Mindfulness Isn't What You Think It Is. Presence, Pressure, and the Pause That Changes Everything.
Episode notes
Everyone's heard the word mindfulness. Most people picture someone in a robe on a mountaintop. What it actually looks like in a boardroom, a sales call, or a difficult conversation at home is something else entirely.
Clayton Platt, founder of Inner Edge Consulting and a senior facilitator specializing in mindfulness, meditation, and leadership development, joins Jake for a conversation that reframes what mindfulness actually is, why it's become one of the most important skills in leadership, and how anyone under pressure can use it to think more clearly and communicate more effectively in the moments that matter most.
This one covers the neuroscience behind why we catastrophize, why busyness might be quietly degrading the quality of every decision you make, and why the ability to pause between stimulus and response is where all real power lives. Including a Viktor Frankl quote that reframes the whole conversation in one sentence.
There's also a question near the end that's worth sitting with. We spend decades teaching people how to communicate with others. Why have we spent so little time teaching people how to communicate with themselves?
Follow Clayton Platt
- Podcast: Magic in the Moment: Mindfulness in Real Time
- Email: clayton@mindfulnessrealtime.com
- Book: Magic in the Moment: Mindfulness in Real Time
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakestahl/
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Podcast: https://thejakestahl.com/podcast/
Book: Own the Room: https://thejakestahl.com/books/
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