EP955 - Aaron Hendon on how mindfulness and meditation are undervalued as the easiest path to performance, success, and happiness
Release Date: 08/04/2026
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info_outlineIn this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Aaron Hendon.
Aaron talks to us about how mindfulness and meditation are undervalued as the easiest path to performance, success, and happiness.
Aaron Hendon is a keynote speaker, bestselling author, and real estate veteran turned mindfulness provocateur who has made it his mission to help people stop outsourcing their sanity to the market, their inbox, or their own over-caffeinated anxiety.
As the creator of The Mindful CEO and author of How to Live a Grateful Life in a Fckd Up World, Aaron blends 13 years of real estate experience with four decades of meditation and ontological leadership training to teach people how to sell more, lead better, and live saner—not through hacks or hustle porn, but through awareness, agency, and actual practice.
After moving to Seattle and building a top-producing real estate business—where his team consistently sold homes for 3–5% more than average and 27% faster—Aaron discovered a truth most sales pros conveniently ignore: productivity doesn’t come from grinding harder; it comes from learning how not to fall apart. He spent years studying with mindfulness teachers, training hundreds of agents, and leading transformational courses before developing a practical, no-BS methodology that helps high-performing professionals operate with more clarity and less chaos.
Today, Aaron teaches leaders and sales organizations how to trade burnout for presence, and how to build businesses that don’t require sacrificing their nervous systems. His clients describe him as equal parts Zen monk, Jewish dad, and high-performance coach—someone who can quote Alan Watts, call out your self-sabotage, and still get your deal closed by Friday.
Through his programs—including From Hustle to Flow: Sell More by Stressing Less and the Mindful CEO Mastermind—Aaron provides real-world tools grounded in neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and contemplative practice. His work has helped agents 2–3x their production, dramatically reduce stress, and reconnect with the purpose that got them into business in the first place.
When he’s not teaching, Aaron is writing, running mindfulness cohorts, leading gratitude trainings, and helping teams experience the kind of grounded presence that makes better decisions, better leaders, and—yes—better lives. His philosophy is simple: the world may be a mess, but your mind doesn’t have to be.
Aaron lives on Vashon Island with his wife Kael, loves good bagels, and is committed to helping people experience genuine agency, one breath at a time.
You can connect with Aaron here:
Website: https://www.aaronhendon.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ahendon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronhendon_themindfulceo/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronhendon/