You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson Areté +1° #127: The Big 3, An Origin Story - Covey + Robbins + Freud (#1,558)
Oct 27, 2023
Covey, Robbins, and Freud's origin story discussed. Impact of Covey's teachings and 'roles and goals'. Promoting their new book and offering special giveaways for pre-orders.
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From UCLA Student To A New Possibility
- Brian recounts being a first-generation college student studying psychology at UCLA in 1995 and feeling limited in career vision.
- A chance recruitment to Arthur Andersen's event exposed him to new possibilities and changed his life perspective.
Covey Moment That Changed Everything
- Brian Johnson discovered Stephen Covey at a corporate leadership event in the mid-1990s and it reshaped his sense of personal agency.
- Covey's roles-and-goals framework helped him manage multiple life roles and sparked a lifelong interest in self-development.
Use Roles And Goals To Reduce Overwhelm
- Clarify your roles and set goals for each role to reduce overwhelm and design your life intentionally.
- Use Covey's roles-and-goals method to prioritize across competing responsibilities.