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Michael Acton Smith, founder of Calm, shares his tips for keeping a healthy mindset as an entrepreneur.

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00:00 before Calm, my previous business, was booming,

00:02 and then it suddenly imploded.

00:05 You become so entwined with your business.

00:08 It becomes an extension of you,

00:09 and if your business is failing,

00:11 it feels like you're failing.

00:12 Calm is very much about connection,

00:17 connecting people to their breath,

00:19 connecting the minds and bodies,

00:21 connecting them to other people.

00:23 So before I was building Calm with Alex Chiu,

00:27 I probably wasn't the most mindful entrepreneur

00:30 in the world.

00:31 I was constantly stressed.

00:32 I wasn't sleeping well.

00:33 I wasn't eating right.

00:35 I was putting all my energy into the business

00:37 and neglecting myself.

00:38 As entrepreneurs, we're so focused on our business.

00:41 We're obsessed with the metrics and the numbers

00:44 and the customers, as we should be,

00:46 but one of the most important pieces of the puzzle

00:49 is yourself, and if you're not looking after yourself

00:52 and you're not healthy, you're gonna do yourself

00:54 and your business damage.

00:56 So I think being a little more mindful,

00:58 a little more conscious of how you look after your body

01:00 and your mind is critically important,

01:03 and meditation is important as well.

01:04 It's a very valuable skill that I've learned

01:07 on the Calm journey, and it's the essence and the core

01:10 and the foundation of the entire company.

01:12 It allows you to go through life

01:14 responding to situations instead of reacting.

01:18 Health can be incredibly complicated.

01:21 We can spend a fortune on supplements and tests

01:24 and overthink everything, but I think a big moment for me

01:28 was realizing that there are five fundamental pillars,

01:32 basic building blocks, and if you can get those right,

01:34 everything is built on top.

01:36 So one is your mental health,

01:38 whether it's just being conscious

01:40 about your breathing every day

01:41 or doing a meditation practice.

01:44 Secondly is movement.

01:45 We lead such sedentary lives.

01:48 Going for a walk every day, I try and go to the gym

01:51 or go for a run or play tennis every single day.

01:55 Thirdly is the sleep that we get.

01:57 It used to be a badge of honor how little sleep we got.

02:00 Sleep is critical and know how much you need

02:02 and be very, very thoughtful about getting that every night.

02:06 Fourthly is nutrition, the food that we put into our body.

02:09 We're surrounded by ultra-processed food everywhere.

02:12 Eat real food.

02:14 And then finally, social connection.

02:16 So many studies have shown that being part of a community,

02:20 not being lonely, connected to others

02:22 is such an important part of our physical

02:25 and our mental health.

02:26 I think it's important occasionally

02:27 to pause and reflect and think on that

02:30 and how we can bring some of the things

02:32 that we've been disconnected from

02:34 back into our modern lives.

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The 5 Pillars of Health, according to Calm founder Michael Acton Smith | Inc.

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