Clayton Platt is a mindfulness teacher, executive coach, leadership facilitator, writer, and host of the Magic in the Moment podcast. With more than three decades of experience in leadership development, coaching, and contemplative practice, he helps individuals cultivate greater awareness, resilience, and purpose. Through practical mindfulness tools, personal reflections, and timeless wisdom, Clayton encourages readers to slow down, embrace the present moment, and discover meaningful transformation through everyday life.
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Mindfulness Reflections and Everyday Wisdom
Explore thoughtful articles on mindfulness, awareness, gratitude, compassion, resilience, and everyday purpose inspired by Magic in the Moment.
How to Start Where You Are: A Mindfulness Practice for Everyday Life
There is a common belief that we need the perfect time to begin something meaningful. We wait for life to become less busy, for our schedule to clear, or for ourselves to feel more prepared.
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Why Mindful Listening Strengthens Every Relationship
Every meaningful relationship begins with communication. We speak to share ideas, express emotions, solve problems, and connect with one another.
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The Importance of Connectedness in Building a Meaningful Life
Human beings are naturally drawn to one another. Throughout life, our relationships shape how we experience joy, face challenges, and discover purpose.
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Answers to Common Questions
Find answers about Magic in the Moment, its mindfulness themes, practical insights, and everyday applications.
Who is this book for?
Anyone who suspects there’s more available in an ordinary day than they’ve been getting out of it. You don’t need a practice, a tradition, or a quiet house.
I've tried meditation and it didn't stick. Will this help?
Probably, because the book isn’t mostly about sitting. It’s about the moments between the sitting — which is where nearly all of life happens, and where the practice actually pays.
How much time does this take?
The chapters are short by design. So is the practice. A single breath taken on purpose is a real beginning, and there is nothing precious about it.
What makes this book different?
It came out of five years of weekly writing rather than a single sustained argument, so it reads in small pieces. And it’s built on stories from an ordinary life — a dog, a tennis match, a flat tire on the Cross County Parkway — rather than on abstractions.
Do I need to believe anything in particular?
No. This is a practice of attention, not a set of beliefs. People arrive from every tradition and from none.
Do you work with organizations?
Yes — through InnerEdge Consulting and as a senior facilitator with Meditation4Leadership.