I'm beginning think of meditation as a core practice for entrepreneurship.
When I was starting out as a programmer, I thought my whole career would be about getting smarter: learning new languages, mastering new algorithms, learning frameworks, etc. Then when I started managing and then later starting companies, I've come to feel like emotional intelligence is much more important, especially for negotiating, all communication, dealing with good and bad news.
Meditation is a practice that helps you control and focus your mind, which gives a big boost to whatever you've got going in terms of emotional intelligence. I know a lot of people are already fans of meditation just for the calming and productivity benefits. But I've never heard anyone else describe it as fundamental to being an effective leader.
When I was starting out as a programmer, I thought my whole career would be about getting smarter: learning new languages, mastering new algorithms, learning frameworks, etc. Then when I started managing and then later starting companies, I've come to feel like emotional intelligence is much more important, especially for negotiating, all communication, dealing with good and bad news.
Meditation is a practice that helps you control and focus your mind, which gives a big boost to whatever you've got going in terms of emotional intelligence. I know a lot of people are already fans of meditation just for the calming and productivity benefits. But I've never heard anyone else describe it as fundamental to being an effective leader.