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What's love got to do with it? EVERYTHING!

What’s love got to do with it? EVERYTHING!

Is there passion in your life…for you? Recently I had a post go viral. It was Adam Leipzig’s insightful TED talk, “How to know your life purpose in 5 minutes.” I watched LinkedIn as my post began to trend. First a couple of thousand people viewed my post. Then, in the days after I posted […]

How to mindfully navigate the holiday season

Have you noticed a recording already playing in your head about what might happen at that next family holiday meal or party with friends or colleagues? Can any of us really predict the future with any accuracy? One of the nine foundational attitudes of Mindfulness is called, “Beginners Mind.” It is approaching each and every […]

What do you notice around your workspace?

Thanks for looking up and smiling just now… What do you notice around your workspace? What do you notice:  the tops or sides of people’s heads? Everyone looking straight ahead or down (even in elevators)?  Likely you are making very little eye contact. I visit many different companies when teaching Mindfulness in the workplace.  It […]

3 Ways Mindfulness Will Help You Sell More

This is a joint piece written by Bill Morrow, prior VP of Sales & ECS Managing Partner, and Harriet Stein, a leader in the field of Mindfulness & President of Big Toe in the Water. “Sales is about people. The more we are able to be in the moment, pay full attention to what’s happening […]

How are you feeling? Are you sick yet?!

Did you have a good summer? Are you feeling refreshed and ready to deal with: The month of October when somehow a 24-hour day morphs into one with several more hours? Meeting all your 4th quarter goals and objectives? Those end of year performance goals…sales goals, and then… The HOLIDAYS! Yes, they’re coming up quickly […]

OUCH!! Words can hurt, IF we let them

I spoke before this wonderfully collaborative group of HR professionals recently (Southeastern PA (SEPA) SHRM chapter) and told them how I took my new dress that I was wearing into the dry cleaner. My cleaner responded by saying how much she liked the dress too and asked me, “Does it come in a smaller size?” […]

You’re in MY Seat!

I decided it was time to make my move. I had waited patiently — a full three days after hearing Jon Kabat-Zinn, the pioneer of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, make a firm request: that people seated at the back of the room move to the front. “I will move people around,” he warned, peering into the […]

FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY…Holiday Memories!

  In this busy holiday season full of activities, I invite you to Pause and Notice.  This is an ideal time to use all your senses to make lasting and meaningful memories with loved ones. And it is an opportunity to “Let Go.” According to the Mayo Clinic: “Letting go of grudges and bitterness can […]

Eating Raw Onions at Work?!

Here’s a “take away” if you read nothing else: Notice your judging mind with compassion and maybe a bit of humor.   Would You Eat Raw Onions at Work or Judge a Person Who Did? Several years ago, while I was working in the New Brunswick corporate office of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), I went down […]

Don’t Miss the Big Picture

I invite you to take a moment and look at this photo. Really look at it. Can you see the differences between the image on the phone and the beautiful sunset being photographed? Here’s a “take away” if you read nothing else: Pause and Notice Use all your senses to make sure the memory stays […]

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Harriet Stein brings Mindfulness Programs to organizations of all sizes to transform employee productivity, engagement, and satisfaction.

 

Mindfulness is now being incorporated by organizations to lower healthcare costs, support employees in staying focused which improves their performance, and reduce levels of stress.

 

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