Today I have been an entrepreneur for 2938 days and it has been an exciting journey!
What I quickly discovered after starting out in 2007 was that I needed a very different kind of training and habits to become successful in business.
(For videos and jokes scroll all the way down) 🙂
Starting a business pushes you outside your comfort zone and creates stress. The stress is a layer that comes on top of the stress that most western employees experience and can seriously threaten your life. I typically say that entrepreneurship is an extreme sport that goes on 24 hours, 365 days a year and needs to be treated as such.
To manage my stress after my epic London tube panic attack a few years ago I have tried the following practices;
- Pranayama
- Yoga
- Qi Gong
- Frequent Exercise
- Guided meditation
- Reiki
- Those who meditate reduced the likelihood of being hospitalized for coronary disease by 87 percent, and the possibility of getting cancer by 55 percent.
- 75% of insomniacs who started a daily meditation program were able to fall asleep within 20 minutes of going to bed.
- 60% of anxiety prone people showed marked improvements in anxiety levels after 6-9 months.
- Heart rate, respiration, blood pressure and oxygen consumption are all decreased.
- Meditators are less anxious and nervous.
- Meditators were more independent and self-confident
- People who meditated daily were less fearful of death.
Do they work?
Yes! They all work. Now the question becomes what works best?
80/20 rule remember? How can I do 20% and get 80% of the result?
Before you continue reading I want you to know that I do not get any monetary gain from writing about TM and that I´m simply doing so because I believe it can significantly improve your chances of success.
About 1 month ago I was walking down Wall Street (NYC) and decided to take an alternative route home from the office. On Beaver St. I spotted some posters of Opera Winfrey, Russel Simmons and Jerry Seinfeld and stopped to read what the posters had to say. Shortly after I was inside asking questions about what Transcendental Meditation (TM) is all about?
I have now been practicing TM for 16 days and the effect of the practice in my life is truly revolutionary. The great thing is that the foundation has centres where you can learn the practice all over the world + you get a lifetime membership with free access for the rest of your life!
To answer the question above; TM is proven to be more effective and give better results than any of the other practices I have tried and I truly feel the difference. The cool thing is that you can use TM in conjunction with the other practices and significantly improve your results. More info on proven scientific studies by clicking here
Clint Eastwood explains Transcendental Meditation – (This practice is in now way connected to religion.)
Clint Eastwood has been doing TM for 40 years. He is kinda rich and successful 😉 Do you think TM might work for you also? They have free introduction sessions all over the world. Check out this link to find a centre near you. tmHome.com
The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
The number of hours in a day is fixed, but the quantity and quality of energy available to us is not. This fundamental insight has the power to revolutionize the way you live. As Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz demonstrate in their groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness, and life balance. Their Full Engagement Training System is grounded in twenty-five years of working with great athletes — tennis champ Monica Seles and speed-skating gold medalist Dan Jansen, to name just two — to help them perform more effectively under brutal competitive pressures.
Statistics on People who Meditate
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Insight Timer
I use this app daily and enjoy the community aspect of the app as well as the statistics you have access to. I use the app in conjunction with my Transcendental Meditation practice.
Headspace
Headspace is meditation made simple, a way of treating your head right. Using proven meditation and mindfulness techniques we’ll show you how to train your mind for a healthier, happier, more enjoyable life.
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