⭐Why Entrepreneurs and Executives Microdose Psilocybin? Problem-Solving, Stress Reduction, Productivity,…
Welcome back to The Microdose Diet a newsletter about personal and professional growth using alternative medicines, such as microdosing psychedelics. 🍄
Microdosing psilocybin is a practice that has gained popularity in recent years, with many individuals from various backgrounds and professions experimenting with it. As a reminder, microdosing psilocybin involves taking very small, sub-perceptual doses of psilocybin, which is the psychoactive compound found in certain mushrooms.
As a general rule, people who engage in microdosing psilocybin often do so for various reasons, including enhancing mood, creativity, focus, and overall well-being. Some also use microdosing to help with conditions like depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
As a business professional there are many rationales, specific to that chosen career path, that may influence you to experiment with microdosing. You might be looking for benefits that will make you more performant, less stressed and overall more successful.
Let’s look at what you could expect in your professional and personal lives when you microdose!
At the end of the day, the ultimate intention when one starts microdosing psilocybin is to find more personal and professional success. The definition of personal and professional success will be specific to each individual, however it will go through similar pathways: brain, body, emotions, and energy.
When entrepreneurs and executives consider microdosing psilocybin, the main focus might be on professional achievements, but it is highly likely that their entire life will benefit from the process. From better relationships with family and friends, to improved mental health, and greater athletic performance, the benefits of microdosing psilocybin won’t stop at the door of your office. 😄
🧠 Rewire your Brain
Enhanced creativity and problem-solving is one of the primary reasons some entrepreneurs and executives decide to microdose. By thinking more innovatively and finding novel solutions to business challenges, they now have access to a wider range of options to grow their organization (and grow in their organization!).
🧘Calm your Body
The high-pressure environments that many entrepreneurs and executives operate in can lead to significant stress and burnout. By reducing stress and anxiety, and managing work-related pressure more effectively, microdosing psilocybin helps them navigate daily challenges more calmly and successfully.
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🙂Master your Emotions
Microdosing psilocybin contributes to improved emotional well-being by reducing symptoms of depression, PTSD and anxiety. This is particularly valuable in high-stress professional settings that tend to contribute greatly to emotional distress.
🤸Raise your Energy
Microdosing is associated with increased focus, energy, and productivity. This is appealing to professionals looking to optimize their work performance…and who wouldn’t want to have more energy and better performance?!😄 Doing more in less time is definitely an appealing value proposition, in and out of the office!!
🚀Find Professional and Personal Success
In addition of the mental, physical, emotional and energetic gains presented above there is even more that professionals can benefit from by microdosing psilocybin.
1. Personal Growth and Leadership Development
Some also see microdosing as a means to foster personal growth, develop leadership skills, and gain insights into their own behavior and decision-making. By “knowing thyself” better, microdosers can create space to take a step back and make better choices.
2. Innovation and Competitive Advantage
In highly competitive industries, some believe that exploring unconventional methods, including microdosing, can provide a competitive advantage by fostering a culture of innovation. In the tech and VC industries, psychedelics have been seen as an edge for years. An excellent article from the WSJ, “Magic Mushrooms. LSD. Ketamine. The Drugs That Power Silicon Valley.” points exactly to that dynamic. Steve Jobs famous comment about Bill Gates “He'd be a broader guy if he had dropped acid” gives also a good perspective on the benefits Silicon Valley sees in psychedelics… as well as the expectations (rightfully or not) that actors in the tech and VC ecosystems participate in the psychedelics revolution.
While microdosing psilocybin has its proponents and reports of positive effects, the practice is not (yet!😄) universally accepted.
If you choose to microdose do your research first, microdose mindfully with quality products and always have an intention.
Learn more about microdosing psilocybin, on my website and in previous editions of this newsletter.
Wishing you a lot of success!
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The Microdose Diet by Peggy Van de Plassche focuses on personal and professional development using alternative medicines, such as microdosing psilocybin, tapping meditation, journaling, guided meditation and visualization ✨
I am Peggy Van de Plassche, a former banker and VC who spent 20 years in the financial services and technology industries. I now speak and write about the benefits of alternative medicines, such as microdosing psilocybin, for professional and personal growth. I created More! The Microdose Diet - the 90 Day Plan for Success, Passion and Happiness🍾 My book will be published in 2024 and available for pre-order on Amazon in November 2023.
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