Wasting valuable time in meetings? Try mindfulness.
In my accounting days, I would often have to attend meetings, mainly at other people request. Some were productive, the majority weren’t. Everybody would have so many ideas that we wanted to try and say at once, to the point where people ended up talking over the top of one another. While I don’t think…
Productivity Gains by Decluttering Minds in the Workplace
I was speaking to a life coach whose whole approach to helping people was simplifying things. It said as much on her business card – “simplify your life”. That resonated with me greatly given that’s what I did in my various accounting jobs. Whenever I would start in a new business I would see the…
Being Mindful About the Fear of Public Speaking
I was at a conference last week and I was in awe of how comfortable the presenters were on stage, how it seemed as if they were talking personally to everyone in the room. Like it was a one on one conversation between them and each member of the audience. The fear of public speaking…
Is Meditation Taboo for Men?
I was at a business meeting during the week when a guy came up and said in hushed tones, “I’d be keen to have a chat with you about meditation”. Nothing too unusual really. He knew I meditated and was interested in knowing more. We’d had a few conversations previously and he was a really…
My Meditation Failure Last Week and the 3 Lessons Learnt
So meditation is not all plain sailing! And even though I have been meditating regularly for a fair while now, sometimes you fall off the bandwagon. Last week was one of those weeks for me. A combination of back and forth trips to family a couple of hours away and some interstate leisure travel thrown…
Energize your life with breathing and meditation
“I wake up every day and think, ‘I’m breathing! It’s a good day’” Eve Ensler What a great way to start the day! Being consciously aware that breath is life and then celebrating that each and every morning. Meditation is also a great way to acknowledge and celebrate the life that breath gives us. Just…
Want amazing productivity? It’s all in your mind with meditation.
Productivity benefits of meditation could very well take your career to the next level, boost the bottom line of your business, or free up your time to do other things in life outside of work. Does that all sound too good to be true? Well it’s not and here’s a few reasons why. We mentioned…
Meditation and Your Brain
We’ve already had a look at the benefits of meditation for your health and happiness, so today we’ll just have a quick look at the impacts of meditation on the brain. Considering the brain controls everything our body does, naturally there is quite a bit of cross-over between what goes on in the brain and…
Creating Happiness with Meditation
In the modern world we are constantly searching for new ways to make ourselves happy. Sometimes we try to find happiness in material possessions or activities we do. These could very well make you happy. But once the vacation has ended or the initial joy has passed from the new gadget or outfit, you could…
Meditate Yourself to Better Health
So you want to be healthier yeah? Don’t we all! At every corner there’s plenty of advice on how to achieve this by exercising more and eating better. Every time we turn on the TV there’s a new reality show on losing weight or cooking up amazingly healthy food. And I’m all for that. A…
