Pursue Closure and Clarity Through Mindfulness with Case Kenny

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode, our guest is Case Kenny. He is a Chicago-based writer, podcaster, and recording artist behind the New Mindset Journal. His drive and passion for growth inspired him to start the New Mindset, Who Dis podcast in the summer of 2018. </span></p> <p><strong>[1:10] Why should I listen to you? </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I think for me, I've always lived by a prove-it mentality. If I gave you any advice, it would be backed up by my story, which I take pride in. </span></p> <p><strong>[4:50] What was the thing that gave you the drive to go down the rabbit hole that many people would never go down?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Honestly, it just felt good to do something different because I think I was just stuck in this turnstile of the key to being happy and fulfilled. I was always under the assumption that to get those things life is about more and better. I had to work harder to get better. I had to work harder to create better, larger outcomes in life. From how I've been taught to think, from what sales had taught me, from what relationships have taught me and it was just very freeing. I was like, this is just so different from how I've felt in the past. And maybe that's something to continue to explore. And then of course, through doing, I was like, this is therapeutic. This is my therapy. I was just giving myself the catalyst to do it. Mindfulness is a muscle. The more you practice it, the better you get at it. </span></p> <p><strong>[6:40] What was that place of comfort? And did you have those areas where you had a little apprehension to lose those things?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I built an entire character and brand around being successful in sales.  I started at this company, as an account executive worked my way up to the regional vice president, and did very well for myself financially. It was very great and it's very easy to delude ourselves with money. Like I'm making good money so I don't ne