Guest Article Featured on Entrepreneur Magazine

In today's fast-paced business world, and particularly within its leadership circles, the quest for growth, profitability and success often eclipses the importance of the present moment. Trouble is, a relentless focus on future outcomes has the capacity to actually hinder personal and professional growth and diminish the opportunity to appreciate the journey itself.

Alan Watts, the esteemed British philosopher, writer and speaker — who popularized Asian and Eastern philosophy with Western audiences — might not be the first name who comes to mind when thinking of business wisdom. However, his teachings actually offer profound insights into the realm of commerce.

Watts wrote more than 25 books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the nature of reality and the pursuit of happiness. Central to his philosophy is the idea of being fully present, embracing life's impermanence and interconnectedness and acknowledging the illusion of the ego.

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