We Are All Poets
We begin today’s episode with a short guided meditation focused on being present, fully here with nothing to accomplish. I give a short talk on embracing the mind of the poet and the mind of the business person, exploring these distinctions and lack of distinctions and how we can live and work and play with more meaning and connection.
Money As a Force For Positive Change with Kristin Hull
In our conversation we talk about the importance of understanding money, finance, and investing and the life-changing force that money has. We speak about creating healthy cultures and how Kristin is on the front lines of gender lens investing, both through leading a women-owned company and supporting women-owned companies.
The Power of Priming
Today’s podcast features The Power of Priming. We begin with a short meditation. Then Marc talsk about how the world tends to prime us for anxiety and speed. As an antidote and practice, we can prime ourselves to be present, open, curious, and creative. Meditation practice is a form of priming. We can utilize priming in all parts of our days, from waking up to starting meetings.
The Power of Grace with Henry Shukman
In this episode, Henry Shukman and I talk about grace: the grace of acknowledging and living from the perspective that everything is gift. We address the tension of practicing with money, success and failure and working skillfully with our many motivations – all in the context of grace.
What Is My Offering?
What is my offering is today’s episode. We begin with a short guided meditation on warmhearted curiosity. Then Marc talks about the difference between helping, fixing, and serving – with an emphasis on practices for discovering your own offering.
Today’s Zen puzzler is using this phrase, What is my offering, as a Zen koan, or a support for going deeper into this realm of discovery.
I’m Doing What I Can
I’m doing what I can is today’s episode. We begin with a short guided meditation. Then I give a short talk about pessimism, optimism, grief, and joy, and address ways of cutting through the dualities of our modern life and doing what we can, with spaciousness and possibility.
Today’s Zen puzzler is Pai Chang’s fox, a traditional Zen koan, about not avoiding cause and effect, or finding our freedom while being fully immersed in the world.
More Acceptance, Less Unnecessary Effort
This episode is More Acceptance and Less Unnecessary Effort. We begin with a short guided meditation, followed by a talk on the practice of saying yes – opening and accepting whatever comes our way. It means noticing and saying yes to the pains and possibilities, our resistance and our joy.
Say Yes to Everything, Part 2
We begin with a short guided meditation, followed by a talk on the practice of saying yes – opening and accepting whatever comes our way. It means noticing and saying yes to the pains and possibilities, our resistance and our joy.
Appreciating Change, Uncertainty, and Transitions
Marc talks about working with change, uncertainty, and transition, and unpacks the teachings of Zen teacher Dongshan.
Awe In Everyday Life with Dacher Keltner
Dacher Keltner and I unpack the power of awe – seeing the world fresh and new and how it can benefit our well being, our relationships, and help heal the rifts in our culture.