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Every job I’ve ever had…sales in hospitality, managing a territory, and everything in between…has built the foundation for what I do today. 

I’ve swam in the ocean of unfulfillment, drowning in bullshit tasks and activities, believing the only way to achieve more was to do more. 

I lived it. I proved it wrong.

The truth? 

Growth doesn’t come from doing everything. It comes from doing what matters. That’s why I focus on mindfulness as the key to growth; so you and your business don’t have to make the same mistakes. 

Let’s build your path forward…one that’s aligned, impactful, and purposeful.

No niche.
No funnel.
No 5am routine.

Just stillness.
Some breath.
A dog.
A parrot.
And a post when it feels real.

That’s the whole thing.
Follow us for mindfulness, LinkedIn, food & beverage tech/AI stuff!

Instead of a rambling LinkedIn post…

Meet Farrah’s godnephew, Oliver.

He’s not on LinkedIn, but should be!

Kyle Faulkner

Breathing > Burnout | F&B Tech and AI Stuff | Exhale & Follow Us

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Breathing ​> Burnout | F&B Tech, AI and Virnika.ai | Exhale & Follow Us

I love what I’m doing at Virnika.

But Farrah isn’t so interested.

Kyle Faulkner, MA 💼

After nearly 15 years.
I have moved from South Florida. 
What a run! To everyone there. It was fun.

99% of people will never grow on LinkedIn.

Why?
Because they treat it like luck.
Like “maybe the algorithm will smile on me today.”

But growth isn’t luck.
It’s a formula.
A system.
A way of showing up that works 
(whether you have 400 followers or 40,000.)

I’ve spent months testing.
I’ve broken down the patterns.
And I’ve found the 3 rules that change everything...

…ok, yeah, no.
I don’t want to do this.

I don’t actually want to feed you another LinkedIn sermon.
I don’t want to pretend growth hacks matter in the grand scheme of our existence.

Because,
The only growth that really matters is:

Farrah flopping dramatically in the grass with her 19 boyfriends watching.
Pumpky screaming bloody murder every time I look at him "wrong".

Farrah and Pumpky pictures in the comments.
Should we consider adopting 3 chickens?
And maybe a baby duck?

PS - Breathe.

Forget follower counts.
Forget “going viral.”
The real LinkedIn milestone?

When someone makes you their LinkedIn Admin. 

Admin access.
The sacred scroll.
The keys to the kingdom.

Does that mean you’ve proven yourself?
That your copy works?
That your personality translated?

Who knows…but something is definitely working!

I’m currently in deep LinkedIn Engagment Debt. My LinkedIn Credit Score is worse than my real one. Damn, I’ve missed it here.

This morning, I saw something I hope you never have to.

Early today, as a passerby,
I witnessed something sudden, violent, and real.
In that moment, the only thing that mattered
was keeping someone alive until help arrived.

We never know what the person next to us is carrying.
What they’ve just seen.
What they’ve just survived.

It makes follower counts and “best practices” feel irrelevant compared to showing up for the people right in front of us.

Life is happening, in all its chaos, beyond this feed. 
Be gentle. You never know someone’s circumstances.

And maybe that’s why I post about mindfulness.
Why I try to make you smile with Farrah and Pumpky.
Because if I can make one moment of your day lighter,
it’s worth it.

What do you obsess over?

I’ve always wanted to sing.
To write songs that changes lives.

We compare ourselves to the people who do that. The ones who bend history with their art.

But the truth is,
we all change history.
It just looks different for each of us.

For me, it’s showing up here.
Ranting about mindfulness on LinkedIn.
Trying to make your day feel a little lighter.

Maybe one day I’ll sing it to you.
Until then, I’ll keep writing it here.

PS - Farrah says hi. She loves you already.

What is happening at the Grandparents'?
Apparently Farrah went golfing today. 
But she also has a cellphone. Wow.

I had such high hopes to do an impromptu video on here today. That didn’t go as planned. Ever had that happen to you?

Does anyone miss me on here. 

Or do you just miss Farrah and Pumpky?

Skip the script, break the mold,
Start with a rhyme…watch the story unfold.
In a world of templates, cold and plain,

We tried a twist…a poetic refrain.
No bullet points, no “circle back” line,
Just a rhythm and rhyme to make it shine.

We hit send, unsure what we’d find,
Would it flop or would they mind?
But the reply came back, warm and fast,
And a meeting was set…just like that.

Sometimes it’s not about louder or more,
It’s about showing up unlike before.

List of things I haven’t missed while being away from LinkedIn.👇🏻

#1 — DMs where I get pitched.
#2 — DMs where someone pitches me.
#3 — Pitches that arrive in my DMs.
#4 — Those DMs that are just a pitch.
#5 — LinkedIn pitches…in my DMs.
#6 — DMs (you guessed it) with pitches.
#7 — Cold pitches that slide into my DMs.
#8 — DMs that somehow always turn into pitches.
#9 — The infamous LinkedIn pitch-DM combo.
#10 — Yep…still DMs where I get pitched.

What’s your #11?

Ex-Buddhist Monk | Helping Midlife High Performers Break Free from Anxiety & Overthinking - Using the Mindful Living Practices That Changed My Life | Writer & Speaker

Most people use only one part of their mind at a time.
But monks do something different.👇

Researchers have found that some Buddhist monks and other experienced meditators have the ability to keep both neural networks active at the same time during meditation.

Some of my long-term clients who are experienced meditators have reached this stage.

Let's break it down↴ 

When you're daydreaming, worrying, or remembering...  
 ↳ Your 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 is active.

When you're focused, grounded, and doing a task... 
 ↳ Your 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸-𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 takes over.

In most people,
→ One network switches 𝙤𝙛𝙛 when the other switches 𝙤𝙣.

But in experienced meditators,
𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 

That means something profound:

You’re focused on the present,
↳ but still aware of your thoughts and inner patterns.

You’re observing the mind,
↳ while not getting lost inside it.

You stay rooted in awareness,
↳ even while the stories continue to play.

This is called 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙖-𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨.
The mind is both the actor and the audience.

And here’s where it connects to anxiety ↴ 
When both networks are active, 
you can feel anxious thoughts rise without being consumed by them.

You notice the story your mind is telling, 
but you stay grounded in the present.

This separation between awareness and thought,
is what allows the nervous system to calm,
because the body no longer reacts,
 as if the thought is real danger.

This is where mindfulness stops being theory and starts becoming a tool for freedom. 

And from that space,
healing happens.
Clarity deepens.
Self dissolves.

Because you're no longer trapped in the movie.
You're watching it,
calm, awake,
𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲. 

→ You don’t need to escape your mind.
→ You just need to 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻.

Keeping both networks active means freedom from automatic reactivity. It’s the neurological basis for awakening. 

That’s real mindfulness.
That’s freedom.

💬 Ever experienced a moment like this — where you could see your thoughts 𝙖𝙣𝙙 stay present?
Let’s share insights.👇 

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I’m just tired of it.

Tired of seeing restaurants bleed $ through missed calls.
Tired of watching real customers - ready to order, ready to spend, slip away because nobody could grab the phone during the rush.

And the worst part?
It isn’t rare.
It isn’t “a one-off.”
It’s every. single. week.

I’ve seen the data.
I’ve watched the phones.
I’ve talked to the operators.
It’s the hidden leak nobody wants to talk about.

So we should:

How many call orders do you think your restaurant misses in a week?

1. 0 (Good Try, Kyle)
2. 1-5 (small hiccups)
3. 6-15 (yep, it happens)
4. 16+ (don’t want to know)

I'm so tired of watching money get hung up on in your restaurant.

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