Habits of a Warrior: A Guide to Serious Play with Eric Brown

Jul 17, 2023

Guest Eric Brown, expert in developing daily habits and disciplines, discusses the importance of self-discipline and mindfulness. They explore the challenges of maintaining a meditation practice and the paradox of trying to outperform others in mindfulness. The concept of discipline as a source of pleasure is also explored, along with the role of fear and resistance in personal growth. The Warrior 100 challenge and the four daily disciplines are outlined, highlighting the importance of physical training, concentration meditation, virtues and values, reflective journaling, and skill acquisition.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Creating Experiences and Small Activities

01:53 • 8min

Challenges and Pitfalls of Maintaining a Meditation Practice

10:06 • 5min

Exploring Motivation and the Paradox of Meditation

15:31 • 7min

The Pleasure of Discipline

22:08 • 31min

Fear and Resistance

53:20 • 6min

The Warrior 100 and the Four Disciplines

59:20 • 29min

Warrior 100 and Hero 100

01:28:41 • 5min

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"Habits and your daily disciplines cast a vote for the person you want to be and for the person that you're becoming."

"If you want to own the identity and feel rooted in the identity of being a meditator, there's only actually one thing you need to do and that's either an obstacle or an opportunity, is just meditate regularly."

In this episode, we have the privilege of interviewing Eric Brown. Eric is a passionate advocate for personal transformation and growth, co-creator of Phoenix Culture and creator of Warrior 100, a powerful initiative aimed at fostering personal discipline and wellbeing. In our discussion, we dive deep into the practices of self-discipline, mindfulness, and the true value of personal development.

Eric illustrates the importance of commitment and community when it comes to transformative practices such as meditation and physical training. Our conversation highlights the tangible benefits of integrating these practices into our daily routines, and how they can ultimately become a seamless part of our identity. Join us as we explore the power of self-discipline and how the cultivation of good habits can profoundly alter our experience of life.

What you'll learn:

The importance of valuing personal growth and how to decide its worth.
How community support can foster success in personal transformation.
The science behind habit formation and the concept of "identity-level transformation."
Practical methods of fitting meditation and physical exercise into a daily routine.
The detrimental effects of excessive screen time and how to repurpose it for personal development.
The necessity of imposing personal structure in our lives to foster discipline.
The importance of the 'do the thing' philosophy for practical skill acquisition over theoretical knowledge.
The idea of "judo flipping" your life into deeper alignment by changing daily habits.
How the practice of martial arts can mirror lessons for life and personal growth.

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