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179 Connections, Masterminds and Action-Centered Results With Alex Barker

179 Connections, Masterminds and Action-Centered Results With Alex Barker

FromMindfulness Mode


179 Connections, Masterminds and Action-Centered Results With Alex Barker

FromMindfulness Mode

ratings:
Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jan 4, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Alex Barker is an action-centered entrepreneur who has experienced impressive results from his many initiatives. One of those projects is called The 66 Day Experiment: Lifehacks for Wealth, Fitness and Sex. During 66 Days, Alex shares with the world the progress of his particular initiative. One season was 66 days of reading a book a day; another was 66 days of rejections. Alex is also a pharmacist and with all the things he does he is truly living in the now, taking time for family and for what counts in life.  [show-notes-bio]
Contact Info
Website: 66DayExperiment.com
Email: AlexMichaelBarker@gmail.com
Podcast: The 66 Day Experiment
Most Influential Person
Steven Covey (Author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People)
Effect on Emotions
It's made me less of an emotional decision-maker. I used to let my emotions guide me when things weren't going my way, specifically in my relationship with my wife. Being able to step aside from my emotions and being able to calm down in times of turmoil; that has been so important in our marriage.
Thoughts on Breathing
Whenever I'm mindful, I'm breathing. I do meditation practice and breathing is something that I focus on. When anxiety influences me, I notice the breathing and the heart rate. Then I do some exercises to calm myself down.
Suggested Resources
Book: The Bible
Book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey
App: Brain.fm  (Music and sounds that help put you into a mindful state)
Mindfulness Meets Bullying Story
I was running a group full of start-up entrepreneurs and this is not when I perfected how to run groups. I wasn't using the format that I use today. I had one member of the group that wasn't a bully to other people but she dominated the conversation whenever she was the subject which was often. I remember having to deal with and taking a mindfulness step aside and thinking, this is ruining the group. Her behavior is not good cause it's influencing the other people. It's going to ruin this group.
What she was doing was, when she was in the hot seat, taking up the time and bringing a challenge forward, she would excuse away everyone's advice as to why it wasn't helpful or why it wasn't applicable. She would blame others within her family for her lack of success and she would have the same goals for herself every week. They wouldn't change because she never accomplished them.
I remember talking with another friend and telling him about this issue and coming down to the conclusion that I need to bring this up with her.
After talking with her, we tried it out for another week and she just wasn't changing so I had to have a difficult discussion with her. It was like firing a client; it was tough. Learning that less though was great because it made me realize, I gotta do a much better job at filtering out who I let into my business.
Mindfulness Suggestions for a Newbie
Go back to the first episode of this show (Mindfulness Mode) and start there.
Released:
Jan 4, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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.