196: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life: Garrain Jones Shares How He Went From Homeless To Healer (Replay)
Feb 28, 2024
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This episode features Garrain Jones' inspiring journey from homelessness and debt to success. He shares lessons on love, leadership, and making big changes. Discover how he found purpose, evolved his views, and inspires others to change their mindset.
Overcoming adversity through positive mindset and self-discovery leads to personal growth and inspiration.
Finding purpose after challenging pasts involves embracing change, leaving negativity behind, and prioritizing positivity.
Transforming from rock bottom to success involves shifting mindset, replacing destructive habits with positive ones, and focusing on personal growth.
Deep dives
Turning Life Around Through Self-Reflection and Change
After a moment of introspection in the wee hours of August 2011, the narrator realized the need to take responsibility for his life. Focusing on self-improvement and positivity, he sought a shift towards health, happiness, and inspiring others. This led to a transformative journey where he embraced change, left negative influences behind, and envisioned a purpose-driven life focused on positivity and personal growth.
From Trauma to Triumph: Overcoming Adversity
Raised in a challenging environment in Houston, the narrator faced early traumas including abandonment, a near-death experience, and a violent encounter. Despite his tumultuous past involving criminal activities and prison time, he eventually found redemption through spirituality, self-discovery, and positive influences. Overcoming adversity, he harnessed his inner strength, rebuilt his life, and became a source of inspiration for others.
Musical Journey: Rise, Fall, and Resilience
Navigating the music industry with dreams of success, the narrator secured a record deal after his prison stint, kicking off a promising career. Yet, setbacks followed as his musical path took unexpected turns leading to creative differences, financial struggles, and personal hardship. Despite living out of his car and facing disappointments, he shifted focus, learned valuable lessons, and carved a new path towards self-renewal and resilience.
Transforming Mindset through Adversity
Facing financial struggles and emotional turmoil, the individual hit rock bottom, living in his car and facing deep personal crises. After contemplating self-harm and realizing the need for change, a pivotal moment occurred when a homeless person's words sparked a shift in mindset. By embracing the mantra of 'change your mindset, change your life,' he transitioned into positive habits, replacing destructive patterns with healthier choices, ultimately leading to personal growth and self-discovery.
Empowering Men Through Brotherhood
Transitioning from negative perceptions of men due to past family experiences, the individual found a newfound sense of brotherhood and connection in Austin. Through regular workout sessions that evolved into a men's initiative, a supportive community formed, emphasizing physical health alongside emotional growth. The initiative expanded into a platform for transformation, offering retreats, trauma work, and coaching, aiming to redefine masculinity and create a safe space for men seeking personal development.
In this special episode, we look back at Garrain Jones' life, a man who overcame huge challenges to change his life and help others do the same. Garrain lived in his car, was deep in debt, and even spent two years in prison for smuggling heroin. But these tough times helped him find his true purpose. He became a coach, speaker, entrepreneur, and wrote the bestselling book, "Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life."
Garrain shares his story with us, including the lessons he learned about love, leadership, and making big changes in life. You'll hear how aiming for happiness, understanding why he turned to crime, and a simple yet powerful message from a homeless person – change your mindset, change your life – all played a part in turning his life around.
This episode also covers how Garrain's views on God, himself, and relationships with other men have evolved and how he discovered his real passion in life is to motivate and inspire others.
Tune in to this replay to learn how Garrain Jones found light at the end of his dark tunnel and how his journey can inspire you to move from everyday routine to greatness.
