Miracle Mentality with Tim Storey (Motivation, Self Help, and Mental Health) · Tim Storey

How Case Kenny Mastered Mindfulness, Confidence, and Optimism | Positivity | E29

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Tim Story hosts Case Kenny, podcaster and author of 'The Opposite of Settling', for a wide-ranging conversation on mindfulness, optimism, and relationships. Kenny — a Notre Dame double-language-major turned advertising VP turned podcaster — explains how he built his career around the idea that optimism is the belief things can change, and shares actionable frameworks: replacing absolute self-labels with 'a part of me feels', writing down limiting beliefs and their opposites, and journaling as intentional brain training. The episode also covers his 'out-of-town confidence' relationship philosophy, the danger of ambition without mindfulness, and how clarity is the first step in overcoming addiction. Kenny shares a personal symbol: a bottle of champagne bought in 2017 that he still hasn't opened, always waiting for the next goalpost.

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A hopeful reset that treats optimism as something built through mindfulness and self-talk.

Case Kenny treats optimism as a practice, built through mindfulness, meditation, breath work, and guided journaling. The strongest passages connect inner calm with the way he speaks to himself, so self-observation becomes a form of self-support without losing the episode's…

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