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!