Finding Peace Even In The Valley; William Yeske

Mindfulness Mode

Bruce Langford

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

4.8 • 540 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

William Yeske is a combat veteran, author, and speaker who shares how he found peace, even in the valley. His book is called, Damn The Valley and tells of his experiences in the Arghandab River Valley in Afghanistan. Will served 11 years in the U.S. Army. As a serial entrepreneur, he has significant expertise in marketing, IT, and project management. He currently runs and operates a marketing company, No Limits Marketing Group (NLMG), founded to help small businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses a combination of modern marketing techniques coupled with a non-lethal targeting framework learned in the military to provide clients with winning strategies. Will was also a founding board member of a Veteran non-profit, Rally for the Troops (now part of Racing for Heroes). Will is attending Columbia Business School while running current business projects, creating new possibilities for future endeavors. He is also parenting his two children alongside his wife, who is also a US military veteran. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Website: www.DamnTheValleyBook.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/damnthevalleybook Instagram: @damnthevalleybook LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamyeske YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@damnthevalleybook Most Influential Person Andy Frizella (The MFCEO project) Effect On Emotions Anger. Yeah, definitely. Those anger spike moments and realizing, you know, to do that breath work and realizing what's going on; hey, you're losing it, you're losing it. And you're losing your self-control of the situation. Take that breath, you know, back up, look at the picture of what's actually going on. Thoughts On Breathing Yeah. I mean, man, I have the book Breath by James Nester. I couldn't believe when I was reading through that phenomenal book, with just the different techniques and stuff. There are also so many apps out there these days. There is also pranayama. Sometimes it's actually just called prana. Bullying Story I have talked to my kids about bullying. The nice thing for them anyway, is their mom is also six foot tall. So both of my kids are head and shoulders taller than everyone else in their class. So I have tried to instill in them that they are probably stronger than most of the kids around them, and it's their duty to be a protector for others. I have tried to instill in them, rather than using their strength for bad, use that strength for good. Suggested Resourcesaa Book: Bravo Company Ben Kesling Books: Breath by James Nestor App: n/a Related Episodes Living Consciously; Brian Berneman Transforming Crisis into Opportunity; John Robertson Is Fear Holding You Back? Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Time Is Right' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life.

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0:00.0	Mindfulness mode. You might feel like the world is crushing down on you. There's always a way out.
0:08.7	Hey, Mindful Tribe. Welcome back to the show. I have a guest with me who is a combat veteran who served
0:15.2	11 years in the U.S. Army. And man, does he have stories to tell? tell I'm telling you and he has a fantastic book
0:23.6	called damn the valley and I think you're going to love it if you love reading this kind of thing
0:29.2	because the stories just jump right off the page I'm here today with William Yeski
0:35.1	Will are you in mindfulness mode today? I am always in mindfulness
0:39.4	mode. At least try to be. That's good. That's fantastic. What does mindfulness mean to you,
0:45.1	Will? To me, oh man, like, I mean, if you're starting to lose it, you know, I mean, there's always that,
0:50.0	you know, we were talking about, you know, the extreme instances like this to where, you know,
0:53.5	somebody's going to lose their head.
0:57.0	There's always those moments. You've got to stop, take a tactical pause, take that breath and realize what's going on around you.
1:03.0	Not like a hesitation type thing, but a, what is happening around me and what am I doing and what's my response supposed to be.
1:10.9	It might happen like that, but it's still being mindful, you know, and being in that situation.
1:16.7	Have you always nailed it when it comes to telling stories?
1:21.9	I mean, even as a kid, were you that kind of person that could tell a story, captivate an
1:27.1	audience?
1:28.0	Absolutely not. Matter of fact, recently, I was finishing up with a class at Columbia
1:34.8	Business School and I kind of got, they do this on purpose. They tossed this out there on the fly
1:39.1	with this like five minutes prior and I had no time to rehearse and whatnot. And this has been
1:43.9	a little bit after COVID, but really all those skills and stuff to tell stories and talk to people, I didn't realize a lot of them disappeared during COVID.
1:52.0	And I froze just right in the middle of everything in front of these people.
1:56.0	And I'm like, and it was just that moment of, hey, man, you know, that's a realization that
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