Mindfulness Mode

Vision is necessary to exist. At least that's my opinion and that of many others as well. Life is much more enjoyable when it feels like a journey. Step by step you are moving closing to your vision of what you would like your life to be like. Mindfulness lets us move forward without the stress and anxiety that is sometimes present. What does the word vision mean to you? Because I'm a musician, I often think about starting to learn a piece of music and moving toward a place where I can perform that selection.

Quotes:

• “Where there is no vision, there is no hope.” George Washington Carver
• “Hold the vision, trust the process." Anon
• “In Order to Carry a Positive Action we must develop here a positive vision. Dalai Lama

Books:

Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn

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Darrell Miller, (not his real name) is an undercover police officer, working in the field of weapons and gangs. In the past, Darrell has served in peace-keeping missions in Bosnia, has been a police officer in a large city, and has received regular training to prepare him for any danger he may encounter. Needless to say, he faces challenging, high risk situations on a regular basis. Darrell uses his mindfulness skills to stay calm, focused and to remain as grounded as possible, even when he’s facing imminent danger.

Most Influential Person

• My Mother

Effect on Emotions

• It's brought me to a much calmer state.

Thoughts on Breathing

• I definitely try to practice breathing techniques especially during meditation, where I focus on my breathing.

Suggested Resources

• Book: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma
  
• App: The Brain Wave Studio

Advice for Newbie

• Start small, five minutes of meditation, some mantra's or some form of repetition. Remind yourself through the day to just take stock of where you are and what's around you and how you're feeling. Do a self check every day.

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Barry Friedman is a professional juggler, having performed at the White House, on The Tonight Show, at The Academy Awards and even for The King of Spain. Barry is also an advocate of The Sugar Free Lifestyle and strongly believes that processed sugars are responsible for multiple health problems and wellness issues. He has single handedly converted thousands of people to adopt a sugar-free eating pattern through his on-line ‘30 Days Sugar Free Challenge’.

Barry IS Sugar-Free and he practices mindfulness to stay sharp, focused and grounded.

Contact Info

• Website: 30dayssugarfree.com
  

Most Influential Person

• My Wife

Effect on Emotions

• It keeps me present. It allows me to kind of run that litmus test about my dimmer that I mentioned awhile ago. Do I wanna go to war on this one, I think is the big question for anyone who is in a marriage has asked themselves is this the argument or is this the conversation I want to go to war over and it rarely is.

Thoughts on Breathing

• My son and our foreign exchange student were in Davis and in a hot tub and playing around a couple weekends ago and there was a clock on the wall. We were having competitions for holding our breath, I don't know what that means but there maybe is a calmness that comes from not living sugar free or for the concentration of juggling. I won the contest by just breaking two minutes underwater in a Jacuzzi. I do enjoy breathing I do love taking deep breaths to calm myself down sometimes.

Suggested Resources

• Book: The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield
  
• App: Google Calendar

Advice for Newbie

• What I would recommend somebody do is some of the things you just talked about, breathe and develop some sort of litmus test of am I being mindful right now. I think you know what comes up as I say that Bruce is really mindfulness is different for every person and so to get some definition, if you're someone who watches a lot of TV who has never done any sort of personal growth work. For you maybe mindfulness is getting through a podcast, a twenty five or thirty minute podcast with two or so people talking about mindfulness, that might be a huge step of your heroes journey. If you are living in some sort of mindfulness now what's the challenge you can do for yourself that feels on the edge, what is an edge that you are willing to lean into.

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Imagination and mindfulness fits together beautifully. What does imagination conjure up for you? For me, I think of children. I think of the book, Alice in Wonderland, by Luis Carroll. There is so much to think about in that book that connects imagination with mindfulness.

The topic of imagination takes me back to my childhood. Even though I have four brothers and two sisters, I felt alone a lot of the time. My brothers were off doing other things. My mom suggested I go visit Frieny who lived back by the tree. I'd ride my bike there and spend time fully immersed in my imagination.

Looking back, I have a different perspective. At times in my life people would imply that people who had an imaginary friend as a child, were not quite like the rest of us. Maybe something was off about that person.

Now I believe it is completely healthy for kids to use their vivid imaginations and I look back and think it was totally cool to use my creativity the way I did.

When I was creating my anti-bullying presentations, I decided to use my creativity to write songs to grab the attention of children and adults. I believed a great way to connect with the world and share a message was to create something.

I remember going back to a school where I had presented anti-bullying shows three years earlier. The students had moved on to higher grades, but still remembered many of the catchy songs I had shared with them during my first visit.

One of the songs was called, "Confidence". I believe we need to share concepts of confidence with children because that is sometimes the reason why kids are picked on, is because they don't exhibit enough confidence. Sometimes we just have to take a deep breath and show confidence. Using mindfulness concepts can also help children to be more confident.

Some days I would sit at the piano and think about composing a song about a particular topic, like confidence for instance. At first I'd feel blocked, but then I'd realize it was simply a matter of allowing myself to just go there, to relax. And what would relax my mind and not put pressure on myself?

I'd put my hands on the keyboard, take a breath and just let my fingers play certain notes and melodies. I'd experiment with catchy sounds and before long I'd be thinking about words and thoughts that had to do with that topic.

I'd ask myself, 'What are three major thoughts about this topic?'. Then I'd think of three other thoughts to support each of the major thoughts. Before long I'd have a song. I love writing songs and it's kind of funny that some of the best songs just seem to come randomly.

The Wizard of Oz is a great movie to think about when we think about the topic of mindfulness. It has incredible messages for entrepreneurs and really anybody who is interested in how imagination relates to mindfulness.

Quotes:

• Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality. Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland
• The best use of imagination is creativity. The worst use of imagination is anxiety. Deepak Chopra
• I think the world needs happy people with a high dose of crazy and a quiet conscience. Anon
• Everything you can imagine is real. ― Pablo Picasso
• “A child's spirit is like a child, you can never catch it by running after it; you must stand still, and, for love, it will soon itself come back.” ― Arthur Miller, The Crucible
• "We are only what we always were.” ― Arthur Miller, The Crucible

Books:

Alice in Wonderland by Luis Carroll

The Wizard of Oz

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Beau Henderson is an author, radio personality and passionate connector of people. He has coached over two thousand people to financial freedom through his RichLife network. His wisdom will become clear when you hear his show or read his books. Beau has a deep belief in gratitude, mindfulness and living a life of purpose. Beau graduated with a Psychology degree in 2001 and lives his life every day, meeting and helping other people as much as he possibly can.

Contact Info

• Website: beauhenderson.com
  

Most Influential Person

• Steve DeNunzio

Effect on Emotions

• I believe mindfulness has affected my emotions by showing up focused on the client in a more empathetic, compassionate and caring way that better serves the client and for some reason that naturally tends to create trust and gets a better result all around.

Thoughts on Breathing

• Breathing's huge. I believe a lot of times my meditation is literally ten minutes of deep breathing and it's calming down because often I'll catch myself going through a really busy or stressful day. That breathing is really shallow and that's where I see myself kind of just getting close to just getting off the game plan or off the rails a little bit. I think breathing just helps center us and reconnects us back to a calm place and to think and be aware.

Suggested Resources

• Book: Getting In The Gap by Wayne Dyer
  
• App: HoloSync

Advice for Newbie

• The advice I would give is to just realize that getting through the day, going through the motions, playing the role of a father, a mother, a student, a son, a daughter, employee, employer, co worker, that's not all life is. If we can step back and we can actually connect, we can navigate all those roles in those situations better. I think all of us have this enate desire to have a more connecting, fulfilling experience I think that's why awareness would be an attracted place for someone who is not exposed to it and maybe be curious enough to start.

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Rosanne Lindsay is a naturopathic doctor, writer, and author, who guides others to come into balance using what she calls body-mind-spirit medicine. Rosanne comes to the healing arts from her own journey to reverse profound hypothyroidism, naturally, and teaches others that they are their own healers. Rosanne loves the concept of mindfulness and has her own take on why mindfulness helps people on their road to success.

Contact Info

• Website: natureofhealing.org
  
• Book: A Nature Of Healing: Heal The Body, Heal The Planet by Rosanne Lindsay
  

Most Influential Person

• Kelly Howell

Effect on Emotions

•  I have really been able to adjust my emotions as far as just letting go and being able to receive, instead of always trying to push. If I feel like I'm getting worked up about something that means I am pushing and that means I'm not gonna get something that I want. I really need to sit back, take a deep breath and allow it to come to me.

Thoughts on Breathing

• Breathing is so important. In yoga it's called pranayama. It not only nourishes the cells by oxygenating them. It opens up the connection between your pinial and petuatary glands to connect you to your higher self. That breath is life so oxygen is water, it's in air, and it's in our bodies. It allows our bodies to live, if we stop oxygenating then we start to die. The more you can breathe deeply in your day and clear out that stagnant air at the base of your lungs. Five deep breaths in the morning is a really good way to start your morning, it gives you a really fresh start to the day. I would recommend that.

Suggested Resources

• Book: The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles by Bruce Lipton
• Book: Dreaming True: How To Dream Your Future and Change Your Life For The Better By Robert Moss
  
• App: Meditation CD's

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Advice for Newbie

I would suggest trying to connect to nature for a bit if you're not one to go outdoors very much and to really try and get away from being plugged in all the time. Nature is a great way to do that, kids naturally gravitate there but adults can benefit from that too. Just a walk in nature, gardening is a great way, and sleeping outdoors when it's warm is really grounding. People are selling grounding mats that plug into your wall inside as healing mats. You don't have to spend a thousand to twelve hundred dollars on one of these mats when you can go, when it's just grounding you to the earth basically. So you can go outside it's cheap and easy, rent a tent and spend some more time outside. The more time you spend outside the more your rhythm starts to change. You start resetting your rhythm which is what meditation is great at doing, reset your body rhythm.

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Anxiety and mindfulness. "Compulsion can become a form of anxiety, like doing things just to do them." Jeffrey Agostinelli

Anxiety can bring you down and it can also bring down a family. It can pull your life to a halt. When I think about anxiety, I think about a time when I was about eight years old, I lived on the farm with my family and I noticed that my mom was unhappy. She cried a lot. She seemed upset and I didn't know why.

Then she got this rash all over her hands. It was psoriasis. At first it was little patches and then it got to be on more of her hands and up her wrists. It was red and raw and very painful.

It was difficult for her to do anything. She would wear rubber gloves or cotton gloves to protect her hands. It was a really hard time because we all knew how much pain she was in and how much she was suffering. It seemed like there had to be a reason.

She went to the Doctor over and over and the Doctor didn't know what to do. She tried different creams and nothing seemed to help. There was always this overriding feeling where I noticed how unhappy she was. It was like a desperation. Unhappiness shrouded her entire life and her personality.

Then I think she started to get focused on doing things that she liked to do. She started to knit and do crafts and other creative activities. Then the psoriasis started to go away. I don't know if that was a coincidence but I wonder if it was the mindfulness of working on those crafts. I think this really helped her to move forward and then the psoriasis eventually left.

Guest:

• Jeffrey Agostinelli
• Featured in Mindfulness Mode Episode 49 Jeff Agostinelli: A Vipassana Retreat May Be Your Greatest Mindfulness Experience
  
• Check out Jeff's Book: A Beginner's Guide To Overcoming Anxiety: Even If You Don't Think You Have It
  

Quotes:

• The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. - William James
• If you are depressed you are living in the past, if you are anxious you are living in the future, if you are at peace you are living in the present. Anonymous
• Anxiety pushes you to start doing something before you've worked out what really needs to be done. Resist the push. - Alan Ashley
• It's not the future you're afraid of. It's repeating the past that makes you anxious. Anonymous  [show-notes-bio]

Books:

• A Beginner's Guide To Overcoming Anxiety by Jeffrey Agostinelli
  
• The Mindful Way through Anxiety: Break Free from Chronic Worry and Reclaim Your Life by Susan Orsillo
  

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Rye Taylor is a minister and story teller. He is also the father of two boys and uses his mindfulness practice to stay focused on being the best dad he can be. He believes in living in the moment and living life to the fullest. Although he is notactively working as a minister these days, Rye is busy helping Entrepreneurs ‘Build a Better Business By Telling a Better Story.'

Contact Info

• Website: RyeTaylor.com
• storypopstudios.com

Most Influential Person

• Corrie Ten Boom

Effect on Emotions

• It's given me hope, it's given me dreams, it's given me possibilities. Never in a million years would I have told you that I was living in adventure narrative with my family and ever thought that was possible just a few years ago. Now because of prayer and mindfulness it's given me the opportunity to dream beyond anything that I ever could have thought of.

Thoughts on Breathing

• Breathing is something I have never really focused on.

Suggested Resources

• Book: Corrie Ten Boom Biography
• App: Mind Node

Advice for Newbie

I would encourage you just to be still. It is so hard in this life, in this day and age to cut off the noise. I would encourage you to actually go somewhere, where you don't have cellphone service, where you can hear the breeze, you can hear the wind in the trees and just take a moment. It's gonna take you a while to actually be quiet in your own mind. Take those moments, realize that the world is much bigger than you and just listen.

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Jason Shurgot is a social media success story. As part of his business, Millionaire Notes, Jason helps you build your brand through Instagram. Right now, Jason has 160 Thousand followers on IG, and aquick look at his posts tells you he has a mindful way of speaking directly to YOU, his follower. In fact, Jason embraces mindfulness in his professional and personal life, using tools every day to stay focused, centered and grounded.

Contact Info

• Company: JasonShurgot.com
• Instagram: @MillionaireNotes
• Email : levelup@jasonshurgot

Most Influential Person

• Arnold Decarlis

Effect on Emotions

• It's helped me to understand, to be more present and look out for triggers. As I was talking about this women in my life, she is still somewhat a part of my life and where we go from here we don't know yet, let life take it's course and just let it be. It Helps me where I get triggered and how do I respond to things. I have just become more mindful of my emotions and things are going to happen in your life but how you react to them is up to you.

Thoughts on Breathing

• You know breathing is something I need to examine a little bit more, I don't do it all that well yet. The only thing that I do with breathing and it just calms me and makes me push further like on my runs, when I think I am exhausted and can't go any further. I think I am pretty much there I just need to change the application, I just breathe in and breathe out and out of nowhere I am another 50 yards down the road.

Suggested Resources

• Book: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
• App: Facebook

Advice for Newbie

• Do some google research and then find someone who is an expert at it. They have taken the first step by listening to your podcast but find your own women that I talked about or find someone that practices it I guarantee you. One of the things I love the most about being an entrepreneur in our day and age, you can find that person Bruce is in Canada, I'm in Pennsylvania, I talked to someone from South Africa, my assistant is out of Dallas, we are connected now. You are going to find your tribe and they have done it with this podcast, just find someone to guide the way.

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Fear is something we can be mindful about. We all have it at times, but do we all identify the feeling? Do we know how to deal with fear and move through it? Or do we let the fear move through us? Fear can stem fromexperiences that happen early on in our lives. Fear can come on suddenly or gradually. Fear can disappear quickly or can gradually disperse. In this episode I discuss fears, how they can grip us and how being mindful can help diminish the fears that live within us.

Quotes:

• FEAR - False Evidence Appearing Real
• Some people say fear has two meanings: 1. Forget Everything And Run & 2. Face Everything And Rise. THE CHOICE IS YOURS.
• Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
•  I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. - Bruce Lee
• Courage is not living without fear, courage is being scared to death and doing the right thing anyway. - Chae Richardson
• Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. - Les Brown
• I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. - Nelson Mandela

Books:

• The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer

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