Ken LaDeroute

Ken LaDeroute is a certified professional mindset coach, meditation teacher, former pro musician and founder of Clarity Mind Institute. Ken helps stressed-out creative entrepreneurs overcome overthinking and reset their mindset to a calm, clear, and focused mindset so they can make better decisions, do their best work, optimize emotional management, and live a simplified life without continually running past the finish line.

184 articles published

Mastering Mindfulness: Letting Whatever Happens Be Okay

Mindfulness, Mindfulness TrainingDecember 24, 2014929Views 0Likes 1Comment

In the lyrics for my song, “I Choose Forgiveness,” I wrote, “I accept life the way it is.” This acceptance is also mirrored in the world-famous, “Serenity Prayer.” God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. One of…

How Your Little Demanding Self Causes You Pain and How Surrender Cures It

Happiness and Peace of Mind, Mindfulness TrainingDecember 15, 2014814Views 0Likes 3Comments

When I was on the road as a full-time musician, I let life lead me. I was young and inexperienced and didn't have a care in the world. I was wide-eyed and vulnerable and knew nothing. I lived mindfully, moment to moment and never thought how things might turn out. Life was full of wonder, excitement and surprise! In that…

Mindfulness: A New Way to Live and Do Business

Master Your Mindset, Mindfulness TrainingDecember 14, 20142KViews 0Likes 2Comments

I've found a new way to live and do business. It's taken me over 30 years to understand and implement these techniques I'm about to share with you right now. Once you learn and adopt these techniques, I guarantee your life will change for the better. Everything you do will feel effortless and easy. You'll do the…

The Truth About Why Mindfulness Meditation Will Rock Your World

Mindfulness TrainingNovember 1, 2014812Views 0Likes 3Comments

I have been practicing mindfulness meditation for over 30 years. I started in 1979 when I discovered that mindfulness meditation was a way to deal with anxiety. Since then, the simple act of closing my eyes and emptying my mind has completely transformed my life! Not only has it helped me reduce fear and negative…

Dancing in the Moment

Master Your Mindset, Mindfulness TrainingOctober 23, 2014715Views 0Likes 0Comments

While sitting in mindfulness meditation today I heard a large tree branch come crashing to the ground. It reminded me that nothing happens in nature until it’s ready. As I grow and change, the old adage,“Patience is a virtue,” holds true. The more patient I am with my mind, the more my perspectives broaden. For…

How to use Forgiveness, Mindfulness and Self-Compassion to Clear Negative Thought Patterns

Happiness and Peace of Mind, MindfulnessSeptember 4, 2014694Views 0Likes 0Comments

For many years I didn't like myself. Even though I was cocky, arrogant and egotistical, underneath it all, I was insecure. So I abused myself. I used drugs, sex and alcohol to help me cope, pump up my self-esteem and pretend that I was good enough. For years I blamed my parents for my insecurities. I held a…

Under Think It

UncategorizedAugust 6, 2014654Views 0Likes 0Comments

When I got into mindfulness meditation 35 years ago, I was looking for a way to deal with fear. Then all I wanted was to know God. Since then, my whole life has become a mindfulness meditation. The practice of mindfulness meditation is a straight and narrow path....like entrepreneurship. You begin to see that there…

A Positive Mindset To Increase Your Happiness by 100%

Happiness and Peace of Mind, MindfulnessFebruary 19, 2014689Views 0Likes 0Comments

Long-time mindfulness meditators simply see. They assign very little meaning to reality. After taking their spiritual lives so seriously, they have come to understand that life isn't serious at all – it just is. If you have unconscious mindsets or beliefs that upset or cause you pain, here are valuable tools that will transform the way…

What to Do When Your Life Sucks

Master Your MindsetSeptember 21, 2013711Views 0Likes 0Comments

The other day I asked my wife, “Do you think I'm a doofus?” “What's a doofus?” She replied. Turns out, it comes from the word doof which is German for "stupid.” Even though I know I'm smart, there are days when I'm just plain stupid. Like today. Groggy, I got up and made coffee and…

How to Begin With the End In Mind

UncategorizedAugust 15, 2013713Views 0Likes 0Comments

The mind is a great big dream machine. It gushes creativity and mind-stuff. Sometimes too much stuff causes confusion. When you sit down to write out your goals, try this simple approach. Begin With The End In Mind FIRST: Be quiet and still for however long it takes. Get really clear about what you want…

The Art of Being the Silent Witness

UncategorizedAugust 12, 2013725Views 0Likes 0Comments

I've been busy with all kinds of activities lately. I volunteered to be the head tech for lighting and audio at Ted Talks here in Asheville. I'm busy with my coaching practice and I've got band gigs coming up. I'm involved with my local Toastmaster club and I'm giving a workshop on marketing for Conscious Entrepreneurs…

7 Not So Perfect Ways for Getting Stuff Done

UncategorizedApril 2, 2013768Views 0Likes 0Comments

Okay I admit it. I'm somewhat of a perfectionist. But notice I wrote the word “somewhat,” so I must be cured of this affliction. Many times, this perfectionist quality prevents me from getting stuff done. Especially when it comes to marketing. If you want to be successful, obscurity is not an option. Imagine how visible your…