About More Mindful Life
“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me”
That’s the #1 regret of the dying.
Unfortunately, today, we are bombarded by things that are intentionally designed to steal our attention. This prevents us from knowing who we truly are and what we truly want. When our minds are full of other people’s voices, how do we know what our own has to say?
It is my mission to help you reclaim your attention, redirect it towards what matters and live a life true to yourself through approaching your life more mindfully.
Because, above all else, you deserve to enjoy your time on this beautiful planet.
Philosophy
Living a more mindful life is a process of rejecting the default path over and over and, slowly but surely, creating your own deliberate path — one of authenticity and fulfilment.
Most people either sacrifice today for some theoretical future, or live only for today without thinking ahead. More Mindful Life is about making choices that balance both your present experience and your future memories of your past.
Live today, remember tomorrow.
The philosophy behind More Mindful Life is most succinctly expressed in a parable known as ‘The businessman and the fisherman’:
A businessman was sitting on a pier in a small coastal village when a fisherman docked his boat. Inside were several large, fresh fish.
The businessman complimented the fisherman and asked how long it had taken to catch them.
“Only a little while.” the fisherman replied.
“Why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more fish?” asked the businessman, looking confused.
“I have enough to support my family and give a few to friends.” the fisherman said as he unloaded them into a basket.
“But … What do you do with the rest of your time?” asked the businessman.
The fisherman looked up and smiled. “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, and in the evenings I stroll to the village to drink wine and play guitar with my friends.”
The businessman laughed and stood up. “Sir, I’m a Harvard M.B.A. and can help you. You should spend more time fishing, and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. In no time, you could buy several boats with the increased haul. Eventually, you would have a fleet of fishing boats.”
He continued, “Instead of selling your catch to a middleman, you would sell directly to the consumers, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing, and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village, of course, and move to the city, where you could run your expanding enterprise with proper management.”
The fisherman asked, “How long will all this take?”
To which the businessman replied, “15–20 years.”
“And after that?” asked the fisherman.
The businessman smiled and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right, you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich. You would make millions.”
“Millions? Then what?” asked the fisherman.
“Then you would retire and move to a small coastal fishing village, where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, and stroll to the village in the evenings where you could drink wine and play guitar with your friends…”
The fisherman looked out to sea, smiled, and said, “Isn’t that what I'm doing now?”