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Aug. 24, 2021

MM#41--AM & PM Bookends

We are back to the regular programming this week. In this MOJO Minute, we explore The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success by Darren Hardy (affiliate link) and his practical wisdom of blocking off t...

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Aug. 23, 2021

MM#40--Bonus episode #2--We Salute The Rank Not The Man

In this special final BONUS MOJO leadership minute, we laugh at the scene of Major Richard "Dick" Winters pulling rank on Captain Herbert Sobel from Stephen Ambrose's famous book, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment...

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Aug. 22, 2021

MM#39--Bonus Episode--Leaders Eat Last

In this special BONUS MOJO leadership minute, we discuss how corporate culture can affect character and we dig into two stories from Simon Sinek's great book, Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't (a...

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Aug. 20, 2021

MM#38--Leadership week #5--Whats The Most Challenging Aspect Of Leadership?

In this final special, MOJO leadership minute, we capture the balance required of leadership in The Dichotomy of Leadership (affiliate link) Key points: Recaps of the past four days of leadership week We unpack and define the...

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Aug. 19, 2021

MM#37--Leadership week #4--What Does Right Look Like?

In this special, MOJO leadership minute, we read from a quote from 7 Leadership Lessons of D-Day: Lessons from the Longest Day--June 6, 1944 . (affiliate link) Key points: Recaps of Day’s 1, 2 and 3 of Leadership week To...

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Aug. 18, 2021

MM#36--Leadership week #3--The Law of Connection

In another special, MOJO leadership minute, we take a look at John Maxwell and his Law of Connection from John’s great book, the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You (affiliate link) Key ...

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Aug. 17, 2021

MM#35--Leadership week #2--Lets Grab Our Chisels

In this special MOJO minute of Leadership week at the MOJO Academy, we explore character by digging into the quote from Leading an Inspired Life (affiliate link) by Jim Rohn. Key points: Recap of Day 1 of Leadership week The ...

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Aug. 16, 2021

MM#34--Leadership week #1--How Do We Grade Leadership?

In this special MOJO minute, we kick off Leadership week at the MOJO Academy by defining how to grade Leadership best? We utilize, Extreme Ownership (affiliate link) as the resource to unpack this brilliant definition of Lead...

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Aug. 12, 2021

MM#33--Talent vs Hard Work

In this MOJO Minute, we dive deep into the hard work theme again and explore the overlap of talent vs hard work. Along the way, we are helped greatly by Geoff Colvin's suburb book, Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separate...

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Aug. 10, 2021

MM#32--Do the Work

In this MOJO Minute, we recap a Pittsburgh Steeler's Pro Football Hall of Fame speech and offer a unique observation about our culture, ultimately concluding with Steven Pressfield's wisdom in Do The Work (affiliate link) Co...

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Aug. 9, 2021

Catholic Corner #1--Saint Dominic--The Integrated Life

In this new segment episode titled the Catholic Corner, we touch on Saint Dominic and his integrated way of life. This new book, The Way of Life: A Path to Knowing and Loving God (affiliate link) by Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP ...

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Aug. 5, 2021

MM#31--Failure's New Name

In this episode, we explore Tony's Hortons great book of wisdom The Big Picture: 11 Laws That Will Change Your Life (affiliate link). Key points: How do we deal with failure? Do we react positively to it? Do we learn from o...

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Aug. 3, 2021

MM#30--Feelings, pt. 2--The Pole Position of LIfe

In part 2 of the exploring our feelings episode, we dig deep into one of the most powerful concepts I have uncovered in any of my readings. It comes to us from Eric Greitens’s Resilience (affiliate link) so be sure to liste...

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July 29, 2021

MM#29--Feelings pt. 1--Personal Cheerleader

In this episode, we explore our feelings and how they correlate to our decisions and choices. Along the way, we check out quotes from Eat that Frog and Learned Optimism finally concluding with Man's Search for Meaning (affi...

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July 28, 2021

SPECIAL--July 2021--Author Spotlight

In this SPECIAL episode, we launch our first ever, Author Spotlight! Key Points: We open with the preface from Brad's latest novel, Black Ice ! Check out our Author spotlight dedicated page Brad Thor's biography and his proli...

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July 27, 2021

MM#28--The Bear and The Travelers

In this MOJO Minute, we examine the state of friendship and its importance in our culture ending with Aesops Fable, the Bear and The Travelers. Key points: Results from the Survey Center on American Life C.S. Lewis and Ralph ...

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July 22, 2021

MM#27--Keeping Up with the Joneses

In this episode, we pivot to understand better our financial fitness in Dave Ramsey’s The Total Money Makeover (affiliate link). Key points: Whats the typical millionaire’s buying habits Those who are practicing financial fit...

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July 20, 2021

MM#26--Get To The Starting Line

In this episode, we discuss starting a weight loss project or any project and how sometimes those project never seem to happen. Then, Joe DeSena provides to us some great nuggets of wisdom in Spartan Fit (affiliate link) to h...

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July 15, 2021

MM#25--Perfectionism

In this episode, we unpack Stephen Guise's fantastic book, How to be an Imperfectionist (affiliate link). Key points: We name the top five areas of perfectionism Take a dive into each of the five and provide solutions. Thank...

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July 13, 2021

MM#24--Do you Hate Salads As Much As I Do?!

In this episode, we ask the ultimate question for everyone trying to tackle their nutrition and better their health, do you hate eating salads too? lol (seriously) Thank you Dr. Joel Fuhrman from The End of Dieting (affilia...

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July 8, 2021

MM#23--Mental Training

In this episode, we go back in the day--not really--but it feels like to the movie Karate Kid from the 1980's and we meet Danielson and Mr. Miyagi and explore the Art of Mental Training (affiliate link) by DC Gonzalez. Key po...

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July 6, 2021

MM#22--Gratitude works

In this episode, we hear the ancient sages reminds us that humility is required for a grateful heart and dive deeper in Gratitudes Works (affiliate link) by Robert Emmons. Key points: From Seneca on down we learn the chief ob...

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July 4, 2021

Happy Indepedence Day

In this episode, we celebrate our National birthday. Happy Independence Day America. Key points: John Kennedy at Independence Hall in 1962 Lincoln on the Verge review William F. Buckleys stirring words in 1979 about the nati...

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July 1, 2021

MM#20--Life Isn't Fair--Drive on!

In this episode, we hear an inspiring story from William McRaven's book, Make your Bed (affiliate link) about Moki Martin. Key points: The wonderful power in resiliency in the face of a trajedy. How to truely look at the worl...

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