Morning Mindfulness - A Few Positive Minutes to Start Your Day With

By Dr. Jin

What's Morning Mindfulness - A Few Positive Minutes to Start Your Day With about?

This podcast is about mindfulness. It is about being in the moment. It is about paying attention. It is about nonjudgmental attitude. It is about awareness. It is about making wiser decisions. I am talking about lessons I've learned on my Martial Arts and Yoga journey, and what I've learned practicing meditation. My episodes are inspired by lessons I got from World's greatest success and leadership teachers.

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Morning Mindfulness - A Few Positive Minutes to Start Your Day With episodes:

06.01.2021
722-Information Age and How to Avoid Costly Mistakes
There's an old saying, Knowledge is Power. Or I've heard a modern version: information is power. I agree to some extent. But today I want to challenge that cliche. The knowledge may, in fact, even produce devastating results if we're...
03.23.2021
721 - Outside World and my Greatest Martial Art Victory
Since most of my training is in martial arts, and I've been doing quite a bit of training staying at home, I thought I'd share with you perhaps my greatest martial art victory. It's from the past, but it is...
01.19.2020
720 - Dealing with Cough and Stuffy Nose
Not a medical advice! This winter has been pretty cold. We had a lot of rain. That resulted into some waves of cold and flu in the community. Today I will talk about one way of dealing with cough I've used.
01.17.2020
719-Precious Things We May Often Take For Granted
We often live with this idea that we'll be there for each other forever... Why don't we start practicing Love while we're still here?
06.12.2019
718-Almighty Obvious: Undeniable Power Of Manipulated Majority
Humans, no matter if they are introverts, extroverts or whatever ..verts, are social creatures. Majority of us has a need, either conscious or subconscious, to belong to the pack, or a herd, and to receive an approval from our peers....
05.23.2019
717 - When Minority Wins: Genius Design To Introduce The Biggest Lie
Today I’d like to talk about one clever, I’d say genius method of dirty propaganda. I read it was created by Joseph Goebbels, famous Nazi politician and minister of propaganda. Whether this is true or not, the method is quite...
05.06.2019
716 - From Sublime To The Ridiculous: One Simple Way To Distort The Truth
Horrifying details of the story are so disturbing that people may get emotional scars from the story itself. So painful that they cannot be erased by any logic explanation.
04.26.2019
715 - Beware of a Rotten Fish When Ordering Your Next Serving or Truth
"Rotten fish" is a very widely used technique, so obvious that I'm sure you will immediately recognize it even though I won't point at anyone in particular. Let's say I want to make a rotten fish. I come up with...
04.22.2019
714 - Targeted Truthfulness: Changing Listeners' Perception By Shaping Sincerity
The whole purpose of military propaganda is to confuse and psychologically destroy the enemy to make them very vulnerable for easy termination. What does it have to do with Mindfulness? Everything! These techniques are used on us. Now. Practically every...
03.25.2019
713 - Decision And Process: Clearing Up Misconceptions About My Path to Success
There’s no status quo. You and I cannot freeze our state of health, state of finances, or whatever you want to freeze. The cruel truth is, everything is changing. Every second. However, there’s a good news...
02.18.2019
712 - Campaign 50-50-25: Decision to Implement a Critical Life Update
I survived... I was going downhill at 200 mph, metaphorically speaking, of course, and trying not to die. Until I finally got a moment to slow down, regroup, take a deep breath, look back and look at myself. And I did not...
01.21.2019
711-Milestone Check: Mindful Review and Setting Goals For New Season
It has been a while since my last episode came out. For quite a long while in fact. But I promised I'd come back, so here I am. Now let me ramble for a few minutes. First of all,...
03.02.2018
710 - Attachments: Sure Way To Make Our Life Really Unbearable
Changing direction or strategy is not quitting. There’s a difference between falling back on default program of actions and failing forward, meaning simply redirecting actions deliberately.
03.01.2018
709 - Mindful Madness: Turning Light Off Vs Shooting Light Bulbs
In case with the light it is so obvious! We know how to address the issue, and what to expect as a result of our actions. However, there many other things in life that are not...
02.28.2018
708 - Overestimated Immunity: What We Think Vs What It Really Is
Yesterday I started talking about being naive and how devastating it could be. And I’ve experienced it myself However, there’s much bigger issue that also comes out of that mindset. That’s what I’d like to remind you about today...
02.27.2018
707 - Naive Mindset: Righteous Path To The Wrong Side Of The Fence
But I learned a couple of lessons. One, never forget that the outside World is not my friend. This is my and my only responsibility to follow the rules. So I have to stop being naive and pay attention to...
02.26.2018
706 - Toughest Mindful Practice: Where Illusion And Reality Meet
As you can probably guess, it is about mindfulness. But we will look at it from a different perspective. One of the key points in my stress management program is what I call a Controlled Tension...
02.23.2018
705 - Breathe And Smile: Going Back To Where It All Started
Today I want to make a trip back to where my podcast actually started. You hear this every time you listen to it, but unless you listened to the very beginning, you may not know where it comes from. So...
02.22.2018
704 - Flipped Perception: The Opposite Side Of Great Communication
Yesterday I was talking about some really serious and quite obvious flaws in communication. Today I will continue, but we’ll look at it from a different perspective.
02.21.2018
703 - Distorted Transmission: Do We Really Hear What Was Said To Us?
There are several flaws in our communications I’d like to point out. One, sometimes we listen to answer, not to understand...
02.20.2018
702 - Detailed Communication: One Of The Biggest Issues In Our Society
Don’t know about you, but I take a personal responsibility in saying Hi and starting conversations with people. Every day. Some people look scared...
02.19.2018
701 - Delayed Mindfulness: A Thin Line Between Response And Reaction
Look at the water: it does nothing until we push it with a hand. Then it yields. And after we take the hand out, it fills up the space like it never happened. All interaction happens at the moment it...
02.16.2018
700 - Main Reason: Connecting Causes, Consequences and Circumstances
Our own limited perception multiplied by our ego often tells us that we know all we need to know. We are so used to cause and effect phenomenon, that we may take the most obvious sequence of events and make...
02.15.2018
699 - Daily Why: The Path Of Asking Questions About Our Life
My talk today is about why. Why am I doing things I’m doing? Why things are going the way they are going? Do I really need to get what I think I do?
02.14.2018
698 - Ultimate Love: The Most Powerful Weapon In Our Arsenal
Do you know the story behind the Valentines day? Well, there are many legends. One of them is talking about a Roman emperor Claudius II...
02.13.2018
697 - Irrational Stupidity: A Perfect Way To Ruin A Perfect Day
Today I will talk about stupidity. Oh yes, the World has plenty of it. And I have a perfect example - me. The story I will tell you will make me look like...
02.12.2018
696 - Genies Decisions: Tiny Details To Make Or Break Our Day
I called this episode Genies Decisions, where I made the word Genies from Genie. There’s a famous fiction story in our country about a regular school student. One day he was swimming in the lake and found an ancient bottle...
02.09.2018
695 - Perfect Day: The Most Appropriate Moment To Change Our Life
I know I’ve been often waiting for a perfect moment to do what I planned to do. To start a new training program, or change my morning routine, or implement some business plan. Whatever. And finally I discovered the most...
02.08.2018
694 - Our Friends: Whom Should We Take With Us To Our Dreams?
Even when I was a kid, I noticed a very obvious phenomenon. At that time, however, I did not know that it was so universal. But it definitely is. Let me explain what I mean.
02.07.2018
693 - Overwhelming Goals: Mindful Planning For Predictable Results
When I start something new I want to learn, for example, as I was changing my career a couple of times in my life, the magnitude of learning was scary. And that’s not just a simple trade.
02.06.2018
692 - Emergency Learning Plan: Where Should I Direct My Energy?
I see the idea of continuous learning as, let’s call it, an emergency plan. I am amazed how people prepare for apocalypse by storing water and food, but they ignore work related emergencies.
02.05.2018
691 - Being King: The Wisdom Of An Ancient Royal Wedding Story
I see so many people who may feel they are on the top of the world. Especially those who achieve great results. It may look like they don’t even need to worry any more about anything. They got it. They...
02.02.2018
690 - Everlasting Day: What Did We Do Today To Be Known For?
Look at your average day. Now IMAGINE that it start repeating for you every day. All the same. For 34 years. Would you change anything you do with your time?
02.01.2018
689 - Mindful Relativity: The Opposite Perspectives On The Same Issue
Whoa! I’m not sure if I would ever write something like that to my parents. But I think this joke demonstrates nicely the relative nature of our happiness.
01.31.2018
688 - Happy Disaster! The Opposite Look At The Problems In Our Life
I understand, not everything that happens in my life I can justify right away. Neither do many other people, I hear you. But here’s the point I’d like to make today...
01.30.2018
687 - Mindful Switcheroo: Which Burden Would You Like To Choose?
We always want to think that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. The other people’s burden is lighter. And their life is much more successful. In reality...
01.29.2018
686 - Reset Button: Which Options In Your Life Would You Change?
Let’s pretend you found a magic control panel, which has a reset button. The power of the button can transport you back to any moment in your life you specify. Wouldn’t that be nice?
01.26.2018
685 - Ordinary Life: What Does It Really Take To Feel Normal
People have a tendency to feel bored wherever they are. There’s a concept of finding fulfillment in new job, new toy, new whatever. And then immediately after that we start looking for the next thing...
01.25.2018
684 - Facing Forward: Discover The Real Direction You Life Is Going
We need to make memories by living our dreams. But I’ve heard many times, if your memories are bigger than your dreams, you are moving backwards...
01.24.2018
683 - Mindful Coaching: The Best Teaching Lesson From A Farmer
Today I will shift gear and talk about the other aspect of the Path to success. That is coaching. I like this topic because I’ve been teaching and coaching for a while. For over 30 years in fact...
01.23.2018
682 - Courageous Decisions: The Crucial Moments On The Way To Success
Since I was talking about a path to success, I think I need to mention this very important topic. Perhaps, the most important on the way to achieving our dreams and goals, whatever they are.
01.22.2018
681 - Path To Success: Two Sides Of The Same Life Story
There’s no other way to put it then just face it. The reality is, not every pleasant path leads to success, and not every successful path is pleasant. Then how can I determine the right path?..
01.19.2018
680 - Poor Comparison: Not Every Competition Will Help Us Succeed
We like to compete. And some of it is OK, but unfortunately I see too much of competing that may even hurt us. I will talk about three forms of it.
01.18.2018
679 - Mindful Creativity: Get Completely Out Of Mundane Mindset
Yesterday I started talking about how to make mundane routine more interesting or at least less boring. I’ve used all kinds of tricks for that, because this is something we all have to do. There’s one more I wanted to...
01.17.2018
678 - Mundane Routines: Escape From The Boring Every Day Tiring Work
I mentioned quite a few times mundane routined we have to do. Yes, we cannot get away from them. And I am in the bunch. However, I’ve used several approaches to perform those tedious routines. I will talk about three...
01.16.2018
677 - Unforgettable Knowledge: Explore The Opposite Side Of Learning
We have a tendency to forget. And it’s not out of our head forever. We just lose it covered by the whole lot of other things. It is not always easy to predict what will stay and what will be...
01.15.2018
676 - Repeating Topics: Great Wisdom Behind Boring Redundant Traditions
Humans have a great memory. That’s why it’s possible to hypnotize a person and get to the deepest memories from the childhood. However, everything we learn gets buried under so much other stuff we receive daily, so it starts fading...
01.12.2018
675 - Almighty Repetition: What Is More Important Than What You Learn?
There are SOME topics I may be understanding better than other people, but that was not because I’m such a quick learner. The only thing I can take credit for is being persistent...
01.11.2018
674 - Child’s Wisdom: Amazing Perspective From A Pure Heart
We’re often trying to fix the World. And then we wonder why it’s not happening? That’s simple, we just need to put a man together...
01.10.2018
673 - Ever After: The Unspoken Side Effect Of A Beautiful Fairy Tale
I thought one day, what if ever after meant forever. When I was a kid, I thought, what would that be like to live forever? Would YOU like to live forever?..

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Morning Mindfulness - A Few Positive Minutes to Start Your Day With episodes:

722-Information Age and How to Avoid Costly Mistakes

721 - Outside World and my Greatest Martial Art Victory

720 - Dealing with Cough and Stuffy Nose

719-Precious Things We May Often Take For Granted

718-Almighty Obvious: Undeniable Power Of Manipulated Majority

717 - When Minority Wins: Genius Design To Introduce The Biggest Lie

716 - From Sublime To The Ridiculous: One Simple Way To Distort The Truth

715 - Beware of a Rotten Fish When Ordering Your Next Serving or Truth

714 - Targeted Truthfulness: Changing Listeners' Perception By Shaping Sincerity

713 - Decision And Process: Clearing Up Misconceptions About My Path to Success

712 - Campaign 50-50-25: Decision to Implement a Critical Life Update

711-Milestone Check: Mindful Review and Setting Goals For New Season

710 - Attachments: Sure Way To Make Our Life Really Unbearable

709 - Mindful Madness: Turning Light Off Vs Shooting Light Bulbs

708 - Overestimated Immunity: What We Think Vs What It Really Is

707 - Naive Mindset: Righteous Path To The Wrong Side Of The Fence

706 - Toughest Mindful Practice: Where Illusion And Reality Meet

705 - Breathe And Smile: Going Back To Where It All Started

704 - Flipped Perception: The Opposite Side Of Great Communication

703 - Distorted Transmission: Do We Really Hear What Was Said To Us?

702 - Detailed Communication: One Of The Biggest Issues In Our Society

701 - Delayed Mindfulness: A Thin Line Between Response And Reaction

700 - Main Reason: Connecting Causes, Consequences and Circumstances

699 - Daily Why: The Path Of Asking Questions About Our Life

698 - Ultimate Love: The Most Powerful Weapon In Our Arsenal

697 - Irrational Stupidity: A Perfect Way To Ruin A Perfect Day

696 - Genies Decisions: Tiny Details To Make Or Break Our Day

695 - Perfect Day: The Most Appropriate Moment To Change Our Life

694 - Our Friends: Whom Should We Take With Us To Our Dreams?

693 - Overwhelming Goals: Mindful Planning For Predictable Results

692 - Emergency Learning Plan: Where Should I Direct My Energy?

691 - Being King: The Wisdom Of An Ancient Royal Wedding Story

690 - Everlasting Day: What Did We Do Today To Be Known For?

689 - Mindful Relativity: The Opposite Perspectives On The Same Issue

688 - Happy Disaster! The Opposite Look At The Problems In Our Life

687 - Mindful Switcheroo: Which Burden Would You Like To Choose?

686 - Reset Button: Which Options In Your Life Would You Change?

685 - Ordinary Life: What Does It Really Take To Feel Normal

684 - Facing Forward: Discover The Real Direction You Life Is Going

683 - Mindful Coaching: The Best Teaching Lesson From A Farmer

682 - Courageous Decisions: The Crucial Moments On The Way To Success

681 - Path To Success: Two Sides Of The Same Life Story

680 - Poor Comparison: Not Every Competition Will Help Us Succeed

679 - Mindful Creativity: Get Completely Out Of Mundane Mindset

678 - Mundane Routines: Escape From The Boring Every Day Tiring Work

677 - Unforgettable Knowledge: Explore The Opposite Side Of Learning

676 - Repeating Topics: Great Wisdom Behind Boring Redundant Traditions

675 - Almighty Repetition: What Is More Important Than What You Learn?

674 - Child’s Wisdom: Amazing Perspective From A Pure Heart

673 - Ever After: The Unspoken Side Effect Of A Beautiful Fairy Tale