 Hi beautiful um so you guys are always commenting Brad are you okay Brad is everything good you've been a little off and it seems like no matter what I do would I say I'm always seeming off to some of you okay and maybe that is because I'm a little yeah I'm well I'm never not okay but I'm never okay okay hold on let me let me get into some light here I am good okay I have a great life I have friends that love me I have family I have this puppy that I am obsessed with a great job I make good money so like what is there really to complain about you know the stress is usually because I overworked myself yeah I do but because I've overworked myself for so long I've come up with a lot of ways to like destress myself right people that overworked themselves they need a vice so you call it a vice they need to know how to decompress after they compress so I'm gonna take you guys along a journey today of decompression I think I have some good ways of decompressing it's nothing groundbreaking but they're good and I also just want to talk today to somebody so you're gonna be my friend I do have friends but today I don't have here's anybody here to talk to sometimes it's nicer talking to an inanimate object I will say so you are that inanimate object but you're actually real because you're on the other side you know what I mean I want to just like vent talk about what's going on in my life what are the things that are stressing me out maybe talk about my dating life a little bit not that anybody cares but and yeah I just want to like what if I just film all my videos like this I just want to take this night to feel good I want to feel relaxed and like chill with you okay so I definitely bought myself something hold on I told you I wasn't feeling good so I had to go shopping I don't always buy myself stuff when I'm feeling stressed but like sometimes I do sometimes I'm just like Brad you work your ass off go and spend something if you're making money why aren't you spending it type of moment you know because like life is short so you have the means to go shopping and you feel like I say why not so let's see what I got actually this is very unrelatable but I have my assistant go to the store and get things for me I know whatever I never claimed to be relatable it's fine so this is what I got I've wanted them for so long and honestly right now am I feeling happier yeah am I feeling less stress yeah cuz it like takes my mind off of the bullshit that's happening in my life love and puts it on the shoe thank you shoe I'm kind of obsessed I've wanted these for a while and I've been like do I really want to look like a little lad and the decision was yes I do obviously they're cute as and they're very practical and like really also kind of crazy looking at the same time I'll put one on my foot I actually hope that they fit hope that they fit because product sizes they they'd be fucking with me sometimes ooh they're so cute especially with this outfit really giving with this already I'm feeling beautiful and happy okay I know that wasn't practical Prada shoes look beautiful I can't wait to wear them tomorrow what do I wear them with oh I have so many options I have a date tomorrow these would actually be perfect for that date and that also brings me to something that is which is dating dating is hard you guys I feel like dating is actually one of the most torturous activities ever I also try to stay positive about it because like what else is there to do and I also continue to manifest which I'll get into later dating is tough especially when you live in New York City and like everybody's so young and like just moved here it's just really hard to find somebody who I actually like I actually want to like date long term with that being said I go on a lot of dates a lot of bad ones a lot of decent ones and then like not a lot of great ones but you know we're manifesting we're visualizing every day and I will get there but you know it's gonna take time for me to find somebody that I really really really like but sometimes dating is a really mentally and physically exhausting honestly I think I just need to try not to take it so seriously even though I'm a very obsessive person and when I like something I like it a lot when I do something I want to do it to the extreme and so I think I should like chill a little bit and like not go on somebody dates and like not mentally exhaust myself when it comes to dating I'm sure you can understand like dating apps are the worst but then it's like if you don't have it what do you do that's the spot I'm in right now I think what I really need to do before I get any farther into this video is meditate um meditation has been amazing in my life there's been times my life where I've done it a lot more than I do now the harder life gets the more I meditate really but I think it's a practice that everybody should know and everybody should utilize in their lives I think it's so important when it comes to mental health just knowing how to meditate and knowing your own meditation practice is really important just to living a healthy good life and I have to like constantly remind myself Brad you need to take a second you need to meditate you need to chill out so I'm gonna tell you what I like to do it's not always like this where I'm like actually sitting cross-legged like it that's disgusting cross-legged I don't give a shit it's like it it's leg now I often meditate in the shower what meditation really does is you have to learn how to shut your mind off you to learn how to not let this thing that's coming in and this thing coming in and this thing coming in this thing coming in the tiktok you watched an hour ago just all seeping into your brain and the TV show that you watch earlier and the YouTube videos and the the thing that your mom said of your dad said of your friend said that pissed you off like you can't let all those things get into your brain or else you're gonna explode right and I do this all the time oh I am an overthink your times 10 but meditation has calmed that down a lot so whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed I can feel my brain going too fast I like to sit down close my eyes or do this in the shower whatever I do it's your own practice it's your own thing and I can do it for five minutes ten minutes usually that's like the maximum is like ten minutes for me I will just sit here and practice controlling my thoughts basically is what it is basically just not letting anything get into your brain clearing it out so it's just darkness when you do that practice constantly you can actually bring that into a daily life so you can actually meditate when your eyes aren't closed or when you're not when you're not sitting like this so it's definitely something I like to do when my life becomes a little bullshit or just on a daily so let's meditate together that felt great so what I actually do when I'm meditating is I've visualized myself as thoughts come in I visualize myself like pushing them out like guarding the safe space that is my mind I'm such a little like yogi bitch I love it lighting is so harsh part of taking care of this thing that gives me a lot of trouble this thing that gives me a lot of trouble love you um is eating well okay so we're cooking some fucking gold pineapple unfried rice there's a lot of veggies in this I'm also making myself an herbal tea so I can drain these toxins out through my urine should be good this food is so damn good this isn't sponsored it's like all organic vegan food that's prepared for you like the night before and then delivered to you it's so good and obviously we have to put some hot sauce on there chelula specifically okay but I don't hot sauce discriminate I think I'm always just trying to find like balance in my life I don't know how to do that I've always been like a workaholic it's like I'm obsessive working it's the thing that validates me in life and I always have something to prove to people I don't know why probably because I'm the youngest sibling and I'm like fuck you like I will be the best that's a whole nother issue I'll save that one for my therapist though obviously you guys know like in an influencer's job is basically also what they do for fun you know it's very hard not to exploit yourself I'm even kind of doing it right now where I'm like exploiting my free time by recording it and showing you what I do in my free time but at the same time it's what I really like doing if I weren't exploiting the things that I like in a way I wouldn't want to film it it's not just like a thing I need to like figure out is how I can maintain this job that I've been doing for the last five years also not make myself feel like I have to always be on and always be working even though that's something I really like doing see how the issue is kind of just like it's building it's like but I like it but I don't like it but I do but it's what makes me happy but then it makes me crazy but then it and that's why we meditate okay I don't want you to take that as like I'm not happy I want you to take it as like I'm always trying to grow and understand how I can get more and more balance in my life I'm gonna bring you for a walk huh yes I do I gotta bring you for a walk the city is so beautiful it definitely does add to the overwhelmedness and stress of my life very fast-paced dry food in my teeth no but these look white as f*** on camera what listen it's very overwhelming you do obviously get used to it but I will say like whenever there are times that I leave the city I definitely feel more relaxed but I think that I've just become so accustomed to this lifestyle that it almost feels kind of relaxing here but also I mean no matter how much I get used to it listen to what's going on around me like just so many so much so much honking having a dog really does help with like my mental state because she obviously always needs to be walked and I like to go for really long walks on different paths and try not to use my phone at all during the walk which doesn't always work but you know it really does help like clear my head and I practice meditate I practice meditation as I walk to and it's pretty chill you know I'm gonna take a bath it feels like the right thing to do right now and I'm gonna put some dead sea salt in because it makes my skin feel so good I want to be with my thoughts or without my thoughts actually and I want to manifest so let's do some manifesting in the bathtub okay we're getting myself a gel manicure I don't like to give myself gem gel manicures but I don't like getting them more but I do like the feeling of having a gel manicure so tomorrow when I wake up with a beautiful gorgeous fabulous set of nails I'm going to feel great which is why this is a part of my mental recovery regime this always makes me feel just very put together I think we're gonna go with like black I'm gonna put little stars in my nails too my job is you know it's good but you know obviously it is very stressful I film a lot of hair videos on every platform in existence and I love hair I don't want to stop doing hair and I'll probably always do hair but obviously it can get a little tiring today I was like you know what we're gonna do something different I'm gonna chill with y'all obviously when you do something day in and day out every single day of your life it can get tired especially for like an artistic person Artists always want to change typically always want to push themselves I mean a lot of people want that but like especially people in the arts it's hard for us to stay stagnant sometimes it feels like I'm staying stagnant by doing the same thing all the time what's the best thing to do when you are feeling stagnant do something different do something that gets you out of your comfort zone that's what I'm doing while also trying to maintain happiness I don't social media in general is like a hard thing to navigate everybody judges everything is very outward there's nothing to hide your success is very public as well and your failures are very public and that's something I struggle with sometimes just you know not wanting to ever fail and not wanting to be publicized but we all know that's not possible and a lot of I'm cutting my cuticles and I'm not paying attention I don't know it's like what what is the future in tail for Brad Mondo sometimes I'm like what if I didn't always do hair what if there was something else I don't know man I think taking some time and like doing these different kinds of videos sort of helps me like uncover what other passions I have oh hello where you going let's talk about manifestation shall we if it weren't for manifestation I know I wouldn't have any of this I have right now everything go to bed I like to visualize and feel what it's like to have the things that I want to have whether that be a healthy relationship more friends a good family relationship more money business opportunities anything like that like I actually visualize myself having it and that's the important part about menopent fainting it's actually like making yourself believe you already have it it's not about wanting it's about already having oh hello where did I go so you gotta pretend you got that that you want which is the hard part if you can achieve that and let your imagination run wild you get the things that you want in life you know there was a time this year that I wasn't really doing that and I started doing it again and I changed like so quickly I think it's so cool that you can want things into existence girl blackmail polish it's mad hard I don't know if I got the patience for it I'm going to try these little stubby nails the hell is this yeah I don't know a big one of mine obviously like you guys heard me say earlier I'm interested in having a new relationship I got out of a long-term relationship kind of recently and maybe realize that I actually really value relationships I like having somebody there for me I like having somebody listen my bullsh** and I can listen to their bullsh** and we can be bullsh** and we can be bullsh** together you know it's a good time this is difficult I have to do like 16 layers of black polish to make this look good I don't want to do it but I'm gonna feel so good when it's done and it's gonna make me feel so cute and sexy I finished my nails don't look too close I definitely have a s**t a little bit but they have little stars on them little gold stars it's cute you know what I'll take it they'll look good once I shower one time right isn't that like how it works and I feel gorgeous I'm f*****g tired, hair break, meditation and bath time took a lot out of me that's the journey for today honey I mean I gotta go do the most important thing of all which is sleep if I don't get enough of that bitch better watch out I'm the worst tired person ever like I hate the feeling of being tired gotta get my six to eight hours um preferably eight but usually six and uh yeah you can also check out my hair care my hair color line linked right here and you can also check us out at xmondohair.com you guys want to check out any other videos do it that's all for today thanks for watching don't forget to like your extra life I don't know this feels weird doing an outro in the vlog whatever uh I'll see you next time bye