, a leading sleep scientist, gives us the lowdown on how to optimize our sleep...
PNTV - Superhuman by Habit by Tynan
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You want to be superhuman? Tynan tells us it's *all* about the habits. I agree. And this book is a genius little manifesto on how to rock it. In the N...
PNTV - Take a Nap, Change Your Life! by Sara Mednick
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Want to change your life? Take a nap. Seriously. Nearly all of us are sleep deprived and naps are a scientifically proven way to boost everything you ...
PNTV - The Art of Life by Ernest Holmes
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ernest Holmes created the Science of Mind movement and influenced a ton of modern new thought teachers (from Louise Hay to Michael Beckwith). He's all...
PNTV - The Emotional Life of Your Brain by Richard Davidson and Sharon Begley
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Richie Davidson is one of the world's leading neuroscientists and was the first guy to check out monks' brains in a lab. He founded the affective + co...
PNTV - The Power of Rest by Matthew Edlund, M.D.
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Rest. You getting enough? If you're like most of us, the answer is No. Leading medical doctor, Matthew Edlund shows us how sleep isn't enough. We need...
PNTV - The Tools by Phil Stutz & Barry Michels
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Tools. This was easily the best book I read in 2012. It's *packed* with goodness. Stutz and Michels are two no-nonsense therapists who developed p...
PNTV - The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Whatever you want to learn, know this: It’s ALL about the myelin. Myelin? Yep. Myelin. In this Note we’ll learn what myelin is and why it’s so c...
PNTV - Time Warrior by Steve Chandler
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Are you looking for a way to “defeat procrastination, people-pleasing, self-doubt, over- commitment, broken promises and chaos.” Then this books f...
PNTV - Today We Are Rich by Tim Sanders
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Sanders is awesome. He was the Chief Solutions Officer for Yahoo! back in the day and wrote the uber-cool book Love Is the Killer App—which was ...
PNTV - Toward a Psychology of Being by Abraham Maslow
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Abraham Maslow sits in the great-grandfather slot in my spiritual family tree and is kinda the great-grandfather of the modern Positive Psychology mov...
PNTV - When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Pema Chödrön is a Buddhist teacher and prolific author with an incredibly strong, yet compassionate and grounded perspective. This book is all about...
PNTV - Why We Do What We Do by Edward Deci
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Edward L. Deci is one of the world’s leading researchers on human motivation and this book is *packed* with scientific wisdom—exploring what we kn...
PNTV - Why Your Life Sucks by Alan Cohen
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Why Your Life Sucks. That has to win the award for best title ever. Cohen is a very funny man. He’s also super wise and a great story teller and thi...
PNTV - Willpower by Roy Baumeister & John Tierney
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Willpower. It’s ESSENTIAL to optimizing our lives. In fact, in their *great* book, Willpower, Roy Baumeister (one of the world’s leading scientifi...
PNTV - Wooden by John Wooden
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
John Wooden. He’s arguably the greatest coach EV-ER and this book is essentially one Big Idea after another. Wooden is all about the fundamentals an...
PNTV - The Creativity Book by Eric Maisel
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
One of the world’s leading experts on creativity, Eric Maisel is a psychotherapist who works exclusively with artists. As the sub-title suggests, th...
PNTV - The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Twyla Tharp is awesome. One of the greatest choreographers in the world, she’d created more than 130 (!!!) dances for her company as well as for eve...
PNTV - The Element by Ken Robinson
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You might have caught Sir Ken’s genius energy in his brilliant TED talk. Not only is he one of the world’s leading experts on creativity, he’s a...
PNTV - The Golden Present by Sri Swami Satchidananda
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sri Swami Satchidananda was one of the world’s greatest yoga masters and teachers. This book is organized as a daily inspirational guidebook and it’...
PNTV - The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Wonder where happiness comes from? So does Jonathan Haidt, one of the world’s leading positive psychologists and Professor at the University of Virg...
PNTV - The Highest Goal by Michael Ray
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Ray is a Professor at Stanford’s Business School who teaches creativity in business. This book shares the lessons from that remarkable class...
PNTV - The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Barry Schwartz tells us that some choice is obviously good but too much choice can actually stress us out! The book is packed with powerful wisdom—m...
PNTV - The Art of Achievement by Tom Morris
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Morris is my favorite living philosopher. As a former Professor at Notre Dame with a dual Ph.D. in Religion and Philosophy, he blends old school, ...
PNTV - Life Visioning by Michael Bernard Beckwith
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Bernard Beckwith. Alexandra and I love him and his wisdom. He’s a model of integrated spirituality for us one of our absolute favorite teach...
PNTV - Mindset by Carol Dweck
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Carol Dweck, Ph.D is a Stanford Professor and one of the world’s leading authorities on the science of motivation. She tells us that our “mindset”...
PNTV - No Excuses by Brian Tracy
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Are you suffering from “excusitis” or living on “Someday Isle”—you know, where you’ll get around to living your greatest life “someday”...
PNTV - Rethinking Depression by Eric Maisel
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This is a great book. In Rethinking Depression, Eric Maisel presents an incredibly persuasive case for how medicalized we’ve made the normal human e...
PNTV - Spark The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the brain by John Ratey
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Exercise. At this stage—especially if you’ve read many of these Notes!—we KNOW it’s important. This book tells us WHY. John D. Ratey is a geni...
PNTV - Self-Help by Samuel Smiles
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Written in 1859, this is one of the classics of self-development. Smiles focuses on character development, hard work and perseverance rather than the ...
PNTV - Super Immunity by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a nutritional science rock star. As one of the world’s leading medical doctors, he is leading the charge in helping us underst...
PNTV - Super Rich by Russell Simmons
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Russell Simmons. Part vegan-yogi. Part pop icon. 100% awesome. (And *really* funny. :) In PN - Volume I we did a Note on his great book Do You! and I’...
PNTV - Talent Is Overrated by Geoff Colvin
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Colvin tells us talent is overrated. (As you may have gathered from the title. :) Where’s it at? 10,000 hours of deliberate practice, yo. That’s t...
PNTV - Thanks! by Robert Emmons
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Emmons is one of the world's leading experts on the science of gratitude and this book is packed with the whys and hows of getting our gratitud...
PNTV - A Complaint Free World by Will Bowen
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Will Bowen committed to going 21-days without complaining, criticizing or gossiping and challenged his congregation to do the same. 7 million purple b...
PNTV - A Daily Dose of Sanity by Alan Cohen
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Cohen has become one of my favorite writers and people and this book is great--it’s precisely what the sub-title promises: “A Five-Minute Sou...
PNTV - A Guide to Rational Living by Albert Ellis
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Albert Ellis has been recognized as one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century (#2, in fact, right ahead of Freud and behind Carl R...
PNTV - A Guide to the Good Life by William B. Irvine
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Stoicism. I love it. Although pretty obscure today, Stoicism was once the primary philosophy of the Western world. (We’ve done Notes on the three le...
PNTV - Awaken Your Strongest Self by Neil Fiore
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re looking to “Break free of stress, inner conflict, and self-sabotage” then Neil Fiore’s Awaken Your Strongest Self is the book for yo...
PNTV - Brain Power by Michael Gelb & Kelly Howell
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Want to learn how to improve your mind as you age? You can and this book by Michael Gelb (author of one of my favorite books: How to Think Like Leonar...
PNTV - Buddha's Brain by Rick Hanson
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Hanson is a neuropsychologist and meditation teacher and this book delivers on its sub-title, delivering a practical look at the neuroscience of ...
PNTV - Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This book is REALLY REALLY good. In fact, I’m gonna say that if you take the time to read only *one* book on nutrition, read this one. Integrating s...
PNTV - EntreLeadership by Dave Ramsey
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
I just love his no-nonsense, straight-to-the-point approach. His words pack a wise punch. We already profiled another one of his great books, The Tota...
PNTV - Excuses Begone! by Wayne Dyer
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This is the fourth Note I’ve done on Wayne Dyer’s stuff. We also profiled Your Erroneous Zones + The Power of Intention + Real Magic. I just love ...
PNTV - Fearless by Steve Chandler
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Want to be fearless? Then you’ll love this book. And this Note. Steve Chandler is a funny guy. And, he’s brilliant. I really like that combo. :) W...
PNTV - Flourish by Martin Seligman
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Seligman is one of the founding fathers of the Positive Psychology movement and this is the third Note we’ve done on one of his books. (Check...
PNTV - Happiness by Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Diener is the world’s leading researcher on the science of happiness and his son, Robert Biswas-Diener is known as the “Indiana Jones of psycho...
PNTV - Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This uber-best-selling classic is basically the granddady of self-help books. It's about a lot more than making money and in this Note, we'll have fun...
PNTV - The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This is easily one of THE most transformative books I've ever read. In the Note, we'll explore all seven spiritual laws with special emphasis on #7 (T...
PNTV - The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
More Wattles mojo here. In this Note, we'll look at the logic behind why Wattles believes we should be rich (quickly: you can render no greater servic...