THE PHILOSOPHY OF GREATNESS

Two bad reviews for Brian's book have been posted on Amazon. A two star review gives a brief but accurate summary of a few of the book's main points, but dismisses Brian's philosophy with the meme "OK, Boomer." This is funny to me as I know Brian and he is Generation X, and pretty much the anti-Boom...

An article in Psychology Today by an endurance athlete about the benefits of third person self talk: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201707/silent-third-person-self-talk-facilitates-emotion-regulation There's lots of science out there about how self-talk in the second and th...

This study was mentioned in the book:

https://www.studyfinds.org/men-more-tha ... t-disease/

Being able to do 40 push-ups is a good indicator of health for men. The push-up is a simple exercise that is easy to knock out anywhere and simple to make a regular habit. No excuse not to.

Ben Franklin as a young man formed a club for mutual improvement called "the Junto." Its members came together for discussion in the sincere spirit of inquiry after truth, without fondness for dispute or desire for victory. This forum is designed with that purpose in mind, dedicated to mutual improv...

Brian O'Brien's THE PHILOSOPHY OF GREATNESS is available on Amazon in print and as a Kindle e-book.