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Increase your calm, focus and happiness so you can be more relaxed, contented and satisfied with your life. For business, entrepreneurs, educators, parents. Hosted by Bruce Langford.

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Wednesday Feb 09, 2022

Fear Traps and The Triggers That Keep You Stuck; Nancy Stella

Wednesday Feb 09, 2022

Dr. Nancy Stella has been a leading clinical psychologist in the Cincinnati area for over twenty years, co-owning and growing one of Ohio's largest private, multi-specialty mental health practices with over seventy-five providers. Combining her clinical experience with her own healing journey, Dr. Stella developed the Courageous Brain Process (CBP), an innovative, science-based method of therapy. Rooted in the most up-to-date neuroscience, it bypasses the shortcomings of traditional talk therapy to change the way our brains process fear. Her first book, Fear Traps: Escaping the Triggers that Keep You Stuck, gives readers proven practices for building courage and resilience. Ready to find out your Fear Traps and The Triggers? Read on to find out more.

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Most Influential Person

I would say its my children that are most influential. I just see them as young children being very present in the moment, whether it be focusing on playing with toys or being upset with each other.

Effect on Emotions

Mindfulness has given me mind control, so that when I feel an emotional reaction, I can take a step back, and assess whether or not I want to express it, or manage it.

Thoughts on Breathing

Above all, breathing is critical, because when we go back to the idea of that primitive anxiety brain, how the brain knows that there's danger in the environment is by what we think about and how we breathe, because we breathe differently when we're relaxed versus when we are anxious or energized.
That is to say, part of the mindfulness approach is teaching people the deep breathing, so that they can learn to kind of calm that anxiety brain and in turn, it calms the body. Deep breathing is critical in teaching people mindfulness, that goes hand in hand. For example, when people are anxious we start with mindfulness and we just practice for 30 seconds.
Firstly, we'll do the breathing in the office and they have to recognize, okay, just keep doing the deep breathing. While you're focusing, your mind may go all over the place, when you realize it, just bring it back to what you're focusing on.

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Bullying Story

When we're bullied, we tend to take things very personally, it's hard not to do that when somebody is bullying you.
I have worked considerably with children and using mindfulness to help children learn to not take things personally. As a result, children are often the pawns or victims of their circumstance.
Most importantly, mindfulness is learning to recognize and know what you feel. Mindfulness can help particularly in regards to bullying; for instance it can help us develop compassion for the other person.
Each of us has our own vulnerabilities in regards to bullying. We bring our own vulnerabilities to the table.
To sum it up, somebody who's a bully is often wearing a mask. Therefore, mindfulness helps us learn how to not get sucked in or take the bait, and also how to extricate yourself from the situation. Being mindful is recognizing that it's okay to feel scared, or angry, or intimidated. Those are just feelings, mindfulness helps us learn that those are just feelings and they're not going to last. It helps us move out of the situation.
Above all, it's also understanding a bit how the brain works. When bad things happen to us, or when we worry about something, our anxiety brain, it's called the amygdala, is designed to protect us and cause the body to pump out adrenaline. In addition, that part of the brain can't see reality.
Lastly, when we become anxious, it doesn't know. Are you worried about being late for work, being bullied,or about a tiger chasing you?

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Sunday Feb 06, 2022

Bob Proctor; Legend and Mentor

Sunday Feb 06, 2022

Bob Proctor, Legend and Mentor is the topic of my episode today. I've been reflecting on the fact that my longtime mentor Bob Proctor, has passed. That happened on Thursday, February 3. Bob Proctor has been a mentor of mine since the 80s. Back in the 80s I followed Bob and in the 90s, I was in a mastermind with him. Bob Proctor was
amazing in so many ways. He was deeply knowledgeable and he could talk about and share his wisdom in such a way that you would be able to easily absorb what he was saying. One of the things that Bob would say was, ‘this is not my material.' He would say, This is material that I've learned from other people, everything you're hearing from me, I've learned from other people.

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Who is Bob Proctor?

Not only has Bob been my mentor for a long time, but in my opinion, Bob Proctor is a legend. Stay tuned and I will share why I believe Bob is a legend. Bob is a fellow Canadian, living relatively close by in Toronto. He's a self-help author and for many years taught the law of attraction. Whether you're a salesperson, you're in business, an entrepreneur, he could teach you how to become successful in life. Sometimes Bob identified himself as a philosopher. he was very well-read and mostly self taught. He was born in 1934 and he's best known for his New York Times best selling book, You Were Born Rich and he wrote a number of other books as well.

Younger Years

Bob had low self esteem in his teens and early twenties. He would tell so many stories about his past, stories that would help you connect with him and understand that, he was just an ordinary guy, who at one time was confused and lost. He dropped out of Danforth Tech in Toronto, after he cut his thumb on a bandsaw. And he said that he just didn't seem to have any motivation. He didn't feel like he had any desire to move forward. He talked about how he would go out to the bars with his friends and he was in debt and just couldn't figure out what life was all about.

Firefighter

At the age of 26, he got a job serving in a fire department in Toronto. In that job, he met a guy there who gave him a book. And he says, this was the first book he ever read. And wow, did this book ever change Bob's life. The book was called Think and Grow Rich. And you've probably heard of Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. This book, moved him so much that he read it every day.

He told us in the mastermind, he said, “I don't go a day without reading at least a page or two of this book.” And he said a lot of days, I read more than a page or two. And he showed us the book, and it was just worn and tattered and falling apart. And I was like wow, he's not kidding. He really, really read this book a lot, and it just had so much impact on his life.

Today I'm going to talk about a few aspects of Bob Proctor.

1/ Thoughts Are Power

What you think about can become your reality. And in fact, Bob taught you that what you think will become your reality. He talked to us a lot about that in the mastermind, and how, sometimes people think this is nonsense, or that this just doesn't make sense. But a lot of the people who think in terms of poverty, or they think in terms of lack, then that's what they're surrounded by. And he had so many stories to tell you and to teach you how what you think about becomes your reality. And he said that thoughts are sending out something like a magnetic signal that's drawing back to you. In the movie, The Secret which featured Bob it stated that ‘if you can see yourself living in abundance, then you will attract it.” And that's exactly what Bob taught.

2/ The Strangest Secret

Earl Nightingale is someone who made a recording way back in 1959, called The Strangest Secret. He was a radio broadcaster, and quite a famous radio broadcaster. Up to then most of the successful recordings that had been made were singers and musicians. It wasn't an area where there were a lot of successful spoken word recordings. This recording sold over a million copies, which was huge back in 1959. And so Earl Nightingale was awarded a gold record for having achieved this by Columbia Entertainment. What do you think the strangest secret was? Well, basically, I've already told you the strangest secret is that you can and will become what you think about most of the time.

3/ Think and Grow Rich

This book was written in 1937 and was a very popular inspirational motivational book for individuals who wanted to move ahead wanted to reach their goals by learning from important figures in history. It was inspired by Andrew Carnegie. Napoleon Hill interviewed 504 people and some of them were Ford and Wrigley, Wanamaker, Eastman Rockefeller, Edison, Firestone, and also three US presidents. Napoleon Hill took the information he learned from these interviews, and he wove it into this book. It took 20 years of his life that he dedicated to this.

4/ Mantras

Bob believed in making sure that the thoughts you think are representing what you want in life and so he talked about mantras and how it was very important to make sure that those thoughts going through your mind were positive and were thoughts that could bring in more positivity. He warned you about certain things. He said, for example, don't think I want to get rid of my debt because your brain is going to be thinking about and hearing the word debt. He said that will bring on more debt that's going to keep you in debt.

Instead, he said, Think think things like this; Every day, in every way, I am becoming more and more prosperous. Here's another one, I am so happy and grateful now that money comes to me in increasing quantities from multiple sources. That was another one that he strongly encouraged us to focus on. You can call them mantras or you can call them something else, it doesn't matter what you call them. Bob said, just make sure that the thoughts that you're running through your mind are positive, and that they are representing what you want to bring into your life.

5/ Bob Proctor, Legend

Bob was a legend for so many reasons. I mean, in fact, he was actually asked to write the afterword in the book, Think and Grow Rich. He was a world renowned speaker having spoken in countries all over the world. He was very into thinking up new exciting ways to create and to help people. And, as I've already talked about, he explains that your mind and your body is all about vibration, and humans are capable of controlling your thoughts and therefore our vibrations. He talked about how everything is vibrating molecules and therefore we're capable of controlling our results. Because we are able to think we have thoughts. And he said there's nothing in a person's life they cannot change through thought and the law of attraction.

He taught that having a definite goal is one of the best ways to achieve what you want. And he emphasized to write down your goals and make them clear. He taught us to have a little card that you carry with you that you constantly look at you remind yourself what are my goals? What am I working toward? What do I want in my life? This was something that he emphasized over and over.

He emphasized the law of attraction and he told lots of different stories that would teach us to to think positively and think thoughts that would increase your confidence and increase your abilities, increase your connections with people. He said, The best way to use your mind was to receive ideas from Infinite Intelligence. He also taught us to be aware of our thoughts and think accurately and change our thoughts into the positive so we could move toward what we truly wanted to have in our lives. He also talked about how to avoid anything that could sabotage your success. Bob always dressed for success. And that's why I dressed up today with a tie and nice dress shirt.

Pictures With Bob

I remember one time when my wife and son and I went to Toronto, and saw him and spent time with him there. And he was having a small event that that I was invited to, and it was an event where he was speaking, and so was his wife, because he was supporting his wife in a multi level marketing project that she was working on at the time. Afterwards, I was able to talk to him and get a picture with him. It was incredible to spend time with him and not only hear him in person and be there in his presence, and then be able to walk up and talk to him and ask questions.

The Secret

He's also very well known for his contribution to the film and the book, The Secret by Rhonda Burns. He was a very central part of that. And if you look at The Secret movie, or read the book, you'll see that that Bob was quoted in there quite a bit. It was back in 1984, when he published his best selling book, You Were Born Rich. And that was, I think that's where Rhonda Byrne, the person that created the movie and book The Secret, she became familiar with Bob's book and got to know Bob and, and the rest is history.

Dedicated

Bob was dedicated to helping his followers tap into their inner self. He made it clear that your inner self is what is controlling everything that is brought into your life. It's also controlling the things that you're repelling and therefore the things that are not coming into your life. Whether it's a poor self image or a bad paradigm. He talked about paradigms a lot, and your programming. He would say, maybe it's a bad programming that's leading to poor results.

Vibrations

He taught that everything in the universe vibrates and that these vibrations attract each other. Since humans are capable of controlling our thoughts, and therefore our vibrations, we are capable of controlling our results. So in conclusion, he said there's nothing in a person's life, they cannot change through thought, and the law of attraction. I am grateful to have had Bob as a mentor. Take what we've learned today about Bob Proctor to reach new heights of calm focus, and happiness.

Check out my TikTok channel by searching Bruce Langford. I'd love to hear from you. And as always, take what we've learned today to reach new heights of calm focus and happiness. Stay in the mode

Suggested Resources

Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Book: You Were Born Rich by Bob Proctor
App: Insight Timer

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Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Like I said in today's episode, I've learned from Bob Proctor, Legend and Mentor and I use my skills as a practicing coach and hypnotist to fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.

Wednesday Feb 02, 2022

Winning Habits and Routines; Mads Friis

Wednesday Feb 02, 2022

Mads Friis is the founder of the Growth Island podcast on health, performance, business, and life's bigger mysteries, covering more than 90 episodes with global experts. One of his biggest passions is building health-related impact ventures and during the past years, he has co-built 3 successful startups with KRING. With his background in management consulting experience from Deloitte and his own experience from startups, Mads started actively training startups and worked with +150 global teams. Playing sports at a high level and discovering many studies on personal growth and performance led Mads into a continuous research journey. He found that many resources focus 80% on the problems and only 20% on the solutions. Now he is on the mission to flip this statistic around to help more people. Join us to talk about Winning Habits and Routines to benefit your business.

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Effect on Emotions

There has been a huge impact in regards to becoming aware of my emotions.
I try to look at myself from higher up, looking down into myself and to ask what's going on right now?
That gives us the ability to actually control the emotions and act in a fruitful way, instead of letting your emotions take over.

Thoughts on Breathing

Breathing is life changing and is the thing that centers me the fastest
I learned the breathing method to breathe all the way down your diaphragm and your stomach.
Then on the breath out, you do a humming sound like, ummm. You try and get as deep down in your chest as possible for as long as possible.
If you do four of those breaths, you'll feel a significant change in your body.

Suggested Resources

Book: Winning Habits & Routines
Book: The Happiness Advantage By Shawn Achor
App: Insight Timer
App: Nuni.Ai (This app is in Beta Mode)

Bullying Story

When you're on social media and you get all of these bad messengers, it can be absolutely horrible.
If you try to do something or create something, the more successful you become, the more nasty stuff people will write.
I think the best thing is really to breathe, relax, and consider what is your purpose. Then accept that people who write these negative messages are in a very bad place.
If you can be mindful and just breathe, I think that is extremely important.
The human brain is not wired for us to be happy. It's wired for us for survive. So we see the negative much more than the positive.
I can have nine positive comments, but it's still that one negative that my brain focuses on. And that's where mindfulness comes in. It helps me see what's actually important.

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Sunday Jan 30, 2022

Jack Canfield’s Success Principles Revealed

Sunday Jan 30, 2022

Jack Canfield offers Success Principles that can help anyone move forward in their lives. I interviewed Jack Canfield back in April 2020. Jack Canfield is the man who, with a partner started the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. He ended up selling more more books than practically anyone else in the English language that I know of anyway. It was fascinating to talk with Jack and to hear him share stories and talk about his success principles that he teaches. And I thought, why don't I have a chat with you today and just reveal to you those success principles. Jack is a down-to-earth, gentle kind of man; definitely a person who practices mindfulness.

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21 Cent Dinners

He told some of his stories on the show. Jack sometimes tells a story about an 11 cent bag of spaghetti noodles, and how he was going to college on a scholarship and the scholarship paid for his books and his clothes and things like that. But he was so broke, he said that he'd be eating 21 cent dinners, so a 10 cent can of tomato paste and garlic salt over an 11 cent bag of spaghetti noodles. He really didn't have very much abundance financially at that point in time. It was not easy for him. He was so determined to succeed and he thought of creating books with inspirational stories that people would like to read. However, after he approached a few publishers, they told him this was not a good idea. But he didn't give up. He was determined and kept moving forward and asking more and more publishers to publish his book. Jack ended up being turned down by 144 publishers until finally somebody decided to take a chance and publish his book.

This is how the famous ‘Chicken Soup For The Soul' series was born. Jack recently wrote a book called The Success Principles: How To Get From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be. I read this book and found it to be an interesting read and a powerful book. I agree with Jack when he talks about his success principles, because I've interviewed a lot of people too. One of the things he says is that by connecting with successful people, you start to notice how they live and, and some of the principles they live by. Jack explains that they don't always start with lots of money or high level connections or privileged circumstances. He writes that they have certain similarities in their success principles. That is why he goes ahead in this book and shares some of those success principles. A

Plan, Focus, Persevere

The first success principal is to plan, focus and then persevere. And all of those three things, they kind of fit together. Jack Canfield is known to be an expert at focus and he has written a book about this subject. So planning is not useful unless you persevere. And of course, persevering doesn't mean much unless you have a plan. So that first step is really important; plan, focus and persevere.

Constant Learning

I know Jack reads a lot and learns a lot from the many people that he that he works with including authors, entrepreneurs, creators, and business experts. Become a constant learner and you will be headed toward success. This is a powerful success principle.

Keep Score

Successful people keep score on the critical drivers of their success. So in other words, as they're moving along, they're aware of what is helping them to be successful. So keeping score, and being aware of what isn't successful is also important. Always be aware of what is working and what is not working in your business and in your life.

Believe

Success principle number four is to believe in yourself. You may not feel like you have a lot of confidence, or you may not feel like you've had a lot of successes. In spite of that, you can move to a place where you will believe in yourself. It's not always easy, but you can do things to help boost your belief in yourself. Meditation and self-hypnosis are two of those practices that will help increase your confidence. Using mantras can also help with your confidence. It is not necessarily easy to move from lacking confidence to a place where you believe in yourself, but there are steps you can take to help yourself be that person who has more confidence.

Positive Money Consciousness

Success principle number five is to have positive money consciousness. We've talked a lot on the show about positive money consciousness. There are many human beings out there that do not have this; a lot of us have a belief that somehow money has a negative connotation or money is somehow evil. Some believe that if you have a lot of money in your life, then you will have more problems. In many peoples' minds, there are a lot of negatives that go along with having money.

Surround Yourself

Surround yourself with successful, positive people. People that make you feel good will help you move toward success. In the book, Jack expands on the above Success Principles and tells stories and uses examples. Jack helps you understand and remember each of these concepts in in a deep, lasting way.

Workbook

I definitely recommend his book. And not only have Jack written this book, Success Principles, he also has a Success Principles Workbook. So you can read the book, and then get the success principles workbook, which is an action plan for getting from where you are to where you want to be.

It was a privilege to interview jack on episode 537. And you can go to that episode; www.mindfulnessmode.com/537 and and check out the interview. Thank you for joining me today. You can start by doing one or two of the success principles and as you gradually make positive changes in your life, you will move toward more successes. Take these ideas and suggestions that I've shared with you today, and reach new heights of calm focus and happiness. Stay in the mode

Suggested Resources

Book: Emotional Chaos To Clarity: Move From the Chaos of the Reactive Mind to the Clarity of the Responsive Mind by Phillip Moffitt
Book: How to Live from Your Heart: Deepen Relationships, Develop Creativity, and Discover Inner Wisdom by Nanette V. Hucknall
App: Insight Timer

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Wednesday Jan 26, 2022

Mindfulness In The Motherhood Journey: Patty Castellanos

Wednesday Jan 26, 2022

Patty Castellanos is a Cuban-American born mother, living in Miami. She is a dedicated, strong-willed, compassionate and passionate wife and mother of 2 amazing kids. Patty knows what it is like to want to support your career and family, manage a home and business, while carving out time for self-care and scheduling a night out. In 2011, Patty had her first child by Cesarean Section birth, which changed her outlook on birth and motherhood. Her life changed and this became the reason for the launch of her private practice, The Expression Center. In 2015, her little family was completed with her daughter, who was born via VBAC; Vaginal Birth After Cesarean. This was a powerful journey of healing, learning and growth. Patty's family is her passion, not a 9-5 job. She works with mothers every day, who choose to put their motherhood journey and healing as their priority, because being a happy and healthy mom is a priority. Patty uses traditional therapeutic tools and techniques combined with the power of the subconscious mind to create change through hypnosis.

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Most Influential Person

Leon Kassianos, Doula (birth support person)

Effect on Emotions

As a mom, and as a supporter, and therapist to moms, it's so easy for moms to lose their cool, to explode, to completely lose track of the moment. So as a mom, I work to always practice what I teach.
As a woman, I also work to consistently allow myself to focus on the here and now. Because it really is like a cycle. When we are able to focus on mindfulness and be in the here and now.
Our kids see it. When our kids see it, they then are able to give us a better communication, understanding. And they are better at what they're doing as well.
Relationships are stronger, families are stronger, and really all comes together to focusing on mindfulness, the present moment, and here and now.

Thoughts on Breathing

Oh, my gosh, breathing is everything. In fact, I just got a text yesterday, from one of my clients that texted me saying, I'm sorry, I've been missing in action. I had my baby on November 2, no epidural, all natural, and my husband was a trooper. And the one thing that was the biggest help, was breathing.
The Hypno birthing breathing really worked. It's amazing, because all of the breathing techniques that I teach my clients are breathing techniques that they could use for a lifetime. So I teach calm, breathing, calm breathing, to really focus your intentions, return to the here and now.
Allow yourself to even throw a quick affirmation out there, to really bring yourself back to what you need to do in the moment.
Then for those that are pregnant and preparing for labor delivery, I also teach them breathing, and birth breathing. And it's amazing, the way that the breath can really allow you to connect your mind and your body so that your body can work most effectively.

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Bullying Story

Any pressure around conceiving a child is completely multifaceted because every woman is a unique individual although not every woman has that dream of conceiving a child.
Recently I had a client that never ever thought that she wanted to have a child, but then she got married and her husband wanted a child.
After a few years, she conceded and she told her husband, “I am going to give you a child.”

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Sunday Jan 23, 2022

Why Be An Optimist?

Sunday Jan 23, 2022

Why Be An Optimist is the question I ask of you today. Have you ever thought about this question? I believe there are many reasons to be an optimist, although I think many individuals may not feel they have a choice. In my opinion, you do have a choice as to whether you are seen as an optimist or a pessimist. This depends on you. Mindfulness can help you think differently and it can help you be seen differently by others. Today I am sharing 5 reasons why you will become more of an optimist as you grow your mindfulness practice.

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A Quote

A Pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
An Optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
– Sir Winston Churchill
Nov 30 1874 – Jan 24, 1965

What are your thoughts about the above quote? Do you think that an optimist does indeed see opportunities in EVERY difficulty?

Here are 5 reasons why I believe you will become more of an optimist as you grow your mindfulness practice.

Life Is Valuable

Living in the moment helps you realize that life is worth living. Once you discover that you can be content and grounded in this very moment, you realize that life can give you pleasure if you allow yourself to welcome mindfulness into your life.

Positive Thoughts Feel Good

Mindfulness helps you identify what you are thinking – once you do, you realize that positive thoughts feel good.

Gratitude Pumps Me Up

Gratitude is part of mindfulness and gratitude helps me feel positive, happy, and optimistic. After a one-hour run while doing self-hypnosis, I feel energized and eager to face the world.

Optimists Attract Optimists

Optimistic people don’t usually want to be around pessimistic people. Optimists seek out each other and as a result they prosper and find ways to thrive.

Be Happy Now

Mindfulness teaches us to Be Happy Now. Being happy is comfortable, cozy, relaxing, less stress than other mindsets, and just plain feels good.

What does mindfulness add to your life? I'd be interested to hear from you. Send me an email at, bruce@mindfulnessmode.com and let me know your thoughts. Also, if you have a topic you'd like me to cover on my Sunday episodes, I'd love to hear that too. Thanks so much for joining me.

Suggested Resources

Book: Emotional Chaos To Clarity: Move From the Chaos of the Reactive Mind to the Clarity of the Responsive Mind by Phillip Moffitt
Book: How to Live from Your Heart: Deepen Relationships, Develop Creativity, and Discover Inner Wisdom by Nanette V. Hucknall
App: Insight Timer

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Wednesday Jan 19, 2022

Sustain Your Performance; Julia Arndt

Wednesday Jan 19, 2022

Julia Arndt is the founder of the Peak Performance Method (PPM); a unique model combining critical productivity, mindfulness and leadership tools to help forward thinking individuals and organizations develop the next workplace superpower through scalable programs. Julia is a stress management trainer, international speaker and the host of the “STRESSD” podcast that has over 60.000 podcast downloads globally to date. Julia originally hails from Germany, has lived in 5 countries over the last 14 years and speaks three languages fluently. After working at Google in Silicon Valley for seven and a half years while the company grew from 30.000 to 100.000 employees, Julia has been running her own consulting and coaching business, helping over 6500 employees at innovative companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Uber, Swisscom and many more understand the effects of stress on body and mind, move beyond burnout and build a mindful lifestyle that delivers focus, high energy and productivity.

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Company: Julia Arndt Coaching, Inc.
Website: www.peakperformancemethod.com
Podcast: STRESSD
Book: Winning Mindset

Most Influential Person

Her Dad

Effect on Emotions

Using mindfulness to deal with my emotions has been very important for me, especially in the last year.
I went through a very difficult breakup with my fiancee last year and so it's been a very emotional last year for me.
Mindfulness has [helped] and it has been incredibly difficult to stay sane and to manage my emotions.

Thoughts on Breathing

I specifically got into meditation this year.
I have actually 400 hours of yoga teacher training certification as well.
I always knew that meditation is important, but I was always like, I'm not a meditator.
I like different visualizations and breathing techniques in order to bring myself back into the present moment.

Suggested Resources

Book: Winning Mindset
Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Book: The Four Agreements : A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)
App: Insight Timer

Bullying Story

I think mindfulness in the workplace can help you to understand what's happening [re: bullying]
It can help make some space between the attacker and, and help you maybe not take it as personal.
I think mindfulness can help you to assess more rationally, to determine what is happening and then take action based on that insight, instead of from that place of fear, anger, and aggression.

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Sunday Jan 16, 2022

Living With Yourself

Sunday Jan 16, 2022

Living with yourself is the topic I've decided to cover today. We often have a dialogue with ourselves that looks like a back and forth conversation. I often talk about the inner bully, and how some of that chatter that's going on is not very positive or encouraging. Sometimes we say mean and nasty things to ourselves that we would never say to another person. So we really have to be careful of how we converse with ourselves in our own minds.

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Awareness

As soon as you become aware of how you're living with yourself and what your inner chatter is saying to you, then you can do something about it. You have to identify it first, and clearly listen to the words you are saying. Living With Yourself is a TV show on Netflix featuring actor, Paul Rudd. At first, I didn't think of this show in the context of mindfulness and the inner bully, but the more I thought about it I realized it was related. The main character in this show has two sides. One side is upbeat and positive and things in his life are going well. He succeeds at his job and he's seen as a winner, even by himself. He also has an opposite side that is not doing so well. He's struggling and having challenges on a regular basis.

One of Those Days?

Are you like me? Are there some days when things just seem to fall into place, and you feel terrific about life? On those ‘sunny days', you have an amazingly positive outlook and you just feel terrific. Then there are other days where the opposite is true. The TV show, Living With Yourself, lays this out for you. We all are living with ourselves and it's up to us to figure out how to live in such a way that that we feel good about it and enjoy our journey.

More Great Days

Mindfulness can help us have more of the great days. We learn to be aware of our thoughts and to live in the moment. Of course, we think about the future, we make plans but it's also important to live in the moment and be happy now. We can chose to be happy with our lives at the present moment. This TV show reminded me of specific ways we can live life with a winning mindset.

Dress For The Day

The pandemic can leave me feeling like I'm in a rut sometimes. Maybe some days I might not get dressed up as much as usual or maybe not shave and do what I can to look my best. My suggestion is to do what you can to feel better, and if that means not wearing sweatpants as much and fixing up your hair or dressing up in some nicer clothes, then make the effort to do that. Your family will likely notice and you will feel more like a winner. Maybe you are working but in spite of that, keep habits in place that make you feel good.

Get Up At A Set Time

I suggest you get up at a planned time, and stick to routines that really work for you. Your routines can help you to feel like things are going well and and you're getting tasks accomplished. If you get up in the morning and take action, working on your list of jobs that correspond to your goals, then you'll feel like you are moving forward and I you will feel better as a result.

Exercise

Make sure that exercise is built into your schedule, one way or another. We are fed by our endorphins; those endorphins that are created when we move and when we get exercise, whether that's going for a brisk walk, a swim, a run, or another activity. Whatever it takes for you to move your body will definitely result in helping you feel better and be more healthy. Once you become more active, take note of how good you feel.

Feed Your Brain

Set aside some time to read or to listen to podcasts or to meditate. I meditate every day and this practice has improved my life as it has for many of my guests and listeners too. Make sure that you are delivering for you, as well as for other people in your life. Sometimes we spend a lot of time serving others, working at our job, and taking care of our families. Also make an effort to set aside time for you.

Listen To Your Needs

Listen to your body, because your body will let you know if something is out of whack. The more you can listen to your body and notice what's happening with it, the better your life will become. Notice the messages that you are receiving, no matter how busy you are. If your life is on super-speed and you're going all the time, busy and constantly on the go, you might not notice what your body is telling you. Are you living a frantic life? That's an important question to consider.Meditation is one tool that can help you become more aware of your needs.

Living With Yourself

If you feel like checking out the TV show, Living With Yourself, you might find it interesting and entertaining. For me, the concept is very interesting, and I found the show quite fascinating.

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Wednesday Jan 12, 2022

King Of The Thrill Pill Cult; Shaahin Cheyene

Wednesday Jan 12, 2022

Shaahin Cheyene is considered one of the leading global minds on what’s next in e-commerce, Amazon and the internet. He is described as the “Willy Wonka Of Generation X” by the London Observer and Newsweek and is one of the most forward thinkers in business – with his Amazon Mastery Course he acutely recognizes trends and patterns early on the Amazon platform to help others understand how these shifts impact markets and consumer behavior.

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Website: www.ShaahinCheyenne.com
Website: FBASellerCourse.com
Email: Darkzess@gmail.com (Mention Bruce to get a free 1 hour course)
Podcast: Hack And Grow Rich Podcast

Most Influential Person

Edward Lawson

Effect on Emotions

Emotions are triggered by instability, sometimes the ability to watch your emotions, and your feelings without judgment can lead to a greater sense of calm, a greater sense of understanding.
Being mindful of what's going on around me and to be able to watch my emotions, watch my feelings, without judgment for a period of time, the ability to suspend judgment is again, another superpower.

Thoughts on Breathing

I'm a big fan of Wim Hof and the Wim Hof Method.
I do Wim Hof's cold exposure.
I also like doing box breathing.

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Book: Billion: How I Became King Of The Thrill Pill Cult by Shaahin Cheyenne
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App: Muse

Bullying Story

Bullying story coming soon.

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Sunday Jan 09, 2022

Wow, What A Ride

Sunday Jan 09, 2022

Wow, What A Ride is the name of this episode. Let me tell you what inspired me to share this topic with you today. My wife sent me a quote, “life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of riding safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud ‘o smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, wow, what a ride.” This quote is by Hunter S. Thompson. I thought what an interesting concept to think about. After all, mindfulness is often thinking about healthy eating and just being happy and healthy and living that kind of life. Do you sometimes think it's risky to be too careful? Maybe being too careful will cause us to miss out on life. This quote says hey, live your life, enjoy your life. I decided to look up Hunter S. Thompson and find out more about him.

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Who Is Hunter?

Hunter Stockton Thompson founded a movement in journalism called the gonzo journalism movement. He rose to prominence with the publication of a book called ‘Hells Angels'. This is a book that he spent almost two years living and riding with the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in order to write this firsthand account of their lives and what it was like being a Hells Angel member. Thompson was born in 1937, in Kentucky and he died in 2005. My research said, in one of the articles; Hunter had a briefcase of drugs and a supreme command of language. And as he defined his legacy at Rolling Stone, he changed journalism in the process. So yes, Hunter became a journalist at Rolling Stone magazine, and really made an impact there as a journalist.

What do you think? What are your thoughts? Do you think it's really important to do what he suggests in this in this quote? “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud o' smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, wow, what a ride!”

Take Chances

There are five ideas that came to me as a result of the above quote. The first one is, take chances. I think it's really important not to be too careful all the time; not be too worried about taking risks. Don't be so concerned that something negative might happen. I really think it's important in life to take chances, I mean, that's my philosophy. I have known people with the opposite philosophy. People who are extremely careful and never want to take chances. That's not my philosophy. I really like the idea of taking chances; the idea of doing things that maybe a lot of other people would not choose to do. I think taking chances makes life fun; makes it interesting. It gives life, an aspect of excitement. And it's just the way I want to live life.

Be Creative

The second thing, I believe, is use your creativity. And I think that a lot of people in adulthood, get kind of cornered in their career, where they really are not using very much creativity. I've interviewed a lot of people that got stuck in a job of some kind and they kind of woke up one day and thought, What am I doing? I'm not, grabbing life by the horns. I'm not really digging in and enjoying my life the way I should be. And then they turned around and discovered that through creativity, they could discover something about themselves. They could discover something about the world that just changed their perspective. And I can think of a number of guests on my show who fit this description. Tommy Breedlove is one of them. I absolutely loved having him on the show. It was episode 554. Tommy is one of those people that has that a huge creative side. And he introduced me to some other people that I've had on the show that were really creative as well. So whether it's getting into music, like my episode that I just just had with Jack Stafford if you'd missed that episode (725)m I'd encourage you to go back and check it out. You can check out jack Stafford at podsongs.com.

There are a lot of different ways to be creative. I believe using your creativity is a way to give yourself a breathtaking life like Hunter Thompson talked about.

Push Yourself

Push yourself into the world. Do you make it a point to go out and speak to people and to connect with people? Like I was saying Tony Breedlove is a connector and has a vibrant life as as result of that philosophy. Do you want to just disappear into the background when there's a lot of people around? Even if you're an introvert, you may notice that sometimes you sort of push yourself and you get to meet people. That's how a lot of the most interesting things happened in my life. They happened because I took that extra initiative and pushed myself outside of my comfort zone.

Whether you're an introvert or an extrovert, it doesn't matter. It's important to push yourself into the world, make connections, talk to people, ask questions, tell stories, you know, be willing to push yourself that way. And that can lead to things that you'd never imagine like friendships, jobs, relationships, and more.

Today is my my aunt Peg's birthday. What an amazing, wonderful woman she was. She was so vibrant and upbeat and she had the most beautiful laugh. She would laugh this beautiful, heartfelt, hearty laugh and smile at you and, and there'd be a twinkle in her eye. She was a very beautiful soul. And so today, I've been thinking about her a lot, because she was somebody I really related to. I believe she pushed herself in the world to inspire others.

Listen To Your Emotions

It is so important to be aware of and pay attention to your emotions. What are they telling you? Is it about fear? Is it about joy? What are your emotions telling you? Live life with gusto, like Hunter Thomas described in his quote. Much of that is about listening to your emotions. If you have fear, identify the fear. Admit that you're really scared and then decide whether to move forward. Being aware of your emotions will help you exponentially in your life.

Be Grateful

Being grateful is a way to win in this world. If you're a person that has that kind of gusto, with a twinkle in your eye like my Aunt Peg, you'll be a winner. Do you have that hunger for excitement and an interest in meeting people and doing new things? I believe that being grateful is a big part of becoming that kind of person. It can help you to to embrace life, to live life with gusto and to feel, when you get to latter part of your life that you really have nailed life and embraced it. I'm not saying I agree with everything Hunter Thompson did, but he certainly lived life with gusto.

Take what we've learned today to reach new heights calm focus and happiness. Stay in the mode

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