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Welcome to Lights On Podcast! My name is Mitra Manesh. I help people to transform their journey from being a survivalist to becoming an Attentionist. Yes, an Attentionist. And this podcast is full of stories and steps of that journey. On behalf of my team, I thank you for your presence and invite you to be an Attentionist by practicing your choice authority, summoning your attention and...

Let's talk about what attention means to you. I mean, it's a very obvious one. But the problem with obvious things is that they're not as obvious and common to everybody. What is attention? 

I have a bit of a statistics that was almost frightening! I heard that the 30-second ad for Super Bowl was worth 5.6 million. And do you know how much it was worth when it started in 19… I...

Welcome to Lights On podcast! If you like what you hear and if you're feeling generous, please rate us five star and share us with others. I'm your host Mitra Manesh. I'm the founder of Innermap, a new mindful storytelling and coaching app. I teach at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center. And for the past 35 years I've been coaching my brilliant clients on 4 continents to live, love...

Today, I would like to offer you an opportunity to examine the three most common beliefs that hinder our mindfulness and choice awareness:

1. When we're suffering, we may not believe or remember that we have a choice. Every moment is a choice point that can bring about completely different results.

2. We tend to look for answers outside of us, instead of looking inside...

A Mindful "Attentionist" Coach is an educated and supportive mentor who transforms their own beliefs and behavior and then coaches others on how to do the same. 

Today I want to share with you the 3 main attributes of a Mindful Attentionist Coach:

1. They know the value of their attention, and they invest it wisely.
2. They have learned how to hold space for themselves and others so...

Attentionism is an awakened way of believing, feeling, and living. It's about taking charge of your attention and learning how to use it intentionally.

Today, I'd like to share with you three steps that can help you become an Attentionist—someone who knows the value of their attention and more importantly, who pays their attention in a way that serves them well:

1. Decide what is the right...