I love that mindfulness has become a bigger thing. I'm basing this on my very unscientific observation that when my mediation practice comes up in conversation, people don't look at me funny. When I suggest that my coaching clients should use mindfulness techniques to improve sales and business performance, they don't think it's an "out there" idea. And many people are excited to share their favorite meditation apps with you. I'm still not sure if it's totally mainstream. But the tools of mindfulness, things like meditation, journaling, or gratitude lists, are becoming much more common in conversation. This is important because … [Read more...]