Practicing meditation can enhance a person's mental and physical well-being in many ways. Research suggests that meditation can help ease anxiety, improve sleep quality, reduce negative emotions, and increase imagination, creativity, patience, and tolerance. There is also evidence that states people who meditate are more likely to be able to avoid destructive habits.  Today, I am flying solo to take a look back at that one moment in my life that made me a believer of meditation and its many benefits. In this episode, I will talk about how I went from disliking the practice of meditation to realizing its positive effects on my life. I will also discuss the effects of meditation on my mental health, decision-making, emotional reactions, and awareness of myself and others.  Topics include: How meditation helps ease my anxiety What I learned from practicing 100 days of meditation Awareness as one of the benefits of meditation What does “game of inches” mean in life and business How meditation benefits your mental health and decision-making And other topics… Sources mentioned: Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Habit-Being-Yourself-Create/dp/1401938094  The Waking Up Course: https://www.wakingup.com/ Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/ YouTube: https://therealdarius.com/youtube Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices