A Mindful Moment for a friend and loved one: Armon Kamesar
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / December 24, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful LeadershipArmon Kamesar was a friend. He was proud that his major in college was Animal Husbandry. It was something that he used throughout his life in his commitment to others and to doing the right thing. He is missed.
I will always remember our walk-and-talks in the early ’80’s. Armon truly lived his life. Music, Jazz, [...]
Mindfulness, Gratitude & Appreciation=Thankfulness
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / November 25, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness, UncategorizedLaura Fine taught me what it means to have an Attitude of Gratitude. Appreciation has been shared by so many patients who have been part of the Healing Hearts and Lifestyle Change Program at Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. These gifts have been shared so deeply by my family and friends over the years. Today [...]
Mindful Reflections from the Tao and Rumi
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 30, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessIf you are on Twitter, you will find TaoQuotes and RumiQuotes most helpful as thoughtful moments of reflection.
Mindfulness and What Happens When We Forget
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / July 14, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessThere is a great BBC Series from several years ago called: The Century of the Self. Edward Bernays is a name very few people recognize, however he truly influenced the 20th Century and continues to influence each of us in ways that we are: Unaware.
Edward Bernays was the nephew of Sigmund Freud. After [...]
Time Span and Being Mindful
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / July 13, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessDear friend and fellow Vistage Chair Tom Foster continues to bring the work of Elliot Jaques to the business community. This little piece about Time Span is helpful in realizing our role in creating the space where we find ourselves. I paraphrase the title of a book, that I often use, written [...]
Mindfulness and the Four-Fold Way
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / May 27, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessAngeles Arrien brings to life and into one’s practice of mindfulness the wisdom lost through mindless living. Her work is a mindful and experiential way of learning to “walk the mystical path with practical feet.” The Four-Fold Way uses four main principles that emphasize and are based upon ancient cultural wisdoms that we can apply [...]
Mindfulness, St. Benedict, and the Monastic Way
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / May 25, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessForty Memorial Days ago, I set out on a 55 mile run to the Benedictine Abbey in Oceanside for a silent retreat. The run and the retreat was my way of reflecting on the 10 years since leaving the monastic life as an Augustinian. Twenty Memorial Days ago, I was with Kip, and my [...]
Sharing a Moment of Mindfulness
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / May 25, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessA day of remembering and one of gratitude and appreciation. In the United States a moment to be mindful that we are all interconnected and interdependent. Dear friend and fellow Vistage Chair, Larry Cassidy shared his thoughts with us through our bulletin board, Chairnet:
Today we will have a small back-yard cookout. Time with family, the [...]
The Problem Named Is The Problem Solved
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / April 11, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful LeadershipI had a meeting today with a Vistage 29 member candidate. The issue got around to difficulties in dealing with Spriggs from a partnering company. Spriggs’ agenda seemed to be that in these difficult economic times she was circling the wagons and focused on preserving capital and riding out the next six months to a [...]
Mindfulness Is In Front of You All The Time and It Isn’t
2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / April 6, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessI walked into the small store in Margaret River and was reminded to stop and reflect as I read the silkscreen on the apron.
Back in San Diego, last night I watched the musical rendition of Studs Terkel’s book: Working. Another reminder of recognizing and honoring all people who do the work they do: [...]
