2017: Resolve, Meditate, Achieve

To all my friends best wishes for 2017. I am very thankful to have you all as a part of my life and work. This time of the year, I write to most of you. I would like to do something different this year. I want to share with you an idea to start your year in a profoundly new way: "Meditation". There is a unique opportunity to join a global group of like minded people and learn together. Check out this masterclass from Jan 2 - 4th (1 hour daily). Learn 3 vital techniques to Relax, Rejuvenate and Connect.

Most of us in technology have it good. We are in what I would call the golden age of tech. The best problems to solve, the irrational valuations to dream and the promise to make a real difference. There is a flip side too. Stress of trying to balance the inner and the outer, challenged attention spans and relentless pace of change. The combined brain powers of the teams we work with helps us "Out Think" problems. Rene Descartes was very right when he said "I think therefore I am".

A regular, diligent and systematic practice of meditation will help you move to the next level. Moving from "Thinking to Feeling". This change from thinking to feeling is not an incremental change. This is the step change that Peter Thiel talks about in his book Zero to One. The leap from Thinking to Feeling is very well explained in a quote by my teacher Kamlesh Patel:

This is nothing esoteric. Let me share a simple example. Imagine a quarterly budget meeting and all kinds of data and numbers hit you in the face. Lots of analysis,ideas, variables, politics, ego's and the list goes on. You are on the spot to make some critical decisions. You regroup and focus on the data in the mind and seek counsel from the heart. In moments, you feel what the right approach is. It did not take analysis, you were able to immediately zero in on it. Some call it intuition, some call it gut and some call it experience. Meditation helps intuition become instinctive. From my experience I can tell you it's a great asset.

Don't take my word for it. Give these masterclasses a try. Heartfulness is offered globally for free with one simple goal in mind " Offer humanity the tools to pause to regain peace, serenity and joy". A scientific approach with practical tools to help navigate the mystique and mystery of life with Heartfulness Meditation.

I hope you resolve to meditate to achieve. I would love to hear your feedback on the sessions!

PS: Heartfulness meditation is offered for free globally in 90+ countries. I am one of the hundreds of Trainers who voluntarily offer time and resources in training others. In 2016 between my practice and teaching others I must have spent close to 500 hours outside of work times. This is an sincere effort to give it forward and there are no commercial gimmicks involved.