Becoming the CEO of Your Own Mind (Chapter 2 Intro)

Have you ever been deep in the zone?

Maybe tackling a huge work project or trying to actually listen to your spouse, and then suddenly your brain decides it's urgent to replay that embarrassing thing you said back in 2000?

Whatever.

For me, practicing mindfulness was a shake up call.

Growing up, nobody handed me an instruction manual on how to handle the noise inside my head.

So eventually discovering that I could actually pause, step back, and think about what I'm thinking, well, it was revolutionary.

I realized I didn't have to drown in my own thoughts.

I could choose to just watch them float by.

It felt like I stumbled onto a secret superpower.

Kind of like emotional x ray vision.

Look, it's not always easy.

In real life, it would be absolutely totally cool if we had some real internal warning system that told us when we needed to kind of check things underneath the hood, if you will.

Right.

Like a mental check engine light that blinks when it's time to pop that hood and see what's rattling underneath.

Well, until technology catches up.

I've learned the joy of checking under my own hood.

And let me tell you, it's made life's drive a whole lot smoother.

Here's the good news.

The tools we're talking about that will help you to become the CEO of your own mind.

That's what this chapter is called.

They aren't complicated neuroscience experiments.

You don't need a lab coat.

You don't need safety goggles.

These are practical tools you can use today.

Things like mindful meditation, deep breathing, labeling your emotions, and taking the time to find moments of awe.

So let's take the steps necessary in becoming the CEO of your own mind.

These practices can transform your relationship with that fascinating and frustrating three pound universe between your ears.

You ready to make friends with your mind?

Let's dive in.

For now, thanks for listening.

I'm Billy Marshall, and let's get to work.