Ep. 32 - Tim Ryan: The Congressman Who Meditates

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2014

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Tim Ryan, U.S representative for the 13th district of Ohio and author of A Mindful Nation, joins The James Altucher Show.When you think of politics and Congress, meditation is not usually something that jumps out in your mind.But today, that is precisely the case. Tim joins The James Altucher Show to talk about how cutting stress... Being mindful and aware of others is the number one way to create a less chaotic nation.Just like James, Tim has created a daily practice for himself to exercise his idea muscle and figure out alternative routes to everyday problems.Tim presents listeners with a simple strategy that when applied and practiced can help with any problems that you may have... We live in a world where there is a pill for any problem. Do we want to live in a society where our children, politicians, teachers, family, and friends are heavily medicated?Or are there more effective and natural ways to heal our bodies and minds?James and Tim go through several techniques that everyone can use to better their lives with minimal amount of effort. ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.5	This is the James Alteter Show on the Standsbury Radio Network.
0:10.8	Aaron, I'm really excited about this next guest.
0:15.6	We're about to bring him on.
0:17.4	Congressman Tim Ryan, he's our first congressman that's coming on the show and he wrote the
0:24.2	book A Mindful Nation.
0:26.7	How a simple practice can help us reduce stress, improve performance and recapture the
0:31.9	American spirit.
0:33.5	He doesn't quite say it in the title, but I love the fact that a congressman is writing
0:39.3	a book on meditation.
0:40.7	Can you imagine if every congressman meditated and did this?
0:46.9	They might not look like they aged 50 years after one term, which always happens to congressmen,
0:53.2	women and presidents.
0:55.0	So I would suggest a little meditation.
0:57.4	Great young looking congressman.
0:58.4	He's actually one of the youngest congressmen ever elected.
1:00.6	He certainly is, but you know how they age quickly in an office.
1:05.2	Look at Barack Obama.
1:06.2	Oh man, every president that's ever gone through.
1:09.7	Look at Barack Obama.
1:11.9	I think he like losses hair and his hair turned all gray in the past six years.
1:15.9	Yeah, it's crazy.
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