May 2018
"I'm tired of people telling me to 'breathe'".
The mindfulness movement is traveling at a break-neck pace which is understandable given today's frenetic and high-pressured work environment.
Researchers at the University of Katonah Sales and Performance Management Clinic, Gymnasium, and Lawn Bowling Center report a few staggering facts that you must know regarding this age of “mindfulness” (if, that is, you want to re-gain control of your “ommm”:
Earth-breaking S#*T coming out of Katonah U., eh? BUT…one mystery has not yet been solved by our crack scientists at Katonah U.: can mindfulness be successfully practiced during work hours in our manic digital media/ad-tech sector? Do each of us need to petition our companies to turn one of our coat closets into a “nap/mediation room” where we can retreat each day at 1.45pm for “quiet ME time”? And if so, how do we handle the fact that everyone will be lining up for the closet - er, meditation pod - exactly at 1.45? Won’t that create more anxiety? Editors of this award-winning newsletter, Selling.2.YES, sat down with Katonah U. researchers to talk about how to integrate “mindfulness” into the work day, and those recommendations can now be reported. See which ones of these work for you and let us know how it goes… 1. Think before you speak. A timeless recco, yet a forgotten practice in our interruption society. Execution ability: easy. Who can/should do this? Anyone can do it, it just takes thought and discipline. Perhaps you should eat more of the free snacks you get at the office so your mouth is full and it literally takes swallowing time before you talk. 2. Don’t interrupt. (See #1.) Spend an extra couple seconds to let someone finish their sentence. What you got to say isn’t that crucial anyway, right? Execution ability: easy. Who can/should do this? Anyone can do it, it just takes thought and discipline. It’ll make you feel better to honor their opinion knowing that your opinion will be honored when you open your pie-hole to offer your wisdom-nuggets. (Unless of course, you’re snacking all the time and don't have time to talk or interrupt.) 3. Don’t respond to every email. Nobody will judge you and you’ll find it liberating. Execution ability: easy. Who can/should do this? Anyone can do it, it just takes thought and discipline. Helpful hint: replying “thanks” to an email is not a reason to hit the reply button. Further, using email for conversations isn’t just stupid, it’s dumb...and then stupid again. Friends don’t let friends drive drunk, why should they let friends converse through email. 4. Delete your texting app from your phone. Ok, that ain’t gonna happen. So how ‘bout this: only text when what you’re texting is either “I’m running 5 late”, or “I’m seated in the way back near the bathroom and kitchen door”. ("I love you, g'nite" is permissible for those traveling on business.) Eliminating all other texting will free your soul from useless gibber-nothings. Execution ability: ...yeah, get back to me on that one. 5. Take a walk around the block every day. It’ll clear your head – think of it like a mobile meditation. Execution ability: easy. Who can/should do this? Anyone can do it, it just takes thought and discipline. Bonus points if you create a regular group from work to partake and you hold hands while skipping down at least one block. Yes, others will stare, but your giddiness will relieve lotsa stress. 6. Start a “Thank You Party”. You’ve heard of Meatless Mondays, how ‘bout Thank You Thursdays?? All day Thursday, say “thank you” to EVERYONE with whom you come into contact. Don’t worry if they haven’t done anything to warrant the acknowledgement. Thank everyone. Literally. Office mates. Bosses. Receptionists. Janitors. Subordinates (ewww). The boss’s dog. Strangers. Uber drivers. Even the dudes in Manhattan who sell that smelly street food. Thank them! Helpful hint: mean it. Another helpful hint: thank yourself the most…if you don’t raise your own roof, no one will. Execution ability: ...you'll think this is cute, but you won't do it. Who can/should do this? EVERYONE. 7. Stop freaking out. That’s all the researchers said….literally: “stop freaking the F out”. Execution ability: really friggin’ hard, apparently. But if you apply some thought and discipline, perhaps you can pull it off. See ya in the queue for the meditation pod. Good luck. |
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