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Mind Love • Modern Mindfulness to Think, Feel, and Live Well

Communicating with Open Hearts and Open Minds for Respectful Disagreements with Justin Jones-Fosu • 351

Mind Love • Modern Mindfulness to Think, Feel, and Live Well

Melissa Monte | Mindset Mentor

Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.9897 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

We will learn: How to plant seeds of change within your relationships How to challenge your perspective and understand others more deeply How to use an inside-out approach when dealing with disagreements Have you ever been in the middle of an argument and felt like there was no way out? The exhausting back-and-forth where nobody seems to give an inch can leave you wondering if there's a way to find common ground without giving up what you believe in. We often try to show who we are by what we believe. And in a way, that becomes true. Because if we identify with our belief system, it's who we become and it's who others see us as. But if we identify with a deeper set of values, then we start to see everything else as just the armor we wear. The outfit we have on. Who we truly are is always beyond that. And if we can get over ourselves long enough to connect on that level, I honestly believe our entire world would change. So that's what we're talking about today. Our guest is Justin Jones-Fosu. He's the embodiment of energy, both at home and on top of the world's highest peaks. He recently even conquered one of the famous 7 Summits. He's also the author of books like "Your WHY Matters NOW," "The Inclusive Mindset," and his latest thought-provoking work, "I Respectfully Disagree: How to have Difficult Conversations in a Divided World." Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/351 Become a Mind Love Member for high-value Masterclasses, Growth Workbooks, Monthly Meditations, and Uninterrupted Listening FREE 5-Days to Purpose Email Course Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes to wake up inspired Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Have you ever been in the middle of an argument and felt like you couldn't find your way out?

0:05.0

Like you're trapped in some cycle of conflicting opinions and stubborn positions, not knowing how to escape. Maybe it's with a coworker, a family member, or

0:16.5

even a stranger online. The exhausting back and forth where nobody seems to give an inch can leave you wondering if there's a way to

0:25.2

find common ground without giving up what you believe in.

0:28.8

I'm going to be honest, I've always been pretty opinionated and I've justified this because well I do a lot of research

0:37.5

so at least I'm not drawing a line in the sand before I've sifted through said sand, you know?

0:43.0

Just last week we talked about the power of sovereignty,

0:46.0

and how if you don't stand for something,

0:49.0

you'll fall for anything.

0:50.0

So isn't it a good thing to figure out who you are and what you're about?

0:55.0

I've thought about this a lot and I recently had a pretty big realization.

1:00.0

I have a friend who's an amazing listener. We could be in an Uber in Mexico with a

1:05.4

language barrier and she would know the driver's life story before I even

1:09.1

realized that the car was moving. Over the years of our friendship, I've shared a lot of information about

1:14.8

theories I've discovered, ideas I've been forming, ideologies I've adopted, and

1:20.3

one day it hit me that I don't actually know where she stands on most of those issues.

1:26.0

But I don't feel like I don't know her.

1:29.0

Quite the opposite, actually.

1:31.0

And so if I think about what does this friend stand for? What

1:35.6

comes up isn't a political party or a movement that she's for or against. What I

1:41.2

see is a deep listener, an open mind, a kind heart.

1:45.0

And I realize that those qualities or values are her deeper truth.

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