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Presentation from a workshop I led at Intelligent.ly. Here was the session description: Meditation, or mindfulness practice, has become all the rage throughout the tech & business world. In this deck you'll learn all about how to apply the benefits of meditation into your professional life. Slides taken from a class taught by John Bigay, a digital marketing and strategy consultant. Learn more from the experts by visiting http://intelligent.ly/learn
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Meditation: The Startup’s Secret Weapon
Who am I?
John Bigayabout.me/johnbigay
Who are you?
Heresy
What does meditation have to do with business, let alone start-ups?
What this is not.
What this is.
Productivity
Creativity
Collaboration
Leadership
Health
Focus
(Happiness)
Why tech start-ups?
๏ Test, learn, optimize
๏ Learn by doing
๏ Find your own path
๏ Stay open
๏ Respond to what is actually happening
๏ Adapt to change
๏ Manage stress
๏ Focus
๏ Collaborate
๏ Tune your most valuable instrument (you)
In other words...
Buddha was a geek
Developed a technology to optimize the human condition
Mind hacking:Disrupt + reprogram our mental o.s.*
*Vincent Horn, Buddhist Geeks
Really? How?
Neuroplasticity
47%
Distracted = unproductive
Distracted = unfocused
Distracted = unhappy
Negativity bias
Emotional Intelligence
Self-awarenessSelf-managementSocial awareness
Ability to manage relationships
What is mindfulness?
Awareness. On purpose.
Of the present moment. Non-judgementally.
It’s a practice.
See how we are actually living
Changes our relationship to experience itself.
Respond rather than react.
How do we do it?
Step 1: Awareness
Need to develop the clarity & stability of mind to begin to see what is actually going on.
EmotionallyBehaviorallyExternally
WARNING:It ain’t pretty.
Why?Our minds are a mess.
Let’s take a look
A few things to keep in mind…
๏ If your mind wanders
๏ If you get bored
๏ If you think it’s stupid
๏ If you get pissed off…
You are not doing it wrong
Ready, set, go
What did you see?
OK, now what?
It’s not just on the cushion
Sitting Standing Walking
Lying Down
How much is enough?
Start with less than you think you can do.
Then do it.
What gets in the way?
๏ Desire
๏ Irritation
๏ Sloth & Torpor
๏ Restlessness
๏ Doubt
Where do I go from here?
๏ Set the intention
๏ Make a commitment
๏ Do it together
๏ Bring it into your everyday life
Tools & resources
John Bigayabout.me/johnbigay
Thank you!
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