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    Brilliant Business Tips
    Learned on the Yoga Mat

    Finding balance between running your business
    and enjoying your life is common challenges my
    clients (and I) face. I've certainly had my fair
    share of days when hours spent on the phone or
    behind the computer whiz by and I emerge from
    my home office to discover that somehow the sun
    has set and I forgot to have lunch again.

    One important activity for me is yoga. It's a great
    practice that brings mind, body and soul together
    in harmony. But I like to do hot yoga, which is
    essentially yoga done in a studio that's about 120
    degrees Fahrenheit and with a lot of humidity.
    So... it's really hot! And sweaty (but I like to think
    of it as a good, clean sweat!)

    As I balanced, stretched and roasted in my class, I
    came to see how many important principles I had
    the opportunity to practice in the yoga studio that
    apply in business. Here are some hot yoga-
    inspired business tips for the brilliant
    entrepreneur that will help keep you flexible,
    connected and in the flow!

    1. Keep A Soft Focus on Your Goal

    An important part of keeping your balance in a
    yoga posture is picking a spot to look at and
    keeping your attention there while you move
    through the pose. This practice of controlling and
    directing your focus is called drishti. The gaze you
    use is more of a soft focus, rather than staring
    intensely at the selected point. This way you stay
    anchored through the pose, and learn to tune out
    the distractions around you.

    So, what is your goal in your business? Are you
    always staying present to it? Can you practice
    drishti to keep your focus and attention on it and
    let the many distractions and information
    overload of the world around us simply fall away?
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    2. Look at Others to Learn, Not Compare

    I sometimes like to take a silent class, so it's
    important I look up at the instructor or my
    fellow students now and again to see what
    pose we are moving into next. I look at others
    to learn, but then I have to take that
    information and apply it in my own practice.

    In those moments when I look to others to
    compare myself, that's when I get wobbly.
    When my ego shows up to see whose leg is
    straighter or whose Falling Tree pose is more
    horizontal, my ability to stay in the pose
    suffers.

    The brilliant entrepreneur knows that self-
    mastery and doing our best on our own terms
    is what counts. To keep your balance and your
    momentum, focus your energy on your
    unique brilliance and offerings. Don't lose
    precious energy and time by endlessly
    comparing yourself to others.

    3. Keep Breathing

    One of the best things about yoga class is the
    awareness you develop about your own
    breath. Particularly during the challenging
    poses, the instructor will remind us to keep
    breathing, deeply and regularly. It seems a
    simple enough act to do, but I am always
    amazed at how many times the instructor has
    made that invitation at the exact moment
    that I seem to have started holding my breath!

    When the heat starts to get turned up in your
    work, are you remembering to breathe?
    Whenever I need a moment to regroup, I'll
    take a few minutes to breathe deeply and
    allow my mind to become still. Deep, belly
    breathing is key to managing stress and
    bringing you back to center.
    Make it an amazing day!
    Carolyn Ellis
    Founder, Brilliance Mastery (TM)
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