Improvement is hard enough, whether we're trying to fix a Fortune 100 company or quit smoking. Our reactivity can create unrealistic expectations and then encourage others to dictate our futures. Reactivity tells us to give up when our first attempts fall short. It tells us to feel guilty, which can sideline us further.
Mindfulness meditation teaches us to harness those few seconds between our emotions and actions. It can push the pause button on our amygdalas and increase our likelihood of success, in everything we do.
Join us as we explore the intersection of mindfulness and agility in overcoming challenges and achieving our goals.
References
- Greening, DR, Align to a Driving Purpose, https://senexrex.com/driving-purpose/
- Tang YY, Posner MI, Rothbart MK (2014) Meditation improves self-regulation over the life span: Meditation improves self-control over the life span. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1307(1):104–111.
- Valk SL,et al (2017) Structural plasticity of the social brain: Differential change after socio-affective and cognitive mental training. Science Advances. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1700489
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Credits
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Staff
- Daniel Greening, host, agile consultant, software executive
- Mirela Petalli, co-host, meditation guide, and neurocritical nursing instructor
- Dan Dickson, business coach, executive and management consultant
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