Optimize With Brian Johnson | More Wisdom In Less Time

Gandhi’s Great Soul (+ Yours!)   In our last +1, we talked about the fact that YOU are my all-time favorite hero. (It’s true.)   We also talked about the fact that, although every hero expresses it in different ways, EVERY (!) hero has the SAME superpower.    We named it… SOUL FORCE   Today I want to share a quick origin story on where I came up with that phrase.   But, first…   In case you’re wondering if you qualify to even aspire to be a “hero,” I have another question for you…   Do you happen to know what the word hero means?    As you may have heard me say before (and I promise I’ll say it again!)… It’s an ancient Greek word. Etymologically, the word hero doesn’t mean “killer of bad guys” or “tough guy” or anything like that it. It means “PROTECTOR."    A hero has strength for two. And, very importantly, a hero is willing to do the HARD work to HAVE that strength for two.    And, do you know what the secret weapon of the ancient hero was? LOVE.    It’s LOVE that fuels o