Optimize With Brian Johnson | More Wisdom In Less Time

You know those times when you need to initiate a tough conversation and you're kinda sorta dreading it and avoiding it? One of my old mentors once told me that you just need to move through what he called “sweaty five-minute conversations” to get to the other side of clarity and resolution. Most of us avoid the challenging conversations because we aren’t willing to endure those few minutes of discomfort. I definitely used to avoid them. Now, I remember that Speed Is a Force then I WOOP it, chant “Bring it on!” + “I’m excited!” and jump in. It’s become a really powerful practice for me as I've mastered it over the years. But here’s the funny thing. Once upon a time, I needed to have one of those “sweaty conversations” with that mentor of mine. Guess how it turned out? It was, by far, LITERALLY, the worst conversation I’ve ever had in my life. HAH. Seriously. I kid you not. As Campbell said, when you dare to go after bliss, there's always the chance for a fiasco. :) Here’s how Campbell puts it: “The he