Slowing Down to Level Up:The ROI of mindfulness and body language

@withpause

Oxytocin = Love Hormone

CONSIDER …

You are being

seduced!

It takes ____ minutes to rebound from a

distraction and get back to the task at hand.

We unlock our phones ____ per day.

We touch our phones ______ per day.

80x

2, 617x

23

We are interrupted every ___ minutes. 11

Limbic System

PREFRONTAL

CORTEX

I want to teach you about the power

of choice in order to THRIVE.

BIG

IDEA

Slowing down will give you

an advantage. Speeding up

or trying to keep up will

actually leave you behind.

Time and Attention

Economy

Transformation

isn’t about

improving. It’s

about re-thinking.

Demand of ATTENTION

Expectations shape our reality.

Tasting what you

expect1. Participants enter a dark room

2. Asked to rate strawberry yogurt for flavor

Brian Wansick,

2006

Expectations kill all

possibilities.

Demand of TIME

CONSIDER …

Your time is not being spent

on what you value.

Devoid of CONNECTION

In 30 minutes, two

people can send over

800 nonverbal signals.

40%

60%

7%

93%

= Nonverbal

=Words

Nonverbal Is 60% of Our Communication

It’s one of the most powerful tools we have.

Nonverbal signals are 12 to 13 times more powerful than accompanying words.

#1: First Impressions

___ Warmth

___ Competence

___ Confidence

X

X

X

20 Minutes

___ Warmth

___ Competence

___ Confidence

=

=

=

20 Seconds

-Frank Bernieri

Your first impression happens themoment someone sees you.

#2: Trust Indicators

What part of the body do you notice first?

Jurors find

defendants who

put their hands

under the table as

more sneaky,

untrustworthy and

deceitful.

*Our hands are our trust indicators

Visible and Expressive

• Above the Desk

• Avoid Pockets

• *Handshakes

HighLow IDEAL

Jazz HandsExpressiveStiff

A Good Handshake…

Worth 3 hours of face to face time!

THE FIRST STEP

TOWARDS

GETTING

SOMEWHERE IS

TO DECIDE THAT

YOU ARE NOT

GOING TO STAY

WHERE YOU

ARE.