If you want to live in the present moment more often, I would start with mindfulness.

Become intimately aware of how triggers influence your thoughts,

and how once you get on a thought train, it takes you down a path. Become great at understanding that.

Welcome back to another Ask Me Anything on Finding Mastery. Once again,

it's an incredible honor to answer the questions you're all sending in.

And I'm so stoked to welcome back a dear friend of the podcast for this AMA,

actor, improv artist, host of his own podcast, Three Black Guys on a Couch,

O'Neill, Céspedus. He's here to bring his curiosity and candor to this conversation.

Your thoughtful questions led us to some really important topics. We'll dive into the power

of pain as it ignites both purpose and growth. If narcissism is necessary for success,

how underdogs make for good company, and why a simple question like, how are you,

helps us to explore our relationship with our own authenticity. As always,

feel free to email us at info at findingmastery.net with feedback or any questions you have

or future AMAs. And if you're enjoying this podcast and haven't already,

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you're listening, it is the easiest and zero cost way to support the show. And with that,

let's jump right into the Mastery Lab with the ever insightful O'Neill Céspedus for another round

of Ask Me Anything. O'Neill is great to have you back. It's great to be back. Yeah. So I had

so much fun on the last one that it was like people were totally vibing on the way that we connected.

That's awesome. And so like, I thought we'd just take another run at it. But before I get started,

like, how you doing with your phone? I was afraid you were asking me that. And so I prepped a response

for you on the way over here. I'm doing well with my phone. Okay. There's a boundary here,

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