Mastering Mindfulness: Overcoming Adversity with Michael O'Brien

Rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron Kaiser

Dr. Ron Kaiser

Rejuvenate, Age, Aging, Fitness & Nutrition, Mental, Self-help, Gym, Doctor, Health, Fitness, Emotional Health

5.0 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

This week, we welcome Michael O'Brien as our guest on the REJUVENAGING® with Dr. Ron Kaiser podcast. Michael wears many hats, including being a meditation teacher, executive coach, endurance athlete, and the mastermind behind the "Pause, Breathe, Reflect" meditation and gratitude app – a valuable tool for personal growth.

Michael's story takes an extraordinary turn when he shares his experience of surviving a devastating cycling accident, an event he refers to as his "last bad day." His resilience is awe-inspiring, as he not only recovered but also subsequently pursued challenging long-distance bike rides, including one across America and another across New York State..

What is particularly inspirational about Michael is his ability to harness the power of mindfulness and meditation to help people achieve their most ambitious goals. In this episode, Dr. Ron delves deep into Michael's unique journey, uncovering the driving force behind his diverse career path.

Whether you're interested in mindfulness, meditation, or seeking motivation to overcome adversity, this conversation is packed with valuable insights and practical advice. Tune in to learn how to conquer life's challenges and infuse your daily existence with mindfulness and enthusiasm.

Connect with Michael here:

https://www.michaelobrienshift.com

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0:00.0	Yeah great question Dr. Kaiser, so like I began college so growing up I grew up in
0:07.2	upstate New York and went to school in Virginia and I wasn't really sure what
0:13.2	I wanted to do so I graduated I got my first job I actually landed in sales and
0:21.1	that sales career took me from Washington DC where I met my wife and we had
0:27.1	our first daughter at two daughters and took us. Welcome to Rejuvenaging with
0:35.2	Dr. Ron Kaiser this is a podcast designed to help you lead your life
0:40.2	enthusiastically today tomorrow and every other day I am your host Ron Kaiser
0:46.6	positive health psychologist and coach also keynote and TEDx speaker and
0:51.7	author of the triple award-winning book Rejuvenaging the Art and Science
0:56.8	of Growing Older with enthusiasm as listeners of the podcast know my hope is to
1:04.8	always bring you guests who lead their own lives with enthusiasm but have
1:10.0	different ways of helping us to become better versions of ourselves on a daily
1:15.4	basis really proud of the lineup of guests that we've been able to present to
1:20.9	you and I know that you will agree that we've done it again this week our
1:26.4	guest today is Michael O'Brien Michael is a meditation teacher executive
1:38.8	coach endurance athlete and creator of the pause, breathe, reflect, meditation
1:46.2	and gratitude app something that I'm sure many of us can benefit from. He loves
1:53.1	helping people accomplish hard things you mindfulness and when we talk about
2:00.3	hard things Michael is a survivor of a horrific near-death cycling accident
2:07.8	that he calls his last bad day and he not only got back on the bicycle but has
2:17.2	recently ridden it or ridden rode his bicycle it says here across America and
2:25.8	New York state for some of us have thought New York state was part of America I
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