Join Sheree Wertz and Allen Knight as they talk about leading the youth and expressing gratitude. Allen is a former Zen Monk that teaches his experience to improve life through his programs as a Knight life coach. He talks about what to teach kids of today, expressing gratitude, and having the right mindset.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Getting in the Zen Zone of being calm, still, quiet, and peaceful.
- The value of mindset and attitude and setting up gratitude circles.
- Practicing self-love. Don’t be too hard on yourself!
- The importance of getting dental care even when you don’t think you need to.
- And more!
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About Allen Knight:
Because of my low self-esteem I desperately sought out something I could sink my teeth into and prove my worth. I found it in the area of sports and if I do say so myself became quite a good baseball pitcher. I practiced for hours each day, and literally fell in love with the sport and relished the adulation I received from others. But other challenges surfaced like my father passing away when I was 19 and my mother being diagnosed with cancer and she too passed away when I was only 24. That is when my self-development journey really began.
After two uninspiring years in university I decided to travel around the world. Six months into the trip I encountered a near death experience while lying on the Mediterranean desert alone having suffered a heat stroke. This traumatic experience evoked much fear in me and upon returning to my home town my spiritual exploration really began. One day I met two people who were living in a meditation center and I was so inspired by their calm, clear eyes and gentle demeanor I said to myself –“that’s what I want”. So began my 9 years living as a Zen monk.
I lived as a monk for 9 years and it was time to leave when I realized how much I missed relationships with the real world. The irony is that after learning to quiet my mind to a very deep level within a secluded environment, I actually became lost and confused upon returning to regular society. I quickly realized that unless you connect the Zen mindset into every aspect of your life the benefits of Zen practice would be limited. So I focused on living a more balanced lifestyle with a Zen attitude and through that, discovered my true calling which was to teach others how to achieve that as well, but much quicker than I did.
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You can find Allen Knight on...
Website: https://allanknight.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/formerzenmonk/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/knightalk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/allanknight123
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanknight123/
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