Mindfulness Summed Up

As our journey Uncovering Mindfulness begins to draw to an end in this exclusive series I want to set-out the “5 steps for a mindful revolution”.

Investing in our future

I believe that happiness and wellbeing are critical for future economic and social success: they are as important to a nation as GDP.

Also, I believe that we need to be investing as early as possible in bringing mindfulness to our young, in order that they may grow-up to become independent, productive, happy and fulfilled adults.

A virtuous circle

I believe that by introducing and making mindfulness accessible and doable, we can create a ‘Virtuous Circle’.

So,

1. let’s make mindfulness a key part of maintaining wellness and promoting wellbeing and well doing &
2. let’s ensure that day-to-day happiness is at the heart of every policy decision and social system and enterprise.

 
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A mindful revolution

3. Let’s begin to change the story one conversation, one innovation, one leap of faith at a time.

4. Let’s give common humanity, compassion and collaboration real weight and value; &

5. let’s proactively live it without words, just allowing it to be part of who we are – right here, right now!

A compelling case

Those are five steps to address and counter a compelling case for why we need mindfulness. For example, in the UK alone:

• Absences from the workplace because of stress cost the UK economy around £23B p.a.
• 105M working days are lost each year, costing UK employers some £1.24B annually
• 75-90% of all visits to the GP are stress-related
• 9M Britons are currently taking some form of anti-depressant
• The World Health Organisation predicts that Mental Illness will overtake Heart Disease and Cancer to become the biggest take on the global health budget by 2030

A V.U.C.A world

Is this surprising when you consider the kind of world we now live in?

• We spend on average 9 hours a day on screens, tablets and other mobile devices, which is longer than most of us spend asleep each night
• We check our phones on average +150 times a day
• 1-in-4 of us even admit to checking a mobile device whilst having sex
• By 2020 there will be 50B connected devices world-wide

Turn up the brightness switch

So start practicing mindfulness for as little as five minutes a day and begin to enjoy:

• increased ability to relax and improved sleeping patterns
• reduced levels of stress
• improved relationships
• greater concentration & focus
• increased mental and physical resilience
• greater creativity
• heightened emotional intelligence and increased feelings of gratitude, compassion, happiness & kindness

What’s stopping you?

Follow the continuing journey Uncovering Mindfulness on Twitter @TheMindfulBook and @OfficialUMWPM and find out more about the author by visiting www.themuddpartnership.co.uk.

More interesting articles from Paul Mudd:

• Mindfulness: The Compassionate You
• It’s Official: Mindfulness Boosts Business Performance!
• Mindfulness & The Brain: You’re Smarter than You Think!

 
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