Light Watkins

In order to be an effective leader of a company, a team, a community, or even a household, you have to be able to quickly read and interpret a variety of external cues.

But more importantly, you must be proficient at tuning in to your internal wisdom, because being an effective leader requires blazing a unique path—one that aligns with your purpose, goals, and mission. As Joseph Campbell wisely noted, “If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it's not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take.”

Even when leaders want to lead with strength, courage, and creativity, the margin for error is so thin that it’s tempting to play it safe, to hide behind statistics, and double-down on the status quo. This leads to stagnation, a loss of enthusiasm, turnover, and the unraveling of company culture.

We all want to feel a greater sense of purpose and a larger mission. And it’s the leader’s job to not just provide that direction, but to embody it, from the inside-out. And in doing so, you model it for others, from the head of the organization on down.

In this talk, Light will show you how to identify your purpose, why staying attuned to your internal guidance makes for excellent business decisions, how to know you’re tapping into authentic leadership, the most effective way to adapt to changing times, the importance of slowing down in order to speed up, and much more.

Your team will come away from this talk with a renewed sense of individual purpose along with tools for optimizing their contribution to both their individual mission as well as the shared mission of the company.

Average length: 60 mins

As a result of this talk, attendees will:
- Discover which qualities of enlightened leadership they already possess
- Understand the importance of bringing more heart and soul into their work and life
- Develop an action plan for becoming more of an enlightened leader

In this talk, Light will dispel the myths surrounding the nature of the mind as it relates to the concept of "mindfulness," and all the fascinating reasons why mindfulness is often the opposite of what people think.

Light will make a compelling case for taking a more mindful approach to work and life, which will leave the audience inspired to take more consistent actions to cultivate mindfulness.

Light will cap the talk by leading the attendees through a 5 minute mindfulness exercise that they can repeat whenever they’d like at home or at work.

Average length: 60 mins (with optional meditation and Q&A)

As a result of this talk, attendees will:
- Learn how to recognize mindfulness-cultivating activities and behaviors
- Understand of the connection between mindfulness and productivity
- Have an action plan for using mindfulness to optimize productivity

Without a purpose, it’s hard to stay motivated to do much at all. The bad news: working purely for money is not enough of an incentive to keep people engaged, creative, and productive. They must have a greater sense of purpose.

The good news: it’s not as hard as it seems to find your purpose, and it doesn’t have to involve running off and joining the circus. You can find purpose right where you are, if you know where to look for it.

This talk is a big crowd pleaser as Light reverses the paradigm on the purpose conversation. Instead of looking to the future for hints of your purpose, Light teaches you to find it in what you’re already doing.

Average length: 60 mins (with optional Q&A)

As a result of this talk, attendees will:
- Learn an accessible, working definition for “purpose'
- Understand of the connection between work, life, and purpose
- Hear why balance is an internal experience, not necessarily an external one
- Have action steps to live a more purposeful life.

In this talk, Light will walk the attendees through a 5-point journey that humorously demonstrates the importance of merging your "why" with your path to success.

He will provide commonsense takeaways for starting a large or small movement (such as volunteering, community service, etc.) wherever you are in life, and he will also make a case for not waiting until conditions are ideal.

Light will draw a connection between a part of a movement and feeling a greater sense of purpose in work and life.

Light will cite anecdotes from his the science of happiness and cite personal experience with starting The Shine Movement, a non-profit inspirational variety show with pop-up events in Los Angeles, New York, and London.

Average length: 60 mins (with optional Q&A)

As a result of this talk, attendees will:
- Learn a new definition for “success"
- Contemplate ways to be more philanthropic
- Hear why balance is an internal experience, not necessarily an external one
- Have tangible action steps for starting a movement.

Part lecture, part workshop, Light will introduce the attendees to the E.A.S.Y.-est way of meditating, with a simple technique that they can use to rest the body and settle the mind.

The attendees will be surprise to learn that most of what they assumed about meditation is backward, and Light uses humor and science to debunk each of the myths.

The first half of the session is a talk, the next quarter is technique, and the last quarter is Q&A. This will be an unforgettable experience, because even people who thought they could never meditate are going to enjoy the practice.

Average length: 60-75 minutes (with Q&A)

During this workshop, attendees will:
- Have a refreshingly new understanding of what it means to meditate
- Learn an EASY, effortless approach to meditating with no pain and all gain
- Be able to effectively release stress within 10-15 minutes at home or at work
- Have a foundation for a practice that could last for the rest of their life

Here are the 3 reasons why your mind is NOT too busy for meditation.

Let’s face it, not everybody is a fan of meditation. But typically, it’s because they don’t think they are good at it. They feel that their mind is too busy or their body is too antsy to meditate. It’s a legitimate thought, but it’s not accurate.

Light will go into detail about the meditating mind and how most of what the attendees are experiencing in meditation is normal. Once they hear this, and understand the reasons why, they will reconsider everything they thought they knew about meditation.

Light will then use humor and science to reiterate the real-world, kitchen-table reasons why daily meditation should not be treated as an optional activity, and he will show attendees how to crack the “cheat code” to meditation and begin enjoying the practice with ease.

During this workshop, attendees will:
- Learn what it means to meditate with ease, as most people work too hard to meditate
- Receive tangible, accessible instructions for unlocking the enjoyment in meditation
- Have action steps for replicating the experience on their own, whether at home or work
- Begin establishing a foundation for the power of daily meditation