{"product_id":"mindfulness-without-the-bells-and-beads-9781119750765","title":"Mindfulness without the Bells and Beads","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the American Book Fest 2021 Best Book Award, Management and Leadership; Silver Medalist, 2021 Living Now Awards; Bronze Medalist, 2022 Axiom Business Book Awards for Success\/Motivation\/Coaching.Use mindfulness to unleash your potential - without adopting spiritual beliefsMindfulness Without the Bells and Beads: Unlocking Exceptional Performance, Leadership, and Wellbeing for Working Professionals strips away the bells, beads, and hyperbole associated with mindfulness, and explains how you can take your performance and leadership to the next level in just eight weeks, without adopting any spiritual or new age beliefs.    Author Clif Smith, a US Army veteran, former diplomat, and CIA-trained former intelligence officer, serves as EY's Americas Mindfulness Leader and Global Mindfulness Network Leader and is internationally recognized for bringing mindfulness to tens of thousands of corporate and government leaders across the globe. In this book, Clif shares teachings and insights to help achieve the tangible benefits of practicing mindfulness as a fundamental part of our professional and personal lives. You'll discover how to: Enhance mental focus, resilience, and decision-making under pressureIncrease the impact of your communication and leadershipTranscend limiting beliefs, fear, and other psychological barriers to successConnect, understand, and interact with others more effectivelyEffectively incorporate self-care into a high-performance lifeDemystify the practice of mindfulness to make it ideal for a corporate setting Perfect for corporate leaders, managers, and executives, and any working professional in a high-pressure or high-performance environment, Mindfulness Without the Bells and Beads also belongs on the bookshelves of anyone who works in a stressful environment and wants to achieve a higher level of success and a better quality of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Tal Goldhamer ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Staggered Start xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I My Journey With Mindfulness And An Introduction To The Fundamentals 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The Power of the Trained Mind 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Skills That Changed My Life 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Three Skills Applied 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Why Mindfulness Now? 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 (Some of) The Science of Mindfulness 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMindfulness Changes the Brain 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMindfulness Reduces the Size and Activity in the Amygdala 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMindfulness Increases Activity in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMindfulness Increases the Size of Your Hippocampus 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMindfulness Increases the Size of Your Insula 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 How Do Our Brains Work outside a Brain Scanner? 38\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Finding the Signal in the Mindfulness Noise 46\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 The Fundamentals of Cultivating Mindfulness 54\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocused Attention Meditation 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpen Awareness Meditation 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Your Journey 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Diving Deeper: An 8-Week Journey To Exceptional Performance, Leadership, and Well-Being 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Introducing the Course 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotivation 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Do You Need to Give Up? 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishing the Practice 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing with the Excuse-Making, Judging, and Controlling Mind 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Week 1: No Trivial Moments: Moving from Autopilot to Aware 80\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWaking Up to Your Life 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMindfulness and the Body 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Week 2: The Mindset You Bring to Your Experience Matters 95 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonjudging 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatience 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginner’s Mind 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-striving 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcceptance 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLetting Go and Letting Be 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGratitude and Generosity 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShifting from Doing to Non-Doing, aka Being 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Themes, Challenges, and Questions 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Week 3: Do You Have the Story or Does the Story Have You? 108\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMindfulness of Sounds, Thoughts, and Emotions 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Themes, Challenges, and Questions 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Week 4: The Saber-Toothed Tiger of the Modern World: Everything 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStress and Our Stress Response 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Themes, Challenges, and Questions 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Week 5: Delving into the Difficult 130\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding versus Reacting 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Themes, Challenges, and Questions 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Week 6: In the Same Boat 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eS.P.A.R.R.ing during Difficult Interactions 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Themes, Challenges, and Questions 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Week 7: Who Watches (Out for) You? 158\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpathy 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassion 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKindness 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivating Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Themes, Challenges, and Questions 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 Week 8: Maintaining Momentum 170\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Mindful Day 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Themes, Challenges, and Questions 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17 A Final Word 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 201\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407138300247,"sku":"9781119750765","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119750765.jpg?v=1730498311","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mindfulness-without-the-bells-and-beads-9781119750765","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}