Live Nation Exec Jason Garner Quits to Find Inner Peace After Mother Dies from Cancer

So many people find themselves dealing with stress at work, but when Live Nation's Jason Garner's mother died in his arms from stomach cancer, the former exec decided enough was enough. He quit the business and went on a longtime mission to find inner peace.

In a recent article from The Huffington Post, Garner notes that he suddenly realized "how much of my life had been subconsciously driven to make my mom proud, to make society proud, to do something, to be a good boy."

After his mother died, Garner went back to work as usual, but according to the report, wasn't there another year.

Instead of the grind, the former exec decided to go on a spiritual journey to find inner peace. "I realized there had to be something more," he said. "This emptiness and lack of fulfillment I was feeling – there had to be something more."

With that thought in mind, Garner left Live Nation and took up mediating in the Shaolin Monastery. That was six years ago. Today, Garner, who is now 42 years old, runs a consultant business from his home teaching "business people how to meditate and find inner balance between work needs and personal, spiritual ones."

He's even authored a book: ...And I Breathed.

Per his site, "A series of events centering on the sudden death of his mother from cancer caused him to re-evaluate what really mattered in life...and to finally breathe."

Find out more about Garner over on his site. And be sure to grab your copy of ...And I Breathed.

[Image Courtesy of Jason Garner/Twitter]