🐝 Overwhelmed by too much to do? Jones Loflin, keynote speaker, beekeeper, and author of "Focused as a Bee," breaks down how to focus in a distracting world, the six permissions that make rest possible, and what a hive of honeybees taught him and his daughter Sydney about presence.
We spend our days busy, and end them wondering what we actually accomplished. Jones has spent thirty one years helping people out of that loop. His answer is not another productivity system. It is permission. Permission to be unavailable, to recharge, and to give your attention to what matters most.
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⏱ EPISODE CHAPTERS
00:00 The question: what are you carrying that was never yours?
01:07 Meet Jones Loflin
02:40 From "Who Moved My Cheese" to the hive
05:14 How a gift of bees became a book with his daughter
07:14 Busy vs focused: why the words matter
09:47 Presence, phones, and being with the person in front of you
12:19 The three things you must be unavailable to
15:25 The book that arrived beautifully, and why intention sticks
19:00 What the hive knows about priorities
22:07 Pouring into yourself first: Jones's morning practice
25:13 Quarantining your worry
26:46 Something to look forward to every single day
30:54 What Jones is creating next
34:02 "Go as far as you can see": the Zig Ziglar close
🐝 WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAY
🐝 The difference between busy and focused, and why a small word change shifts your whole day
🌿 The three things to make yourself unavailable to when you need to focus
✨ Two practices for a quieter mind: quarantining your worry, and keeping something to look forward to
ABOUT JONES LOFLIN
Jones Loflin is a keynote speaker, coach, and beekeeper, and the president of Helping Others Prepare for Excellence Inc. He is the author of "Focused as a Bee," co-written with his daughter Sydney, along with "Juggling Elephants," "Always Growing," "Getting to It," and "Getting the Blue Ribbon." Before speaking, he was an educator, and he served as the Trainer of Trainers for "Who Moved My Cheese?" He holds a BS and an M.Ed. from North Carolina State University and lives in North Carolina.
https://jonesloflin.com
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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Hosted and executive produced by April Chavez.
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Video production by Manlee J. Chavez.
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Music by Steve Stuntz.
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The views expressed by guests on The Wellness Driven Life Show do not always reflect those of April Chavez or The Wellness Driven Life Show. For more details and a disclaimer, visit https://drivenlivin.com/guest-agreements.
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