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Reduced High Beta Brain Activity to Improve Strategic Focus and Business Vision

David Sherrer

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David Sherrer achieved significant mental clarity at 40 Years of Zen by addressing high beta brain activity. Through brain mapping, he identified non-value-added distractions, leading to a refined strategic vision for his business and a new product launch plan. Sherrer successfully reprioritized his energy toward impactful future goals while reducing digital and social distractions.

At a glance

Primary Use Case
Reducing high beta brain activity and mental distractions
Reported Result
Developed a better strategic vision and partnership plan for a new product
Time to Value
Second time completing the program
My brain was busy doing a lot of non value added things so when I first came they did this brain map and got this very high, high beta.
I would like to be less busy and more strategic in the things that I need to get done for my life and my future.
I was able to come up with a much better strategic vision for what that can be and maybe who to partner with to help get that launched.

The interview

What were your big takeaways from the brain mapping process?

I learned that my brain was busy doing a lot of non-value-added things. When I first came, they did this brain map and got this very high, high beta. Noah explained that means my brain is spending too much time on things outside of myself.

How did you realize you were spending your mental energy?

I realized that I'm spending a lot of time dealing with social media and too much time with devices and too much time on other people's problems and not enough time actually at home inside myself being in touch with myself and what I need to get done.

How has your approach to relationships and boundaries changed?

I think back with dealing with other people, it's more being far more honest about how I feel about situations and things rather than worrying about not hurting others and still being there for them but not deprioritizing myself to try to solve other people's problems.

What specific changes are you making regarding technology and distractions?

I found my phone is a big distraction for me. I'm trying to do one of the things that Tom was talking about, having like device-free every other Sunday. I think having exercises where this phone is shut down or away from me would be really healthy for me to get rid of distractions that prevent meditative states.

How did this experience impact your professional life and business vision?

I was looking at a product I was making and I was able to come up with a much better strategic vision for what that can be and maybe who to partner with to help get that launched. It shifted my vision for one of my businesses that I need to act on.

What was the context of your visit this time?

This is my second time through this program and this time I came here with my daughter. It was largely about her, but while she's on her journey and has new tools to go with it, I'm excited for me in getting a little more clarity in my mind about who I need to show up as in my life.

Frequently asked

Why can't I get into meditative states during my daily life?

David Sherrer realized that his inability to enter meditative states was largely due to constant distractions from devices and social media. By identifying these 'non-value-added' activities through brain mapping, he learned the importance of shutting down his phone to reach deeper states of presence.

How does 40 Years of Zen help with business strategy?

During his second visit, David Sherrer was able to shift his vision for one of his businesses. He developed a clearer strategic vision for a product he was making and identified exactly who he needed to partner with to get it launched.

Can I attend 40 Years of Zen with a family member?

Yes, David Sherrer attended his second session with his daughter. While he focused on his own clarity and business vision, he noted that the program provided her with new tools for her own journey.

Full transcript

David Sherrer from Cocoa Beach, Florida. I think big takeaways I learned that my brain was busy doing a lot of non value added things so when I first came they did this brain map and got this very high, high beta and Noah explains well that means that your brain is spending too much time on things outside of yourself and I realized that I'm spending a lot of time dealing with social media and too much time with devices and too much time on other people's problems and not enough time actually at home inside myself being in touch with myself and what I need to get done. So I think one of my big learnings was I need to reprioritize and put attention on to the things that will be really impactful for my future and my life rather than dissipating all of my thoughts and energies onto things that really have very little influence over. I mean I think that back with dealing with other people it's more being far more honest about how I feel about situations and things rather than worrying about not hurting others and still being there for them but not deprioritizing myself to try to solve other people's problems. So getting rid of, I think one of the things I found is my device, my phone whatever is a big distraction for me and trying to do one of the things that Tom or talking about having like device free every other Sunday or whatever and I think that having exercises where this phone is shut down or away from me would be really healthy for me. I was thinking like "why can't I get into these meditative states anywhere I am?" And a lot of it is just distractions and so getting rid of these distractions. I think another thing was focusing on more strategic use of my time and there's a lot of things that are taking away with busyness and I would like to be less busy and more strategic in the things that I need to get done for my life and my future. So this is my second time through this program and this time I came here with my daughter and it was largely about her but I can't really control her future so while she's on her journey and she has new tools to go with it. I mean I'm excited one for her and how this might help her and then I'm excited for me I think in getting a little more clarity in my mind about who I need to show up as in my life and being more present and more focused and taking more action as well as one of the things that I was looking at, product I was looking at making. I was able to come up with a much better strategic vision for what that can be and maybe who to partner with to help get that launched so it also shifted my vision for my own business for one of them that I need to act on, so I'm excited about how that might play out.

About 40 Years of Zen

40 Years of Zen is a high-end neurofeedback and brain training center that utilizes advanced brain mapping to help individuals optimize their mental performance. They serve executives, entrepreneurs, and individuals seeking to reduce mental 'noise' and high beta activity to achieve greater clarity and presence. The program delivers a transformation centered on strategic focus, emotional honesty, and the ability to access deep meditative states.

Industry
Neurofeedback and Brain Training

Topics

  • neurofeedback
  • entrepreneurship
  • mental clarity
  • brain mapping
  • productivity
  • executive coaching

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