Thursday
7:00am
morning meditation
wake up
slip on your headphones
cue the morning meditation on your phone
close your eyes
press play
8:00am
breakfast
Quinoa & coconut milk bowl topped with red wine pears.
9:00am
paddle boarding
Objectives:
incubate your ideas by taking a break from thinking
mind-wander by focusing on a non-related activity
increase creative potential with physical movement
spending time in nature to catalyze ideas
Advice:
don't think or talk about work or your project
focus on enjoying the present moment
1:00pm
lunch
Buddha bowl. Vegetable curry with mushroom, broccoli, celery, red onion, red pepper, zucchini, carrot, cauliflower, coconut milk, and brown rice.
2:00pm
work session
Objective: create a prototype.
Advice: avoid emails, calls, or other work unrelated to your project/idea.
Use the Work Optimization audio to help you get focused.
slip on your headphones
cue the work optimization audio on your phone
press play
get to work
6:30pm
Dinner
Garlic and herb roasted portobello mushroom topped with spinach eggplant sauce, quinoa. Served with pear, pecan, and tomato salad with balsamic dressing. Carrot cake with vanilla maple garnish and berries for dessert.
8:00pm
fireside chat
Objective: help each other expand our horizons.
Nominate one person from the group to facilitate the chat. The facilitator has three responsibilities:
ensure everyone has a turn at getting input from others
ensure each person has their turn and takes no more than a 15 minutes
ensure everyone follows the advice below
Advice:
don't judge other's ideas
the wilder the ideas the better
build on the ideas of others
stay on the topic
one conversation at a time
go for quantity
Key questions for discussion:
what one thing did you aim to achieve today?
what one thing excited you the most about the work you did today?
what one challenge became evident today?
what one revelation or breakthrough did you have today?
what one thing could we help brainstorm to make your project amazing?
10:00 pm
sleep meditation
ready for bed
slip on your headphones
cue the sleep meditation on your phone
close your eyes
turn out the lights
press play