17 Dec 2025 · 3 min
Brian Johnson explores Other Image 101, the practice of seeing the divine essence in others and yourself. He draws on Walt Whitman's insight that we should consciously perceive the highest qualities in people we meet, starting with recognizing that same divinity in your own reflection.
You're listening to the Optymyze with Brian Johnson podcast. Unlock the full Optymyze experience and join over 10,000 premium members at Optimize Me. Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another optimize plus one. In self image 101, we talked about how to create the most heroically awesome version of yourself and by integrating the optimus you and the entheos you into the hero's you. We also talked about other Image 101, aka how do you see others? Walt Whitman helped us out with this idea. He once said, in the faces of men and women, I see God. Which begs the question, when you look in the faces of men and women, what do you see? That's actually today's plus one. When you're out and about today, and perhaps even more importantly, when you're in and hanging out with your family today, take a moment to step back and see the absolute best, most divinely awesome essence of the people with whom you're interacting. And remember, it's hard to see in others what we're not seeing in ourselves. Therefore, let's make sure the first person in whom we see God this morning is that person looking back at us in the mirror. Here's to bowing to the divine within yourself and to the divine within all those you meet today. Plus one plus one plus one hey, this is Brian with a quick question for you. Do you know what the word optimize literally means? It's from the Latin optimus, which means the best. In our case, we're talking about helping you create the best version of you. So another quick question. What's the best version of you look like? How does that version of you show up in the world? Helping you be that version of yourself all day, every day, is what our Optimize membership program is all about. Now, we obviously give away a ton of content for free and we give our 10,000 premium members a ton. More members get hundreds of Philosopher's notes, which are 20 minute book summaries that help you apply the best big ideas. From the best optimal living books to your life today. Plus members get dozens of hour long optimal living 101 masterclasses, more wisdom in less time for your busy life on everything from the science of setting and achieving goals, how to optimize your energy via the fundamentals of nutrition, movement, sleep and meditation, and how to be super productive day in and day out. While of course enjoying the whole process. Every facet of your life optimized equals you at your absolute best.
