59 - Control Your Thoughts, Emotions, & Stress Using Mindfulness w/ author Clif Smith pt.2

"Remember that stress doesn’t come from what’s going on in your life. It comes from your thoughts about what’s going on in your life.”
-Marianne Williamson

Whether it's the stress you're facing, a sense of overwhelming emotions, or feeling like an imposter, our minds can drastically impact the way we live our lives. Learning how to master your mind, quiet the negative internal dialogue, and be able to avoid ruminating on past experiences can greatly improve the quality of our lives, and it all begins with practicing mindfulness.

This week’s episode is part two of our conversation with Clif Smith. Clif is the author of the best selling book Mindfulness Without the Bells and Beads, a keynote speaker for different companies and organizations, (last year he gave 139 keynotes to over 50,000 people!) and also serves as Ernst & Young America’s Mindfulness Leader where he delivers practical training to over 65,000 people.

Throughout this episode Clif dives into how improving your focus can help you achieve your goals faster than ever, how mindfulness can help you improve in all aspects of your life, how you can actually know mindfulness is WORKING for you, imposter syndrome and how you can overcome it, the ways we can become more aware of and begin to control our emotions, how to control the stress in your life, how to you can stop dwelling on the past (rumination), and Clif dives into the S.T.O.P.P. method and how you can use it to stop your stress from carrying over to other parts of your life!

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Time Stamps:
3:35 - Small Steps to a Larger Goal 

6:27 - Understanding What’s Normal 

12:47 - Focus on One Thing/How Mindfulness Helps

20:25 - How Do You Know If It’s Working 

27:37 - Imposter Syndrome 

37:00 - Exercising Control 

40:00 - Stress and Mindfulness 

49:37 - Rumination 

54:35 - “STOPP” method 

59:30 - Final Thoughts 

1:00:49 - Final Questions 

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