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Marcus Aurelius Anderson is an inspiring speaker, executive coach and author of the new book, The Gift of Adversity. While serving in the United States Army, Marcus was seriously injured; paralyzed as he prepared to deploy with 10th Mountain Light Infantry Division. After a life-saving surgery, Marcus was filled with gratitude but unable to walk. His injury was the wake up call he needed to begin to live his life with true purpose. Now having overcome some of those health issues, Marcus teaches others how to take actionable steps in order to live life to the max. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Website: marcusaureliusanderson.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marcusaureliusanderson/ Book: The Gift of Adversity Most Influential Person Guro Dan Inosanto Effect on Emotions Mindfulness has allowed me to differentiate what's real and what's imagined. What's the reality and what's fear. It can help you step out of the situation, look at it logically, be mindful of what's really going on and not what my ego or my emotions are telling me to do. By doing that, it allows me to have clarity. Thoughts on Breathing It's very important for meditation. Recently this year, I started doing Wim Hof breathing. When I'm done working out, I do the cold shower and do Wim Hof breathing. It kickstarts my day for sure. Suggested Resources Book: Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life by Chin-ning Chu App: Tabata Timer Free Gift Become more calm, focused and happy by reading the top 12 books recommended on the Mindfulness Mode Podcast. This mini 14-page ebook entitled '12 Must-Read Mindfulness Books' outlines each of the top books recommended by guests on the show. Get your digital copy now at  MindfulnessMode.com/top12books

Claudette Rowley is the CEO of Cultural Brilliance, a cultural design and change management consultancy and the author of Cultural Brilliance: The DNA of Organizational Excellence (2019). Over the past twenty years, Claudette Rowley has consulted at Fortune 1000 companies, small businesses, academic institutions, and start-ups, helping them create proactive and innovative workplace cultures that deliver outstanding results. Claudette is passionate about helping organizations resolve complex problems in ways that honor the intelligence of their cultural system and the brilliance of their people. She also hosts a globally syndicated radio show, Cultural Brilliance Radio. Claudette lives in the Greater Boston area. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Company: Cultural Brilliance Website: https://culturalbrilliance.com/ Podcast: https://culturalbrilliance.com/cultural-brilliance-radio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudette-rowley-1ba268/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RowleyClaudette Book: Cultural Brilliance: The DNA of Organizational Excellence Most Influential Person Eckhart Tolle Effect on Emotions I think the ability to, as a friend of mine says, separating facts and feelings We have emotions, it's valid, but it doesn't mean it's based on the facts of the situation. Let's look at the feelings, lets look at the facts because they maybe different Thoughts on Breathing I try to breathe deeply and I find that it helps reset my nervous system, I feel calmer. I try to breathe very fully, although it's simple, it make a big difference for me. Suggested Resources Book: Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life By Greg Levoy Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Free Gift Do you want to become more calm, relaxed, peaceful, and content? If so, you can learn how by downloading this free ‘Waves of Content' Meditation by Bruce Langford. Unlock the secrets of calm by downloading the meditation here at MindfulnessMode.com/wavesofcontent

Karen Millsap is the founder of the community, Groflo. At only 29 years old, she suddenly became a widow when her husband, Richard, was tragically killed. On her journey of healing, she discovered immensely effective habits and lifestyle changes that helped her find her way back to a whole heart. Karen is also the Founder & CEO of Egency, a training firm that helps organizations create a human-centric culture with compassion and empathy. Her client list includes NBC's Golf Channel, Sprint, Universal Studio Resorts and many more! Karen's work has been featured in Forbes, on Good Morning Washington, MSNBC, and a variety of podcasts. She's also a regular contributor to Arianna Huffington's THRIVE Global community. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Company: Groflo Website: www.karenmillsap.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/karenmillsapmotivation/ Instagram: @The.Groflo https://www.instagram.com/the.groflo/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenallenmillsap Most Influential Person Eckhart Tolle www.EckhartTolle.com Effect on Emotions I've been able to control my emotions instead of being controlled by them. There were certainly those days when the tears were rolling and the anger was on a hundred and I could have made some bad decisions. But I remember specifically saying, ‘no, that's not me, those are my emotions and I don't have to own them.' Thoughts on Breathing Breathing is absolutely part of my mindfulness. At night when grief was thick, it was hard to fall asleep and I learned this technique of inhaling on one, exhaling on two, counting to ten and then starting back on one. That really helped me to fall asleep. It also helps my son. Sometimes our minds are just busy and it's not always busy with grief, but that is where I learned that technique. Suggested Resources Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle App: Headspace https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app Free Gift Thinking of launching your own podcast? You’ll need a host; a place to upload your episodes. Podbean is awesome. Podbean is built specifically for podcasters, been around for 10 years and the pricing is super competitive. It’s $9 a month, no matter how much content you upload and they have great stats as well. You can help support Mindfulness Mode AND get a month of free hosting with my affiliate link. Go to www.Podbean.com/PodbeanMM

Parham Parastaran is an Iranian-American entrepreneur and author with a passion for discussing mental health issues in the business community. After fleeing Iran as a child during the midst of the Iranian revolution, Parham became the epitome of the American Dream. He built the multi-million-dollar business Car-X Tire & Auto, a franchise of tire and auto repair shops that quickly grew from a single store in Champaign, Illinois to 16 locations. Although he enjoyed success as an entrepreneur, he had a secret: He suffered from severe depression and addiction. A rock-bottom moment led to him signing himself up for psychoanalysis, which started a journey that opened up the darkest doors within himself and found him revisiting a childhood of trauma. Over 15 years after that first psychoanalysis session, he chronicles his powerful story in the new memoir, Perfect Pain. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Website: www.perfectpain.com Book: Perfect Pain by Parham Parastaran Most Influential Person Bruce Lee Effect on Emotions I think mindfulness keeps my emotions at a steadier rate. My psychiatrist would call it self-regulation of my self-esteem. I think it keeps my emotions on more of an even keel. Thoughts on Breathing I do actually practice breathing. It's another way that I try to think of it in terms of finding the present and it humbles me. The reason it humbles me, it reminds me that I am a human in a living body and I can feel my organs. It humbles me and reduces me to something smaller. That always is a healthy exercise for me.  Suggested Resources Book: Perfect Pain by Parham Parastaran App: n/a Free Gift Get the brand new Awaken With Focus 12-Minute Guided Meditation by Bruce Langford Be alert and focused after waking. Feel invigorated, fresh and dynamic. Let your vibrancy feed those around you. Be the energetic person you desire to be. Click here: www.MindfulnessMode.com/AwakenWithFocus

Sarah Centrella is known as the premier vision board expert and her new upcoming book, 'Future Boards', will share her expertise with the world. As a master life coach, she’s worked with professional athletes in the NBA and NFL, WAGS and thousands of people from around the world, helping them manifest their dreams. She regularly leads workshops for clients such as: Pinterest, Nike, BMW, Xerox, Quaker Oats, Thrive Global, NBA Wives Association and many others. Sarah has been featured by The Wall Street Journal, ABC NEWS, The New York Times, Good Morning America and many others. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Website: www.sarahcentrella.com Book: Future Boards: How To Create A Vision Board To Get Exactly The Life You Want by Sarah Centrella (To be released in July 2019) Virtual Book Tour: https://www.sarahcentrella.com/my-books Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahcentrella/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahcentrella Most Influential Person Oprah Effect on Emotions Mindfulness allows you to control your emotions Like, imagine that. Oh my god, I don't have to be on a roller coaster anymore. That's amazing. I control how I perceive things. I don't have to have anxiety anymore, I control that. Thoughts on Breathing That's a good one. Breathing is something that I need to be better at quite honestly. It's something that I'm consciously getting better at. I practice hot yoga and that's a great place for me to remember to breathe. I also am a big proponent of what I call 'power mottos'. Some mottos that give you power in a moment, especially when you're feeling weak or powerless. I combine those with deep breaths. Fifteen or twenty seconds of doing that and you're going to feel like a new human. It is such a powerful tool. Suggested Resources Book: Hustle Believe Receive: An 8-Step Plan to Changing Your Life and Living Your Dream by Sarah Centrella Book: Future Boards: How To Create A Vision Board To Get Exactly The Life You Want by Sarah Centrella (To be released in July 2019) App: Done (A daily reminder) Free Gift Become more calm, focused and happy by reading the top 12 books recommended on the Mindfulness Mode Podcast. This mini 14-page ebook entitled '12 Must-Read Mindfulness Books' outlines each of the top books recommended by guests on the show. Get your digital copy now at  MindfulnessMode.com/top12books

Phoebe Mroczek is a podcaster, marketing strategist and explorer who helps online entrepreneurs create a profitable business that is a reflection of who they are and what they want most. She is the host of the Unbecoming Podcast, a show that helps entrepreneurs release judgment, expectations and past conditioning to redefine their metrics of success and live a fun, free and fulfilling life. Over the past few years, she’s built an online marketing business that helped established entrepreneurs refine their paid ad and launch strategies, created a podcast she co-hosted with 900K+ downloads and organized various in-person events, masterminds, and online communities. Phoebe believes that while what we do in the world is important, we’re meant to do so much more in life than just work. As a curious traveler and recovering perfectionist, she’s traveled to more than 60 countries on 6 continents, been cage diving with great white sharks, camped in the Serengeti and motorbiked across Europe. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Website: www.phoebemroczek.com Website: www.unbecomingpodcast.com Instagram: www.instagram/phoebemroczek Podcast: Unbecoming Podcast www.unbecomingpodcast.com Most Influential Person My Dad Effect on Emotions Mindfulness has allowed me to be the emotional human that I am. I tended to suppress that a lot growing up. Mindfulness allows me to have this confidence and comfort knowing that my emotions are valid and that they're directing me in the right way always. Thoughts on Breathing Whenever I do a breathing meditation, I'm constantly just trying to stay grounded and to stay in this place. So when I'm breathing, it's just a reminder of being really alive. I talk about being an advocate for really living, so when you are breathing, you're living. That's something I'm great at. In moments when I don't feel like I'm good at anything and I'm having a breakdown, I remember that I'm great at breathing. That helps me. Suggested Resources Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer App: Insight Timer www.InsightTimer.com Free Gift Do you want to become more calm, relaxed, peaceful, and content? If so, you can learn how by downloading this free 'Waves of Content' Meditation by Bruce Langford. Unlock the secrets of calm by downloading the meditation here at MindfulnessMode.com/wavesofcontent 

Daniel Gutierrez is a consultant, author, and motivational speaker. He was once a high-powered executive who graced the covers of Latin Business, Cypen and Color Magazines, but then Daniel realized that there was more to success than a 7-figure earning potential. Daniel mastered his outer game, but his intuition told him that to feel fulfilled, he must also master his inner game. Because of this, at the height of his career, Daniel left it all behind and dedicated the next chapter of his life to becoming a Master of Mindfulness. During the past 10 years, Daniel has led nearly 30 quests to the heights of the Machu Picchu, the depths of the Amazon and the top of the Himalayas. Now, Daniel has been featured in the documentary Luminous World Views as one of eighteen world-renowned thought leaders and has even appeared as a special guest at Carnegie Hall. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Website: www.danielgutierrez.com Book: Radical Mindfulness: Understanding How Being Present In Life Delivers Results by Daniel Gutierrez Most Influential Person My mother Effect on Emotions Regarding emotions, mindfulness has been a great staple for me because it allows me, like right now, I'm bringing myself back into the present moment. It's okay to feel that, I would say okay to go there, not okay to stay. Thoughts on Breathing Breathing is important for me because I think it's important when you're in relation with other humans that before you act, you breathe just, that's it. Just breathe and what it does, it takes the charge out of the situation that you're in. It gets you to clear a little bit, to think better. So breathing has definitely been a way for me to manage my life and relationships in a lot better way. Suggested Resources Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill Book: Radical Mindfulness: Understanding How Being Present In Life Delivers Results by Daniel Gutierrez App: Bowls Mindfulness Training Join Mindfulness Coach and author, Keith Macpherson in an immersive learning environment as you explore the five key principles to mindfulness practice. Adapted from his best selling book, Making Sense of Mindfulness, Keith takes you through all five principles of mindfulness practice with videos, guided audio exercises and a workbook to assist you with bringing more balance, focus, and meaning into your life.  http://www.MindfulnessMode.com/msom

Simone Milasas is an international speaker, podcaster, and author of the books: Relationship, Do You Want One?, Joy of Business, and Getting Out of Debt Joyfully. She is an acclaimed business and life mentor and travels the world facilitating seminars with Access Consciousness. Simone revels in the joy of future opportunity and knows that the prospect of possibility resides in every choice you make. You can find Simone every week on her podcast, The Art & Industry of Business. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Website: www.RelationshipAreYouSureYouWantOne.com Website: www.simonemilasas.com Podcast: The Art & Industry of Business & Living https://www.simonemilasas.com/podcasts/ FB: www.facebook.com/AccessSimoneMilasas IG: https://www.instagram.com/simonemilasas/ Most Influential Person Brendon Watt, my co-author and the man I was in a relationship with for 8 years. Effect on Emotions I would say I've learned not to buy into my emotions so much and to actually be more present with what it is I would like to choose for my life and my reality. Thoughts on Breathing I don't think I would exist if I didn't breathe. Suggested Resources Book: Being You Changing The World by Dain Heer App: Who Does This Belong To? https://www.accessconsciousness.com/en/shop-catalog/apps/who-does-this-belong-to-app/  Every time you have a thought, feeling or emotion show up, you ask, who does this belong to? Free Gift Do you want to improve the focus, drive, and productivity of your employees? If so, you can learn how by downloading, '10 Simple & Effective Ways to Increase Mindfulness in the Workplace Now', a free PDF at MindfulnessMode.com/workplacep.

Julie Ward is a Fresh Food Alchemist. She is passionate about teaching people the importance of being mindful of their food and how to develop a divine relationship with the process of eating. Julie has researched food and plants and has been an educator for the past 25 years. She is fascinated with the spirituality, gratitude and vibration of food. She holds a certificate in Plant–Based Nutrition from eCornell, is a certified ACE Health Coach, has a Masters in Public Policy from USC (The University of Southern California), and a B.S. in Mathematics from Spelman College. She is also an herbalist student at East West School of Planetary Herbology. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Website: www.FreshFoodAlchemy.com Podcast: www.FreshFoodAlchemy.com/podcast Download a Free Gift – The Nutrient-Dense Vegetable List: www.FreshFoodAlchemy.com/podcast 30 Minute Free Consultation with Julie 5-Day Plant-Based Challenge: www.FreshFoodAlchemy.com/podcast Most Influential Person A gentleman who first taught me transcendental meditation years ago. Effect on Emotions Mindfulness helps me a ton with my emotions. The one thing you understand about emotions is that it passes. When you're mindful of it, you don't necessarily have to act on that emotion. You can just kind of be like, okay, there's that thing that I'm feeling. Let's breathe through it and it will pass. Then I'll see if I still want to act on it from a place of clarity and presence. Thoughts on Breathing Breathing is constant. It totally changes my perspective. I breathe all the time. I don't know if you noticed when you ask me a question, I'll take a deep breath. It really helps with centering my thoughts and just kind of keeping everything grounded. Suggested Resources Book: The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chodron App: n/a Free Gift Get the Awaken With Focus 12-Minute Guided Meditation by Bruce Langford. Be alert and focused after waking. Feel invigorated, fresh and dynamic. Let your vibrancy feed those around you. Be the energetic person you desire to be. Click here: www.MindfulnessMode.com/AwakenWithFocus

Steve Glaveski is CEO and Co-Founder of Collective Campus, a corporate innovation and startup accelerator based in Melbourne, Australia with clients across the world. He is the author of the current Wiley book, Employee to Entrepreneur, which is available in bookstores around the world, and previously self-published two books, including an Amazon bestseller. Steve co-founded Lemonade Stand – a children's entrepreneurship program, hosts the Apple Podcast charting Future Squared, is a founding investor in Konkrete, a blockchain-enabled share registry and is a contributor to Harvard Business Review. When he's not working, he can be found in the gym, at a heavy metal concert, hiking in the mountains whilst listening to the Joe Rogan Experience, riding his motorbike (or skateboard), reading a book, or doing an occasional bit of what barely qualifies as stand-up comedy! Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Website: www.steveglaveski.com Website: www.EmployeeToEntrepreneur.io Podcast: Future Squared https://www.steveglaveski.com/podcast Book: Employment To Entrepreneur: How To Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters by Steve Glaveski Twitter: @SteveGlaveski https://twitter.com/steveglaveski Instagram: www.Instagram.com/theSteveGlaveski Most Influential Person Eckhart Tolle, Author of The Power of Now Effect on Emotions Mindfulness has made me less irritable and less reactive. Definitely that wasn't the case previously. Throughout much of my twenties, I was the type of person who would respond with an involuntary reaction rather than with voluntary reason. That manifested itself in relationships with girlfriends and family. I would be more inclined to snap rather than to have a conversation. Nowadays, mindfulness is like a muscle, the more you train it the more it becomes second nature. Now if something negative happens, I take it as an opportunity to get better. I will say, great, this happened, let's respond in a positive way and let's find a solution. That's been huge for me because it's so easy to go through life in a reactive state. Thoughts on Breathing Oh yes, breathing. Yesterday I was hosting a podcast, and even though I am 311 episodes in, I always get a little bit of anxiety before a podcast episode. So before this particular episode, I went for a twenty minute walk and then I just sat in a quiet meeting room at our office and I just breathed for five minutes, deep breathing, focusing on the breath. That just brought me right back down. Suggested Resources Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Book: Employment To Entrepreneur: How To Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters by Steve Glaveski App: Brain.fm (binaural beats) Guided Meditation Get the ‘Release Your Overwhelm' Guided Meditation for only $4.99. Bruce Langford helps you abandon your inner blocks, surrender your stress, become more focused, and increase concentration. Download this full-length 30 minute guided meditation by Bruce Langford. www.MindfulnessMode.com/release