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The Tom Ferry Podcast Experience

Create Magic by Being Present | Mindset Monday

The Tom Ferry Podcast Experience

Tom Ferry

Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2019

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Are you missing out on your life without even realizing it? We all know that so many things are going on right now, from your work to personal challenges, it's easy to be distracted. But when you’re not really present, you lose the precious moments that will fuel your motivation to continue on your path. On today’s episode of Mindset Monday, I challenge you to put your phone down and anything else that’s been vying for your attention... to slow down and enjoy your life for just a moment. Take the time to really enjoy your family and those unique moments that will mark your life forever.

Transcript

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0:00.0

So I was just in this conversation with a buddy of mine, another CEO, we were talking about the reality of having so much going on in your life, so much going on in your work, so much going on in your business.

0:10.0

And I said to him, so, you know, how was your last couple weeks?

0:12.8

He said, well I took a week off, my wife turned 40 and I was like, oh that's right,

0:16.2

congrats.

0:17.2

And I said, so how many days was it before you actually were physically and mentally on vacation and he laughed and said three days which every

0:27.0

mega successful person I talked to it's about the same.

0:30.0

Now why do I bring this up to you?

0:32.0

Look life is short, right?

0:35.0

And this month, this time of the year,

0:38.0

it's the time when taking your phone

0:40.0

and telling your entire family,

0:42.0

let's set those down and let's just be together.

0:44.8

We don't need to capture every photo of, you know, little Michael opening up a present or,

0:49.4

you know, the dinner that we're having, you know, let's just be together and be present.

0:53.4

So I challenge you just for a couple days,

0:56.5

maybe just for a day, maybe for an hour,

0:59.6

put your phone down.

1:00.8

The second thing, and he and my buddy and I talked about this is you got

1:04.4

all these things that are on your mind. You got all these things that are

1:06.7

taking up your mind space. The problem is if all these things are taking up your

1:10.2

mind space, then when you're wanting to have that intimate dialogue or someone's

1:14.0

coming to you like, oh my it's so good to see, I've seen you in forever, but you're in the transaction,

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