Could eating only when the sun is up really make a difference in your health and longevity?  The research says that time-restricted eating can have a profound effect on your health.  In this episode, Jeff share's what he's learned over the last month from trying this new approach.

It finally snowed in February!  I realize that sounds funny but it's been a very warm February by Nebraska standards.  The fresh 3 inches of snow provided the perfect opportunity to get outside and play in the snow, except this time Jeff did it in nothing but a swimsuit to do some self experimentation he and Zack have been working on for the last couple of weeks.  

Who's voice do you hear in your head when you want to eat a donut?  Or when you don't want to get out of bed?  Or when you just don't feel like giving your all?  In this episode we talk the value of intentionally developing those voices so you can better hold to your own personal standards.

Welcome back for season 3 of the Ax & Yoke.  We're starting this season with a little project to help Steve become more uncompromising with the standards he's set for himself.  Like many of us, Steve knows what he wants to do in order to operate at his highest level, but for some reason or another just doesn't do the work.  Zack and Jeff are going to help Steve get it done once and for all.

Isn't working out an hour a day enough?  Maybe not, if we're sitting in a chair all day. Today we talk about a book by Katy Bowman who encourages us to begin moving more during the day and to not sweat the hard workouts.

To man the rudder is to keep the balance of the vessel in check.  Going too far in any direction leads to trouble.  When developing our character we must balance what's in our nature with the version of ourselves we chose to show the world.  

Finding the sweet spot for growth...it's more uncomfortable than you think.

Steve recaps lessons learned from his recent trip to San Diego to participate in the first annual "Muster" event hosted by most recent man crush Jacko Willink.

Join us as we experiment with new exercise programs designed to get better results by doing less work. 

Should we aim for something higher than happiness?  Join us as we wrestle with that question and more as we read and discuss the introduction of David Brooks' "Road To Character".

Join us as we discuss the first ever A&Y Expedition to Pike's Peak and what we learned from each other and about ourselves.

We cover a lot of topics on today's show so that we can catch you up on what we're reading and listening too so we can operate at our highest level.  

Jeff pays tribute to Earl Nightengale and his "The Strangest Secret" cassette tape.

Steve shares some ideas for how to us the panic monster to help us be more productive.

Steve uncovers the idea that more options are not necessarily better.

Jeff shares a story that reminds us of the power we all have to influence others.

Our roles as parents, managers and leaders have one objective in common, to bring out the very best in others.  There is one simple (not easy) approach that trumps them all, it's coaching.  The more we can slow our rush to provide advice and instead ask questions the better we will be in helping others operate at their highest level.

Lessons learned in the Desolation Wilderness.

 Failure and what it can teach us if we're willing to hear the lesson.

Are you guilty of blaming your lack of resources for your troubles?  We all do it.  In this episode, Steve gives us some ideas how to get over it and make progress anyway.

We often talk about the importance of starting things to learn what you should do next. We call it "putting the cart before the horse". It's a great recipe for getting off your couch and saying "Hell Yes" to the ideas and dreams in your head. But what should we do when we start things but can't seem to finish? We start behaving like the Mighty 4%. This is an elite group, because they're the ones who create the most value and they do it by doing one thing really well. They finish what they...

This episode is a tribute to Chris Moore who passed away last week.  Chris was an inspiration to us and the creative work we do.  He taught us that "big growth comes when you begin boldly and keep at it."  

The Four Burner Theory challenges us to think about work life balance and what it takes to be successful.  It heats up a debate on what tradeoffs we make in order to operate at our highest level and leaves us asking if it's true, and if it's worth it?

If you’ve ever played video games as a kid, then you know the game designers hide secret shortcuts and cheat codes in the game for gamers to discover and use in order to beat the game.  Charlie Munger says we should be using 80-90 mental models to optimize our decision making.  These mental models are like the cheat codes of life and they’re more important than your circumstances in determining your destiny.  In this episode, we how discuss how leveraging the right mental models greatly...