PNTV: The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell
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Release Date: 09/13/2026
PNTV: The Way of Excellence by Brad Stulberg
You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson
🚀 Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS: → 👇 Get my Notes on The Way of Excellence by Brad Stulberg for FREE to follow along: → In this episode of Philosopher's Notes TV, Brian is back at the chalkboard exploring the difference between performative success and true greatness. We invite you into the virtual classroom to look inside the Philosopher's Note on The Way of Excellence by Brad Stulberg. Subtitled A Guide to True Greatness versus Performative Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World, this is a profound deep dive into closing the gap to...
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Micro Moments: In the Grocery Store (Heroic +1 #1996)
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🚀 Take Heroic OS for a free 7-day spin, see what changes: → Today's +1: Look for micro moments of awesome in everyday life. You don't need a big event to create meaningful connection. The next time you're out, put away autopilot and look for a chance to be truly present with another person, even if it's just for a few moments. #Heroic #PlusOne #Connection
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Strength for Two: For Whom Will You Have It? (Heroic +1 #1995)
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🚀 Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS, the operating system for your best life: → Today's +1: Let love give you strength for two. Slow down today and take an extra moment to really see and appreciate someone you love. Let that love fuel you to embody more wisdom, discipline, courage, and love in everything you do. #Heroic #PlusOne #Love
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PNTV: Unlocked by George Mumford
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🚀 Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS: → 👇 Get my Notes on Unlocked by George Mumford for FREE to follow along: → Brian is back at the chalkboard with the ultimate playbook for unlocking your inner masterpiece and stepping onto your hero's journey: Unlocked by George Mumford. Written by the legendary mental toughness coach behind Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, this book reveals how to chip away at the clay of addiction, fear, and self-doubt to express the golden masterpiece hidden within. If you are tired of getting in your own way, refusing the call to...
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Celebrate and Emulate: An Abundance of Awesome (Heroic +1 #1994)
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🚀 Take Heroic OS for a free 7-day spin, see what changes: → Today's +1: Let someone else's awesomeness show you what's possible. Think of someone you admire and something awesome they've done recently. Celebrate their win, then ask yourself what their example shows you about what you can do. Take a deep breath, smile, and go make today awesome. #Heroic #PlusOne #Inspiration
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Celebratory (Chess) Love: Find Something Awesome Today (Heroic +1 #1993)
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🚀 Ready to build a life you don't need to escape from? Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS: → Today's +1: Make someone else's win worth celebrating. Celebratory love is one of the most powerful ways we can show someone we care. Find something awesome happening in someone else's life today and celebrate it with them. Bonus points if you do it more than once. #Heroic #PlusOne #Love
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PNTV: The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell
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🚀 Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS: → 👇 Get my Notes on The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell for FREE to follow along: → In this episode of Philosopher's Notes TV, Brian is back at the chalkboard to unpack some of the most profound, life-changing wisdom from a true masterpiece. We invite you into the virtual classroom to look inside the Philosopher's Note on The Hero’s Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work. Joseph Campbell is the legendary mythologist who mapped out the universal patterns of the human experience. In this biography/autobiography, we...
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Awakening Cues: The Ultimate One? YOU! (Heroic +1 #1992)
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🚀 Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS, the operating system for your best life: → Today's +1: Create the conditions for joy, meaning, and fulfillment to flourish. You can't force flourishing, but you can cultivate the conditions that make it more likely. Find an awakening cue that helps you slow down, step out of the day-to-day, and reconnect with your highest possibilities, whether that's morning pages, a daily +1, or another ritual that brings you back to your best self. #Heroic #PlusOne #Flourishing
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Only Those Who Risk…: Jumping Over Sticks with Eleanor (Heroic +1 #1991)
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🚀 Take Heroic OS for a free 7-day spin, see what changes: → Today's +1: You won't know how far you can go until you risk going further. If you're easily clearing every goal you set, it's probably time to raise the bar. And if you miss the mark, celebrate that you went for it, learn from the experience, recalibrate, and take another leap. #Heroic #PlusOne #Growth
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PNTV: True and False Magic by Phil Stutz
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🚀 Start your FREE 7-day trial of Heroic OS: → 👇 Get my Notes on True and False Magic by Phil Stutz to follow along with the video: → In this special episode, we invite you into the virtual classroom to look inside the 750th Philosopher's Note personally created by Brian: True and False Magic by Phil Stutz. Phil is an iconoclastic psychiatrist widely known from the hit Netflix documentary Stutz (featuring Jonah Hill): https://netflix.com/stutz. He has also served as Brian's personal coach and "Yoda" for nearly a decade across nearly 500 one-on-one sessions....
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In this episode of Philosopher's Notes TV, Brian is back at the chalkboard to unpack some of the most profound, life-changing wisdom from a true masterpiece.
We invite you into the virtual classroom to look inside the Philosopher's Note on The Hero’s Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work.
Joseph Campbell is the legendary mythologist who mapped out the universal patterns of the human experience. In this biography/autobiography, we explore how his own life was the ultimate reflection of the heroic quest.
If you are ready to quit looking outside yourself for someone to change your life, step out of your comfort zone, and claim your inner power, this episode is your roadmap. You are the hero we've been waiting for!
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⏱️Chapters:
0:00 — You Are the Hero We've Been Waiting For
0:36 — Introduction to Joseph Campbell & The 750+ PN Collection
2:01 — The Documentary "Finding Joe" & Meeting Pat Solomon
2:39 — Idea 1: Answering the Call (Departure, Initiation, and the Micro-Hero's Journey)
7:11 — Idea 2: Crafting Your Path (How Joseph Campbell & Abraham Maslow Dropped Out to Tune In)
10:17 — Idea 3: Standing in Love (Moving Beyond Naivety to Cultivate Unshakable Relationships)
11:28 — Idea 4: The Ego vs. The Higher Self (Screw In Your Light Bulb & Master Your Conditioning)
14:19 — Idea 5: Goats, Tigers, and Your True Essence (Finding the Courage to Let Out Your Roar)
🧠 Deep Dive: The Core Concepts
The Micro-Hero's Journey: A noble life isn’t just about one massive macro quest and then you're done. As Steven Pressfield brilliantly captures, a good life is made up of a thousand micro-hero's journeys every single day. In every moment, you are being called to close the gap between who you are capable of being and who you are actually being.
Goats and Tigers: Most of us have forgotten who we really are because we are busy conforming to a profoundly sick society. As Krishnamurti noted, it is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a sick culture. To live heroically, you must move outside your comfort zone, face your dragons, discover your true essence, and learn how to roar.