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<p>Foreword ix</p> <p>Preface xiii</p> <p>Chapter One: Covid, Work from Home, and Employee Well-Being 1</p> <p>Chapter Two: The Pursuit of Work–Life Balance 13</p> <p>Chapter Three: Breaking the Mental Health Stigma 39</p> <p>Chapter Four: Closing the Apps of the Mind 57</p> <p>Chapter Five: Mindfulness: What It Is and Isn’t 69</p> <p>Chapter Six: The How, When, and Where of Mindfulness 79</p> <p>Chapter Seven: Mindful Awareness in Leadership 99</p> <p>Chapter Eight: Creating a Positive and Sustainable</p> <p>Workplace Culture 115</p> <p>Chapter Nine: Best Practices 137</p> <p>Afterword 169</p> <p>Gallery 187</p> <p>Acknowledgments 191</p> <p>About the Author 193</p> <p>Index 195</p>

<p><B>PANDIT DASA</B> is an internationally renowned speaker, lecturer, and author. As a former monk, he began speaking and teaching about mindfulness, work-life balance, and managing stress at Columbia and New York Universities. He has since delivered over 700 speeches and workshops to organizations of all sizes, including Kellogg, Citi, and Kantar.

<p><b>Reduce anxiety, manage stress, and improve focus and resilience</b> <p><i>Mindfulness For The Wandering Mind </i>is a powerful and inspiring exploration of how to apply the principles of mindfulness in your own life to overcome the constant distractions, noise, overwhelm, and anxiety produced by contemporary society. Written by former-monk-turned-leadership guru Pandit Dasa, the book is a practical resource for focusing your mind, improving your mental resilience, resolving stubborn conflicts, and strengthening your personal and professional relationships. <p>You’ll find specific and effective meditation processes that reduce stress and anxiety by closing unused “apps” running in the background of your mind, and explore the power of forgiveness, patience, compassion, and selflessness to improve your work-life balance and mental health. The author also offers reflection questions and exercises you can use to develop a better understanding and deep awareness of how your mind actually works—and what you can do to make it work better for you. <p>A can’t-miss resource for busy professionals and anyone else looking for effective ways to deal with the constant influx of distraction and anxiety produced by our fast-paced, media-saturated environment, <i>Mindfulness For The Wandering Mind </i>is the companion to daily life we’ve all been waiting for.

<p>“Pandit explains difficult concepts with very easy-to-understand examples, while pointing out the benefits in your everyday life that can be realized from day 1 of reading the book. I highly recommend this book to leaders of the future who are looking to lead with humility, become active listeners, and create a culture of mindfulness at the workplace.”<br /><b>―D. Sharma, Founder and CEO, meditation.live</b><br /><br />“Anyone who is in a leadership role or is responsible for leadership development should make this book a must-read. Every page has invaluable insights to meaningful leadership. <i>Mindfulness For the Wandering Mind</i> is a useful tool that every leader can benefit from and apply. It’s honest, authentic, and engaging leadership.”<br /><b>―Roger Jans, Manager of Workforce Planning Organizational Development and Classification, Ramapo College, New Jersey<br /><br /></b>“For me personally, working in banking and finance and leading international teams in a fast-paced, high-stress environment, I need all the tools I can get to remain present, empathetic, and productive. Pandit’s book provides the very tools that are required to stay centered and maintain the work–life balance required for healthy living. I could not have read it at a better time.”<br /><b>―John Thurlow, Chief Operating Officer, Capital Markets Division, Royal Bank of Canada<br /><br /></b>“Pandit Dasa has provided a wonderful formula for those aspiring to high levels of professional success while maintaining their personal character. This book will provide the crucial tools students and professionals need to become caring and mindful professionals in the engineering and medical fields. In fact, there isn’t an industry that won’t benefit from this well-thought-out and highly relevant content.”<br /><b>―Dr. Zhi-Hong Mao, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh<br /><br /></b>“Pandit Dasa brings his extensive corporate experience speaking about these concepts into a book. This book is a must-read for individuals looking to balance career success and personal growth. The message the book transmits – do not get lost in nonessential things – is extremely important in corporate America, an extremely competitive and hardworking environment.”<br /><b>―Ionut Florescu, Research Professor in Financial Engineering, Director of Hanlon Laboratories, Director of the Financial Analytics program, School of Business, Stevens Institute of Technology<br /><br /></b>“This is a must-read for anyone aspiring to remain mindful while overseeing teams and remaining productive.”<br /><b>―Tushar Bajaj, Sales Leader of Hybrid Cloud Integration, IBM North America</b></p>

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