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build compassion, which can be
beneficial to not only individuals
and community, but also to corporate bottom lines.
“The one thing [that all companies should be doing] is promoting the awareness that compassion can and will be good for
success and profits,” said Tan.
LEADERS ARE IDENTIFYING
THEMSELVES WITH IT.
A number of high-powered executives — from LinkedIn’s Jeff
Weiner to the late Steve Jobs to
Oprah — have touted meditation
as their secret to success. Even
several years ago, you’d never
expect to hear a billionaire hedge
fund founder admit to meditating daily, but it’s becoming a lot
more common.
“Meditation more than anything in my life was the biggest
ingredient of whatever success
I’ve had,” Bridgewater Associates
founder Ray Dalio claimed, while
Oprah has said that meditation
helps her to create her best work
and best life.
SCIENCE HAS PROVEN
IT’S WORTH THE HYPE.
Mounting research on the physical and mental health benefits of
[Mindful living] has
staying power, because
our world is only going to
become more saturated with
technology, and therefore
people have to find ways to
counteract that.”
mindfulness has contributed to
and helped to legitimize this growing interest in meditative practice.
Recent studies have linked mindfulness with emotional stability
and improved sleep, increased
focus and memory, enhanced creativity, and lower stress levels,
among a host of other positive health outcomes.
Oprah has
touted
meditation
as one of the
secrets to her
success.