Micro Class - The Big U

You're listening to Optimize with Bryan Johnson. More wisdom in less time. Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another micro class. This one's on the big you. It's inspired by louder than words. Todd Henry walks us through the fact that anytime we want to do anything great, whether it's a project or a piece of art or a business or a relationship, we go through peaks and valleys. You shaped is what he says all projects look like, right? There's you at the peak and you're sitting here looking over at your next peak that you want to get to. You're fired up, life is good, you're inspired. Yeah, let's go do this right. You at the beginning of any project and you can apply this to any relationship, anything. It's easy at this phase, right? Then you go into the valley of the you. Now, same you, different look on your face. Now you're not quite so happy. Ah, what was I thinking? Up here we often think right Self doubt creeps in the fear, the overwhelm. We question why we were ever inspired by this. And we can't even see this anymore. We can't even see our target. We're just sitting here in the weeds and oh man, I don't even. Am I going the right way? We're in the valley, you could say the valley of despair, right? Got a peak here, you got a peak here and you've got a long valley here. Now it's really important to recognize that everything goes through this process because when we can see that, when we get down here, we don't need to let our emotions run the show, right? Sometimes we do need to disengage and get another project, which is a whole other conversation. Oftentimes this inspiration just needs to be rekindled such that we can do what needs to get done next and work our way up this incline such that we can get to the other side and celebrate the successful completion of of what we were so inspired about over here. Peaks and valleys and the big you. Where are you in your life right now? Fired up or you kind of getting a little less than inspired? And how do you bring back this vision of your ideal and navigate that you with as much grace as possible? Remember, it's not about you in the y o U sense, it's about the you in this sense. All creative work goes through that relationships. It's much easier to fall in love. Yay, I'm at the peak. Than to choose love. Oh, it's not quite so fun anymore. Why do you do that. Choose love, choose creativity, choose mastery in pursuit of your next peak. That's the you. Let's navigate it with grace and power. Hope you enjoyed. Look forward to sharing more soon. Have another awesome day. 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 2 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 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 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.