Startup Dad Headquarters Podcast: Father | Entrepreneur | Family | Leader | Coach

Mark Dillon has spent the better part of the past decade working at the largest and oldest mindfulness meditation retreat centre in the West, where thousands of people a year come to take a vow of silence as they quiet the exterior world and focus on their hearts and minds. He has created a system of organizing and discovered it can be boiled down to 7 simple principles anyone can follow. Mark shares in this episode: How keeping yourself organized prevents you from wasting your time How an injury created an epiphany on the importance of being organized The definition of mindfulness - "I look at mindfulness as awareness. Awareness in this moment." mindfulness is all about mindfulness and practicing meditation Seeing opportunities to practice mindfulness How closing down one of the senses can make a big difference when practicing mindfulness Benefits of practicing mindfulness fully engaged in living in your life Living in the present rather than focusing on the past The importance of reminding yourself what