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The BusinessJourney
Event No.5
7 May 2014
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The
Business
Journey
Partners
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Susan
Grandfield
“Pressing Pause:
the key to business success and
personal resilience”
Susan Grandfield
The Business Journey
7th May 2014
Creating focus I Developing capability I Achieving aspirations
Imagine….
Creating focus I Developing capability I Achieving aspirations
• Re-focus
• Re-balance
• Gain clarity
• Expand your awareness
The Challenge
Creating focus I Developing capability I Achieving aspirations
• More information
• More choice
• More change
• More pressure
• More fear
• Less time
The Neuroscience
Creating focus I Developing capability I Achieving aspirations
• “Doing” quickly exhausts our pre-frontal cortex
• Our 24/7 life-style results in ambient neural activity
• Our threat response is active more than is healthy
• 95% of what we do is subconscious
• We can re-shape our brain – neuroplasticity
Pressing Pause
Creating focus I Developing capability I Achieving aspirations
10 minutes each day:
• Increases your ability to focus
• Improves your memory
• Improves your decision making
• Reduces stress and anxiety
• Increases your self-confidence
• Improves your mental and physical health
Want to know more?
Creating focus I Developing capability I Achieving aspirations
• “Mindfulness: finding peace in a frantic world”
Mark Williams & Danny Penman
• “Thinking, fast and slow” Daniel Kahneman
• “Make your brain work” Amy Brann
Thank you
Creating focus I Developing capability I Achieving aspirations
mob / 07940 386 358
e-mail / susan@sgdevelopmentsolutions.com
skype / susangrandfield
web / www.sgdevelopmentsolutions.com
twitter / susangr1
facebook / sgdevelopmentsolutions
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Questions forSusan?
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