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Mindfulness Mode

139 Miracle On The Hudson, The Story of Focus Told By Last Passenger Out, Dave Sanderson

Mindfulness Mode

Bruce Langford

Health & Fitness, Health & Fitness:alternative Health, Religion & Spirituality, Education, Spirituality, Self-improvement, Alternative Health

4.8541 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2016

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Dave Sanderson was the last passenger to leave the plane which landed on the Hudson River in January 2009, the story being featured in the upcoming film, Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks. Since that incident, Dave has built a career as a motivational speaker, mentor and author. In his presentations, he shares The 12 Pillars of Resourcefulness, precepts that enabled him to become a top producer in some of the largest sales organizations in the world and ultimately enabled him to survive the plane crash. In his new book, Moments Matter, Dave discusses lessons learned from the Miracle on the Hudson and how to take a potentially tragic experience and turn it into an opportunity to survive and thrive.Contact InfoFacebook: davesandersonspeaksLinkedIn:  david sandersonTwitter: @davesanderson2Website: davesandersonspeaks.com Blog: davesandersonspeaks.com/moments-matter-blog Email: dave@davesandersonspeaks.comMost Influential PersonBill, my first mentorEffect on EmotionsYou know, when I go into a mindful, centered state, I'm in a peaceful situation and I'm less stressed, I focus, I have less anxiety. I focus on other people and I think that's the big thing, I get out of myself. When I'm in a mindful state I'm more resourceful and focus on other people. I think that's where I serve at the highest level.Thoughts on BreathingWell, I don't breathe as often in the ways I used to breathe and I need to get back to that. Breathing to me, I would get down on the ground and do shallow breaths and deep breaths and all of a sudden oxygen gets into your body and all of a sudden your mind expands so I need to do more of that. I was doing that for quite a while and I think that's a great way to get centered. Before I go on stage, I do take that deep final breath.Suggested ResourcesBooks: Moments Matter by Dave Sanderson Brace for Impact by Dave SandersonThe Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy - What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with DestinyAdvice for Newbie I would say that for someone who is looking to get more mindful and more centered in their life, focus on something else other than yourself. Focus on your family, focus on the bigger picture because one thing you realize when you go through a plane crash is, and I said this in an interview when I did a movie premiere, that no one really cared if anyone was white, black, Hispanic, gay, lesbian, transsexual. No one judged anybody else so I would say at that point everybody got centered into themselves to be able to get that outcome, so I would say I recommend to somebody, be less judgemental, focus on the bigger picture, focus on something outside yourself where you can serve and add value instead of focusing on what's in it for me.BonusThanks for listening, Mindful Tribe. Download Bruce Langford's 5 Free Guided Medications called Fine Tune Your Focus here: www.mindfulnessmode.com/focus

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Mindfulness mode 139. She was pretty scared, I think, at that point, and that's when I just yelled at her and I told her to throw the baby.

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Thanks for tuning in. I'm your host and mindfulness life coach Bruce Langford. On mindfulness mode,

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we talk about how people from all walks of life have discovered mindfulness

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and how it's impacted their lives to help them become more calm, focused, and happy.

0:28.4

On our last episode, I talked with Zeffin Blacksberg about coloring and mindfulness

0:33.5

and how you can use this to lose anxiety.

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As a thank you for listening today, I've created five free guided meditations called fine-tune your focus. Download them at mindfulness mode.com

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forward slash focus. Okay, mindful tribe, let's get started. I am really excited to have Dave Sanderson here today. Hey, Dave,

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are you in mindfulness mode? I am totally mindful and center today, Bruce. How are you? I am too,

1:04.5

and feeling really good. I can't wait to hear more about your story, Dave. Dave Sanderson, Mindful Tribe, was the last passenger to leave the

1:13.5

plane, which landed on the Hudson River in January 2009. This was the story featured in the upcoming

1:20.2

film Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks. Since that incident, Dave has built a career as a motivational speaker,

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mentor, and author. In his presentations, he shares the 12 pillars of resourcefulness,

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precepts that enabled him to become a top producer in some of the largest sales organizations

1:40.2

in the world and ultimately enabled him to survive the plane crash. In his new book,

1:46.4

Moments Matter, Dave discusses lessons learned from the miracle on the Hudson and how to take

1:51.9

a potentially tragic experience and turn it into an opportunity to survive and thrive.

1:59.4

So Dave, so great to have you here. Tell us, tell Mindful Tribe, what does

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mindfulness actually mean to you? Mindfulness means to me is somebody you're focused on doing the

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right thing and focused on your value set so you have a peacefulness about yourself knowing that

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what you're going to do will be the right thing to do based on your value set so you have a peacefulness about yourself knowing that what you're

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going to do will be the right thing to do based on your value set.

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