Your Mind Runs Like an Untrained Puppy — Here's How to Finally Teach It to Stay

You sit down to focus. Your mind is already three tabs ahead — the email you forgot, the conversation you replayed, the worry that has nothing to do with what is in front of you. That is not a focus problem. That is an untrained mind doing exactly what untrained minds do. Phyllis Coletta is the author of How to Be a Good Dog and she has built an entire mental training system around the one command that changes everything — stay. Not as a meditation concept but as a practical daily skill for emails, meetings, anxiety spirals, and every moment your brain tries to bolt before you are done with the present one. What she shares about how to find the tiny gap between thoughts and turn it into genuine mental control, how to identify the breed of your mind today and upgrade it over time, and the daily sit-and-stay habits that lower drama and build peace on demand will give you the most practical and surprisingly playful framework for mental mastery you have encountered. Your mind is not broken. It is just untrained. This episode starts the training. You’ll learn: 🐶 Why “stay” is the hardest command for your mind—and how to finally master it 🧠 Simple mind-training moves that beat digital distraction and constant busyness ⚡ How to find the tiny gap between thoughts and turn it into your superpower 🐕 How to spot the “dog breed” of your mind today—and upgrade it over time 🧩 Daily sit-and-stay habits that lower drama and crank up peace on demand If your thoughts are running the show, this episode hands you the playbook to put you back in charge. Get Your Free Dog-Type Chart 📥 Download: https://tinyurl.com/bd7dtrey Work With Phyllis & Go Deeper 🌐 Website: https://www.howtobeagooddog.com/ 📝 Blog: https://www.howtobeagooddog.com/blog 📧 Contact: [email protected] Get the Book – How to Be a Good Dog: Learning to Sit, Stay, and Heal 📘 BookBaby: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/how-to-be-a-good-dog 📘 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/How-Good-Dog-Learning-Stay/dp/B0F86PDJ3R 📘 Apple Books: 📘 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-be-a-good-dog-phyllis-coletta/1147392035 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices