Podcasts about jhana

The 8 Jhanas, Two Types of Jhana

Fala otakeiros e otakeiras, sejam bem-vindos a mais um Otakeiracast, seu podcast com mais fungos controladores de mentes sobre animes, filmes e tudo mais que for oriental, e às vezes, nem tão orientais assim.  E no episódio de hoje, os últimos de nós JF, Gabriel, Tai e Jhana irão se juntar para falarem da segunda temporada de The Last of US.#otakeiracast #podcast #podcastcollective #anime #animes #animebrasil #animelove #animelover #otaku #otakubr #otakubrasil #otakubrasileiro

Jhana Li is on a mission to build the worId's best problem-solving machine. She first discovered her passion for Operations and Scaling Businesses while van-lifeing her way through North & South America. Since then, she has served as COO at two successful startups, consulted with over forty 7- & 8-figure businesses, and coached hundreds more. Witnessing countless founders stall out and trap themselves due to the lack of proper Operations, Jhana made the decision to launch her own company, Spyglass Ops. Spyglass Ops provides consulting, recruitment, and training, empowering founders to scale their businesses while reclaiming their personal freedom simultaneously. You can learn more about Jhana's work and service offerings on her website: https://www.spyglassops.com/ You can also connect with Jhana on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhana-li/ ******************************************** Want to learn how to attract, hire, and retain top-tier employees? Interested in learning how to scale your business to increase revenue and profit while working less? Then join my Business Success Mastermind group. A new cohort is starting. Now accepting applications: https://ib4e-coaching.com/mastermind ******************************************** Please support this podcast: https://ib4e-coaching.com/podinfo #leadership #leadershipcoaching #business #success #clarity #jhanali #spyglassops #radicalownership #uncomfortableconversations #ib4ecoaching ******************************************** If you like this podcast, consider supporting the effort. Every little bit helps. Thanks.

We reflect upon the teachings of Jhana Yoga, dive into some "beyond the mind" meditations and reflect upon the wisdom of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj in "I Am That".  Learn more at Self Awareness Institute  

Fala otakeiros e otakeiras, sejam bem-vindos a mais um Otakeiracast, seu podcast com mais rosas sobre animes, filmes e tudo mais que for oriental, e às vezes, nem tão orientais assim.  E no episódio de hoje, as flores espinhosas JF, Gabriel, Milo, Jhana e Tainá irão se juntar para falarem de Rosas de Versalhes#otakeiracast #podcast #podcastcollective #anime #animes #animebrasil #animelove #animelover #otaku #otakubr #otakubrasil #otakubrasileiro

Fala otakeiros e otakeiras, sejam bem-vindos a mais um Otakeiracast, seu podcast com menos indicações sobre animes, assiste filmes e tudo mais que for oriental, e às vezes, odeia as coisas nem tão orientais assim.  E no episódio de hoje, os indicados JF, Gabriel, Milo e Jhana irão se juntar, entre razões e emoções, para montarem os seus bolões do Locadora Awards 2025.#otakeiracast #podcast #podcastcollective #anime #animes #animebrasil #animelove #animelover #otaku #otakubr #otakubrasil #otakubrasileiro

Fala otakeiros e otakeiras, sejam bem-vindos a mais um Otakeiracast, seu podcast que mais ama animes, assiste filmes e tudo mais que for oriental, e às vezes, odeia as coisas nem tão orientais assim.  E no episódio de hoje, os dinâmicos JF, Gabriel, Milo e Jhana irão dar se juntar ao caótico Mesthor para decidirem o que eles amam, assistem e tacam fogo no episódios de hoje.#otakeiracast #podcast #podcastcollective #anime #animes #animebrasil #animelove #animelover #otaku #otakubr #otakubrasil #otakubrasileiro

After two Jhana meditation retreats Nadia Asparouhova could silence her mind, change her emotional state at will, and even intentionally slip out of consciousness. It challenged the idea that our minds are not under our control—and made her wonder if we're more like AI than we realize. Nadia is a writer and researcher of technology and culture. She published Working in Public, a book about the evolution of open-source development, with Stripe Press in 2020. Her latest book, Antimemetics, is about why some ideas don't go viral even though they're powerful. I had her on the show to talk about her experience with Jhana meditation and how it reshaped the way she thinks about being human in the age of AI. We get into:Jhana as a means to nurture profound joy and calm. Unlike many meditation practices that emphasize passive observation, Jhana is goal-oriented—practitioners proactively cultivate states of concentrated bliss. Apart from helping her regulate her emotions, it prompted Nadia to reexamine deep questions of our human existence. Self-talk is not essential as it seems. Nadia describes how advanced meditation quieted her inner voice—challenging the idea that self-talk is core to being human.How years of cultural evolution have shaped our sense of self. According to Nadia, our modern conception of “self”  isn't as timeless as we assume. She draws on psychologist Julian Jaynes's theory that our inner dialogue—what we often equate with consciousness—only emerged in humans a few thousand years ago; a provocation to reconsider the benchmarks we use to assess the intelligence or sentience of LLMs.What it is like to experience a “cessation.” On her last meditation retreat, Nadia experiences a cessation where your consciousness abruptly winks out—like suddenly flipping a switch. Nadia described it as slipping into nothingness, then returning with the jarring realization that even your sense of self can vanish and reappear.Why she likes the unknowability of AI. The mechanics of exactly how LLMs predict their next token remain a mystery. Driven by thousands of subtle, context-dependent correlations, they're too complex to distill into a simple explanation. Nadia finds joy in the unknowability of it all, seeing the ambiguity as an invitation to explore. How she uses AI as a writing partner. Nadia believes the trope of the solitary, brooding writer is beginning to shift with the rise of LLMs. For her, ChatGPT has made writing feel less isolating. She turns to it at both ends of the process: to help make sense of early ideas, and later, to sharpen phrasing and land on just the right words.If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want even more?Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT here: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt. It's usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free.To hear more from Dan Shipper:Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper Timestamps:Introduction: 00:01:15The beginning of Nadia's journey with Jhana: 00:02:34How Jhana is different from other meditation practices: 00:05:51 Jhana reframed the way Nadia thinks about being human: 00:09:52How Nadia integrates her experience with Jhana into her life: 00:14:16Nadia describes her experience of the final stage of Jhana: 00:16:44Why our modern sense of self isn't as timeless as you might assume: 00:19:11How new technologies can be a mirror to ourselves: 00:23:53Nadia embraces the feeling of not knowing how AI precisely works: 00:33:55How Nadia uses ChatGPT to make writing less isolating: 00:38:03Links mentioned:Nadia Asparouhova: https://nadia.xyz/ Her deep dive on Jhana meditation: https://nadia.xyz/jhanas Nadia's book: Working in Public, AntimemeticsBooks about how new technology can change our sense of self: The WEIRDest People in the World, Listening to Prozac

Fala otakeiros e otakeiras, sejam bem-vindos a mais um Otakeiracast, seu podcast com mais lançamentos de primavera sobre animes, filmes e tudo mais que for oriental, e às vezes, nem tão orientais assim. E no episódio de hoje, os palpiteiros JF, Gabriel, Milo e Jhana irão dar as suas primeiras impressões de alguns dos lançamentos dessa temporada de primavera.#otakeiracast #podcast #podcastcollective #anime #animes #animebrasil #animelove #animelover #otaku #otakubr #otakubrasil #otakubrasileiro

Difference between mere bearing of discomfort and "enduring things on the right level"Common, yet mistaken, idea of the Buddha being a child when he had the first jhana For the relevant Suttas and the Gilgit manuscript text mentioned in this talk: Click hereIf you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via:https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Fala otakeiros e otakeiras, sejam bem-vindos a mais um Otakeiracast, seu podcast com mais demônios que choram sobre animes, filmes e tudo mais que for oriental, e às vezes, nem tão orientais assim.  E no episódio de hoje, os caçadores de demônio JF, Jhana, Milo e Gabriel irão falar sobre a nova adaptação da locadora vermelha de Devil May Cry,#otakeiracast #podcast #podcastcollective #anime #animes #animebrasil #animelove #animelover #otaku #otakubr #otakubrasil #otakubrasileiro

In this insightful episode of the E-commerce Evolution Podcast, host Brett Curry sits down with Jhana Li (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhana-li), founder of Spyglass Ops, to tackle one of the biggest challenges holding back growing businesses: operational constraints. While many entrepreneurs excel at product development and marketing, they often hit a ceiling when it comes to building operational systems and processes. Jhana shares her expertise as a transformational operations consultant who has helped hundreds of seven and eight-figure businesses scale by creating systems that allow founders to work on their business rather than in it.—Sponsored by OMG Commerce - go to (https://www.omgcommerce.com/contact) and request your FREE strategy session today!—Chapters: (00:00) Introducing Jhana & SpyGlass Ops (04:21) Common Operational Problems Founders Face(07:52) Developing a Strategic Vision to Break Through Bottlenecks(14:39) Setting Yourself Apart From Competitors(17:52) Vision Alignment With Your Team(20:51) Hiring and Onboarding the Right People(32:31) Structuring An Effective Hiring Process(40:28) Coaching a High-Performing Team(46:04) When To Let Underperformers Go(50:43) Final Thoughts—Connect With Brett: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thebrettcurry/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@omgcommerce Website: https://www.omgcommerce.com/ __Past guests on eCommerce Evolution include Ezra Firestone, Steve Chou, Drew Sanocki, Jacques Spitzer, Jeremy Horowitz, Ryan Moran, Sean Frank, Andrew Youderian, Ryan McKenzie, Joseph Wilkins, Cody Wittick, Miki Agrawal, Justin Brooke, Nish Samantray, Kurt Elster, John Parkes, Chris Mercer, Rabah Rahil, Bear Handlon, Trevor Crump, Frederick Vallaeys, Preston Rutherford, Anthony Mink, Bill D'Allessandro, Bryan Porter and more

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2025.04.21 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Closed Captioning: Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/23687/download ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2025.04.21 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Closed Captioning: Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/23687/download ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2025.04.18 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://www.youtube.com/live/eFokD7i2muo?si=EQzU7xJIWIrgBKFZ&t=1905. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Closed Captioning: Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/23684/download ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2025.04.18 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Closed Captioning: Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/23684/download ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

Fala otakeiros e otakeiras, sejam bem-vindos a mais um Otakeiracast, seu podcast com mais mentiras sobre animes, filmes e tudo mais que for oriental, e às vezes, nem tão orientais assim.  E no episódio de hoje, os musicistas JF, Jhana , Milo e Gabriel irão organizar suas partituras, e lenços de bolsos, porque vamos falar sobre Your Lie in April.#otakeiracast #podcast #podcastcollective #anime #animes #animebrasil #animelove #animelover #otaku #otakubr #otakubrasil #otakubrasileiro

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2025.04.15 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtube.com/live/EgWp6MYGA_k. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Closed Captioning: Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/23671/download ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2025.04.15 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtube.com/live/EgWp6MYGA_k. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Closed Captioning: Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/23671/download ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2025.04.14 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAmdr9M48Z4. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2025.04.14 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAmdr9M48Z4. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

Fala otakeiros e otakeiras, sejam bem-vindos a mais um Otakeiracast, seu podcast com menos dublês sobre animes, filmes e tudo mais que for oriental, e às vezes, nem tão orientais assim. E no episódio de hoje, os dublês JF, Jhana e Gabriel irão se juntar para falarem da vida e obra desse grande ator, dublê, diretor, cantor e pai questionável, Jackie Chan.#otakeiracast #podcast #podcastcollective #anime #animes #animebrasil #animelove #animelover #otaku #otakubr #otakubrasil #otakubrasileiro

With Jhana Li, founder of Spyglass Ops, empowering founders to scale their businesses while reclaiming their personal freedom. Jhana Li first discovered Operations while Van-lifing her way through North & South America. She's been COO at multiple successful startups, and coached hundreds more. After seeing countless founders stall out & trap themselves without the proper Operations, Jhana started Spyglass Ops which providers operations consulting & recruitment to CEOs of 7 and 8 figure businesses, Operations teams, and digital startup entrepreneurs.

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2025.04.07 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2025.04.07 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

Fala otakeiros e otakeiras, sejam bem-vindos a mais um Otakeiracast, seu podcast com mais sombrar erguidas sobre animes, filmes e tudo mais que for oriental, e às vezes, nem tão orientais assim. E no episódio de hoje, os podcasters mais fracos da humanidade JF, Jhana, Gabriel e Milo irão se unir para falarem da segunda temporada de Solo Leveling.#otakeiracast #podcast #podcastcollective #anime #animes #animebrasil #animelove #animelover #otaku #otakubr #otakubrasil #otakubrasileiro

Heute lade ich dich ein, in eine besondere Meditation einzutauchen. Inspiriert durch unsere Begegnungen in der Master Meditation Community.Wir betreten gemeinsam die erste Versenkungsstufe – die erste Jhana, wie sie der Buddha gelehrt hat. Eine Stufe voller Freude, voller Licht.

Fala otakeiros e otakeiras, sejam bem-vindos a mais um Otakeiracast, seu podcast com mais monstros de chinelo sobre animes, filmes e tudo mais que for oriental, e às vezes, nem tão orientais assim. E no episódio de hoje, os duelistas JF, Jhana e Milo irão desafiar o mestre aniversariante dos jogos, Gabriel, para descobrirem quem é o melhor em Yu-gi-oh. #otakeiracast #podcast #podcastcollective #anime #animes #animebrasil #animelove #animelover #otaku #otakubr #otakubrasil #otakubrasileiro

Ever wondered how to unlock a whopping 10 million dollars in your business just by rethinking your time management? In this episode of Thrive Loud with Lou Diamond, we dive into the fascinating world of business operations with Jhana Li, owner of SpyGlass Ops. Known for empowering over a hundred businesses to scale past 7 and 8 figures, Jhana shares her insights on how founders can regain personal freedom while skyrocketing their revenue. Key highlights include: Discover the "magic vending machine" syndrome and how it's sabotaging your leadership effectiveness. Learn about the top four bottlenecks holding 90% of online entrepreneurs back and how to overcome them. Explore the transformative power of AI in operational efficiency and why it's time to transition your team from ‘doers' to ‘thinkers'. Jhana's personal practices for thriving, even when the going gets tough, such as her commitment to spending time outdoors and working with a coach. Jhana also generously offers a free copy of her ebook to listeners who DM her with the code "ThriveLoud" on Instagram. This ebook delves deeper into the six core operational pillars that can transform a business. So, tune in and learn how you can apply these actionable strategies to elevate your business operations and free up your time for visionary thinking.   TIMESTAMPED OVERVIEW 00:00 Accidental CEO to Operations Expert 05:12 Founder Challenges: Vision and Alignment 09:24 Time Mismanagement Costing Millions 11:45 Founder-Dependent Leadership 14:59 "AI: Shifting From Doers to Thinkers" 17:07 "Embracing Efficiency and Leadership" 22:47 Speakeasy Pub Crawl Stroll 23:37 Episode Opening and Closing Music

Jonny Miller uploaded his entire life to ChatGPT to use it as the ultimate AI coach. He created what he calls a Codex Vitae—with core personality traits, values, goals, burnout signals and more to load into ChatGPT. It hyper-customizes his responses, to help him access deep meditation states, create custom supplementation plans, and do deep research on areas of brain and body that he finds interesting.  Jonny runs a course on nervous system mastery, hosts a podcast, coaches founders and CEOs, and is building a wellness app—all using AI. As a long-time friend and writer for @every, I was psyched to have Jonny on AI & I to talk about how LLMs are expanding the breadth and depth of what he can do. We get into: Energy as your greatest asset: Jonny's philosophy around pursuing a non-traditional path—like us at Every—by fiercely protecting his energy and optimizing for “aliveness” instead of higher revenue figures.ChatGPT projects for everything: His use of projects in @ChatGPTapp to organize different areas of his life; for example, he uploads his meditation journal to a Jhana project and asks it for advice when he's struggling with the practice on a particular day.Deep research in action: How he uses @OpenAI's deep research to tackle practical questions about moving his family to Costa Rica, hilariously esoteric ones about whether there's a connection between Pokémon and shamanism, and everything that lies in between.The rise of “centaur” teams: Jonny's belief that @kevin2kelly's prediction around “centaurs”—human + AI teams outperforming either human or AI working alone—is becoming our reality.This is a must watch for anyone interested in using AI for personal development, coaching, or to build systems that can understand you. If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want even more?Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT here: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt. It's usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free.To hear more from Dan Shipper:Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper Timestamps:Introduction: 00:01:31Dan and Jonny's approach to running non-traditional businesses: 00:02:18How Jonny uses ChatGPT to deepen his meditation practice: 00:12:04Jonny uses AI to research a theory of how trauma is stored in our bodies: 00:25:44Dan's theory around how AI is changing science: 00:31:28Jonny's method to build personalized AI coaches: 00:32:35How Jonny used OpenAI's deep research to plan a move to Costa Rica: 00:47:07Dan is developing an app that can predict his OCD symptoms: 00:52:50AI makes the idea of a “quantified self” useful: 00:55:42The future of human-AI coaching teams: 00:58:28Links to resources mentioned in the episode:Jonny Miller: @jonnym1llerThe nervous system mastery bootcamp: https://www.nsmastery.com/ His podcast: Curious Humans with Jonny Miller The nervous system regulation mobile app: Stateshift Jonny's method to build your AI coach: http://BuildyourAIcoach.com More about Jhana: https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/09/20/meditative-states-as-mental-feedback-loops/ Buster Benson's Codex Vitate: https://2019.busterbenson.com/beliefs/The pieces Jonny has written for Every: “The Operating Manual for Your Nervous System,” “The Best Decision-Making Is Emotional,” “How to Pay Off Your Emotional Debt,” “The Art and Science of Interoception”     

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2025.03.24 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2025.03.24 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

Fala otakeiros e otakeiras, sejam bem-vindos a mais um Otakeiracast, seu podcast com mais super sayajins sobre animes, filmes e tudo mais que for oriental, e às vezes, nem tão orientais assim. E no episódio de hoje, os guerreirinhos Z, JF, Gabriel, Jhana e Milo, irão pintar os seus cabelos de loiro mais uma vez para falarem sobre Dragon Ball Daima.#otakeiracast #podcast #podcastcollective #anime #animes #animebrasil #animelove #animelover #otaku #otakubr #otakubrasil #otakubrasileiro

A talk by Thanissaro Bhikkhu entitled "Jhana & Discernment"

Optimizing business operations isn't just about efficiency—it's about creating a culture where teams thrive and businesses scale sustainably. In this episode of The Greatness Machine, Jhana Li shares powerful insights on transforming company dynamics through team swaps, radical honesty, and operational intelligence. She breaks down how leaders can uncover hidden inefficiencies, foster a feedback-driven environment, and build organizations that don't just grow, but evolve. From navigating tough conversations to designing systems that support long-term success, Jhana offers a roadmap for turning operations into a competitive advantage. In this episode, Darius and Jhana will discuss: (00:00) Introduction and Guest Background (02:02) Jhana's Journey into Operations (04:59) The Role of Visionaries and Integrators (08:00) Defining Success in Business (09:55) The Importance of Sustainable Growth (12:52) Learning Through Pain in Entrepreneurship (17:11) Navigating Remote Work and Team Culture (19:56) Mentorship in a Remote Environment (23:09) Operational Strategies for Business Success (24:25) The Bucket Analogy: Understanding Operations (26:27) Finding the Right Operator (28:19) The Role of Subject Matter Expertise (31:50) Removing Friction for Sustainable Growth (33:25) Building a Remote Culture (36:33) Essential Technologies for Virtual Operations (46:49) Creating a Culture of Radical Honesty (48:57) Starting with Low-Hanging Fruit in Culture Change Jhana Li is the founder of Spyglass Ops, a company dedicated to helping entrepreneurs scale past 7- and 8-figures through expert Operations consulting, recruitment, and training. Before launching Spyglass Ops, Jhana served as COO for multiple startups, all while traveling full-time in a converted van across North and South America. After witnessing countless founders struggle without the right operational foundations, she set out to change that. Over the past three years, she has helped 100+ businesses streamline their operations, enabling them to grow while reclaiming their personal freedom. Sponsored by: Indeed: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to boost your job's visibility at Indeed.com/DARIUS. NPR Tech Unheard Podcast: Tune into Tech Unheard from Arm and NPM—wherever you get your podcasts. ShipStation: Go to shipstation.com and use code GREATNESS to sign up for your FREE trial. Shopify: Sign up for a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/darius. Stash: Don't let your savings sit around - make it work harder for you. Go to get.stash.com/GREATNESS to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Connect with Jhana: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhana-li  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejhanali/ Twitter: https://x.com/thejhanali  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 Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back—rebranded as Free The CEO! This pivot perfectly aligns with my current work and lifestyle. While UNSTUCKKD will always be my launchpad, Free The CEO now represents my fractional firm and solopreneur business, along with Execnow, my executive search firm.In this new chapter, I'll be interviewing founders, CEOs, and visionary leaders—diving deep into their journeys, insights, and the innovative strategies that drive their success. Learn more about these exciting ventures through the links below.In this episode, I chat with Jhana, founder of Spyglass Ops, about her journey in mastering operations and scaling businesses efficiently. Mentored early on by Leila Hormozi, Jhana discovered her talent for spotting inefficiencies and creating robust systems—skills that have helped hundreds of startups free founders from daily operational tasks and drive sustainable growth.LinksConnect with me on LinkedInRegister for Solo Summit Presented by Lettuce Financial Work with my fractional firmWork with my executive search and advisory firmWork with Spyglass Ops

Would you like access to our advanced agency training for FREE? https://www.agencymastery360.com/training Have you hit the limit of the growth you can single-handedly bring to your agency? What steps are you taking to ensure you continue to be your organization's MVP? For many agency owners, reaching hitting a glass ceiling on growth signals the need to bring on a skilled operator to help eliminate low-value tasks from their schedule. Today's featured guest specializes in operations hiring and has developed a systematic approach to identifying and delegating low value tasks that consume CEOs' time and energy. As an expert in operational efficiency, she trains operators to create effective processes that free founders to focus on strategic growth. She shares her secret to a great hiring funnel, what results to expect from an operator's first 90 days in your agency, and the #1 thing an operator does for their agency founder. Learn actionable insights on breaking through operational bottlenecks and building a strong operational foundation through strategic hiring and training. Jhana Li is a former COO and the founder of Spyglass Ops, an Operations Hiring Agency, working on behalf of digital businesses to find and hire operations positions. She discusses the challenges agency owners face when trying to scale their businesses and share insights on breaking through the common glass ceiling that many entrepreneurs encounter. Jhana emphasizes that growth stagnation often occurs when founders reach their personal limits in creativity and productivity. She provides valuable strategies for developing new skill sets and building a capable team to propel business growth beyond personal capabilities. In this episode, we'll discuss: The secret to a great hiring funnel that attracts A-players. The crucial first 90 days that determines an operator's success. The #1 thing an operator does for a CEO. Subscribe Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Sponsors and Resources Smart Pricing Table: Today's episode of the Smart Agency Masterclass is sponsored by Smart Pricing Table, an award-winning proposal software built just for marketing agencies and designed to handle your unique challenges and cut down the time you spend on proposal as much as 90%. Go to smartpricingtable.com/smartagency to see if this is the missing piece your agency needs. Schedule a demo and get 50% OFF for the first two months. Scaling Your Agency Beyond the Founder's Glass Ceiling As a former COO, Jhana has seen the glass ceiling many founders encounter at some point in their growth occurs once they've hit the limit of the growth they can personally create. It's no longer about showing up and single-handedly working out every problem or how innovative they can be. Breaking through that glass ceiling requires both personal transformation and strategic team building. The path forward demands founders step back from their hands-on approach and focus on developing a trusted leadership structure. This includes establishing middle management positions across all functional departments, ensuring each area has dedicated decision-makers and strategic thinkers. Central to this evolution is hiring an operations manager who can unify the team and create organizational cohesion, transforming disparate departments into a synchronized whole. Do You Have a Hiring Funnel That Consistently Attracts A-Players? For Jhana, hiring A-players is not about fishing in the right pond but rather using the right fishing rod. Great talent is available everywhere but does your agency have a hiring funnel that will consistently extract the right A-players for the right role? A strategically designed hiring funnel serves as both an attractor and a filter, automatically screening out 95% to 98% of applicants before they reach the interview stage. This efficiency comes from carefully crafted criteria that not only draw in ideal candidates but also discourage those who wouldn't be a good fit, saving valuable time and resources. This approach contrasts sharply with the common scarcity-driven hiring mindset, where employers cast wide nets and hesitate to filter out any candidates. According to Jhana, a well-structured hiring system achieves better results by focusing on quality over quantity, ultimately leading to conversations with only the most promising 3% of candidates who truly align with the role requirements. What's the Secret to a Great Hiring Funnel? Building mousetraps in your job post and hiring process is one thing – for instance, Jhana and her team add a codeword to the job description that they'll ask the candidate to repeat during the job application process. However, she only uses that type of strategy for roles that require a high level of attention to detail. Other than that, she has a secret weapon that has consistently given her the best results: performing a skill assessment before sending a candidate to interviews. Skill assessments can take up to two hours, which is exactly the point. It's a way to stress test the candidate to see if they already have the experience for the role. Jhana likes to include very specific questions to get candidates to think about how they would tackle a major challenge associated with that role, which experienced candidates will have no problem doing. Moreover, the effort a candidate puts into completing a skill assessment can be telling. A candidate who submits a thorough, well-structured response demonstrates a commitment to excellence and an understanding of the expectations of the role. In contrast, a lackluster submission may indicate a lack of motivation or a superficial understanding of the job requirements. Candidates who have genuine experience in a given area will articulate their thoughts with clarity and assurance, while those who are less familiar may struggle to provide coherent answers. By designing assessments that require candidates to draw on their past experiences, you can better identify those who are truly equipped to handle the challenges of the role. The First 90 Days: A Guide to Integrating New Operators Jhana has learned that an experienced operator will take their first 30 days with a company to observe, learn, and listen before they jump in and start fixing things. They understand that what they see at first glance might not be the root cause issue at play. Therefore, if they jump in and start tacking inefficiencies right away they might be missing the actual issue. From a founder's perspective, it may be frustrating, as they expect immediate results. However, it is essential for operators to familiarize themselves with the intricacies of the business to address the root causes of inefficiencies effectively. To prevent these frustrations, Jhana recommends scheduling a “success meeting” at the second-week mark. By that time, your operator will have had two weeks to observe the inner workings of your agency. During this meeting, the operator presents their findings and aligns with the founder on priorities moving forward. The result of this meeting should be a clear understanding of what the operator is expected to accomplish within their first 90 days so the founder knows this is in fact the right person for the job. How much time should you invest in training a COO? Jhana knows of cases where the founder is still training their ops manager six months later. To her, you should always keep in mind that any time spent on training is an investment on that person and they won't return on that investment until they are fully functional in their role. She prefers to do a 14-day boot camp before seeing ROI. During that time, she makes herself available every day for a minimum of 30 minutes so they can ask any questions or run something by her. The #1 Thing an Operator Should Do for the CEO The most important thing an ops manager should be doing for their CEO is help optimize their time to maximize their contributions to the organization and ensure that they focus on high-value tasks that drive growth. The CEO is supposed to be the agency's MVP and yet they constantly undervalue themselves when they spend time doing low-value tasks. This is why Jhana trains her operators to do a time audit on their CEO during their first 30 days in the organization. As a result, they can determine how much of the founder's time is going to low-value tasks and prepare a game plan to get them out of day-to-day operations. This misallocation of time detracts from the CEO's ability to innovate and lead and costs the organization in terms of lost opportunities and diminished productivity. Why not start now? Even if you're not at the point where you can hire an operator, do a time audit, locate the low-value tasks taking up too much of your time, and then delegate them to an assistant. That alone would make a huge difference in ensuring you're spending more time growing the business. Do You Want to Transform Your Agency from a Liability to an Asset? Looking to dig deeper into your agency's potential? Check out our Agency Blueprint. Designed for agency owners like you, our Agency Blueprint helps you uncover growth opportunities, tackle obstacles, and craft a customized blueprint for your agency's success.

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Apologies, we had issues with live-stream so the first few minutes of the talk was not recorded. Ajahn Brahm gives a talk on his 50th Bhikkhu Anniversary at Bodhinyana Monastery on the 5th December 2024. In honour of Ajahn Brahm's 50th Bhikkhu Anniversary, members of the BSWA Sangha and affiliated organisations and sangha gave a series of talks leading up to the big celebration at Dhammaloka. Talks and books published to commemorate the event on BSWA website can be found here. For Podbean (audio only) playlist, click here: https://podcast.bswa.org/category/ajahn-brahm-s-50th-bhikkhu.  Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Question - "How does Jhana meditation simplify experience to facilitate insight and cognitive flexibility?" John Vervaeke is joined by Mark Miller, Rick Repetti, to explore the intersection of predictive processing, relevance realization, and embodied cognition in contemplative practices. They introduce PhD candidate Jonas Mago, who discusses his research on Jhana meditation and its impact on cognitive flexibility and insight. The conversation touches on contrasting Jhana practices with charismatic Christian traditions such as speaking in tongues. They also explore how Jhana states temporarily reduce the complexity of perception, allowing practitioners to observe the construction and deconstruction of their experiential models. The neuroscientific evidence provided, such as changes in brain responses during these states, adds depth to this exploration, illustrating how such simplification can lead to profound insights. Mark Miller, a philosopher and cognitive scientist, holds a senior research fellowship at Monash University's Center for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies in Australia, with affiliations at the University of Toronto and Hokkaido University in Japan. His work, which dives into the interplay between human thought, technology's impact on well-being, and human-computer interaction, is at the forefront of integrating cognitive neuroscience with philosophical inquiry. Rick Repetti is Professor of Philosophy at Kingsborough Community College, CUNY, USA. He is the author of The Counterfactual Theory of Free Will (2010), as well as several articles on Buddhism, meditation, free will, and philosophy of religion. Jonas Mago is a cognitive neuroscientist and wellbeing aficionado, deeply invested in understanding the cognitive and neurobiological mechanisms underlying human flourishing. His research explores contemplative practices designed to cultivate wholesome states of mind—spanning meditation, prayer, collective cultural rituals, and psychedelic therapies. I approach these topics from an interdisciplinary perspective, integrating cognitive science, neurobiology, computational modeling, and phenomenology to investigate mechanisms of self-regulation and transformation. He is currently pursuing my doctoral studies in Neuroscience at McGill University under the supervision of Dr. Michael Lifshitz, with co-supervision from Prof. Dr. Karl Friston. His academic journey includes a master's degree in Mind, Language, and Embodied Cognition from the University of Edinburgh (UK) and undergraduate studies in Liberal Arts and Sciences at University College Maastricht (Netherlands). Connect with a community dedicated to self-discovery and purpose, and gain deeper insights by joining our Patreon.   Notes:  (0:00) Introduction to the Lectern. This is the beginning of The Predictive Processing Series (0:30) Mark Miller, Rick Repetti, and Jonas Mago joins John Vervaeke  (1:30) Predictive Processing and Meditation (4:00) Inside Jhanas Meditation (10:00) Phenomenology and Cognitive Functions of Jhanas (11:30) “Is Jhanas essential for the path of awakening?” (13:00) Predictive Coding and Cognitive Models (18:00) Jhana meditation and the transient nature of predictive models (25:00) Analysis of the risks and benefits associated with Jhana practice (30:00) EEG Studies on Jhana Practitioners (37:00) Jhana versus Pure Consciousness (45:00) High Arousal Contemplative States: Jhana and Christian prayer (54:00) The Importance of Context in Contemplative Practices (1:05:00) Final Words   ---  The Vervaeke Foundation is committed to advancing the scientific pursuit of wisdom and creating a significant impact on the world. Become a part of our mission.   Join Awaken to Meaning to explore practices that enhance your virtues and foster deeper connections with reality and relationships.   John Vervaeke: Website | Twitter | YouTube | Patreon     Ideas, People, and Works Mentioned in this Episode: Predictive Processing Epistemic Vulnerability Metacognition Absorption States fMRI Studies Sangha EEG Studies Relevance Realization Embodied Cognition Jhana Meditation Thomas Metzinger Michael Lifshitz Alton Ram Dass Buddha Tanya Luhrmann Shaila Catherine Metzinger, T. (2021). The Elephant and the Blind: Insights into pure consciousness experiences. Lerman, T. (2012). When God Talks Back: A study on evangelical experiences of speaking in tongues.   Quotes:   “What we're trying in, in meditation is starting to model our predictive hierarchy of the brain opaque. So to notice that experience ultimately is not something that's, that's kind of a real grasp on reality, that all we have is this imprint of reality on our experiential or generative modeling, through this, this predictive hierarchy.”   "The interplay between micro and macro perspectives mirrors the flexibility we aim for in meditation and science."   "Epistemic vulnerability can be a doorway to growth if properly framed—or a risk without it." Mark Miller: Website | X | Podcast | YouTube Rick Repetti: Website | X | Facebook Jonas Mago: Website | X |  —   Thank you for Listening!

Ajahn Brahmali gives a meditation, Dhamma Talk “What Is & Isn't A Jhana” and Questions and Answers session on the 13 June 2024 in Brighton for Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project. Ajahn Brahmali supports Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project, of which Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser. Full set of teachings from Ajahn Brahmali's visit to the UK can be found here. Donations towards Anukampa's aim to spread the Dhamma and develop a nuns' monastery in England are extremely welcome. Please visit: https://anukampaproject.org/donate/ The BSWA is now using Ko-fi for donations. Please join us on Ko-fi and cancel your donations via Patreon. Thanks for your ongoing support! To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean. Teachings are available for downloading from the BSWA website the BSWA Youtube Channel, the BSWA Podcast, and Deeper Dhamma Podcast.

"We are vessels...and sometimes we have to empty them." For years, Jhana has traveled the country as a National Public Radio reporter, looking for the stories of interesting people to tell. Now she has returned to her hometown of Sorel, to empty her vessel and tell listeners her own tale. As she navigates a hometown that has changed but still retains much of what it once was, Jhana reunites and remembers to see if one can go home again, in How the Story Ends. The seventh book by Tory Gates, How the Story Ends finds the author returning to commercial fiction. His works on Brown Posey Press include the Sweet Dreams Series, a young adult/time travel series with an emphasis on music. He is also the author of the award-winning A Moment in the Sun, Live from the Cafe, and the self-published Parasite Girls, which can be found on Amazon and Draft2Digital. For nearly 40 years, Tory has worked in broadcast radio, and is currently an anchor for NBC News Radio, but also provides news content for stations across Central Pennsylvania. He is also the host of "The Brown Posey Press Show" here on the BookSpeak Network. On this episode of The Sunbury Press Books Show, Tory discusses his career, his Vermont upbringing, and what inspires and drives his writing. You can find more on his website. A native of Cambridge, Vermont, Tory graduated from Saint Joseph's College of Maine. He lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with his cat, Kao. He can be found anywhere that good coffee is served.

Explains critical factors that stops you from entering Jhana and deep meditation based on the suttas. Discuss the importance of the practice of gratitude to increase the quality of our life in general and how it also leads us to deep meditation. Teaching given by Ayya Karunika on the 4 July 2024 at Jhana Grove, Western Australia.  Bhikkhuni Ayya Kārunikā is currently the senior resident monastic at Santi Forest Monastery, NSW, Australia and the spiritual director for New Zealand Bhikkhuni Sangha Trust, Hamilton. She has been in monastic life for over 14 years and she received her full ordination as a bhikkhunī in 2014 at Dhammasara Nuns monastery in Western Australia where she lived and trained for over a decade with Ajahn Hāsapaññā. She has been a student of Ajahn Brahm and Ajahn Brahmali for over 2 decades. Ayya Kārunikā is able to articulate the Buddhist teachings in a way that is practical and comprehensible to people of all ages and has experience in conducting retreats for both adults and youth. While she has a PhD in Microbiology and worked as a scientist, she has also been the building project manager for the construction of the Dhammasara Nuns Monastery main building complex and has worked with many volunteers over the years. Ayya Kārunikā was born in Sri Lanka but has been living and working in Australia for over 2 decades. She has a passion to share her experience and knowledge and loves working with people and also doing creative projects. She is dedicated to supporting the growth of Bhikkhunis around the world and is currently involved in projects to support the establishment of places for Bhikkhunis in Theravada forest tradition in Australia, New Zealand, Poland and Sri Lanka.  Please visit the Santi Forest Youtube Channel and Santi Forest Monastery website The BSWA is now using Ko-fi for donations. Please join us on Ko-fi and cancel your donations via Patreon. Thanks for your ongoing support! To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean. Teachings are available for downloading from the BSWA website the BSWA Youtube Channel, the BSWA Podcast, and Deeper Dhamma Podcast.  

Send us a textI'm thrilled to share the latest episode of the "Endless Possibilities Podcast" with you. This time, I had the pleasure of diving deep into the fascinating journey of Frank Yang, an artist, mentor, full natty bodybuilder, fitness coach, and successful YouTuber. Meditation and Consciousness: Frank's journey into meditation began with Transcendental Meditation (TM) and evolved into profound experiences during Vipassana retreats, where he encountered mystical states akin to psychedelic journeys.Trauma and Healing: Frank candidly discusses his struggles with sexuality, relationships, and family dynamics, emphasizing the importance of addressing trauma through self-reflection and healing.Interconnectedness of Reality: Throughout our conversation, Frank highlights the interconnectedness of all experiences and the fluidity of time and reality, offering a perspective that transcends linear thinking.Catalysts for Awakening: Frank shares how intense experiences, including a significant LSD trip, acted as catalysts for his spiritual shifts, leading to profound awakenings.Collapse of the Observer: A pivotal moment in Frank's journey was the collapse of the observer, where he experienced a complete dissolution of the subject-object duality, leading to a boundless perception of reality.Integration and Ongoing Exploration: Frank discusses the years of integration that followed his awakenings, involving shadow work and further energetic unfoldment, allowing him to recalibrate his understanding of self and reality.Omni-Integration: Frank talks about the later stages of his journey, where he integrates his human experience with the realization of being everything and nothing, leading to a stabilized state of being.P.S. Don't forget to check out Frank's website and social media for more of his incredible work. And if you're new to his journey, start with his video capturing his awakening experience—it's truly eye-opening!00:00:00 Introduction to the Podcast00:00:44 Welcome to the Podcast00:00:55 Guest Introduction00:01:30 Frank's Current Travels00:02:08 Digital Nomad Lifestyle 00:02:19 Artistic Expression and Enlightenment00:03:31 Frank's Early Memories00:04:21 Impact of Childhood Experiences00:06:17 Art and Music as Communication00:07:29 Bodybuilding Journey00:08:20 Awakening Through Physical Achievement00:08:35 Exploration of Philosophy and Psychology00:09:20 Duality Inquiry 00:10:50 Shadow Work and Healing00:11:45 Meditation and Self-Improvement 00:12:47 Psychedelic Exploration00:15:45 Understanding Time and Reality00:16:35 Age of Psychedelic Exploration00:17:42 Introduction to Vipassana 00:18:11 Mystical Experiences in Meditation00:19:30 Significance of Mystical Experiences00:20:27 Transition to Meditation Over Psychedelics00:20:57 Abiding Experience in Second Retreat 00:21:47 The Genres of Consciousness00:22:24 The Tool of Realization00:22:46 Model of Awakening00:23:23 Jhana and Mind Purification00:24:23 Cessation Experience00:25:34 Abiding Awakening 00:26:16 Speeding Up the Practice00:26:52 Self-Realization Quest00:28:29 Nature of Awareness Inquiry00:32:41 Cosmic Consciousness Shift00:35:13 Kundalini Awakening Experience00:42:43 Post-Awakening Integration00:44:52 Unity Consciousness 00:46:15 Third Vipassana Retreat Experience00:51:03 Equanimity and the Unconditioned00:58:13 Luminosity and Holiness in Reality01:03:32 Awakening and New Operating System01:09:46 The Fall of Spiritual Identity01:16:46 Closing Remarks and Recommendationshttps://www.youtube.com/@EndlessPossibilitiesPodcast

After a hiatus, Gregory is back!  This week, Gregory chats about how to attune and be present in the body, giving practical exercises and helpful guideposts to cultivate your Jhana meditation practice.  ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage. The Dharma is freely given, but if you would like to support this podcast and pay it forward, you can donate and support it HERE Follow Gregory on Instagram @gregorymaloofdharma To learn about retreats, news, and classes first, CLICK HERE to keep in touch and get on the Wednesday Wake-Up mailing list.   Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.

Jack Kelley is a lifelong student of the ancient philosophers and the director of a new documentary called The Atlantis Puzzle. In his film, Jack searches for answers about the fabled Atlantis by reviewing just what Plato said about the lost city in conjunction with modern geology and archeology. We discuss the contents of Plato's Timaeus, the problems with pop culture Atlantis stories, the Platonic contemplation of a perfect society, and his co-star George Sarantitis' Methodology of Mythology. In the Plus+ Extension we go deeper into the possible locations for Atlantis, the importance of specific syntax with ancient authors, the mysterious Richat Structure of Mauritania, questions about our current quality of life vs. the ancient world, a profound examination of Platonic philosophy, the value of the cosmological monomyth, the how and why of esoteric and exoteric teachings, the secret identity of Homer, and much more. Join InnerVerse Plus+ for exclusive extended episodes!https://www.patreon.com/posts/112241258https://youtu.be/tYfmj55zXr8https://rokfin.com/stream/52581 GET TUNEDhttps://www.innerversepodcast.com/sound-healing EPISODE LINKSWatch "The Atlantis Puzzle" - http://www.empirebuilderproductions.com/the-atlantis-puzzle"Jhana" by Valloa - https://soundcloud.com/valloabeats/jhanahttps://www.innerversepodcast.com/season-10/jack-kelley-atlantis SUPPORT INNERVERSEInnerVerse Merch - https://www.innerversemerch.comTippecanoe Herbs - Use INNERVERSE code at checkout - https://tippecanoeherbs.com/Check out the Spirit Whirled series, narrated by Chance - https://www.innerversepodcast.com/audiobooksLotusWei Flower Essences - https://www.lotuswei.com/innerverseBuy from Clive de Carle with this link to support InnerVerse with your purchase - https://clivedecarle.ositracker.com/197164/11489The Aquacure AC50 (Use "innerverse" as a coupon code for a discount) - https://eagle-research.com/product/ac50TT TELEGRAM LINKShttps://t.me/innerversepodcasthttps://t.me/innerversepodcastchat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you stuck in the daily grind of running your franchise, unable to focus on scaling your business? Discover why understanding the visionary vs. operator dynamic could be the game-changer you've been looking for.   Join Over 5,500 Franchisees and Franchisors in our FREE Private Facebook Community HERE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/franchisesecretsfb?_rdc=1&_rdr    In this episode, Erik Van Horn sits down with Jhana Li, an expert in operations management, to discuss the vital roles of visionaries and operators in scaling franchise businesses. Jhana has over four years of experience as a COO for fast-scaling startups and has coached over 400 businesses in operations. She now runs Spyglass Ops, where she empowers founders to scale their businesses while regaining their personal freedom by refining their operations.   Today, Jhana shares her insights on why entrepreneurs often struggle with delegation, how understanding their "zone of genius" can unlock growth, and the importance of hiring the right operator to free up time for high-value activities. Jhana also dives into the role of company culture and leadership in driving franchise success when the owner isn't present and how mastering the balance between vision and operations is vital to long-term growth.   Tune in to learn how to build a high-performance franchise team and finally scale your business with ease!   “Delegation is not the same thing as abdication. People need leadership. True delegation is evolving from a player on the field to a coach on the sideline." ~ Jhana Li   In This Episode: – Jhana's journey to becoming an operations expert – The critical balance between Visionary and Operator roles – Teaching your team the essence of leadership – Best practices for Visionary-Operator collaboration (think Alex and Leila Hormozi) - Effective Hourly Value (EHV) to quantify where to focus your time – Time management and delegation strategies for leaders – Delegation vs. abdication: knowing the difference – How a visionary can effectively coach and empower an operator – Key elements of an effective Visionary-Operator meeting – Building a strong company culture and fostering employee happiness – Tips for hiring the right operator for your business   Resources: 

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Jhana Li. Jhana is the founder of Spyglass Ops, a firm with a special focus on operations to scale small and mid-sized businesses. Jhana ran her first company while living out of a van traveling through North and South America. She has consulted with over forty 7 and 8 figure businesses and has coached over 500 founders on how to scale their operations and grow. One of the biggest hurdles in building a great business is going through the challenge of building scalable operating systems and processes. But, if you can get this right, your business can grow exponentially. An I could think of no better expert to give us the playbook to do so than Jhana. ​spyglassops.com/ To see the full show notes and Misfit 3 for this episode, go to www.MisfitEntrepreneur.com. Show Sponsors: Are you looking for a vehicle to help you in your financial and retirement goals that offers: • Guaranteed, predictable growth and retirement income? • Tax-free retirement income? • More control over you money? • And built in inflation protection? Check out www.BankonYourself/Misfit to learn more about this incredible strategy! 5 Minute Journal: www.MisfitEntrepreneur.com/Journal

A talk by Thanissaro Bhikkhu entitled "Samatha, Vipassana, Jhana"