EMOTIV is on a mission to vastly improve our understanding of the human brain and to develop a platform for researchers, developers, and consumers around the world to be part of a global innovation task force. EMOTIV leads the field of mobile EEG technology, and our technology has been validated and included in over 4,000 publications.  We believe in the power of the human brain and our ability to tap into its potential to open up new possibilities for improving performance, and health and ultimately, prevent disease. We are combining machine learning and huge brain data sets to accelerate brain research globally and to make a long-term, positive impact on the world. 

Job description

You will be a key member of the Emotiv software engineering team with a focus on maintaining and extending our Emotiv core software.  You will be applying advanced signal processing and machine learning techniques for real-time emotional state detection and associated APIs to enable a new generation of applications using brain-computer interfaces. The selected candidate must be an effective team player, promoting a collaborative team culture with a  passion for building world-class platforms and products.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure the technology platform is evolving to meet company needs, and to provide timely and accurate estimates for delivery and feedback on progress.
• Continuously develop and improve our CI/CD pipeline.
• Collaborate across teams to improve integration & release process.
• Self-motivated, passionate about DevOps, enjoy a steep learning curve.
• Perform regular design and code reviews and when needed, participate in debugging and coding to resolve issues.
• Keep up to date with the latest technologies and tools and evangelize their value within the development and executive teams.
• Strive for top-quality results and continuously look for ways to improve and enhance product development processes to improve team velocity, product quality, reliability, performance, and security.

Key Qualifications

• 5 years of extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines in consumer products.
• Experience with software packaging and release on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android.
• Strong programming/scripting background (ideally C++, Python, Bash, Ruby).
• Experience with Jenkins setup, administration, and job configuration.
• Experience with AWS cloud services for DevOps especially Codebuild, CodeDeploy, ECS, Lambda, CloudFormation, Elastic Beanstalk etc.
• Experience in application performance monitoring after delivery.
• Experience in configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, and Chef.
• Experience with containerization such as Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Thorough understanding of Agile software development best practices.
• Exposure to software processes such as TDD, unit testing, code analysis, and code coverage.
• Working knowledge of Git source control software.
• Sharp troubleshooting skills and real-world systems deployment experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English & Vietnamese

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience with Web SCM such as GitHub, and Bitbucket.
• Experience with Qt 6.
• Experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) via the AWS management console and the AWS APIs.
• BEng or better foundation in Computer Engineering.

CV send to: Ms. Huyen – huyennguyen@emotiv.com

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EMOTIV is on a mission to vastly improve our understanding of the human brain and to develop a platform for researchers, developers, and consumers around the world to be part of a global innovation task force. EMOTIV leads the field of mobile EEG technology and our technology has been validated and included in over 4,000 publications.  We believe in the power of the human brain and our ability to tap into its potential to open up new possibilities for improving performance, health and ultimately, preventing disease. We are combining machine learning and huge brain data sets to accelerate brain research globally and to make a long-term, positive impact on the world. 

Job description

EMOTIV is currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior C++ Engineer to join our team.

The candidate will be primarily responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining software solutions using C++ and the Qt framework. The successful candidate will also collaborate with cross-functional teams, including quality assurance and product management, to deliver high-quality software on schedule.

You will need to communicate directly with the client to understand the features required, then work out the set of functional requirements with the client and EMOTIV engineering teams. You also need to provide test plan specifications and work with clients through the analysis and design of the solution that is to be integrated with EMOTIV EEG headsets. The selected candidate must be an effective team player, promote a collaborative team culture, be able to lead other team members, and have a passion for building solutions that exceed in usability and performance while easy to be maintained.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver high-quality C++ applications using the Qt framework for desktop (Windows / macOS) and mobile platforms (iOS / Android).
• Collaborate effectively with team members to troubleshoot, debug, and optimize code.
• Participate in the full software development life cycle, including requirement analysis, design, development, testing, and maintenance.
• Provide technical guidance and support to junior team members.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align solutions with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience working with C++ to build solid user-level applications.
• 2+ years of experience developing applications using Qt/QML
• Strong proficiency in OOP, including design patterns and optimization.
• Thorough understanding of cross-platform development.
• Familiarity with application packaging and deployment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with a focus on efficient and performance-conscious programming.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Fluency in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, to liaise with international teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience building cross-platform applications with the Qt library
• Experience in DevOps best practices and methodologies such as continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and related tools (e.g., Jenkins, Docker).
• Experience in automated testing strategies to ensure the quality of software releases.
• Prior experience with automated testing tools and frameworks would be a significant plus.
• Knowledge of other programming languages such as Python or JavaScript.
• Good knowledge of data security with encryption and token authentication.
• Familiarity with the AWS cloud platform.

CV send to Ms. Huyen: huyennguyen@emotiv.com

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NICA partners with EMOTIV to leverage human emotion in the design of cities of longevity.

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK – The UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) has partnered with neuro-informatics company EMOTIV to explore the connection between emotions and longevity through technology.

Following the launch of its City of Longevity toolkit, which aims to provide global cities with a new framework for promoting healthy longevity, NICA is working with EMOTIV to actively involve people in the design of better cities, services, products and experiences. 

The partnership will be formalised under a high-visibility pilot project called ‘Project City Vibes’, which will see NICA harness the potential of EMOTIV’s groundbreaking smart headphones, the MN8, to measure brain activity (EEG) in the real world while minimising the impact on user experience. 

EMOTIV is one the world’s most trusted neurotechnology companies and has advanced the measurement of mental states with its machine learning algorithms. EMOTIV systems use AI to translate the EEG data measured from the MN8 smart headphones to provide real-time metrics on stress, attention, and cognitive load.

As part of Project City Vibes, NICA will deploy the MN8 to collect the cognitive responses of residents and tourists in specific urban and cultural settings, gaining a deeper understanding of how people respond to diverse stimuli throughout their environment. 

The project will capture critical data to inform two of NICA’s core programmes – the Internet of Caring Things and the City of Longevity – providing tangible information about how cities and organisations can become proactive promoters of the longevity of citizens and customers via day-to-day touchpoints. 

The insights uncovered by the project will be transformed into a series of tools and recommendations for policy makers and industry, potentially revolutionising the way we co-design meaningful and enjoyable experiences. 

Professor Nic Palmarini, Director of NICA, said: “In today’s society, there is a growing realisation that wellbeing and health are not limited to the absence of disease or discomfort but encompass a broad sphere of internal and external factors. 

“This partnership with EMOTIV will help us understand the impact of architecture, art and culture on the cognitive state of residents and tourists, providing a critical dataset from which we can formalise our toolkit and recommendations for civic and cultural leaders who are committed to building healthier communities.” 

Project City Vibes will be piloted over a two-month period, using EMOTIV’s cutting edge technology to collect, analyse and interpret crowdsourced data. 

The pilot will position Newcastle upon Tyne as a test bed for measuring citizen experience and engagement, demonstrating the importance of “good vibes” in terms of wellbeing and longevity. 

Sage Gateshead has signed up as a strategic partner of the pilot and will open up access to the award-winning international music venue for the NICA team to put EMOTIV’s innovative technology to the test.

Abigail Pogson, Managing Director of Sage Gateshead, said: “Each year, we welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors from a diverse range of backgrounds and it’s incredibly important to us that they have a positive experience because Sage is for everyone.

“Working with NICA on this pilot will allow us to better understand how people feel when they come into the centre, and we look forward to learning more about how we can support healthy ageing and longevity through our wider delivery.”

NICA hopes the pilot will serve as a foundation for future research and development, enabling cities to continually refine their approaches and offerings to meet the evolving needs of residents and visitors.  

Kim Old, Chief Commercial Officer of EMOTIV, said: “The correlation between cognitive health and environment has been documented in countless studies across decades of research. Project City Vibes is an exciting first step toward using brain data-driven insights for building more responsive, adaptive and human centred city infrastructures.  

“In partnering with NICA and Newcastle upon Tyne, we’ll be able to identify how the cities in which we live and work contribute to our cognitive health and well-being and apply that towards changes that promote a healthy future.” 

-ENDS-

NOTES TO EDITOR

About NICA

The National Innovation Centre for Ageing is a global organisation supported by an initial investment from UK Government and Newcastle University to help co-innovate – together with citizens and private and public organisations – services, technologies and products and deliver them to the market through innovative, ethical, and sustainable business models. 

Its mission is to “add intelligence to ageing and longevity” by connecting and interpreting the personal, social, environmental and economic dimensions that underpin different stages of life. The purpose to create a world in which we all live better, for longer, caring about planet and people – present and future. 

NICA’s sister organisation, Voice^®, is a unique organisation, comprising a large network of citizens across the UK and internationally. Voice^® members contribute immense insights, experience, ideas and wisdom to identify unmet needs, wants and aspirations to drive innovation for healthy ageing and longevity and improve research.

https://www.uknica.co.uk/
info@uknica.co.uk
 

About EMOTIV

EMOTIV is a neuroinformatics company advancing the understanding of the human brain using electroencephalography (EEG). EMOTIV leads the field of mobile EEG technology in terms of innovation, technology, and support from the scientific community. Our technology is currently being used in more than 140 countries. It has been validated and included in over 19,600 publications. 

EMOTIV has developed unique machine-learning algorithms that allow the user to track cognitive performance, detect facial expressions and control both virtual and physical objects via trained mental commands. EMOTIV’s analytics can be used to improve performance and power new services in the health and wellness, automotive, consumer research, learning and entertainment industries. 

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This role will require close collaboration with our engineering teams, including manual QA, software development, design, and customer support to ensure that our products are of the highest quality.

This position requires strong technical and analytical skills to understand the data model/s and automate, interpret, and build an automation framework for consistent and repeatable testing. The ideal candidate is a creative and analytical QA professional and highly adaptable to meet the evolving needs of the Product and Software Engineering teams.

Proven automation skills are a must!

The successful candidate will be based or willing to relocate to Hanoi, Vietnam.

Responsibilities

• Define and establish automation strategy and process.
• Take ownership and responsibility for the design and development of all aspects of automated testing along with the creation, execution, and maintenance of automated scripts.
• Collaborate closely with the software development team and product owners to understand product changes and update tests accordingly.
• Lead the effort to establish a QA automation pipeline.
• Work with the manual QA team to identify the right candidates for automation and incorporate the automated tests into test suites.
• Report on the status of automation efforts, changes, and improvements to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with customer support to understand customer issues and incorporate them into the test plan.
• Mentor and guide team members on automation techniques and best practices.
• Develop and maintain testing documentation, including test plans, test cases, and test reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in QA automation for desktop, mobile, and web applications.
• Proven experience with test automation tools such as JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, QTest, Selenium, TestComplete, Appium, or similar.
• Experience in web application automation testing, with knowledge of frameworks such as Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, or TestCafe.
• Experience with popular programming languages for automation testing such as Python, and Java. Knowing Python is a must.
• Experience with Qt UI testing framework
• Experience with the Xray Test Case Management app
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Experience in working with CI/CD systems such as Jenkins, and version control systems Git.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.

Desirable requirements:

• Experience automating UI tests for mobile or desktop apps using Appium, Squish, or similar.
• Experience with performance and load testing tools, such as JMeter or LoadRunner
• Proficient in using JIRA and Confluence for issue tracking, project management, and documentation.

CV send to Ms. Huyen: huyennguyen@emotiv.com

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Opportunities to increase our mental capacity can occur through increased awareness and having the right tools available. By partnering with EMOTIV, you can create an individualized approach to mental resilience and agility. EMOTIV’s electroencephalograph (EEG) technology can do what we humans are notoriously bad at—assessing our own stress levels and cognitive limits, helping us improve our resilience.

Imagine being in a position where you were aware of all the things impacting your mental capacity. EMOTIV can help!  

Mental agility

Understanding your stress levels and periods of focus can help you increase your resilience: knowing when to take a break while you’re working can help you reduce stress. In turn, this not only improves your resilience at work but also outside of work.

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”  Nelson Mandela

How agile are you? Agility means your ability to adjust your mind to new circumstances, and quickly shift between a laser focus and the bigger picture. Examples of agility include:

• F1 teams who move and respond quickly to different conditions at races.
• Those responding to natural disasters—where significant coordination of effort is required by individuals in conjunction with government agencies, emergency services, and community based organizations.
• Responding to significant personal or business challenges during the pandemic, which required people to work from home and businesses to adapt to remain viable.

We need agility to thrive in the disruptive and somewhat unknown futures that we face.

Resilience

When faced with adversity, do you break or bounce back? If you accept that life is uncertain and through uncertainty, you will grow as an individual, this is a great start to building your resilience. By developing a resilient and all-around positive approach in your life, you will have the emotional strength and adapt to difficult situations.

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How resilient are you?

Resilience is that quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than ever. Rather than letting failure overcome them and drain their reserves, resilient people find a way to rise from the ashes. 

Psychologists have identified some factors that make someone resilient: including a positive attitude, optimism, the ability to regulate emotions, and the ability to see failure as a form of helpful feedback. Despite the misfortune, resilient people are blessed with an outlook that enables them to change course and soldier on.

If you take time to reflect on your life so far, what would you consider is your level of resilience? The Resilence Shield, an approach outlined by very experienced SAS soldiers, indicates that you can assess your resilience across a number of areas, including Innate, Mind, Body, Social, Professional, and Adaptation layers.

You can understand your own resilience by taking the Resilience Shield survey. The results indicate areas of focus and change to build your resilience. For example, a low score in the social layer means you should invest more time with your family and friends.

Overall, it is good to recognize the great things you have done and then consider what you could do differently to build your resilience.

Resilience and Failure

In many of his books, Sir Richard Branson has indicated that how resilient people deal with failure sets apart successful people from everyone else. “Failure is one of the secrets to success since some of the best ideas arise from the ashes of a shuttered business,” he explains. The strongest entrepreneurs and leaders are the ones who have experienced a few failures and have proven their resilience in the face of adversity. “Resilience is one of the hallmarks of an entrepreneur who can stay in business in the long term,” Branson argues.

Build your resilience

There are numerous examples of individuals who are an inspiration in building resilience. Louis Zamperini was a World War II prisoner of war, an Olympic athlete, an inspirational figure, and writer. Born in January 1917 in Olean, New York, and raised in California, Zamperini joined the track team in high school. Excelling at long-distance events, Zamperini competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He was ready to compete again in the 1940 Tokyo Olympics. However, World War II broke out, and the Games were canceled.

A bombardier in the Army Air Corps, Zamperini was in a plane that went down. When he arrived on shore in Japan 47 days later, he was taken as a prisoner of war and tortured for two years. After his release, Zamperini became an inspirational figure, and his life served as the basis for the 2014 biography Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.

Another example of how extreme resilience is built into individuals is Australia’s Special Air Services Regiment (SASR). The regiment was established after World War II out of a need for smaller teams to work outside normal military operations. The characteristics of the SASR soldier remain unchanged: emotional and physical resilience and mental toughness. But what sets them apart is their extreme psychological resilience and their unique cognitive ability.

SASR soldiers are subject to the toughest, most gruelling selection process known. “In short we try and deconstruct a person down to their bare humanity,” By using techniques such as sleep deprivation and food deprivation you can really strip back a person and see their levels of resilience and levels of cognitive ability. The end result is a handpicked, highly homogenous group of soldiers trained to handle the most gruelling and complex military operations.

Build resilience with EMOTIV

Your brain is the most complex part of your body. Scientists have learned more about the brain in the last 10 years than in all previous centuries because of the accelerating pace of research and the availability of neurotechnology. EMOTIV’s technology can do what we all want to do — support you in increasing your resilience.

Using the inspiring examples quoted previously and EMOTIV’s EEG technology, you can build your own capability and resilience to adversity using a combination of physical and mental techniques. The following tips will support you on the journey:

• Develop an optimistic view of the world.
• Learn from the best about models of resilience.
• Consider that there is not one single path to success.
• Take time to think about all you have learned from a mistake or a failure.
• Going back to basics, test yourself emotionally and physically to build your capability.
• Ensure a well-rounded approach to life with balance in all areas.
• Build in your approach with EMOTIV.

EMOTIV’s technology empowers you to better understand your brain, giving an “insider’s view” of how your brain reacts to certain events during your day. 

EMOTIV’s technology measures EEG data from the brain and analyzes it to derive insights about brain function, providing meaning to certain events and conditions.  By harnessing the power of your brain with EMOTIV’s technology and brain insights, you can optimize your day and build resilience.

EMOTIV is a recognized pioneer and market leader in the field of BCI enterprise solutions and EEG technology. Its award-winning EMOTIV EPOC+ headset and the 10-year anniversary edition EPOC X provide professional-grade BCI data for academic research and commercial use.

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Mentimeter always had a ‘hunch’ that their presentation platform was more engaging than their rivals – something they dubbed ‘The Mentimeter Effect’ – but until they partnered with EMOTIV, they had no way of quantifying it. Mentimeter approached EMOTIV’s Research Service to independently conduct an EEG (electroencephalography) research project measuring participants’ brain activity while viewing and interacting with two presentations: Mentimeter vs. Powerpoint.

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EMOTIV is on a mission to vastly improve our understanding of the human brain and to develop a platform for researchers, developers, and consumers around the world to be part of a global innovation task force. EMOTIV leads the field of mobile EEG technology and our technology has been validated and included in over 4,000 publications. We believe in the power of the human brain and our ability to tap into its potential to open up new possibilities for improving performance, health and ultimately, prevent disease. We are combining machine learning and huge brain data sets to accelerate brain research globally and to make a long term, positive impact on the world.

EMOTIV is a recognized pioneer and market leader in this field. Our products have won numerous international awards including the Red Dot Award, AutoVision Innovations Award, Australian International Design Awards, Australian Engineering Excellence Awards and Edison Awards. Our community of developers and researchers span over 100 countries.

EMOTIV is seeking a full-time QA Tester to be part of our team. You will work closely with our development teams to ensure the quality of our software suite across desktop, web & mobile platforms.

Responsibilities

The QA Tester will play a critical role in ensuring the high-quality delivery of software products and services. Working closely with the QA Engineering team, Product Owners, and Developers, the QA Tester will be responsible for verifying and validating new features as they are being developed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including QA Engineers, Product Owners, Developers, and Customer Support, to ensure a seamless testing process and to resolve any issues that arise.
• Reproduction and Documentation of Issues: Reproduce and troubleshoot defects and issues that arise, and document all issues, defects, and bugs in a clear and concise manner.
• Test Planning and Execution: Proactively write and execute tests to uncover defects and problems before releases. Write and maintain comprehensive test plans and test cases that identify bugs and usability issues.
• Cross-Browser and Cross-Device Testing: Perform thorough cross-browser and cross-device testing on a variety of platforms, including mobile devices, to ensure that the software works as intended on all platforms.
• Test Documentation: Write and maintain comprehensive test documentation, including test plans, test cases, and bug reports.

Education and Experience You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or a related field
• Knowledge or experience in QA, Tester
• Experience writing clear and concise bug reports, test plans, test cases
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with JIRA or similar task management system

What We Offer​

• Opportunity to learn and work on the latest development in neurotechnology
• Collaborate with your colleagues in Sydney, Australia, and San Francisco USA
• Creative working space with an open plan office and a transparent working environment
• Flexible working hours (no overtime)
• 12 annual leave days per year with an additional 2 days for professional training
• Attractive salary with 13th-month pay
• Health Insurance (Bao Viet Healthcare)
• Regular company activities (team building, company trips on working days)
• Snacks, tea, and coffee all the time

The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a passion for software quality assurance. If you are a highly organised and detail-oriented individual with a commitment to quality, we want to hear from you!

CV send to:

Email: huyennguyen@emotiv.com

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EMOTIV is on a mission to vastly improve our understanding of the human brain and to develop a platform for researchers, developers and consumers around the world to be part of a global innovation task force. EMOTIV leads the field of mobile EEG technology and our technology has been validated and included in over 19,000 publications.  We believe in the power of the human brain and our ability to tap into its potential to open up new possibilities for improving performance, health and ultimately, prevent disease. We are combining machine learning and huge brain data sets to accelerate brain research globally and to make a long term, positive impact on the world. 

Job Description

You will be a key member of the EMOTIV team, with a focus on developing and managing globally leading software products that support our key customers in scientific and commercial research. You will provide leadership for your scrum team and manage stakeholder and customer expectations whilst developing products that lead to customer value. You will be recognized by business stakeholders as a subject matter expert in product design, development and management within the organization, and as an influential partner in setting strategy and roadmap for EMOTIV’s products.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of the discovery, roadmap, delivery and management of EMOTIVs products
• Deeply understand the needs of the customers you are targeting with your product
• Identify and consider improvement recommendations from customers and internally, grooming your backlog to best deliver customer value
• Lead a scrum team or teams as required by the business by providing clarity on customer requirements, backlog priorities and metrics for success
• Mentor the scrum team to model agile principles, ceremonies and culture
• Create transparency internally for stakeholders on Wins, Issues and Risks in your product.
• Provide clarity on metrics that show the progress of the your products and the customer value it generates

Key Qualifications

• 2+ years as a Product Manager in a customer facing product with at least 5 years of overall work experience
• Track record of delivering products that meet customer expectations and provide business value
• Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative user input and make data-informed product decisions
• Ability to set meaningful metrics to measure success and drive the product to achieve them
• Excellent  interpersonal, oral/written communication and organizational skills
• Validated ability to provide direction to others and influence decisions made
• Ability to communicate to both technical teams and business stakeholders
• Experience and comfort in a digital agile scrum environment

Preferred Qualifications

• High level degree in research (e.g. Masters or PhD) or experience building products for researchers.
• Experience building software products that integrate hardware devices (e.g. IoT, wearables)
• Prefer the candidates from India, Malaysia, Australia and Singapore

CV sent to ms Huyen – huyennguyen@emotiv.com

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Technology is amazing, and due to visionaries like Steve Jobs, we have information at our fingertips and amazing connections globally. Steve Jobs was a pioneer in technology., working with a driven passion for revolutionizing the digital world. However, do you sometimes feel that you are “caught up” in it all and have no time to build your success?

When thinking about your future success, it’s important to note some of the great visionaries, like Steve Jobs, and how they achieved success, their lessons, and how they made a difference in the world. You can then apply relevant considerations to your life. Doing this will build approaches in your life for future success through a great foundation that will serve you and others for a lifetime. So, would you like the opportunity to create your own success formula now?

Your Journey Now

We are all on different journeys in life. However, the opportunity is available for you to choose what path to take and your ultimate destiny. There is no need for you to live an unrewarding life. If you could live your dream instead of accepting whatever you are given, imagine for a minute, what that would be like. 

Your time on this earth is meant to be an adventurous and rewarding journey, full of love, joy, happiness and abundance—the best that life has to offer. For some this could be starting an exciting new business, seeking a promotion, trekking the Himalayas, or in some cases, just having time out of a hectic routine to relax. However, you may need to make some changes in your life to achieve your ambitions, resulting in freedom and liberation.

What if you could Commit, Create and Connect across all fields in the creative space to harness and bring about change?

What is your life about?

Now is a good time to reflect on your life. Are you satisfied with the progress you are making, or do you need to change your destiny in some way? Perhaps you’re feeling frustrated or ‘stuck’ in life!

Discovering what your life is about is an opportunity for you to know who and what you are meant to become. Changing your destiny is about seeking happiness, which could be material possessions, spiritual enlightenment, or being a service to humanity. Quite often this can come down to knowing what is important to you and what drives you.

So, find some quiet time and begin answering the big questions of your life. For example:

• What inspires you?
• What makes you feel great?
• What are you naturally good at?
• What are you passionate about?
• If you had to teach something, what would that be?

Keep your answers in a book that’s easy to access and update: it will be a source of sustaining you and a way toto measure your growth through life. Overall, your destiny is something that makes you feel useful. It inspires you and gives you satisfaction.

An excellent book by Viktor Frankl, called Man’s Search for Meaning, offers us all an avenue to greater meaning and purpose in our own lives. Viktor Frankl, developed Logotherapy: The Theory of Meaning. Frankl viewed logotherapy as a way to enhance existing therapies by emphasizing the “meaning-dimension” or spiritual dimension of human beings. Three philosophical and psychological concepts make up Frankl’s logotherapy: freedom of will, will to meaning, and meaning of life.

Expand your horizons

Consider the technology that is now available to assist you in designing a new future. If you’re looking to connect with yourself and create a new future, then EMOTIV is a great partner you can align with. Here are some examples of exciting innovations using EMOTIV’s technology:

• Music creation – Angie Coombes is a pioneer. A lover of music and science, she has found a perfect way to merge two of her passions into something truly unique. Using an EMOTIV EPOC+ headset and the iconic TONTO Synthesizer, Angie created a very special genre of music and sound that she believes could be the future. 
• Broadway – The Female Role Model Project is a pioneering theatrical experience that explores representations of female role models and their evolution while incorporating live neuroscientific recordings using EMOTIV headsets.

As you can see, the technology is available to support you in achieving your dreams!

Your Destiny is within your control

In designing your destiny, it’s important to ensure you don’t repeat your old stories and patterns. By eliminating these layers, you will get to the truth and drive yourself towards your destiny. You will know when you are living your destiny, as you will be in the flow and time will stand still. Remember, your destiny is on its way to you!

7 Tips to Change Your Destiny

• Assess your life now
• Discover your destiny
• Eliminate things that make you unhappy
• Set targets and your focus daily
• Handle adversity
• Never allow past experiences to determine what your possibilities are
• Always have positive expectations.
• Align with EMOTIV

The opportunity is available now for you to make a difference and alter the course of history by leading the change process. Remember, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi

EMOTIV is a recognized pioneer and market leader in the field of BCI enterprise solutions and EEG technology. Its award-winning EMOTIV EPOC+ headset and the 10-year anniversary edition EPOC X provide professional-grade BCI data for academic research and commercial use (EMOTIV EPOC X brain-computer interface).

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With the fast-paced, high-pressure lives that many of us lead with demanding jobs and family responsibilities, it’s no wonder that we sometimes feel stressed to the limit. However, not all stress is bad. It often protects us by priming our bodies to react quickly to adverse situations. It also ensures that we push ourselves to be the best we can be: who wouldn’t want that?

The problem in modern times, however, is that our body’s stress response is regularly triggered even though our lives are not in danger.  Over time, this chronic exposure to stress hormones can damage our bodies and our mental well-being.  

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The perception of stress is highly individualized though: what may stretch your friend’s nerves may not phase you in the least, and vice versa. In other words, what matters most is not what happens to you, but how you react to what happens to you. 

How does Stress affect you?

Stress is often caused by situations we are personally experiencing or events that may be occurring in the wider world. Your mind reacts to these thought processes through an instinctive stress response known as ‘fight or flight’. Your body stores energy related to the stress that you are experiencing, and over time, it can then show up as various ailments, such as tight shoulders, sore backs, etc.

The more often we are exposed to these stressors, the more overactive our fight or flight response becomes until we find ourselves operating at a fever pitch level. Then we’re constantly prepared for battle and perceive potential threats everywhere. That’s why when someone is over-stressed, they not only show physiological symptoms such as high blood pressure, rapid heart rate, or shallow fast breath; they can seem overly sensitive or aggressive.

Today, many of us don’t do enough physical exercise to ‘burn off’ the effects of our stress response, leaving us with a stress build-up. We may learn to control our reactions, but this does not counteract the stress response.

So, consider the following:

• How does stress affect you, i.e. physically and emotionally?
• What does stress mean to you?
• What is the cause of your stress?
• How often does it occur?
• How do you deal with it?

We all have stressful days, however, it’s important to note how often these days occur and to what degree. If your stressful days are often (say up to 7-8 on a scale, with 10 being the highest), then it may rob you of enjoying the day (and your life in general). If that is the case,  it’s important to reflect on the sources of stress and develop strategies to help manage each stressor. 

For example, if you have to give a presentation, the right amount of stress helps you concentrate on preparation and rehearsal, enabling you to deliver your presentation perfectly while being fully alert and calm. If you’re thrown into the deep end with little preparation time, you can feel very stressed out about it. During the presentation, you may stammer and pause, become flustered, lose your place and maybe even panic. 

You might be stressed at work due to a conflict with a co-worker or your boss, or maybe you have too much work to do. Perhaps, you’re worried about your children? Or, tensions you’ve been having with your spouse? We are all human and we all get impacted by stress. However, it is important to ensure that our stress level does not soar off the chart.

In the article, How to turn Everyday Stress into Optimal Stress, Jan Asher et al. discuss that the purpose of stress is to help us solve problems and to grow from our experiences.  If you have too much stress in your life, how can you reduce it so that you don’t reach a crisis point, such as quitting your job in anger, or breaking up with your partner? It is often helpful to include self-care practices, such as exercise, relaxation, or a walk in nature, into your routine, to help you balance work with your personal life. 

Consider a broader view

If you’re feeling that stress is having an impact on your life, try taking a step out of your current situation and look at your life more broadly. , For example:

• Think about the ‘Big Picture’. This can be very energizing when you’re stressed and facing challenges because you are linking a small action to a greater meaning or purpose.
• See everything in terms of progress, not perfection. When you have a perfection mindset, you always expect to do everything just right and you constantly (often unconsciously) compare yourself to other people, to see how you ‘size up’.
• Have self-compassion. A dose of self-compassion, when things are at their most difficult, can reduce your stress and improve your performance. Consider the effect of other people on your life. It is important to involve yourself in things that are only in your control.
• Talk to a friend or partner about what is making you feel stressed. Sharing often helps you process the stress and get it off your chest.  

Increase your awareness

Childhood experiences, conditioning, family issues, or concern about the future can set up our behaviour patterns on how we handle certain situations. It is important to note which aspects are preventing us from changing.

And remember, “Don’t cry over the past, it’s gone. Don’t stress about the future, it hasn’t arrived. Live in the present and make it amazing” Anon

A great step for managing stress is to create change by increasing your awareness of your mental well-being and being in the present moment.

A very simple and effective way of identifying stress during your day is with an EMOTIV brain monitoring headset.  EMOTIV has created technology that will help you identify stress while you’re working, even before you recognize it yourself.  You can wear an EMOTIV headset in the office or while working from home where we all experience stressful situations: like our computers crashing, losing unsaved work, or being unable to log in.

With EMOTIV headsets you gain accurate insights into your cognitive and emotional states in real time through electroencephalography (EEG). This technology can help you manage stress and optimize your day.

EMOTIV as your Virtual Coach

Using the principles of neurofeedback, with an EMOTIV headset, you can have your own personalized virtual coach. The headsets and workplace wellness app help you better understand yourself by identifying stress and times of focus while you’re working.

With EMOTIV’s help, you can manage stress better by also using the following tips:

• Define and plan for success.
• See everything in terms of progress, not perfection.
• Have self-compassion.
• Get physical, relax, and breathe slowly.
• Find your motivation.
• Demonstrate commitment to reducing stress by saying “no”.
• Consider other people, situations, and circumstances outside of yourself through some form of contribution: broader perspectives can alter how we view our stress when we consider other people’s stress.

Understanding stress can lead to optimal performance with EMOTIV by your side. And, optimizing your day has a cyclical effect: when you feel less stressed at work, you’ll also feel an improvement in your personal life.

EMOTIV is a recognized pioneer and market leader in the field of BCI enterprise solutions and EEG technology. Its award-winning EMOTIV EPOC+ headset and the 10-year anniversary edition EPOC X provide professional-grade BCI data for academic research and commercial use (EMOTIV EPOC X brain-computer interface).

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