+1 #5: 3:59.4

You're watching an Optimize one with Brian Johnson. Unlock the full Optimize experience and join over 10,000 premium members at Optimize Me. Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Optimize plus one. At this point, most of us know that Roger Bannister was the first person to break the four minute mile. Very smart people of his era said that it was impossible. Period. End of story. He of course wasn't so sure. But here's what's awesome. Do you know how Roger trained to do the impossible? He broke down his goal into bite sized pieces. Here's how. First he trained until he could run a quarter mile in a minute. Nice job. Then he trained until he could run a half mile in two minutes. Well done. Then he trained until he could run three quarters of a mile in three minutes. Sweet. Then he trained until he thought he could run the full mile in less than four minutes. And voila. On May 6, 1954, at Iffley Road Track in Oxford, England, the timekeeper looked down and saw these magic numbers. 3.59.4. Roger achieved the impossible by breaking his impossible goal into bite sized doable pieces. Which is always a very good idea. As Henry Ford once said, nothing is particularly hard if you break it into small enough pieces. So how about you? What's your jumbo big exciting goal? You know the thing you would do if you weren't afraid? Yeah, that one. Write it down in a few words. Now let's chunk it down and give you your next bite size doable target. What's the very next micro goal you need to hit en route to that big goal? The thing that once you achieve it, will make it possible to hit the next target. You got it. Awesome. Now what's your next baby step? And most importantly, is now a good time to take it? 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? Well, helping you be that version of yourself all day, every day is what our optimized 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 for 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.