Ep 81: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life with Garrain Jones
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Ep 81: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life with Garrain Jones
Episode 81: Show Notes
For years, today’s guest lived out of his car and was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. As if life weren’t difficult enough, he then spent two years in prison for smuggling heroin. Yet, it was through these challenges and the other tragedies he experienced that Garrain Jones found his purpose and was able to completely change the trajectory of his life. He is now a transformation coach, motivational speaker, serial entrepreneur, and the author of the number one bestseller, Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life, and his story has inspired thousands of people around the world.
In today’s episode, Garrain offers us some insight into his backstory and he shares the lessons of love, leadership, and transformation that he has learned along the way. Tuning in, you’ll learn about the importance of doing what makes you happy, the craving for recognition that led Garrain to a life of crime in the first place, and the story of the homeless person who enlightened him with these simple words: change your mindset, change your life.
We also touch on Garrain’s relationship with God, himself, and other men, as well as how he came to realize that motivating and inspiring others was his true calling.
Garrain’s powerful story of transformation will help take you out of your everyday sameness and transfer you to a state of everyday greatness. To find out how he found the light at the end of his tunnel, make sure to join us today!
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.
How learning the Lord’s Prayer helped Garrain get out of a juvenile sentence.
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.
Tweetables:
“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