E45: Innovation Mindset: Undo the Knots in your Head with Ariel Garten

Ariel Garten  is neuroscientist, innovator, mother, entrepreneur, founder of Muse, a brain sensor headband that makes everyone feel like Wonder Woman or any superhero. She speaks about happiness, meditation,understanding the brain, mental health and constantly giving her audiences the tools they need to help individuals become their better selves.

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Understanding the innovation blocks for Individuals:

Normally you have 2 kinds of mental blocks, the thinking & feeling blocks. When you need to think about ways to overcome your mental blocks you tend to think about your thinking blocks but there is also this realm of feeling blocks that you can overcome as well.

One of the best way to overcome your thinking block and feeling block is motivation. Being engage, being passionate, doing something we want to do.

TIPS:

MAKE THE IDEA BIGGER! -  if you go to an idea and you want that idea to come true; is to make your idea really really big; make it so big that it overcomes the fear and it doesn't matter if it is a little uncomfortable because it is something that you really want to do in your life You need to feel the ‘WHY’ Make the idea real for you - make the idea soooo big that you’re compelled to do it Don’t be afraid of talking about your idea - no one is going to steal your idea. Most people don’t take action By talking about the idea - it creates a temperature check and helps you validate your idea and they may help you connect to others that may help you with your idea Don’t get caught in the INFO INTAKE PARALYSIS Reach out to people beyond your pay grade People genuinely want to help and support If you have an idea that is going to make the world a better place then you are much more likely to succeed Galvanize towards that idea that actually adds value for the world and add value for particular customer group You’ll never know what will happen if you put yourself out there - Ariel shares her trip to Silicon Valley You just need 5 seconds of courage (you just need to take that 5 seconds of courage to take the first step to open up so many other doors You will get this 5 seconds of courage through Meditation YOUR ABILITY TO TOLERATE YOUR DISCOMFORT makes you closer to success in life!!! Your feelings give you fake information

 

Ariel talks about Meditation:

During our podcast episode, Ariel talks about the importance of Meditation and how it can help leverage our selves, balance out our thoughts to get a bigger purpose. Here, you will learn:

Meditation - focus on your breathing Meditation helps you stay away from your wandering mind which is often negative Meditation allows you to have a clear mind, which is like a clean room When you meditate, you are strengthening your attention and you are learning to manage your distraction TIP: (on how to get yourself back from wandering mode or a set-back) Setbacks are completely normal and we have those all the time. Being an entrepreneur and being able to deal with a no or a setback is critical and the best way to deal with it is just to let it right past and not engage in it.

 

Getting out of Being Scared During Presentation:

In this section, Ariel shares a story of why she loves loves presenting her product or content on stage. This section we will learn:

Why Ariel is passionate about her content and loves to deliver it How to focus on the content and the values of what you are presenting Don't pump up the fear because it actually doesn't mean anything Know your content and practice it (the more you practice your content beforehand, the more easier it is for you to share during your presentation) If you are feeling nervous, transform that nervousness into excitement because the sensation of being nervous and excited are actually really close to one another

 

6 Steps on How to Kill your Inner Critic Exercise:

Your inner critic are the voice that is inside of you, constantly telling you bad things about you. Ariel help us go through a little exercise to help us how to overcome our little critic.

 

“Kill the jerk in your head”

 

Step 1: Think about something that your inner critic told you recently.

Step 2: Follow through Ariel’s guide (audio) and imagine what your inner critic says

Step 3: Imagine what your inner critic looks like.

Step 4: Tell that inner critic the same thing that you would have told that stranger dissing your best friend

Step 5: Talk to your inner critic

Step 6: Use your fingers and imagine that you are shrinking your inner critic and flick it away

Our inner critic dis-empowers us if we use them as motivations.

 

The Power of Meditation that Counters Procrastination

 

The thing about procrastination is that nobody ever realize that we are doing it. Meditation will teach you how to distinctively avoid procrastination. We procrastinate because we have a feeling block, because we think we need to do something that is really hard and it feels uncomfortable.

Recognize that you are procrastinating and then make the choice to return back to reality. Stay focused and stay engaged

 

Here are my takeaways:

If you got an idea make it BIGGER! Do one small thing everyday to help you validate your idea and help push the idea forward Practice meditation Setbacks are good. It is just data that tells us whether to pivot or not or to try something new Know your content Kill the jerk in your head and flick it away Just do it!

 

If you want to learn more about Muse headband, click here to listen to our podcast episode.

 

Connect with Ariel:

 

Website: Muse | The Brain Sensing Headband

Social Media:

LinkedIn: Ariel Garten on LinkedIn Twitter: @ariel_garten and @ChooseMuse Facebook: Muse on Facebook

Instagram: @Choosemuse @ariels musings