Mindful Managers Mugs

'I try not to think big too often or I get terrible headaches.'

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

"Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink in the wild air." — Ralph Waldo Emerson "Catch tennis balls in the mouth." — Me

"Try thinking about something else."

"I have a recurring nightmare that I've taken a test, and the professor won't give me an 'A'."

"I keep telling myself I've got to slow down."

"I'm trying to achieve total harmony of body, mind and cashflow."

I want a calendar where every day says here and now

'It was at this point that the executive group began its hatha flow retreats.'

Proceed no further if chakras not aligned.

"Maybe this isn't the right heartless monolithic corporation for you."

"I feel I'm doing fine. My sense of net worth is way up this quarter."

Go ahead and dissect me

When mediation failed, they tried meditation.

The power of the brain

'I don't know why Doc, but my life is really upside down...'

"Don’t think of that tennis ball as lost. Think of it as finally free."

'It's the boss! Everyone look mellow!'

2 + 2 = 4. 2 x 2 = 4. Oh, I get it! It's a Zen thing!

'This training session is all about challenging assumptions. For example you see someone looking depressed, dishevelled, unkempt it's easy to jump to conclusions. But they may not be a social worker, they may be a client!'

"You are responsible for editing your thoughts. I'm just here to audit them."

"I have this relationship with money, it's complicated."

"I suspect he might be depressed, let's give him a label and see whether a few years of unemployment and poverty helps his condition!"

'Oh, sure -- You want me to waste my valuable time helping you extinguish your ego'

Still looking for your inner-grown-up, Harold?

'No, not your Uncle Sam. The Uncle Sam.'

'Your problems are caused by all-or- nothing thinking. It's either that, or you don't have any problems.'

'I always answer their questions with a question - it drives them nuts!'

"I worry that some people find me boring"

'I can feel it, Henderson - Someone out there is up to no good.'

'I just feel so used all the time.'

"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates. For dogs maybe, but not for cats.

'I just found out that our credit union is illusory!'

"People can bridge the great distance between the Earth and the Moon..."

"Hmmm?!"