Attention Management is the first module in the Stagen Leadership Academy’s brilliant, impactful year-long Integral Leadership Program (ILP)
By being more proactive about managing our attention, the idea is to find two or more hours a week which can then be reinvested in learning the program demands.
Of all the attention management tools, Rand Stagen tells ILPers, the single most impactful is the “Weekly Focusing Process” where he encourages us … continue reading
In our quest to create what philosopher Brian Johnson calls masterpiece days, so far this week we’ve looked of two of Brian’s “Big 3:” our energy and our work.
Today, we turn our attention to the third element: Love.
To love, we must be deeply present.
What’s the #1 thing in the way?
Technology.
Yesterday we covered how digital distractions are the #1 enemy of doing genius work.
New … continue reading
What game are we playing?
Are we going through the motions or are we on the path to mastery? Philosopher Brian Johnson asks.
Are we committed to actualizing our potential or pin-balling around based on random inputs?
At the heart of Brian’s philosophy is the idea of creating masterpiece days.
Brian suggests we begin by focusing on the parts of our day where we have maximum control, what he calls the … continue reading
Our goal?
To create “masterpiece days.”
This week we’ve looked at the importance of our morning and evening routines, what philosopher Brian Johnson calls our AM and PM bookends. I’m currently enrolled in Brian’s year-long Optimize Mastery program which has been an incredible learning opportunity. Â
One of the key elements of Brian’s AM bookend is meditation. We aim to practice “paying attention to our attention.” We begin by focusing on … continue reading
This week we are looking at how to create what philosopher Brian Johnson calls “masterpiece days.”
So far we’ve looked at the connection between our evening habits and how we feel when we wake up to start our day.
We extend that idea today by making the connection between the quality of our day and our how we start our morning.
What Brian Johnson calls our “AM Bookend.”… continue reading
If our goal is to create a masterpiece day, where do we start?
According to philosopher Brian Johnson, we begin with our nighttime practices and habits. What he calls our “PM Bookend.”
Step one, Brian tells us, is to create a “bright line” between the end of our work day and our family or personal time.
“Shutdown complete,” Brian calls it. He suggests we decide when and how we will … continue reading
This week we are exploring philosopher Brian Johnson’s idea of creating masterpiece days. Brian suggests we focus on the beginning and end of our day because this is where we have maximum control.
Today we begin looking at our evening habits and practices, what Brian calls our “PM Bookend.”
Which starts with this insight: how we end yesterday will directly impact today. Brian encourages us to make the connection … continue reading
This week we are exploring what it means to be heroic. Â
This is the key learning from Brian Johnson’s year-long Optimize Mastery class. Brian tells us our highest goal as human beings is to flourish.
How do we do that?
By living virtuously. By expressing the best version of ourselves moment by moment.
Specifically, Brian recommends we focus on three areas of our lives: love, work, and energy.
According to … continue reading
What is the one question to ask to help us to turn things around?
According to Brian Johnson, this question is our secret weapon. He calls it the hero’s wand because it has the power to transform bad situations into something good.
What do I want?
Asking this question moves us from victim to creator. We ask: If I could wave a wand at this challenge, what would I … continue reading
When we feel our worst…
When things are not going our way…
When life seems too much…
Instead of giving in…,
We get more committed.
That’s called heroic stamina, Brian Johnson tell us.
The worse we feel, the more committed we are to flourishing, to expressing the best version of ourselves.
Brian calls this lesson the most important part of the work to be done in his year-long Optimize Mastery … continue reading
