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February 19, 2024 75 mins
Discover how to embrace adversity as a pivotal part of your mindfulness journey, turning your toughest challenges into your greatest assets. Marcus Aurelius Anderson's story of transforming a life-threatening paralysis into a source of strength is a powerful reminder that the darkest moments can lead to the most illuminating insights. This episode is sponsored by long time listener and fan, Minnehaha Medical Device Marketing. If you need medical device marketing help to accelerate sales, contact Brian. Go to www.minnehahaconsulting.com //TIMESTAMPS   (00:00) The Gift of Adversity with Marcus Aurelius Anderson   (03:30) Join us for our Monthly Challenge for February!   (06:30) Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice (~2 min)   (12:00) Why Adversity?   (16:00) Limited Time vs Infinite Distraction   (20:00) The adversity of living in mediocrity   (27:00) Getting out of mediocrity   (36:00) Do you respect what you’ve earned easily?   (38:00) The “White Belt” Mentality   (45:00) Making the Call   (50:00) Emotions assassinating the truth   (58:00) The Book of Five Rings   (01:07:00) The adversity faced with writing the book   (01:16:00) Marcus leads Closing Practice (~3 min) //LINKS   Marcus Aurelius Anderson - https://www.marcusaureliusanderson.com/ Marcus’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-aurelius-anderson/ The Gift of Adversity - https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Adversity-Overcoming-Paralysis-Purpose/dp/1978225547 Marcus’s TEDxTalk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXicUawrH6o The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/   The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi -https://www.amazon.com/Book-Five-Rings-Way-Warrior-ebook/dp/B07NDLBGT2 //WHERE YOU CAN FIND USWebsite - http://mentalkingmindfulness.com/ Listen on Spotify - https://bit.ly/MTM-Podcast   Listen on Apple Podcast - https://bit.ly/MTM_Apple_Podcast   Watch on YouTube - https://youtube.com/@mentalkingmindfulness   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mentalkingmindfulness   Follow Will - https://www.instagram.com/willnotfear/   Follow Jon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonmacaskill   Join the MTM Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/153173176744665
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