I walked with the monks for 2,300 miles...
from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C.
And I’m saying that like it’s literal… because in my head, it is.
There was a time I was stuck in my body.
I couldn’t get up.
I couldn’t move.
I couldn’t escape it.
And if I’m honest, I can trace the tools that got me through that season back to the same principles I’m about to share with you.
Right now, the world feels heavy.
A lot of people feel like their attention getting hijacked every single day
rage, fear,
doomscrolling,
distraction,
shutdown.
This ep, is about keeping your mind clear when everything around you is trying to pull you into reactivity,
so you don’t spiral, you don’t harden, and you can respond with a steady hand.
Especially as an ambitious person. Ambitious are more likely to break if they don't implement this.
I'll play short clips from a monk’s talk and translate them into real life
the situations relevant in the world...
and ambition, burnout, relationships, pain, money, and the monkey mind. You don’t have to live like a monk to think like one.
The best part: you kind find complete freedom from it all TODAY.
You'll find out exacly
- The “dirty mirror” metaphor
- The 86,400 seconds rule
- Monkey mind + negativity bias (and how to detach from thoughts)
- Pain vs suffering: (you create suffering)
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YouTube: [https://youtu.be/StQHFQn3gmc]
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Timestamps / Chapters
0:00 – I “walked” 2,300 miles + why mind regulation isn’t optional
0:40 – Quick PSA: the world feels heavy (and your mind is getting hijacked)
2:05 – Ambition + burnout: how we spiral and sabotage
4:20 – Why monks: ancient wisdom that actually works (Buddhism + Stoicism)
6:10 – How I accidentally met them in South Carolina
10:30 – The Walk for Peace mission + who monks really are
12:45 – Mirror metaphor: mental “spots” and distorted reality
18:20 – Non-reactivity under pressure (getting cursed at)
19:45 – Driving rage + “how many seconds am I giving this?”
21:00 – 86,400 seconds a day (don’t give them more than 10)
24:10 – “Just let them”: resentment, control, and relationship walls
27:30 – World peace starts at home (and inside your own mind)
29:40 – The “glass of water” rule: conflict + kindness + timing
33:20 – Meditation + monkey mind (thoughts as clouds)
39:10 – Hospital / jail / funeral: the cost of reactivity
45:00 – “Today is going to be my peaceful day” (write it down)
47:10 – Barefoot pain: pain vs suffering
50:30 – My knee surgeries: being trapped in the body and what helped
56:00 – Money, freedom, and why chasing doesn’t fix the mind
2:00:00 – The 7-day challenge: notice the urge, pause, breathe, reassess
2:02:30 – Closing: join the walk + share this with one person
