Perfectly Mentored With Jason Portnoy

The clock is always ticking. Despite most of us staying at home, a lot of you may still find yourselves rushing through the day just to catch up on your workload. The business world says to focus on more, master outcomes, and pursue a life of independence. On the other side of the spectrum, monks say we should focus on less, master the self, and pursue a life of trust.Steven Lawson created the Monk Manual after spending a decade pushing himself to every limit in the workforce. Once he slowed down, looked around, and realized something was wrong, he went on a soulful journey that led him to develop a set of principles and beliefs rooted in psychology and inspired by the wisdom of monks. The Monk Manual is the first of several practical tools designed to achieve peaceful being and purposeful doing.On this episode of the Perfectly Mentored Podcast, Steven and Jason talk about how to live a fuller life and how to apply monastic principles to the modern day grind.Topics Covered:Who is Steven Lawson? [0:17] How did