Jon and Will along with guest, former Army Ranger and McKinsey Consultant turned mindfulness teacher and CEO of evolutio, all meet up on Men Talking Mindfulness to discuss having your buddy’s back! What that truly means and how it’s tied into mindfulness! Estimated time stamps:
5:00 Neil leads Opening Grounding Practice
9:00 Will introduces topic - Defines Trust
11:00 Creating a sense of trust / bond (specifically in the military)
12:00 Trauma Bonding
13:30 Trusting others begins with trusting (believing in) yourself
16:30 The Trust Equation = (Credibility + Reliability + Intimacy) / Self Orientation
19:20 Vulnerability is key - admitting you are a flawed person allows others to admit to their own flaws
21:00 Balance is necessary
24:00 Every good leader needs a dog
25:00 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
28:00 What happens when there isn’t trust?
30:00 How do you let people know you care? Tell them!
31:00 When things go wrong we default to a scarcity mindset (thinking of the individual instead of the group)
33:00 Neil runs away from his problems
34:15 Podcast Name Change?
35:00 Jon needs a new TV show
37:00 Will brings it back to Yoga - creating space for people
39:15 Trust falls are the worst but also the best
40:00 Do you give trust freely or need to build trust?
42:45 We learn trust early in life
45:00 How do we deal with betrayal? Face it head on.
46:45 Don’t betray Will.
51:30 Preparing for ceremonies with plant-based medicine
56:00 Will’s new business plan - Compassion Coffee!
58:00 Jon leads the Closing Grounding Practice
Check out Neil's company, evolutio at evolutio.org
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