EP232: Mastering Your Thoughts with Thomas Sterner

EP232: Mastering Your Thoughts with Thomas Sterner

Author: Kristen Manieri February 21, 2023 Duration: 1:01:38

Reflect back on the last hour of your thinking and consider how many of those thoughts you created on purpose. If you're like most of us, you'll likely see that much of your thinking gets produced without your direction, and often outside of your awareness. This week, Thomas Sterner shares insights from his book, It's Just a Thought: Emotional Freedom through Deliberate Thinking. Throughout his career, Thomas has been exploring methods for thinking, rather than being thought. What he's learned is that directing our thoughts, instead of being directed by them, is not only possible, it's transformative. 

 

Guest Bio

Thomas M. Sterner is the founder and CEO of the Practicing Mind Institute, a successful entrepreneur, and an expert in present moment functioning, or PMF™. As a popular and in-demand speaker and coach, he works with high-performance industry groups and individuals, including athletes, coaches, and CEOs, freeing them to operate effectively in high-stress situations so that they can break through to new levels of mastery. The author of the international bestseller The Practicing Mind and Fully Engaged, he lives in Delaware. https://tomsterner.com/ 

 

For episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode232 

 

Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com 

 

Mentioned in this Episode

Guest's book: It's Just a Thought: Emotional Freedom through Deliberate Thinking https://www.amazon.com/Its-Just-Thought-Emotional-Deliberate/dp/1608688291 

 

Guest's website: https://tomsterner.com/ 

 

Host Bio

Kristen Manieri is a coach who works with teams to increase both productivity and wellbeing. She also helps individuals navigate transition with clarity and confidence. Her areas of focus are: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, habit formation, rest rituals, and self-care. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 200 authors about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional and joyful life. Learn more at kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me. 

 

Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com 

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