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157 Use MIndfulness To Be Self-Aware With Your People Suggests Videographer Matt Peet Oct 23, 2016

Show notes

Matt Peet is a videographer and he founded the company Re-Peet Productions, playing off his last name. An impressive service Matt offers for wedding or conferences, is ‘Same Day Edits’, where he has a finished video ready to show guests or attendees later in the day after shooting the footage. Matt also has a podcast called Finding Creative Success where he interviews successful creatives to discover their success secrets. Matt recently filmed Podcast Movement 2016 in Chicago.

Contact Info

Company: Repeet Productions
Website:www.RepeetVideos.com
Podcast: Finding Creative Success

Most Influential Person

John Lee Dumas

Effect on Emotions

It's helped me connect better with people. If I'm mindful and thoughtful at the same time, I can be listening to someone, taking in what they're saying and reacting accordingly as opposed to snapping at somebody because I'm stressed out. I can be in that moment with that person.

Thoughts on Breathing

I do breathing regularly whenever I'm trying to be mindful, whether I'm stressed out at my desk, I'll just stop and count to ten or twenty and I'll just focus on my breathing. Just focus on that and nothing else.

Suggested Resources

Book: How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
App: Headspace

Advice for Newbie

I would say become self aware of whenever you're not mindful. If you're talking with somebody and you forget their name before they're even done saying their sentence, when they're talking and you're trying to think of a story that you can tell them that one-ups their story, you're not being mindful and completely in that conversation with that person. You're just trying to one-up their story with another good story. So being self-aware enough to realize when you're not being mindful.

156 Use Mindfulness As A Consciousness Says Market-Like-A-Nerd Guru, Amanda Goldman-Petri Oct 19, 2016

Show notes

Amanda Goldman-Petri is an Online Marketing Coach and Speaker, She teaches her clients to work smarter, not harder. She’s a bit off the wall, a bit out of the box, and a whole lot nerdy. At least that’s what she calls her business, Market Like A Nerd. Amanda is passionate about helping people and sold on mindfulness.

Contact Info

Website: www.MarketLikeANerd.com
Facebook Group: The Balanced Entrepreneur (Join by going to www.marketlikeanerd/invite)

Most Influential Person

My husband

Effect on Emotions

It's allowed me to become more in control of them [my emotions].

Thoughts on Breathing

I recognize my breath in an effort to to let negative thoughts and the outside world go away.

Suggested Resources

Book: No book
App: No app (The OFF button lol)

Advice for Newbie

Practice acknowledging your feelings and the way that you're reacting to the things that are happening to you because the very first step to mindfulness is acknowledgement. Then from there you can get better at how you handle those feelings that you've just acknowledged. The very first thing is you have to start becoming aware of your words, your actions, your feelings, your state.

155 How Visualization Fuels Homemade Stories Host Shannon Cason Oct 16, 2016

Show notes

Shannon Cason is a writer and storyteller. He’s told stories on stages across the U.S. and has been featured on such top storytelling shows as The Moth and Snap Judgment. He’s also host and executive producer of WBEZ’s Homemade Stories - a collection of fiction and non-fiction stories with unique commentary. When you hear Shannon, you get a sense he’s just naturally mindful, lives in the moment, and likely doesn’t stress out too much. At least that’s my take.

Contact Info

Website: www.ShannonCason.com (Signup for my newsletter)
Podcast: Homemade Stories

Most Influential Person

Easy Rawlins (Ezekiel "Easy" Porterhouse Rawlins is a fictional character created by mystery author Walter Mosley. Rawlins is an African-American private investigator, a hard-boiled detective and World War II veteran living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. - from Wikipedia)

Effect on Emotions

I have more control over my emotions. More lucid to think before I act.

Thoughts on Breathing

I have to control my breathing because I do breathe hard and I've noticed that I control my breathing more. I do breathing exercises but I can't get into them. My wife will tell me, why are you breathing like that, so I am mindful about how I breathe.

Suggested Resources

Book: by Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Steven Covey
App: Google Calendar and my physical To-Do List

Advice for Newbie

I would ask them, "is what you're doing working?" Maybe you need to do a little less. Maybe you need to be mindful of all these things you're trying to accomplish; where is it going? A lot of times you can be so busy doing a bunch of stuff, but then where's all this stuff going? I used to work with people like that. Why are they that busy? Are they just trying to look busy? Putting the rubber to the road is the more important thing. Sometimes it doesn't take as much as you might think it might take. Be mindful of your plan and your strategy to get there.

154 Mindfulness Helped Me Deal With Anxiety Says 19 Year Old Author Jake Heilbrunn Oct 14, 2016

Show notes

Jake Heilbrunn is an author and inspiration to youth everywhere. He has written for Psychology Today, Thought Catalog and Pick the Brain and has also written his own book called, Off the Beaten Trail. Jake writes a blog post every Wednesday for his blog, Eyes Fully Open and he's also a passionate speaker. At the age of 19, Jake has already achieved successes only dreamt about by much older authors.

Contact Info

Website: www.JakeHeilbrunn.com
Blog: Eyes Fully Open

Most Influential PersonEffect on Emotions

It's definitely been a huge way for me to process difficult emotions. I think it was definitely easier for me to just ignore difficult emotions, but mindfulness has allowed me to just sit with those emotions so I can fully deal with them as opposed to just ignoring them.

Thoughts on Breathing

Breathing is a huge part of my mindfulness practice. Whether it's surfing or working out or doing occasional transformational breathing classes or just sitting at home, breath allows me to lift weights or run more or if I'm sitting at home it allows me to facilitate getting into that state where I'm at that peaceful sense of mind.

Suggested Resources

Book: Man's Search For Meaning By Victor Frankl
App: Headspace

153 Solve The Root Of Your Issues First Says Weightloss Nation Host, Diane Daniels Oct 12, 2016

Show notes

Diane Daniels is a professional speaker and host of two podcasts, Weight Loss Nation & Medicare Nation. She has spoken on many radio programs including The Senior Voice Radio show (Tampa), The Bev Smith Radio Show (Washington D.C.) and The Financial Survival Network with Kerry Lutz. In the area of health care, Diane collaborates with politicians and national associations to advocate for her clients. Diane is determined to lose weight and she decided to build a team and start a podcast to not only inspire others, but also to be inspired. She is chatting with me today as she continues on this weight loss journey. She has currently lost 25 pounds.

Contact Info

Website: www.TheWeightlossNation.com
Email: support@TheWeightlossNation.com
Podcast: Weightloss Nation

Most Influential Person

JJ Flizanes (Fit2Love Podcast and Resources)

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Effect on Emotions

Now if I have frustration or anxiety, I do not have to reach for food. I just sit for a moment, and think, why am I feeling this way. I just stay in this moment and then I realize what it is. Then I see if I can solve this problem. I stay in the moment and try to realize what it is.

Thoughts on Breathing

I am learning to improve in this area. I am good about taking in a deep breath and letting it out. If I am frustrated or have anxiety, I will just sit take a deep breath and let it out slowly for a few seconds. It's amazing how that feeling [of anxiety or frustration] dissipates.

Suggested Resources

Book: Plant Based Diets For Maximum Focus and Energy by Suzanna McGee
App: My Diet Diary

Advice for Newbie

The first thing they have to do is admit that they're having an issue and they don't know what to do about it. You have to admit you have some kind of issue. Once you admit it, then you are open to looking for a solution and you're open for help. Once you've done that, like I did, then you can look out there and find someone else who's in the same situation as you. Someone who has the same like mindedness, who needs to do the same things. Whether you join a Facebook group, or you go online and participate in a program like Weight-Loss Nation or other types of programs. Find someone else who can be your buddy and can help each of you be accountable on your journey.

152 Mindfully Choose To Spend Your Time On Your High Priorities Advises STEM Coach Jean Caton Oct 09, 2016

Show notes

Jean Caton is a business coach specializing in helping women who are emerging leaders in STEM related careers. STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Jean blazed the trail as a women in Corporate America, specifically New York City in the 1980's. She finds that women moving into this STEM space can find the transition to be particularly challenging. Jean is also an expert at helping her clients establish confidence and she partners with professionals to help develop strategies for managing tough situations, difficult people, and high levels of overwhelm.

Contact Info

Website: www.CoachJeanCaton.com
Facebook/ColorMyWorldConfident
Podcast: Color My World Confident

Most Influential Person

Bruce Langford and Eckhart Tolle

Effect on Emotions

It has calmed that intensity big time. I'm much more at ease with what I'm doing. Even if I'm busy and there's a lot going on I do it in a more easy way, just more flow. I have more calm and more flow. If I do start speeding in the mind, and going somewhere else, I know I can call on that and come back to it. Even just in my mind, I'm in the car, or with all the people or whatever, they don't know what's going on in my mind. I just focus a little bit on my breath and calm myself back down and reduce that intensity, kind of on the go.

Thoughts on Breathing

I just focus a little bit on my breath and calm myself back down and reduce that intensity, kind of on the go.

Suggested Resources

Book: Presence by Aimee Cuddy
App: IPhone Timer (I set a nice quiet chime to go off)

Advice for Newbie

The most important thing is that if you are a woman experiencing overwhelm, you need to do something for yourself. The first thing you may say is, 'I don't have the time'. People get on a vicious cycle with looking after their children, husband, demanding job. Women have taken on these really big jobs in the last twenty or thirty years, but they didn't take away very much. They still try to be the perfect wife/mother and homemaker. I would say you must make time for your mindfulness and find a resource, listen to the Mindfulness Mode Podcast, or find any other mindfulness website or resource and just try it. Make the time. A lot of women do yoga, or other kinds of moving meditations or swimming. This will pay back a hundred fold.

Suggested Resources

Free Download - The 5 Mistakes Women Make That Cause Their Careers to Fail. Get it at www.CoachJeanCaton.com

Free 30 Minute Sample Coaching with Jean after downloading the above. Get it at www.CoachJeanCaton.com

151 Social Anxiety Can Be Conquered; Hear The Winning Story Of Michael Glover Oct 05, 2016

Show notes

Michael Glover works in the field of Holistic Health. He brings everything together into one whole package, including nutrition, sleep, stress management and the mental side that holds so many of us back. Michael is adamant that it takes way more than just a diet to make you a healthy person. Michael has been an introverted kind of guy most of his life, but he has a unique, off the wall sense of humor which means you’ll remember the concepts he teaches because of his very funny personality. Michael is also super mindful in his life and he integrates mindfulness into his health passion.

Contact Info

Website: www.IAmMichaelGlover.com
Facebook.com/TheMGlover
Podcast: Enlightened Entrepreneurial Badasses

Most Influential Person

Paul Chek, author of How To Eat, Move and Be Healthy

Effect on Emotions

My emotions have been effect very positively. It's enabled me to believe that it's ok to express my emotions and not to suppress everything. Now I know it's not weak of me to have these emotions. I'm still a man, even though I might express emotion.

Thoughts on Breathing

Breathing is what I use to keep myself focused on the present moment. It's a huge part of our health. If we have a poor breathing pattern, it can screw up a whole host of other things. Breathing is the only thing we can concentrate on right now, and it just reminds us that it's happening right now. I imagine my breath and I imagine the little particles of air going in and spreading throughout my body. This brings me to the present moment and to what's going on inside my body.

Suggested Resources

Book: How To Eat, Move and Be Healthy by Paul Chek
App: www.Brain.fm (This is a website, they don't have an actual app yet)

150 Mindfully Chasing Dreams With Aimee J Oct 02, 2016

Show notes

Aimee J. is a software developer, podcaster, speaker, and Chief Dream Chaser on the Chasing Dreams podcast. Aimee began podcasting in 2013 and has launched multiple podcasts including Revisiting Haven, which discusses the TV show, Haven. This project took Aimee to Nova Scotia, Canada to interview the cast & crew of Haven on location. With her latest podcast, Chasing Dreams, Aimee is working to inspire and motivate people to chase their own dreams. Aimee believes that it is important to live without regret and as such, you need to make moves, take a chance, and chase your dreams.

Contact Info

Website: www.ChasingDreamsHQ.com
Twitter & Instagram: AimeeJ21
Facebook: official.AimeeJ21
Podcast: Chasing Dreams

Most Influential Person

My Dad

Effect on Emotions

Mindfulness sets my mindset for the day. It can either settle it, or by not doing it, be anxious.

Thoughts on Breathing

It's a good thing to do on a day-to-day basis. When overwhelmed, I take some time to just take deep breaths and let it out. I don't do it in public, I'll just step to the side and give myself time to reset.

Suggested Resources

Book: Creating Magic Lee Cockerell (This is a wonderful book on leadership, but I recommend it for everyone)
App: Wonderlist or Things or Fantastical (Any kind of To-Do list as a productivity assistant)

Advice for Newbie

Take it one moment at a time, meaning reflect upon yourself. Don't try to take on the whole world. Don't try to take on more than you should. Start with something simple, something you know. Try being mindful of yourself. What is your state of being, what is your world like at that moment and then go from there.

149 Make a Connection Between Becoming Aware And Breathing Suggests Andrea Klunder Sep 28, 2016

Show notes

Andrea Klunder is a Meditation Facilitator for startup companies & creative individuals. She is the founder of Peace & Play Yoga for kiddos & grownups. Andrea integrates her background in music, theater and creativity to engage her students in a playful experience of peaceful practices, to help them become more mindful in their day-to-day living. Andrea is also Host of The Creative Impostor Podcast, a show all about how to get out of your head and take bold action. This show is all about dealing with that inner voice which says, “Who do you think you are? You can’t do THAT!”

Contact Info

Website: www.TheCreativeImposter.com
Facebook: AndreaKlunder.Creative
Podcast: The Creative Imposter

Most Influential Person

Sean Johnson of Wild Lotus Yoga and the Wild Lotus Band

Effect on Emotions

It's [mindfulness] definitely helped me to not have so many peaks and valleys. I would say my first bout of depression that I ever had in my early thirties, when I closed my first business, a yoga studio which I had for five years, it really helped me to recognize that depression which was showing up for the first time ever in my life and to be able to experience it and move through it rather than getting sucked down into it.

Thoughts on Breathing

Breathing is so important. When I originally was studying vocal music, we spent a lot of time in music classes learning how to breathe so that we can produce a certain quality of sound. When I stopped studying music, I sort of lost that connection to my breath. Coming back to the yoga and meditation practice, I was able to reconnect to that as the quickest tool to drop into when I find myself in a tricky situation.

Suggested Resources

Book: How To Train A Wild Elephant by Jan Chozen Bays (It includes 52 exercises, one for each week of the year)
App: Podcast App (To listen to Podcasts like Mindfulness Mode to help me stay in the mode)

Advice for Newbie

I would say to just resist the urge to get frustrated. I think there's a tendency to feel you're not doing it right or other people are doing it better than you or you're never going to be able to fit it in with all of the other things that you're doing. If you can just acknowledge that right in that moment as you're having the awareness that you feel frustrated, that you've just become more mindful in that moment of having that awareness of frustration. It's sort of like success.

148 Look At The Greatness Of Your True Nature Urges Michelle Dutro Sep 25, 2016

Show notes

Michelle Dutro is a Biofeedback Specialist and and is certified as a Life Coach in Strategic Intervention. She is also a Wellness Consultant, Hypnotherapist and Yoga Instructor. Michelle Dutro has figured out her life’s purpose, which is ‘to inspire you to believe that your life truly represents limitless possibility. She especially loves working with those who are living without a voice.

Contact Info

Website: www.InnerNorthStar.com
Podcast: The Game Changer
Social Media FB, Twitter, SnapChat: Inner North Star

Most Influential Person

Dr. Richard Millar - founder of irest, yoga nidra a form of guided meditation.

Effect on Emotions

Mindfulness allows you to go from being reactionary to responding and there's a very big difference between the two. Mindfulness allows you to stay present, not react, come from the right place and not be triggered by past events that have nothing to do with the moment that you're currently in.

Thoughts on Breathing

Breathing is a connectedness. It helps us to realize our thoughts that impact our breathing, when we're under stress. [Our breathing becomes] very shallow and rapid. When we control our breathing we control our body; we control our thoughts. It's a connectedness that we're all one, we're all whole, we are connected to the rest of the world in that same way. It's kind of a centering and a grounding practice that when things get a little bit lucy-goosy, focus on the breath, come back into your being and then start again.

Suggested Resources

Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation In Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
App: Meditation Timer

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