TPS62: The Secrets of Mindfulness w/ Toku McCree

Today we’re talking about mindfulness, awareness, and coaching with Toku McCree, a speaker, coach, and mindfulness expert based in Portland, OR.

Cheat Sheet

• How Toku went from touring with famous musicians to spending 2 and 1/2 years in a monastery
• Why awareness is such a powerful catalyst for change
• Actionable steps to finding out what you really want in life (hint: zen weekly review)
• How to use meditation to calm your inner critic
• What “efficiency” of being a human being means
• Why serving others is so important and how to do it without expectations
• How to ask for help when you need it

The 5 Secrets of Super Fast Mindfulness

1. Mindfulness is about awareness not about speed
2. Separate the feeling or energy from the action
3. Mindfulness is about turning on a dime
4. Understand the difference between Meta mindfulness and Micro mindfulness
5. Mindfulness is not about success, it’s about returning

Links

• TPS44: The Art of Charm w/ Jordan Harbinger
• Prosperous Coach by Steve Chandler
• ZenHabits.net
• Toku’s TED Talk

Book, tool, ritual

Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Tool: Cardsmith
Ritual: Saying Grace before every meal

Connect with Toku McCree

• Current website: MindFitMove.com
• New website (starting Nov 10, 2015): Unexecutive.com
• @MindFitMove

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