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Carl Lemieux
Organizational Psychologist, MBA
May 23rdrd, 2018
The Power of Presence Healing Ourselves, Healing Others
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70 000 Is the number of thoughts that crosses our mind everyday
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A Wandering Mind is an Unproductive Mind
… and an unhappy mind
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Distracted minds Missed connections Reacting more than responding Innovation and creativity suffer Lost connection with values & purpose
The Impact
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The Good News
Over 7 000 studies
Attention
Performance
Decision making
Creativity & innovation
Empathy et compassion
Resilience
Reduced Stress & Anxiety
Immune System
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The Brain at Rest
REMEMBER
PAST
THINK ABOUT
THE FUTURE
COMMENTARY
ABOUT
PRESENT
REMEMBER
PAST
THINK
ABOUT THE
FUTURE
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Our Negative Bias
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Fast Brain and Slower Brain
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What Fuels the Fast Brain ?
• Catastrophizing
• Blaming
• Doubting
• Judging
• Rehashing
• Rehearsing, …
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Neuroplasticity
Hölzel et al. (2011)
Hölzel et al. (2010)
Fight and Flight
Amygdala
Lazar et al. (2005)
Working memory Decision-making
Emotion regulation
Hippocampus
Self-awareness
Insula Dorso-lateral Prefrontal Cortex
Brewer et al. (2011)
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Popular Mindfulness Strategies
• Formal Meditation… Focused or Open awareness
• Informal … Being attentive when …
Walking
Making love
Working
Reading
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Key Success Factors for You
• Unitask as much as possible
• Introduce mindful moment in your day (30-60 seconds to notice breath)
• Meditation practice as a daily routine (regularity over duration)
• Explicit informal mindfulness practices
• Developing a support systems, at home and work
• Unplug once in a while
• Practice, patience and acceptance ☺
Giving up 1% of your time appears to be a small price to pay for increased
longevity, health, ease, resilience, focus and happiness
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