The School of Greatness - 453 Mindful v. Mind Full

Episode Date: March 3, 2017

"It's time we awaken a peaceful mind." - Lewis Howes If you enjoyed this episode, check out show notes and more at http://lewishowes.com/453

5-Minute Friday, episode number 453, Mindful over Mindful. Sharon Salzberg said, mindfulness isn't difficult. We just need to remember to do it. I posted a message on my Instagram account the other day that had two images. An image of a man where his mind's thoughts was cluttered of all the different things he needs to do, worry, stress, distraction. And another idea from this man with trees and the sun and nothing else. One is full in the mind and the other is mindful. We need to take a moment every day to be mindful and grateful for all the good in our lives.

And when we focus on the good, on the grace, on the joy, on the love, on the pureness, we create more of that in our lives. And when we put our energy on the bad, or the stress, or the frustration, or the chaos, or the multitasking, we attract more of that in our lives. or the multitasking, we attract more of that in our lives. One is mind full, a full mind, and the other is mindful, a peaceful mind that is intentional with every thought, decision, and action. Carl Jung said,

Who looks outside dreams? who looks inside awakens. It's time we awaken a peaceful mind, an intentional mind, one of gratitude, love, joy, and intention for our thoughts and our actions. As opposed to waking up every morning, running around, getting on our phones really quickly, responding and reacting to emails and calls and texts, and just going into the day. Take a moment each morning to be mindful, to be intentional, to be grounded, to focus on what you want to create in the day, what you want to put out in the world today, the energy you want to be, the qualities you want to possess, and how you want to show up. Not only how you want to show up when things are good, but how do you want to respond

when things aren't going your way? How are you going to respond in a powerful, peaceful, graceful, loving way? Robin Sharma said, everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality. If our mind is cluttered first, our life be cluttered second. If our mind is peaceful first, the chances are high that we will create peace in our life. Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality. Take a moment to be intentional, grounded, and mindful. And let go of the full mind of clutter, chaos, and frustration. Today is your day. Own the moment. Don't let the moment own you. Create what you want to create by being mindful. I hope you guys enjoyed this one. This is episode number 453. And it's always fun for me to come on

and connect with different thoughts that I'm feeling in the moment from the week, the month, and share them on these five-minute Fridays. I am so grateful for each one of you who continue to show up and listen or watch our videos over on YouTube or check out our short content

over on Facebook and Instagram and Twitter. And I'm constantly thinking of you. I'm constantly mindful of what your needs are, of what you're going through, of what you want, the things you want to learn, who you want me to bring on. I'm constantly listening. And it's my job to be mindful of your needs because I'm here to be of service to you and to give you the best information that I can to bring you the most inspiring guests that I possibly can to do whatever it takes for me to grow into the human being that I need to be to give you the information that's going to support you, solve problems, give you tools, strategies,

to lift you up and move you forward closer to your dreams. That's my intention, and that's my mission for you. And I hope I'm doing an okay job for you. I'm constantly striving to be better for you and be more mindful for your needs. If this has been powerful for you, then please share it out with your friends. Tag me on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook at Lewis Howes. And the episode is lewishowes.com

slash 453. Be mindful today over having a full mind. I love you very much. And you know what time it is. It's time to go out there and do something mindfully great. Thank you.