In Episode 32 of The Mindful Creator, I chat with my good friend Jonathan Mead, who is on a badass, soulful, and aligned mission to help people reconnect with their bodies and reclaim their primal strength through natural movement practices.

In today’s episode, Jonathan and I discuss the movement mindset and how feeling confident in our bodies can actually empower us to show up to our work.






Link Love

Pomodoro Technique


Geek Desk


Christopher Sommers of Gymnastic Bodies


Justin Patrick Pierce of Metaphysical Fitness


Peace is Every Step – Thich Nhat Hanh


Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert Pirsig

In this Episode



* Jonathan shares his journey from the corporate world to starting his first personal development company – Paid to Exist  – and its subsequent evolution, and how the process of helping people uncover and take action on their passions landed him at Move Heroically.

* Jonathan talks about the surprising reactions after leveraging out of his successful business of 7+ years into what he thought would be an entirely blank slate.

* Jonathan talks about the process of realizing that his previous work wasn’t totally “lighting him up,” and how the process of becoming more embodied and driven from a heart-centered place helped him take the first step into his new focus.

* Why alignment has been Brett’s “word of the day” for the last two years, and how alignment between personal passion and the work that we do is often a missing piece of long-term growth.

* Jonathan talks about his experiences studying different spiritual paths and movement practices – including Jeet Kune Do, Gymnastics, Taoist Meditation, Tantra and Bodyweight Training, and Parkour – and how that has impacted his entrepreneurial journey.

* Jonathan: “How you move is how you show up.” -> “If your body is stagnant, then your mind is probably going to be stagnant as well.”

* Jonathan talks about using the Pomodoro Technique (link above) to blend focused, short bursts of work with movement breaks in between.

* Brett talks about his process of taking frequent breaks between shorter sprints of work (similar to Jonathan’s approach) and using single tasking to stay focused.

* How Jonathan uses variations in his posture during his work day – including using a standing desk and a low-coffee table – to keep his body from becoming too stagnant.

* Jonathan talks about a few of the core, sacred movement rituals that he does every day.

* The importance of remembering “why” as a grounding mechanism for Jonathan’s movement practice, and how that can translate to other aspects of our life.

* Why creating strong and connected rituals can help us show up in our day with confidence and remain anchored to the present moment/our why.

* Jonathan’s mantra: “Show up whether you feel like it or not.”

* Why our deeper motivation and connection to our purpose is easily overlooked as a critical component of how we show up in the world.