A short Heroic +1 podcast by Brian Johnson in which he describes his morning routine (meditation, PEMF/Nanov devices, 101 burpees), a 90-minute deep-reading session of leadership books (Admiral Menazzer, Jim Mattis, Admiral McRaven), and two tender parenting moments with his children Emerson and Eleanor. Central message: bids for attention from loved ones are not interruptions but the reason for routines — focus on what matters now and consistently. The episode references an upcoming national chess championship (Emerson) and uses Jim Mattis's framed quote about calls from the field to underline priorities.
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Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another heroic plus one. This morning I did my thing, dominating my Philosopher Mode protocol that Featured a shorter 1000 second meditation so I could get straight to work on creating content for curious souls. I wrote the last one in Dropbox on my phone while still in airplane mode while still sitting in my meditation posture with the PEMF and Nanov doing their thing. Then I spent 90 minutes reading learn how to Lead to Win by retired US Navy Admiral Mike Menauzer. I got that book on the recommendation of the same friend who recommended I read Jim Mattis call sign chaos. Note number one they are both fantastic books on leadership. Note number two Admiral Manazzer reminds me of Admiral McRaven, only instead of SEAL stories, he gives us Top Gun Fighter Pilot stories. Equals awesome. Note number three check out our notes on McRaven's make youe Bed Sea Stories and the Hero Code. Now, by the time I'd hit the 90 minute deep work mark this morning, I'd already banged out my 101 burpees. As I hammered out the 101st burpee for the day, I knew I was going to write a plus one to talk about why I make my last set of burpees a set of 13 reps. So I grabbed my computer. I opened up a fresh paper document plus one title lucky number 13. I was about to get to work, then Emerson bursted into my office with his joyful enthusiasm. So I pressed pause on writing that +1 and focused my energy on what was important. Then Emerson we chatted about his plans to prepare for his next big chess tournament. He won his division for the regional championships, and the national championships are exactly 51 days away. As I typed this plus one exciting. We're focused on some Fun Lanny Basham inspired parenting champions process goal targets, including playing and reviewing a certain number of games each day and solving a certain number of puzzles each day to prepare for that tournament. I ended our awesome chat with tears in my eyes as I told Emerson just how much I appreciate him and let him know how much fun I am having seeing him flourish. I reminded him that nothing gives me greater joy than doing everything I can to support him in creating an amazing life. It was a sweet, special moment. Target Swipes Respond to bid from Emerson Target Swipe Micro Moment of awesome with Emerson. Target, swipe, big wrestle. Hug with Emerson. So Emerson was on his way out of my office when Eleanor burst through the door and asked me to check out the house she built. Perfect time to respond to a bid from Eleanor and create a micro moment of awesome with her as I shifted my focus to the next win. Target swipes and respond a bid from Eleanor. Micro moment of awesome with Eleanor. Big hug with Eleanor. Swipe, swipe, swipe. And I'm typing this one an hour later after breakfast and we'll make that the focus of today's 1. I'll come back to what I plan to talk about tomorrow. Lucky number 13. For now, I'm reminded of Jim Mattis wisdom from call sign Chaos in a very different context. He makes the same point when he tells us, and I quote, mattis, a former boss, Navy Captain Dick Strato, who was held in the Hanoi Hilton for 2,251 days as a prisoner of war, had taught me that a call from the field is not an interruption of the daily routine, it's the reason for the daily routine. Of course, there are times when we need to be in deep do not disturb unless it's an emergency mode. And those bids from our kids and loved ones, they're not an interruption of the daily routine. They are the reason for the daily routine. Let's remember our soul force equation. Soul force equals energy. Focused on what's important now to the power of consistency. And let's activate it by focusing on what's important now all day, every day, especially today.
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