Nobody wants to be a mouth breather, but certain exercises put you in the corner and make you lean over your knees and breathe. Today we explore what happens when you force yourself to nasally breathe. Chunky boi will survive.

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TRANSCRIPTION
0:48 → if you’re struggling for a gift to give, here’s the why you should buy a book for somebody

2:55 → a quick review on ryan holiday’s the daily stoic and it’s lessons applied to tech sales

8:28 → following through on your intention vs. setting the intention - the life hack to avoid snoozing your alarm

12:12 → trying nasal breathing for the first time in my runs

15:59 → focusing on your breathe, inhale/exhale, just like in the practice of meditation

19:18 → don’t miss out on the beauty of the world by snoozing your alarm and missing out on the day

23:35 → what you should do if you’re ‘quiet-quitting’ and rolling through your days with a passive mindset at work

25:16 → the journey of 5k to your first marathon → here’s the post

27:31 → a lesson per mile - the 4 ideas pulled from running a marathon for the first time

28:44 → plan your attack, attack your plan → the importance of creating a game plan for your day and your run to avoid cognitive overload

30:26 → what in the heck is memory creation, how to develop and craft a life worth living

LINKS MENTIONED
Runnersworld - how to breathe when running

Kneesovertoesguy - great athletic approach for sustainability and longevity

Ryan Holliday - the daily stoic

Gregory Mannorino - the robin hood of wall street

Jack Coyne - running 30 miles for my 30th bday

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A fundamental for life driven by mindset and intention is a disciplined morning routine. We zig and zag to get there, but eventually we cover a perspective on routines to set you up for success in your day.

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TRANSCRIPTION
5:31 → the thoughts of an amateur golfer playing at private courses way out of his tax bracket

7:46 → quick recollection of the latest battle against a man I've lost 200+ rounds to

10:34 → the most important mindset to have when playing a non-competitive round of golf

16:55 → remembering the fundamentals of a game or within sales before leaning on technology to help you work

21:26 → my pitch to you on picking up a role within sales and the benefits it can have to your career, even if it’s not for you

24:00 → the importance of having a script, wireframe, or plan when chaos and fires break loose; being proactive, not reactive

26:22 → you get what you put in, the mindset to take on when looking at commission-based roles

29:25 → stacks of swiss cheese; how to build up tactics and small little routines to make a whole system based on INTENTION

31:58 → the main difference between a top and not-so-top sales rep, the secret sauce

36:55 → the life hack to avoid procrastination, eating the frog in sales and life

39:24 → the name of the game is preparation when it comes to eating the frog… trick yourself in preparation

41:31 → be satisfied with even one thing you get done in your morning routine; don’t forget to enjoy the process

LINKS MENTIONED
MVMT Strength

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Ever play the game "what artist, dead or alive, would you want to sit next to on a plane"? Find out what happens if you chose Bob Marley.

From time to anxiety management, music as a meditation, all the way to open and honest communication. We cover it all here, baby.

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TRANSCRIPTION
1:11 → what the journey of creating a podcast is like in comparison to therapy + meditation

4:01 → Jeb Blount’s time management tactics from fanatical prospecting… how we should be valuing our time

10:49 → being grateful for your network, reflections on recent conversations with other young professionals → what the 

13:50 → acting from a place of fear, versus the value of leaning into uncomfortability

17:40 → the value of travel, experience, and how that can open your perspective… using past experiences as a gratitude meditation

20:00 → how to deal with your anxiety in 2022 as a young professional, and the mindset to overcome hardship

23:07 → my personal journey with music and where/why/how I’ve been grateful for its influence

26:53 → how the lyrics of rush, closer to the heart, can be used to influence young professionals to take responsibility, action, and have fun!

30:10 → listening to a Ziggy Marley concert across the Niagara River and how a Bob Marley setlist can meditate the people!

32:46 → what a Bob Marley concert were like back in the day from a couple of old jamaicans

34:49 → my favourite Bob Marley story from the old man… playing games mile high

37:48 → why I’m grateful for my godfather and life lessons he’s given that have proven successful over my short time 

43:30 → the value of starting a blog, sharing your thoughts, and being transparent with your experience for networking purposes

43:40 → the journey of posting relatively daily on LinkedIn for 7 months

LINKS MENTIONED
Adam Grant - There’s a name for the blah you’re feeling, languishing

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Our most valuable possession, is the time we have on this earth. Protect it at all costs.

That, and go fishing. Great way to invest your time.

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TRANSCRIPTION
2:17 → elderly wisdom, birthday invites, and fishing trips

5:16 → rules of the game on a private fishing charter

6:28 → sage 80 year old advice and the reason you should listen to your parents

8:56 → you know what makes a great fish charter guide? A mechanical engineer's brain

10:11 → what happens when you put down your 9-5 career and go all-in on your passion - an engineer’s mind applied to deep sea fishing

12:49 → the bereft conquest of a young professional trying to be a ‘supernode’ in a network

17:01 → what happens when you bring a Jamaican family to a country community-based drumming circle 

21:15 → the feeling of 4 years of bass youtube videos teaching and finding love in the music or the full presence of it all

25:52 → the demons on your shoulder that tell you to give up when its too early in chasing your goal… its all in the eyes

26:41 → the benefits of incrementalism in running and how to find tempo + rhythm in the runner’s high

28:44 → applying one of the four agreements to find presence within exercise

29:36 → the importance of time and it being the most valuable resource you have, and the guide to living intentionally

31:53 → what happens when you blink and let life will flash by you, vs live intentionally + manage your time

34:09 → “but miss, when will I ever use this in real life?”... one thing school teaches you that works in the working world

37:43 → the importance of time management in sales and how to reverse engineer your goals to hit your target

40:48 → the benefits of using the calendar system for the various components of your life

41:55 → how to encourage innovation - give constraints!

44:05 → getting preachy over there kid… using time management for short term and long term goals

46:05 → the difference between being tired and exhausted

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Looking for a game or hobby to pickup that you can: play by yourself or with loves ones, play at the most beautiful of exotic locations or local forests, play with a beer or spliff, and play from the moment you start until your last breathes.

Look no further, you've found the greatest game ever played: golf.

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TRANSCRIPTION
5:29 → gratitude for mother nature and the insignificance of the human experience when you look at stars… nothing matters

7:30 → finding hope and joy after getting fired…

13:45 → if there’s change, there’s growth - what’s the one thing you should be doing to understand your value as a young professional

13:30 → an intro to Uncle Sal and why he’s been one of the more influential martial artists in my life

20:22 → the importance of games in personal development and growth

22:00 → why golf? What does it mean to me and why is it one of the biggest drugs out there

24:06 → the mindset to take from golf and apply that to every aspect of your life beyond that (proving yourself vs. giving it your best)

29:09 → running into a golf round, being ill-prepared, and the dangers of proving yourself

34:18 → the risks and rewards of barefoot golf

37:50 → the century system for golf…

40:55 → hitting the ball vs swinging through the ball

43:45 → the 5 fundamentals of golf 

47:48 → my journey in how I started with golf to where I am today

49:29 → the ultimate note from my old man in the game of golf

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Lessons to be learned from exercise, running, and physicality, and the mindset to promote for young professionals.

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TRANSCRIPTION:

• 4:10 → meditation on how to manage your inner self-critic
• 8:00 → you are your biggest enemy… taking a biopsychosocial approach to gratitude
• 14:50 → accepting death, suffering, and how that may lead to gratitude
• 18:04 → finding your breaking point with exercise and your potential 
• 20:17 → the mental battle that comes from physical hardships
• 22:26 → from 5k to marathon running… the mantra that helped me push through the first 100m, then the next, the next etc.
• 26:14 → feeling well spent at the end of a training session… what should you do next? 
• 28:00 → what you can expect if you were to enroll your kid in martial arts from a young age... the importance of discipline
• 37:48 → Van Neistat on Do Lists 

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The story of how a naive little boy skeptical of meditation, evolved into a slightly-less naive likkle man advocating for the daily habit.

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TRANSCRIPTION:

• 2:01 → first foray into the meditation vis-a-vis the startup scene in Bengaluru, India
• 5:10 → using clouds and non-judgment to maintain open focus 
• 8:03 → a review on trying to build a meditation habit with the waking up app by sam harris
• 10:26 → using the muse headband to meditate, and the associated brainwave activity
• 13:24 → how consumer-grade EEGs capture a psychedelic experience; LI post
• 16:35 → gratitude as a meditation
• 17:22 → if you were given 6 months to live, what would you do?
• 21:17 → the importance of telling somebody daily and the returns you can expect
• 24:2 → don miguel ruiz - the four agreements on gratitude
• 25:25 → the power of the heart in gratitude

BOOKS MENTIONED

Don Miguel Ruiz - The Four Agreements

The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg*** (I mentioned the Power of Now - also a great read by Eckhart Tolle)

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An introduction into the wicked wild world of nicky chin.

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