+1 #112: Your Best Possible Self
Heroic with Brian Johnson | Activate Your Best. Every Day.
Release Date: 12/03/2017
Arnold: “I HATE Plan B”: Check This Out… (Heroic +1 #1,740)
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An Exciting Thought Experiment: What Else Can You Achieve? (Heroic +1 #1,739)
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Today's +1 features wisdom from Matt Higgins and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Heroic: https://heroic.us ← "Heroic is the best self-development platform in the world." — John Mackey, co-founder & former CEO of Whole Foods Market Want access to more wisdom in time? Get access to over 1,500 +1's (just like this!) and 650+ Philosopher's Notes (distilling life-changing big ideas from the best self-development books ever written) and a LOT more with our Heroic Premium membership. Learn more and get 30 days free at https://heroic.us
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Today's +1 features wisdom from Matt Higgins, John Wooden, Yogananda, and Trevor Moawad. Heroic: https://heroic.us ← "Heroic is the best self-development platform in the world." — John Mackey, co-founder & former CEO of Whole Foods Market Want access to more wisdom in time? Get access to over 1,500 +1's (just like this!) and 650+ Philosopher's Notes (distilling life-changing big ideas from the best self-development books ever written) and a LOT more with our Heroic Premium membership. Learn more and get 30 days free at https://heroic.us
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Today's +1 features wisdom from Matt Higgins. Heroic: https://heroic.us ← "Heroic is the best self-development platform in the world." — John Mackey, co-founder & former CEO of Whole Foods Market Want access to more wisdom in time? Get access to over 1,500 +1's (just like this!) and 650+ Philosopher's Notes (distilling life-changing big ideas from the best self-development books ever written) and a LOT more with our Heroic Premium membership. Learn more and get 30 days free at https://heroic.us
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Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard (Heroic +1 #1,736)
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Today's +1 features wisdom from Matt Higgins, Napolean Hill, and Lanny Bassham. Heroic: https://heroic.us ← "Heroic is the best self-development platform in the world." — John Mackey, co-founder & former CEO of Whole Foods Market Want access to more wisdom in time? Get access to over 1,500 +1's (just like this!) and 650+ Philosopher's Notes (distilling life-changing big ideas from the best self-development books ever written) and a LOT more with our Heroic Premium membership. Learn more and get 30 days free at https://heroic.us
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Today's +1 features wisdom from Bob Rotella, Peter Drucker, and Tom Rath. Heroic: https://heroic.us ← "Heroic is the best self-development platform in the world." — John Mackey, co-founder & former CEO of Whole Foods Market Want access to more wisdom in time? Get access to over 1,500 +1's (just like this!) and 650+ Philosopher's Notes (distilling life-changing big ideas from the best self-development books ever written) and a LOT more with our Heroic Premium membership. Learn more and get 30 days free at https://heroic.us
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The Catalyst for Excellence: Enthusiasm! (Heroic +1 #1,734)
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Today's +1 features wisdom from Bob Rotella, Bernard Roth, Angela Duckworth, John Wooden, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Heroic: https://heroic.us ← "Heroic is the best self-development platform in the world." — John Mackey, co-founder & former CEO of Whole Foods Market Want access to more wisdom in time? Get access to over 1,500 +1's (just like this!) and 650+ Philosopher's Notes (distilling life-changing big ideas from the best self-development books ever written) and a LOT more with our Heroic Premium membership. Learn more and get 30 days free at https://heroic.us
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The Odds of Success: Ignore Them If You Want to Do Great Things (Heroic +1 #1,733)
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Today's +1 features wisdom from Bob Rotella and Bernard Roth. Heroic: https://heroic.us ← "Heroic is the best self-development platform in the world." — John Mackey, co-founder & former CEO of Whole Foods Market Want access to more wisdom in time? Get access to over 1,500 +1's (just like this!) and 650+ Philosopher's Notes (distilling life-changing big ideas from the best self-development books ever written) and a LOT more with our Heroic Premium membership. Learn more and get 30 days free at https://heroic.us
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How Champions Think: They Create Their Own Reality (Heroic +1 #1,732)
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info_outlineIn The How of Happiness, Sonja Lyubomirsky tells us that one of the most scientifically-robust ways to boost your optimism is to take 20-30 minutes and do what she calls a “Best Possible Selves” journaling exercise.
Here it is:
Imagine your life one, five or ten years from now. "Visualize a future for yourself in which everything has turned out the way you've wanted. You have tried your best, worked hard, and achieved all your goals. Now write down what you imagine."
Today's +1: Let's do that. (Even if it's just for 2-3 minutes and not 20-30.)
What's your life look like in that Best Possible version of your life?
Sonja tells us that doing an exercise like that is kinda like hitting the gym for your optimism muscles. Even if it doesn’t come naturally at first, show up. Put in the work and get those optimism muscles stronger!
High fives to you and your Best Possible Self.
btw: That best-self diary is one of the most robust ways to boost your hope and optimism. In The Myths of Happiness, Sonja tells us that THE most robust way to boost it is to journal daily—reflecting on your hopes and dreams and plans to achieve them. So… You journal lately?