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Summary: Tell me how you'd play this scenario:<br> You're at the greatest event you've ever been to – let's call it “World Domination Summit” – and you sit down next to a stranger who's radiating warmth.<br> You tell him you're into simple-living and community-building, which causes him to ask you about village-building conferences he knows of and his concept of trickle-down enlightenment.<br> Although the conversation is only ten minutes long, you exchange contact information and, a week later, you get an email from the guy with a link to a brief video he made – just for you. He tells you he loves your website, asks you about your manifesto, and wonders how he can best support you.<br> The dude is eloquent, funny, and magnetic. So … what do you do now?<br> Well, if you're me – and if the fascinating fella is Toku McCree of Unexecutive.com – you get to know each other over a casual Skype conversation and you invite him to talk on your podcast for as long as you can.<br> A little more about Toku: he lives in Portland, Oregon and is an executive coach who works with some of the world most influential leaders (e.g., Leo Babauta of Zen Habits). He's wildly and refreshingly vulnerable, service-oriented, and drives his cat crazy with a laser pointer.<br> In other words, this is all adding up to one of the best SASM episodes yet.<br> Here's just a taste of the wisdom coming from Toku when you press play:<br> We want to draw a circle around the people that we love. And sometimes we forget to include ourselves in that circle. – Toku McCree<br> And …<br> [If you want to be self-aware and mindful], you have to decide that you're worth getting to know. – Toku McCree<br> Whether you crank us up or bang a bong before we get it on, be ready for some quick and consistent mindfulness. Oh, and maybe even a float in a stream of trickle-down enlightenment.<br> You're about to Learn …<br> <br> * The five secrets of super-fast mindfulness.<br> * Why self-awareness is the most powerful catalyst for change.<br> * What Toku's one universal truth is.<br> * When different types of meditation work (and the thread between them all).<br> * If trickle-down enlightenment works better than trickle-down economics.<br> * Why a life of privilege can cause major personal suffering.<br> * How selflessly serving others gets us more than greedily taking all the time.<br> * Why we all have the same base level of wisdom.<br> * Why Toku doesn't take credit for the insight he spouts.<br> * Why the people with you are always more wise than your gadget.<br> * How to see the texture on the canvas of your mind.<br> * The key difference between meta-mindfulness and micro-mindfulness.<br> <br> <br> <br> Resources and Items Mentioned in This Episode<br> Websites<br> <br> * <a href="http://unexecutive.com/about/">Unexecutive</a><br> <br> Resources<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/category/podcast/">Pat Flynn's Smart Passive Income Podcast</a><br> * <a href="http://convertkit.com/">Nathan Berry's Email Service Provider, ConvertKit</a><br> * <a href="https://fizzle.co/">Fizzle: Honest Video Training for Online Business Builders</a><br> <br> Books<br> <br> * <a href="http://theprosperouscoach.com/resources/">The Prosperous Coach</a><br> * <a href="http://joelzaslofsky.com/weareinabook" target="_blank">We Are in a Book</a> (affiliate link)<br> * <a href="http://joelzaslofsky.com/caterpillarandsnail" target="_blank">Caterpillar & Snail: Go on a BIG Adventure</a> (affiliate link)<br> <br> Podcast Episodes<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.asianefficiency.com/podcast/062-toku-mcree/">The Productivity Show 062: The Secrets of Mindfulness w/ Toku McCree</a><br> <br> Videos<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UuVQ2F_kHw">Toku's TEDx, Picking Role Models That Matter</a><br> * <a href="http://www.ted."></a>
