You're listening to the Vibrant Happy Women Podcast. I'm Dr. Jen Ridey, and on this episode, we're talking about creating more moments of thoughtful reflection and how doing so can make us way more productive. Stay tuned.

Hi, I'm Jen Ridey, and this podcast is for women who want to feel more vibrant, happy, aligned,

and alive.

You'll gain the emotional, physical, and spiritual tools you need to get your sparkle back

and ensure that depression, anxiety, and struggle don't rule your life.

Welcome to the Vibrant Happy Women Podcast.

Welcome back.

I'm Dr. Jen Ridey, and you're in the right place if you want to be more productive

without always hustling.

My guest today is Ginny Apal, and she is no stranger to driving contrary and innovative

thinking.

She has done so much in the business world,

working with Fortune 500 companies to increase productivity. She's a graduate of Harvard

Business School, and she practices Buddhist meditation and breathwork. She is found, through

recent research, and authoring an award-winning book in action,

rethinking the path to results, that when we create moments of letting our mind wander,

of observing our thinking, it activates a region of our brain that connects the dots,

that can solve problems in creative

ways so that we can work not harder, but smarter and easier.

There's a movement within the business world of no longer hustling your way to the top,

but simply letting your work be easy, receiving creative energy,

solving problems in new ways without all of the cortisol and all of the stress.

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