Finding Stillness in a Noisy Business World
I have gone through “fits & starts” with meditation. With my type A, hard-charging, anxiety driven pace, it’s noticeably clear to me and others around me that I need to chill out.
But how?
Two simple practices have become steady allies for me in this environment: The Way meditation app and TONE Now therapy.
A few years back, a close friend and business associate in Denver turned me onto TONE Now. I’ve been using them for years and have bought many sets as gifts. Sound therapy is nothing new, but these cool devices deliver what is promised, Yoga for the mind in 180 seconds. I find extra benefit if I take a minute to breathe then do it again. 7-8 minutes and my brain rewires a bit. Quite amazing really.
Promise: This is no affiliate marketing ploy or a way for me to make a few bucks, just sharing what’s worked for me.
TONE Now works directly with the nervous system, helping the body release stored tension and return to regulation. Many leaders live in a constant low-grade stress response without realizing it. When the body settles, decision-making improves, sleep deepens, and resilience increases. You can find them online if you are interested in checking them out.
I credit Tim Ferris (Thanks so much Tim!) for this one. After a traumatic life event, the loss of our son, I was in a rough place in my life. Really rough. When I read about The Way by Zen Master Henry Shukman, I decided to try it. It’s an honestly free offer requiring no credit card to activate the service, I just loaded the app and got started. Then I purchased it, the best $80/year or so I have invested in myself, ever! I’ve been meditating now for almost one year, consistently. I can tell on the rare days that I missed that something is off.
Henry has taught me about meditation, step by step in a progressive method that has rewired my brain. It’s hard to describe in words the impact that it has had. I am calmer, more focused, walk slower, and am looking at things very differently.
Most business leaders I serve and meet with are not short on intelligence, ambition, or effort. They are short on space. Space to breathe. Space to think clearly. Space to feel grounded inside their own nervous system while navigating constant decisions, screens, and pressure.
We are living in an age of permanent acceleration. Notifications fragment attention. Meetings stack on meetings. The body quietly absorbs more stress than the mind realizes.
Together, these tools support both sides of leadership: awareness and physiology. Mind and body. Strategy and sustainability.
In a world optimized for speed, presence becomes a competitive advantage. It certainly has for me. The leaders who learn how to regulate their nervous systems and stabilize their attention don’t just perform better. They lead with more clarity, humanity, and endurance.
Sometimes the smartest move is not pushing harder — but learning how to arrive fully in the moment you’re already in.