“The goal of meditation isn’t to control your thoughts, it’s to stop letting your thoughts control you.” Jon Andre started practicing meditation 20 years ago as a way to find calm and reduce stress. It’s made such an impact on his life that he transitioned to becoming a meditation teacher through his work at meditationSHIFT. He…
The Productive Writer: an Interview with Joe Warnimont
Joe Warnimont is a fiction and freelance writer who creates tools and resources to help other writers get more productive and market their work. We were delighted when Warnimont, a Coach.me user himself, agreed to share some of his thoughts about habits and personal development. What’s your own daily routine like? What habits do you…
How I Meditate: Change Strategist Jonathan Rosenfeld, Ph.D.
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“Meditation and aggression are completely compatible. Think about it: Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant meditate in the service of being as effectively aggressive as possible.” Jonathan Rosenfeld, Ph.D., is a Change Strategist who coaches CEOs and companies in mindful leadership, including Medium.com where he leads Leadership and Change Strategy. Jonathan is extremely passionate about building mindful workspaces…
How I Meditate: RRE's Steve Schlafman
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“In the morning, I’ll roll out of bed, drink a glass of water and immediately start my practice. No email. No TV. Just water and mediation.” Steve Schlafman is a Principal at RRE Ventures, where he focuses on investing in early-stage startups including Breather (by Coach.me user Julien Smith), Giphy, and The Black Tux. He’s also…
How I Meditate: RRE’s Steve Schlafman
Posted on Author coachtonyPosted in Entrepreneurship, Meditation, Mindfulness, The Strongest Mind in the Room
“In the morning, I’ll roll out of bed, drink a glass of water and immediately start my practice. No email. No TV. Just water and mediation.” Steve Schlafman is a Principal at RRE Ventures, where he focuses on investing in early-stage startups including Breather (by Coach.me user Julien Smith), Giphy, and The Black Tux. He’s also…
Resilient Activism and Productive Writing: the Habits of Derrick Jensen
Photograph by Dawn Paley. Derrick Jensen is the award-winning author of over 20 books and has written for Orion, Audubon, The Sun, and many other magazines. Jensen makes a compelling argument that civilization is inherently unsustainable: “To pretend that civilization can exist without destroying its own landbase and the landbases and cultures of others is…
Building Self-Compassion: Our Interview with Dr. Kristin Neff
“If I have an emotionally upsetting experience, I don’t get so derailed by it.” Dr. Kristin Neff is a leading researcher in self-compassion, “extending compassion to one’s self in instances of perceived inadequacy, failure, or general suffering.” You tap into your self-compassion when you forgive yourself for a mistake or muster up confidence to overcome a…
How I Meditate: MindPoint Founder Priti Patel
“I am a first-time experiencer of all of the ups and downs that come with starting an enterprise from scratch.” Priti Patel is the founder and CEO of MindPoint, where she teaches companies how to incorporate mindfulness and meditation into their workspace for the benefit and health of their employees. Part of what makes Priti a…
How I Meditate: Jeena Cho
“My biggest rule is no email before meditation.” Jeena Cho started meditating to relieve the stress from her high-pressure job as a lawyer. Meditation made such a positive impact in her life that she now teaches meditation to other lawyers and is even writing a book on meditation for the American Bar Association. Cho is also…
How I Meditate: Derek Flanzraich
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“Meditation is like defragging my personal hard drive. If I don’t meditate, everything is slower. If I do meditate, I think and feel more clearly throughout the day no matter what the task.” Derek Flanzraich is the founder and CEO of health media website Greatist, which aims to be your top source of health information on the…