Meditation is slow. It is the exact opposite of busy. When you meditate you are still. You are observing. You’re in a place of non-doing which means non judgement.
This episode is a little different than the others. We discuss meditation as an entrepreneur and then there is a 7 min meditation at the end to practice. Fast forward to somewhere around the 17 min mark to find it.
Theres a great quote that says “Mindfulness is to develop a capacity to shift from the small self, the body of fear, to the deeper self and deeper letting go of what it means to finding peace.”
As a fellow entrepreneur, I understand the complexities of managing time, stress, people and yourself. So how do we find time to do something completely opposite from our normal and so different of an experience?
Have you ever been to a cycling class or went for a run? Even a tough yoga class, something that exhaust you to the point where you need a min. You can’t go from a tough workout into a sit at my desk and focus type situation.
You need “transition time”. Time for the in-between. A moment to reflect, to adjust the body, the mind and the spirit to focus what it is you need to focus on.
Common transition times are sunrise, transition into later afternoon, sunset, deep in the heart of midnight. The earth doesn’t move from night to dark in the blink of a second. It easily rises and falls and transitions sometimes without us even noticing.
So how could you expect you to do the same? It doesn’t work that way naturally.
There is a book that if you don’t already own it as an entrepreneur, you need to go and get it right now called zen entrepreneurship by Rizwan Virk. In the book he talks about thought forms. He states “thought forms are things and you will need to become aware of them; your habitual thought forms will determine the direction of your life.”
Did you get that? Your habitual thought forms will determine the direction of your life.
How many of you have thoughts of what you value? What your self worth is worth? Who is taking up space in your brain. As an entrepreneur you will need to focus on what is needed and be intentful about your time and energy.
You will need to be able to visualize the outcomes and clear away other competing thought forms so that you can hold onto one in your mind longer and more clearly.
Choose the right patterns that will help you and not hurt you in your search for meaning or how you define success.
and creating time for self care is having the ability to choose the right techniques that help you, not hinder you. Sure you can look at other businesses for their success and the techniques they used, but they are not you. This is where your own inner work has to come into play. You are you and who knows the patterns within you and what you do better than you?
This is acknowledging your thought patterns and creating a routine to show up to your temple. Having a meeting with yourself. The CEO. The head guy. Like holy crap. You’re meeting with the head guy in the morning.
So how do you manage your time for self care as an entrepreneur?
Talk to any successful entrepreneur you admire and they will probably tell you their habits. Most of them don’t get black out drunk or even drink for that matter. Most make time to meditate and work out. Most are able to delegate what needs to be done and they don’t have to be chief of everything. Most have coaches and counselors and therapist and advisors.
Self care is part of your job description and flipping the perception of it will only make this that much easier to transition to into a daily habit.
“As I’ve said this before, this awareness doesn’t just happen in an instant…it starts off with a hunch, as a clue to a greater treasure, then as we meditate, as we rearrange our lives based on these hunches, it opens up.” - Rizwan Virk
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