A short podcast micro-class by Brian Johnson (Aug 18, 2015) summarizing Rory Vaden’s concept of “Mr. M” (Mr. Mediocrity) from Take the Stairs, urging listeners to notice negative self-talk, cancel it, and replace it with positive, energizing self-statements to preserve momentum. The episode also promotes Brian Johnson’s newsletter and Optimal Living membership.
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You're listening to Optimize with Bryan Johnson. More wisdom in less time. Hi, this is Brian with another micro class. This one is on silencing Mr. M. It's from Take the Stairs. Rory Vaden. Check out the note. Mr. Mr. Mediocrity. We want to get good at silencing this guy. Rory tells us this guy is tiny. He's almost invisible, but he's got a huge mouth. Huge mouth, Little face, little hands, little feet, huge mouth. And he's constantly yelling at us, and he kills momentum. This is the negative voice in our head who's saying things like, you're an idiot. Why did you do that? Fill in the blank with your negative self talk. Rory makes it unequivocally clear, as do all great teachers. If we want to achieve great things, we need to notice when we have Mr. M, Mr. Mediocrity chit, chatting about all the negative stuff, taking over the airwaves with his megaphone and saying all of his negative things. We've got to be aware of that and then stop it and transition into positive self talk. Rory tells us. And again, a lot of other teachers tell us, it might feel stupid at first, but talk to yourself positively. You notice the negative voice and you immediately cancel it. And you say to yourself, I've got this. Yes, let's do this. Whatever it takes for you to fire yourself up. I interviewed D.C. gonzalez, who wrote the Art of Mental Training the other day. He says, when you notice the negative, say cancel, cancel, cancel, cancel. And then insert your positive powerful self talk here. And again, you might feel silly. That's fine. Do it anyway. Give it an experiment. Can't hurt. Remember, Mr. M is tiny, nearly invisible, but he's got a huge mouth and he's committed to killing your momentum. Don't let him. Stop the negative chitchat. Focus on the positive. Figure out what your positive statements are that fire you up. I like, I've got this. Yes, let's do this. Those are things that make me smile every time I say I figure them out. Silence, Mr. M. Let your momentum continue in powerful ways. Hope you enjoyed. Look forward to sharing more soon. See ya. Hi, this is Brian. I hope you enjoyed that micro class. If so, I think you'll enjoy everything else we offer at BrianJohnson. Me. Two basic things. One, our free newsletter. It's called the Optimizer. Over 50,000 people start their day with it and they tell us it's pretty awesome. And two, our Optimal Living membership program. This is where I put all my best stuff 10 bucks a month for a ton of wisdom. Two primary things in there philosopher's notes plus optimal living 101 classes when you sign up, you'll get instant access to 250 philosopher's notes, which are basically six page PDFs and 20 minute MP3s where I capture my favorite big ideas for from great books. The PNTV episodes are kind of a mini version of all that goodness. You'll also get instant access to all my Optimal Living classes. This is where I take all the ideas we cover in the Philosopher's Notes and boil it down to the most practical stuff you can apply today. Classes include Confidence 101, Getting Stuff Done 101, Relationships 101, Habits 101, etc. You'll also get access to what we call micro classes that I think you'll love. We aim to astonish and we're blessed to have thousands of members telling us we're helping them change their lives and that this is the best 10 bucks they invest in themselves every month. Go to BrianJohnson ME membership to learn more. Thanks for your support and have an awesome day.
