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Modern Mindfulness for Busy People
#HowToHackYourHustle
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Ain’t nobody wanna take away your hustle
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Dude, is there a better way to hustle?
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Hustling my first clients…
“Thank you so much for the tea dear. Bring me another cuppa around four o’clock“
- Little Ol’ Scottish lady
My first side hustle…
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My hustle story
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The stuff nobody wants to talk about
• According to the Gallup Wellbeing Index, 45% of entrepreneurs report being stressed
• 1 in 3 entrepreneurs lives with depression (compared to the national average, which is 7%)
• 90% fail rate in entrepreneurship
• There’s a lot of stress in our community
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Let’s jump in – 3 – 3 – 6 breathing
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Not a substitute for professional help
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What exactly is mindfulness
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What Mindfulness is NOT
ReligionEmptying the mind
Achieving relaxationA quick fix approach
The same as yoga
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Definition of Mindfulness
Mindfulness is knowing what’s happening in your head at any given moment without getting carried
away by it
“Being productively introspective”
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A few helpful terms
• Mindfulness vs. Meditation• Secular • Rumination• Equanimity• Self-awareness• Beginners Mind
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Beginners mind…let’s taste this
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Common Myths
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Myth #1: I don’t have time
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Myth #1: I don’t have time
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No time / hacks: micro-practices
• Brushing your teeth• Taking a shower• Drinking your coffee, beer, tea • Commuting to work• Walking to meetings
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Myth #2: People will think I’m weird
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Hack #2: People might think I’m weird
• Note, this is a life style that gives YOU an edge, not take one away• Yep, some people will think you’re weird• The more you do it, the less you care what people think• Tell people you are in Ninja / Jedi mode• Wear sunglasses
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Myth #3: I don’t deserve this
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Hack #3: I don’t deserve this
• Do you think exercising, eating right and brushing your teeth every day is self-indulgence or self-care?• Before you can take care of anyone else, you got to take care of
yourself first• Stop and do a 3-3-6 breathing exercise, see how you feel right now,
in your body
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Hack #4: I can’t turn off my brain
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Hack #4: Focus on something else
• Try getting out of your own head• Take a walk, where you focus on the movement of walking and not
your “to-do list” while walking• Talk to a stranger• Ask an inappropriate question, be curious
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Myth #5: I can’t keep it going
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Hack #5: I can’t keep it going
• Track your metrics / challenge yourself like you do with your steps• Gamify your metrics, that you get a reward if you do it• Get an “accountability buddy” to keep you honest• Join or start a meditation group / meetup• Remember you can do it anytime, anywhere, anyplace• Start again
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The little red book
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Own it
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The Science Behind Mindfulness
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The Harvard Study
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The multi-tasking myth
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What’s in it for you?
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Less Reactive
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Manage stress
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More resilience
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#Kindness
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Mindfulness, Business & Culture
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The numbers
• The mindfulness industry is a 1 billion dollars. As compared to the $16 billion dollar yoga industry •Approximately 36.7 million Americans or 15% of US
adults practice yoga in the U.S. (up from 20.4M in 2012)•Approximately 18 million Americans or 8 percent of
the U.S. adults practice mindfulness in the U.S. (Source: NIH Research)
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Problem / Stress Epidemic
• Stress costs U.S. businesses an estimated $300 billion a year. It impacts health care costs, absenteeism, turnover, productivity, on-the-job accidents, injuries & general discontent. These costs can never be recovered.
• In 2018, 40% of employers offered some type of mindfulness, EI training— and it’s on the rise
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“Meditation is not a perk that makes this a nice, fluffy place to work. It makes you better and it makes the company better. We really believe in the hard science aspects of it.”
- Evan Williams, CEO, Twitter
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More practical problems…at work
•70% Leaders are unable to be attentive in meetings•47% People’s minds are wandering • 2% Of people make time to enhance personal
productivity or development
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“The main business case for meditation is that if you are fully present on the job, you will be more effective as a leader, you will make better decisions and you will work better with other people.”
- Bill George, Harvard Business School
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POP QUIZ Time“You’ve always had the _____ my dear, you just need to _____ it for
yourself.”
- _________, the good witcha.k.a.
#MindfulnessBadass
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Who doesn’t love a meditation app?
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Recommended reading
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Mindfulness Resources
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Gail Spanglerwww.pauzify.com
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Q & A: Meditation-curious yet?
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Let’s meditate for 2 minutes