Ep 196: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life with Garrain Jones
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Ep 196: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life with Garrain Jones
Episode 196: Show Notes
In this special episode, we look back at Garrain Jones' life, a man who overcame huge challenges to change his life and help others do the same. Garrain lived in his car, was deep in debt, and even spent two years in prison for smuggling heroin. But these tough times helped him find his true purpose. He became a coach, speaker, entrepreneur, and wrote the bestselling book, "Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life."
Garrain shares his story with us, including the lessons he learned about love, leadership, and making big changes in life. You'll hear how aiming for happiness, understanding why he turned to crime, and a simple yet powerful message from a homeless person – change your mindset, change your life – all played a part in turning his life around.
This episode also covers how Garrain's views on God, himself, and relationships with other men have evolved and how he discovered his real passion in life is to motivate and inspire others.
Tune in to this replay to learn how Garrain Jones found light at the end of his dark tunnel and how his journey can inspire you to move from everyday routine to greatness.
Key Points From This Episode:
Looking back at Garrain’s childhood in Houston, which was punctuated with tragedy.
Where Garrain believes his tendencies to trust no one and blame himself came from.
He reflects on his favorite activity as a kid: running.
Hear the story of how he was almost drowned by three grown men in the bayou.
The life philosophy that Garrain learned from his father: do what makes you happy.
Find out how a craving for recognition led him to begin breaking into houses and cars.
Garrain shares his experience of working in New York City as a model.
How he ultimately came to be arrested for smuggling heroin across the border from France.
What reading The Power of Positive Thinking taught him about speaking eloquently.
Learn how Garrain went from a $500,000 record deal with Ludacris to living in his car.
The story of the homeless person who enlightened Garrain with these words: change your mindset, change your life.
Why he says he had to learn the hard way to get himself on the path of transformation.
What Garrain found was missing in his life, including consistent joy and peace of mind.
He shares the moment that he realized motivating and inspiring others was his purpose.
Learn more about Garrain’s book, Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life, a guide to understanding life’s everyday questions.
How the Change Your Mindset Youth Foundation will support underprivileged youth.
Garrain reflects on his relationship with men and what inspired MPowered Brotherhood.
Quotes:
“If anybody ever gave me philosophy, it was actually my dad, and it was when I was five years old. He would always tell me, ‘Don't ever let anybody tell you you can't do something. If you love it, then you do it. If it makes you happy, then you do it.’” — @GarrainJones [0:20:17]
“If you look at any of my [successes], anywhere where there's the most recognition, you will see me excel. I've been like that since I was a kid. I just didn't know where to point that energy until I got older.” — @GarrainJones [0:26:02]
“When I have a great relationship with God when I'm doing the stuff that I love, and I'm in my work, something magical happens every single time, and I have so many examples of it.” — @GarrainJones [0:39:40]
“‘Change your mindset, change your life.’ I don't know what it was about those words. It had resonance to it. There was energy behind it. It was something.” — @GarrainJones [0:53:27]
“I have a mission. I have a purpose. I understand, and I'm so worthy of it. Now, I understand why I had to go through what it seems like 20 men go through but in one body; so that I can relate to many different kinds of people.” — @GarrainJones [1:00:41]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life