Mindfulness Mode

Mindfulness Mode

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  • 147 Build Healthy Relationships By Using Mindfulness To Connect With Yourself First; Khaled Ghorab
    Khaled Ghorab is passionate about relationships. He knows that
    healthy relationships make for happier people and in the workplace they
    boost productivity and ultimately the bottom line. Khaled calls himself a
    systems thinker and has worked as a consultant and coach as well as a
    leader of workshops. After traveling
    the world, reading hundreds of books, meeting tens of thousands of
    people and learning from the best mentors, Khaled feels aligned with
    himself and his mission and is determined to share with the world.Contact InfoWebsite: www.KhaledGhorab.com
    Facebook: facebook.com/KhaledGhorabOfficialSnapChat: GKappaMost Influential PersonMy DadEffect on EmotionsIt
    keeps them in check. I feel like I have a deck of cards, some of these
    are emotions, some of these are thoughts. When I'm in mindfulness mode, I
    know which card to pull out.Thoughts on BreathingI
    breathe from my belly. I learned something from Anthony Robbins called
    Priming, where I have to breathe rapidly from my belly to reach a very
    quiet place inside of me. This is something I practice in the morning.
    It is very powerful.Suggested ResourcesBook: A New Earth by Eckhart TolleApp: Calm (One of the most beautiful apps I've ever tried)Advice for Newbie
    Mindfulness
    is a gateway to pure love. If you want to find that out, find out
    what's important to you first. Then you will open everything else up.
    34 min
  • 146 Separate Emotions From Decision Making Suggests Jeremy Ryan Slate
    Jeremy Ryan Slate is an online Entrepreneur and Fitness Enthusiast.
    Jeremy pays regular visits to the gym where he has created the kind of
    sculpted body many men dream of. He is focused and centered on the kind
    of life
    he has decided to create for himself. He is also admired as host of the
    Podcast, Create Your Own Life and has interviewed such successful
    Entrepreneurs as Pat Flynn, John Lee Dumas and Bob Burg.Contact InfoWebsite: www.JeremyRyanSlate.com
    Podcast: Create Your Own Life
    Most Influential PersonL. Ron Hubard (Author of Dianetics)Effect on EmotionsI
    don't buy as much into them [emotions]. I think emotions are important
    to experience life. It's the channel of how we do it. I think sometimes
    we let it affect our decision making. I've learned to separate my
    emotions from my decision making and try and deal just with data.Thoughts on BreathingI don't really have a way that breathing is a part of my mindfulness.Suggested ResourcesBook: Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health by L. Ron HubardApp: Evernote (I like to write a lot and so I like to make notes when I'm out using this app).Advice for Newbie
    The
    big thing is learning to separate your emotions from your decision
    making. We make a lot of emotionally charged decisions and afterwards we
    either regret them or think they were incorrect. I think one of the
    biggest things for me to be able to just deal with, what do I see, what
    do I know. Sometimes we try to put our own 'think' into things rather
    than just observing what happened. The big thing is to observe and make
    your decision from data.
    35 min
  • 145 Focus On Your Faith Say Fitness Experts Nicholas and Amanda Bayerle
    Nicholas and Amanda Bayerle are passionate about health, fitness and
    personal development and they both love helping people reach higher
    levels of fitness. They are also highly sought after speakers,
    specializing in boosting productivity, wellness, and showing businesses
    the positive return on investment of a healthy culture. Hosts of the
    popular podcast, How Bad Do I Want It, Nicholas and Amanda interview
    inspiring guests and share great coaching tips. Amanda and Nicholas both
    practice mindfulness on a daily basis.Contact InfoWebsite: www.TheTrueChallenge.com
    Facebook: Nicolas and Amanda BayerleSnapchat: Amanda Bayerle / Nicholas BayerleInstagram: Nicholas and Amanda BayerleMost Influential PersonDrew Canole from FitLife
    Effect on EmotionsMindfulness
    has totally affected our emotions through being able to control them.
    Your emotions don't control you. People think that they do. Once you
    become mindful, you can control your emotion and you can change your
    emotion whenever you want. We don't react to things anymore, we just
    chose what we want to do from there on out.Thoughts on BreathingEvery
    single day we are mindful of our breath. If you don't breathe, you die.
    It's literally the most important thing in our lives. We start out our
    day with a few minutes doing box breathing.Suggested ResourcesBook: The Bible - Pick out a scripture that's full of faith and meditate on that all day.App: Amanda - My Notes - Higher thoughts come to me by being mindful so I just make note of them.App: Nicolas - Focus@Will
    39 min
  • 144 Write of Your Life Using Mindfulness With Stacy Brookman
    Stacy Brookman is a wordsmith. She’s loved words all her life and
    excels at crafting words into clever phrases and fascinating stories.
     Not only is Stacy amazing at her ability to create compelling stories,
    but she is terrific at teaching this skill to others. Stacy’s language
    abilities are enhanced by the fact that she understands the concept of using effective mindfulness tools to achieve focus and direction.
    Stacy has a wonderful podcast called “Write of Your Life” with the tagline Life Happens … Life Storytelling Transforms It!Contact InfoWebsite: www.writeofyourlife.com
    Podcast: Write Of Your Life
    Most Influential PersonAnaïs Salibian, my memoir writing teacher and also practitioner of the Rosen Method of Trauma RecoveryEffect on EmotionsHelped
    me be much more aware of my emotions rather than ignoring them and
    stuffing them down. It gets them out in the open where I can address
    them.Thoughts on BreathingI breathe when the app tells me to breathe. It is very calming. (The HeadSpace App)Suggested ResourcesBook: To Be Told: Know Your Story, Shape Your Future by Dan B. Allender
    App: Headspace (Worth it to get the Pro version)Advice for Newbie
    You
    can do what I do. Lay down in the middle of the day even if you feel
    like you don't have a moment to spare. Turn on the mindfulness app,
    listen to ocean sounds or rain drop sounds and just quiet your mind.
    Think about what you're feeling and the sensations in your body.
    30 min
  • 143 Passion and Mindfulness Goes Deep With Ultimate Frisbee Champion, Aaron Watson
    Aaron Watson is a champion of Ultimate Frisbee and he competes in
    disc golf, Disc Dog (also known as Frisbee Dog), and other flying disc
    competitions. He is also a coach of Ultimate Frisbee, coaching his team
    to the championship game of the American Ultimate Disc League, also
    known as AUDL.  At only 24 years old, Aaron is also creator and host of
    the popular podcast, Going Deep with Aaron Watson, where he talks with a
    wide array of people about their  passions, fears and problems.Contact InfoTwitter: @AaronWatson59Podcast: Going Deep With Aaron WatsonMost Influential PersonMy coach, Nick Kacznarek from the University of PittsburghEffect on EmotionsEmotional
    regulation and trying to be that cold-blooded warrior, the player who
    has ice in their veins and isn't fazed by a big crowd of bright lights.Thoughts on BreathingTaking
    slow, deep breaths, whether I'm stressed out, something goes wrong,
    something falls apart. Taking the deep breaths to get some perspective
    on the challenges I'm facing, but also just to help regulate my own
    emotions and get back to a more rational, focused state.Suggested ResourcesBook: The War of Art by Steven PressfieldApp: The Pomodoro AppAdvice for Newbie
    I
    would challenge them to take six great breaths every single day. What
    that means to me is, five seconds in through your nose, five seconds
    out. If you take six great breaths of ten seconds each, that's one
    minute out of your day.
    35 min
  • 142 Accept Responsibility For Your Choices To Make Life Easier; Money Coach Deborah Williams
    Deborah Williams is a money coach, accountant and podcaster committed
    to helping others where money meets mindset. She has a way of leading
    her clients to a place of both prosperity and joy. Deborah grew up in a
    home with addiction
    and later married a man who was an alcoholic. In her 30’s she realized
    how dysfunctional her life really was and she decided to make some
    changes. Deborah has terrific insight into many aspects of life and
    mindfulness is one of them.Contact InfoWebsite: www.FinancialKarmaCoach.com
    Facebook Group: Financial KarmaPodcast: Financial KarmaMost Influential Person
    Joe Somodi (Deb's Meditation Coach)Effect on EmotionsMindfulness has allowed me to stop being depressed and feeling sorry for myself and find the joy in my daily life.Thoughts on BreathingBreathing
    is the best way for you to stop and be mindful, in my book. You are
    about to do something that you are later, going to wish you didn't do.
    And when you stop and take that deep breath, it gives you a chance to
    collect your thoughts and be mindful of how this could play out if you
    don't handle it the way you should or walk away when the time is
    necessary.Suggested ResourcesBook: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
    Book: The Prosperous Heart: Creating A Life of Enough by Julia Cameron
    App: CalmAdvice for Newbie
    As
    Productivity Leader Nick Snapp would say, You have to start small, you
    have to start in manageable bites of everything you're going to do
    because you will get things accomplished. You have to really remind
    yourself, be mindful of the need to have patience with yourself and be
    kind to yourself while you go through these things. This is hard work,
    but it's really worth it work.
    35 min
  • 141 Back To School and Mindfulness Weekends With Bruce Langford
    Returning to school after summer vacation. Depending on
    where you are, some schools are already back in class; in our area the big day
    is right after labour day, this year September 6th.
    I remember getting new clothes for school, and not wanting
    to wear them. That seems strange to say, now that I’m remembering back, but
    there was this thing, that when any of the guys in my class went to school
    wearing new clothes, and I mean new clothes of any kind, you’d get teased. Teasing
    that would go on and on all day, making remarks, poking at the person. Really,
    it was closer to bullying that teasing. I mean, it seems silly & childish
    now that I think of it, after all, we were in 7th or 8th
    grade as I remember.
     
    One day I was wearing something new and a lean, wiry kid,
    I’ll just call him Lenny, he started picking on me and centering me out. I
    remember feeling this sudden surge of anger, just instantly welling in the back
    of my neck. Before I knew what happened, I punched him, one quick, powerful, solid
    punch right to the side of his face. What seemed to be a split second later, he
    fired back, a solid, well planted hit to a target just below my left eye.
     
    We were sitting in the office before I knew what happened
    and we both had incredible shiners that were swelling up by the moment.  The school Principal was a fairly tall,
    rounded guy with a powerful, booming voice. I remember how he walked; he
    carried himself like his was king of the universe. He used BryleCream in his
    hair and parted it with a vertical part straight down the back of his head.
     
    He made us sweat for about 20 minutes. He left us sitting
    there in his office where he could watch us through his famous 2-way mirror.  When he came in, I’m sure we were both
    sweating bullets.
     
    He wanted to know everything that happened, why I slugged
    the guy, why he punched me back. And when we finished our stories, he stood up,
    turned around and took something off a hook on the wall on the other side of
    the room. It had been hanging there the whole time, with a collection of several
    others; his strap collection.
     
    “Which strap do you think I should use”, he asked us, as
    though he was really going to give us the choice.
     
    He said, “I’ve never had to show either one of you guys the
    strap before, but this is the kind of behavior that earns kids the strap around
    here.”
     
    We both tried to remain stoic and I honestly think the two
    of us bonded just a bit as a result of this experience. The threat of the strap
    turned out to be just a warning, we paid for the incident by having to nurse our
    shiners for a couple of weeks before healing up.
     
    Now if I had understood what it meant to be mindful back
    then, I’m pretty sure I never would have punched the kid in the face. I mean, I
    would have realized that he was just looking for a reaction.
     
    Wouldn’t life be great if you could be that confident, that you
    were always in control of your emotions.
     
    As far as I can remember, nobody in my class ever teased
    anybody about new clothes after that. No one could believe that Bruce Langford
    punched another kid and gave him a black eye.
     
    Well, I’m not proud of it. I wouldn’t want my son to know,
    oh wait, since he’s my editor, he’s apt to come across this recording. Well,
    I’m being vulnerable and just telling an incident that probably taught me
    something. I mean in a way I wish I could somehow erase this from the history
    books, but in another way, well, that was a different time, and what happened,
    happened. I think that is mindfulness too.
     
    Today marks the end of my Weekends With Bruce series. Did
    you enjoy these weekend episodes, with the different style, a contrast to my
    regular interviews?
    Mindful Tribe, I’m always grateful for your feedback, your
    emails, your comments on what you like and what you don’t like. It would be
    great if you took a minute and send me an email with your feedback on the
    Weekend Shows.
     
    Depending o
    10 min
  • 140 You Can't Start Improving Until You Start Doing Advises Podcasting Pioneer, Gary Leland
    Gary Leland is an online legend. He started his first online store in
    1996 and started podcasting in 2004. He is passionate about fastpitch
    softball, and sports in general. He sells softball related merchandise
    online and has a podcast called The Gary Leland Show where he interviews
    interesting guests about business and marketing. Gary has his feet
    planted firmly on the ground and after meeting him in person at Podcast
    Movement 2016 in Chicago, I got the feeling he has a real sense of
    mindfulness, even if he might use other words to describe it.Contact InfoCompany: www.Lelands.org
    Podcast: GaryLelandShow.comMost Influential PersonMy mother. She taught me when something was over it was time to move on. She taught me not to hang on to stuff.Effect on EmotionsI
    don't hold a lot of emotions because of it. (Mindfulness). I don't hold
    a lot of pain, or being upset, or being mad. I pretty much live my live
    without any of those strong emotions. I don't dislike anybody. I had
    somebody embezzle $385,000. from me a few years ago and I don't hold any
    animosity to them.[show-notes-emotions]Thoughts on BreathingI'm
    not into breathing and don't know much about it. I sure it's great.
    Everybody that I heard talk about it told me it does wonders. Maybe I
    need to investigate it. At the moment I don't do any kind of breathing
    or meditation or anything like that. I just enjoy life.[show-notes-breathing]Suggested ResourcesBook: No books to recommend.App: Most of my apps are strictly for business.[show-notes-resources]Advice for Newbie
    I
    only do things 80% of the way, and then I'm ready to go on to something
    else. I don't sit there and dwell on getting it to 100%. I really feel
    like 80% is good enough and all you have to be is good enough. You don't
    have to be perfect, you just have to be good enough. While that other
    person's working on that last 20%, I've done two 80's and I'm half way
    through with my third 80. The other 20 can happen over time. These are
    the refinements.Thank You Bonus:
    As a thank you for listening, download your free copy of my book, Cracking The Success Code.
    I teamed up with Brian Tracy, along with some other entrepreneurs to
    create the best-selling book called Cracking The Success Code: The
    World's Leading Experts Reveal Their Top Secrets To Help You Crack The
    Code For Optimum Health, Wealth and Success. Enter your name and email
    and you'll have your book downloaded in no time. Enjoy the book, Mindful
    Tribe.
    35 min
  • 140 You Can’t Start Improving Until You Start Doing Advises Podcasting Pioneer, Gary Leland

    Gary Leland is an online legend. He started his first online store in

    1996 and started podcasting in 2004. He is passionate about fastpitch
    softball, and sports in general. He sells softball related merchandise
    online and has a podcast called The Gary Leland Show where he interviews
    interesting guests about business and marketing. Gary has his feet
    planted firmly on the ground and after meeting him in person at Podcast
    Movement 2016 in Chicago, I got the feeling he has a real sense of
    mindfulness, even if he might use other words to describe it.

    Contact Info
    • Company: www.Lelands.org

  • Podcast: GaryLelandShow.com
    • Most Influential Person
    • My mother. She taught me when something was over it was time to move on. She taught me not to hang on to stuff.
    Effect on Emotions
    • I
    don't hold a lot of emotions because of it. (Mindfulness). I don't hold
    a lot of pain, or being upset, or being mad. I pretty much live my live
    without any of those strong emotions. I don't dislike anybody. I had
    somebody embezzle $385,000. from me a few years ago and I don't hold any
    animosity to them.

    [show-notes-emotions]

    Thoughts on Breathing
    • I'm
    not into breathing and don't know much about it. I sure it's great.
    Everybody that I heard talk about it told me it does wonders. Maybe I
    need to investigate it. At the moment I don't do any kind of breathing
    or meditation or anything like that. I just enjoy life.

    [show-notes-breathing]

    Suggested Resources
    • Book: No books to recommend.
    • App: Most of my apps are strictly for business.

    [show-notes-resources]

    Advice for Newbie

    I

    only do things 80% of the way, and then I'm ready to go on to something
    else. I don't sit there and dwell on getting it to 100%. I really feel
    like 80% is good enough and all you have to be is good enough. You don't
    have to be perfect, you just have to be good enough. While that other
    person's working on that last 20%, I've done two 80's and I'm half way
    through with my third 80. The other 20 can happen over time. These are
    the refinements.

    Thank You Bonus:

    As a thank you for listening, download your free copy of my book, Cracking The Success Code.

    I teamed up with Brian Tracy, along with some other entrepreneurs to
    create the best-selling book called Cracking The Success Code: The
    World's Leading Experts Reveal Their Top Secrets To Help You Crack The
    Code For Optimum Health, Wealth and Success. Enter your name and email
    and you'll have your book downloaded in no time. Enjoy the book, Mindful
    Tribe.

    35 min
  • 139 Miracle On The Hudson, The Story of Focus Told By Last Passenger Out, Dave Sanderson
    Dave Sanderson was the last passenger to leave the plane which landed
    on the Hudson River in January 2009, the story being featured in the
    upcoming film, Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks.
    Since that incident, Dave has built a career as a motivational speaker,
    mentor and author. In his presentations, he shares
    The 12 Pillars of Resourcefulness, precepts that enabled him to become a
    top producer in some of the largest sales organizations in the world
    and ultimately enabled him to survive the plane crash. In his new book,
    Moments Matter, Dave discusses lessons learned from the Miracle on the
    Hudson and how to take a potentially tragic experience and turn it into
    an opportunity to survive and thrive.Contact InfoFacebook: davesandersonspeaksLinkedIn:  david sandersonTwitter: @davesanderson2Website: davesandersonspeaks.com
    Blog: davesandersonspeaks.com/moments-matter-blog
    Email: [email protected] Influential PersonBill, my first mentorEffect on EmotionsYou
    know, when I go into a mindful, centered state, I'm in a peaceful
    situation and I'm less stressed, I focus, I have less anxiety. I focus
    on other people and I think that's the big thing, I get out of myself.
    When I'm in a mindful state I'm more resourceful and focus on other
    people. I think that's where I serve at the highest level.Thoughts on BreathingWell,
    I don't breathe as often in the ways I used to breathe and I need to
    get back to that. Breathing to me, I would get down on the ground and do
    shallow breaths and deep breaths and all of a sudden oxygen gets into
    your body and all of a sudden your mind expands so I need to do more of
    that. I was doing that for quite a while and I think that's a great way
    to get centered. Before I go on stage, I do take that deep final breath.Suggested ResourcesBooks: Moments Matter by Dave Sanderson
    Brace for Impact by Dave SandersonThe Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy - What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with DestinyAdvice for Newbie
    I
    would say that for someone who is looking to get more mindful and more
    centered in their life, focus on something else other than yourself.
    Focus on your family, focus on the bigger picture because one thing you
    realize when you go through a plane crash is, and I said this in an
    interview when I did a movie premiere, that no one really cared if
    anyone was white, black, Hispanic, gay, lesbian, transsexual. No one
    judged anybody else so I would say at that point everybody got centered
    into themselves to be able to get that outcome, so I would say I
    recommend to somebody, be less judgemental, focus on the bigger picture,
    focus on something outside yourself where you can serve and add value
    instead of focusing on what's in it for me.BonusThanks for listening, Mindful Tribe. Download Bruce Langford's 5 Free Guided Medications called Fine Tune Your Focus here: www.mindfulnessmode.com/focus
    36 min

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