Ariel Garten is a fearless neuroscientist, psychotherapist, mom, former fashion designer, and the female founder and visionary of an amazing and highly successful tech start-up Muse – a headband device that reads your brain. Muse tracks your brain during meditation to give you real-time feedback on your meditation, guiding you into the “zone” and solving the problem most of us have when starting a meditation practice. Muse lets you know when you are doing it right.
Jake Carlson | Podcaster | Speaker | Leadership Mentor
Meditating with the Founder of Muse
Top Takeaways: Meditating with the Founder of Muse Ariel Garten
- Meditating with the Founder of Muse
- My mom was an artist, which is also an entrepreneur
- I had no plans, I had passion, it was a little concerning
- I didn’t know the ultimate vision. I couldn’t see it at that point
- This is not a good business; it won’t lead to the lifestyle you want
- Ah ha, I could take this out of the lab and make a business
- I had the conviction and vision; this was possible
- I knew I couldn’t fall that far
- The passion was so strong, I couldn’t “not” do this
- Stress and anxiety are fundamental problems in this world
- I was a terrible meditator
- Meditation helps strengthen your brain
- Meditation decreases stress and anxiety
- Meditation improves interpersonal relationships
- Meditation improves your physical health
- Mediation changes your relationship with your thinking
- Dealing what is here and now and is
- With Muse, studies show a big improvement at 10 minutes a day
- Great quality of a leader is the ability to inhibit yourself
- Observe what is going on and reflect
- Feel the fear and do it anyway
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Jake Carlson | Podcaster | Speaker | Leadership Mentor
Meditating with the Founder of Muse
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Learning From Leaders:
Current Book: Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker
Leadership Superpower: Optimism
Motivational Mantra:
[shareable]There is nothing to fear but fear itself[/shareable]
Book Most Often Gifted: Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James Doty MD
Additional Items Mentioned
Muse website: choosemuse.com
