Men Talking Mindfulness

By Jon Macaskill & Will SchneiderSociety & Culture Health & Fitness Mental Health

Men Talking Mindfulness episodes

January 25, 2022 Beautiful and Abundant with Mindful Magazine CEO, Bryan Welch
Join Will and Jon as they interview Mindful CEO and author Bryan Welch - Discussing Abundance on this planet and a "verdant and prosperous future for humanity and all the living things that share our planet!"
Bryan has led high-growth entrepreneurial enterprises in a variety of fields including software, SAS, manufacturing, insurance, household goods and financial products. He specializes in running impact-driven businesses with strong commitments to social and environmental responsibility.
He has grown companies through organic expansion, acquisitions, mergers and multiple rounds of investment funding.   He currently serves as CEO the media and training company, Mindful Communications, including the groundbreaking LifeXT corporate training program, Mindful Magazine and Mindful.org.   During his 19-year tenure at Ogden Publications it was transformed from a declining publisher of two rural-lifestyle magazines to a dynamic, growing B Corporation with 9 media brands and numerous websites and ancillary businesses.
Bryan has been a featured speaker at many major events, including the American Magazine Conference; Outdoor Retailer; the B Corporations Champion's Retreat; Conscious Capitalism's CEO Summit; the Green Business Conference; and Sustainable Brands.   He has served on the boards of several corporations, the International Center for Ethics in Business, Magazine Publishers of America, the Social Venture Network and the Kansas Land Trust, among other nonprofits.
He is a longtime meditator and advocate for mindfulness practices. He has extensive training in meditation and meditation instruction.
His award-winning book, "Beautiful & Abundant: Building the World We Want," was published in 2011. He and his wife, Carolyn, raise organic, grass-fed cattle, sheep and goats on a small ranch near Lawrence, Kansas.
He can be reached at [email protected]
01:00 Welcome and a quote from our guest
03:30 Introducing Bryan Welch
04:30 Will leads Opening Grounding Practice
09:00 Bryan tells his story and how he came to mindfulness
18:00 “Population Growth is a Ponzi Scheme”
25:00 How to have an abundance mindset in a finite world
30:00 Queries from Quakers - more than one side
33:00 Why Abundant, Beautiful, Contagious, and Fair?
39:00 Conscious Capitalism
48:30 Then vs Now: 10 years later
53:30 Mindful Communications (mindful.org) and Mother Earth News (motherearthnews.com)
56:30 Bryan’s personal practices
1:02:00 Bryan leads Closing Grounding Practice
Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons —   Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE

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1 hr 9 min
January 24, 2022 Preview of Abundant and Beautiful with Mindful CEO, Bryan Welch
Here's a quick recap of our interview with Mindful Communications CEO, Bryan Welch. An amazingly powerful episode with so much wisdom shared!
Thank you Bryan for joining us... here's the full show: https://youtu.be/sCEsrpNm0BE
Or it can be listened to on the Men Talking Mindfulness podcast on or after Tuesday, 25 January 2022

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4 min
January 22, 2022 Loving Kindness (A Meditation)
Will guiding you through a beautiful loving kindness meditation (compassion).

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16 min
January 18, 2022 Accountability: Why Most Men Fail Alone and the Fix Is Another Man
Jon and Will are back for Season 4 - starting with the Power of Accountability.
Have you ever set a goal for yourself only to fall short or quit along the way?
Have you ever tried to achieve that same goal with someone holding you accountable?
Jon and Will discuss that and much more on this next episode of Men Talking Mindfulness!
00:00 Welcome to Season 4 and 2022!
02:00 How we spent our breaks and updates on MTM
06:45 Jon leads the Opening Grounding Practice
13:30 What does accountability mean
17:00 Jon gets nerdy with the stats
19:30 How do we set up achievable goals?
24:30 Jon discovers he can’t move his webcam
25:30 Using Gary W. Kellar’s One Thing method to determine goals
28:00 Why an Accountability Buddy matters
34:00 How to choose your Buddy and what that can look like
42:15 We’re writing a book and we need you to hold us accountable
45:00 Personal examples of our goals - past and present
54:00 What is your why?
58:45 Will leads Closing Grounding Practice
Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE

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12 modules on attention, presence & performance. Work at your own pace plus a community built for Inspiration and connection.
1. www.focusnowtraining.com/a2a-Course
JOIN US IN PERSON — Future Events and Retreats.
1. Live in-person event: Warrior Defined.
We will be in Charlotte, NC, September 25, 2026 more info HERE:
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1 hr 3 min
January 17, 2022 Preview of "The Power of Accountability"
Got goals?
Want to have a higher chance of actually achieving those goals?
Check out this preview of our latest episode all about accountability and achieving personal and professional goals! Full episode drops January 18th, 2022 right here!

Check out our Awareness-to-action Self Mastery COURSE & COMMUNITY:
12 modules on attention, presence & performance. Work at your own pace plus a community built for Inspiration and connection.
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JOIN US IN PERSON — Future Events and Retreats.
1. Live in-person event: Warrior Defined.
We will be in Charlotte, NC, September 25, 2026 more info HERE:
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Produced by Robert Lopez | https://www.cratesaudio.com/
4 min
January 13, 2022 Reset Refresh Express (A Meditation)
Feeling agitated? Ungrounded? Use this simple reset meditation to get settled and regrounded.

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12 modules on attention, presence & performance. Work at your own pace plus a community built for Inspiration and connection.
1. www.focusnowtraining.com/a2a-Course
JOIN US IN PERSON — Future Events and Retreats.
1. Live in-person event: Warrior Defined.
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8 min
January 11, 2022 Just Letting Things Be (A Meditation)
There are so many things we cannot change yet we spend countless hours and immeasurable energy trying to change them. There are times we need to “just let things be” - this meditation is designed for you to do that… for emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of our own lives - “objects” we need to “just let be!”

Check out our Awareness-to-action Self Mastery COURSE & COMMUNITY:
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11 min
January 06, 2022 Grounding Meditation
Will leads a grounding meditation to settle your body and mind and set you up for a peaceful yet productive and fulfilling day! Enjoy!

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12 modules on attention, presence & performance. Work at your own pace plus a community built for Inspiration and connection.
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1. Live in-person event: Warrior Defined.
We will be in Charlotte, NC, September 25, 2026 more info HERE:
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15 min
January 04, 2022 Connectedness Meditation
This meditation is here to help you get further connected with yourself and those around you - and those NOT around you! Connectedness on a deeper level - physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I'll admit - this one gets a little "wuwu" but goes "there" for a reason. Let's focus on the similarities we all have as there are far more of those than differences - and focus on and build our connections!

Check out our Awareness-to-action Self Mastery COURSE & COMMUNITY:
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JOIN US IN PERSON — Future Events and Retreats.
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18 min
December 30, 2021 Walking Meditation
For the gap between seasons, Jon and Will have recorded six meditations - to be released every Tuesday and Thursday - but they are more than just season gap fillers - they are for you to use to relax, to focus, to rest, recuperate, recharge - or whatever you need them to be! We hope you enjoy these are are able to start or continue your meditation and mindfulness practice with these!

Check out our Awareness-to-action Self Mastery COURSE & COMMUNITY:
12 modules on attention, presence & performance. Work at your own pace plus a community built for Inspiration and connection.
1. www.focusnowtraining.com/a2a-Course
JOIN US IN PERSON — Future Events and Retreats.
1. Live in-person event: Warrior Defined.
We will be in Charlotte, NC, September 25, 2026 more info HERE:
Or mentalkingmindfulness.com

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Produced by Robert Lopez | https://www.cratesaudio.com/
15 min

About Men Talking Mindfulness

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Men Talking Mindfulness is a weekly podcast on men’s mental health, mindfulness, meditation, overall wellness, and leadership, hosted by retired Navy SEAL Commander Jon Macaskill and Stanford University Ambassador of Compassion Will Schneider. New episodes every Monday.