As Labor Day Weekend approaches, you may want to take a few mindful pauses in the midst of your family gatherings and activities. [Read more…]
Mindful Practices : What Now?
Upcoming Event: Mindfulness Summit Dialogue #2
Most Saturdays these phrases are banging around in my mind as I wake-up:
Expectations, Checklists, Got to get things done.
I feel exhausted before I have my breakfast.
Two Saturdays ago, I choose a different phrase to start my day: “What now?” [Read more…]
Mind Speed vs. Heart Speed
Think about this concept for a moment: mind speed vs. heart speed.
What do our brains do so well without any prompting on our part? [Read more…]
How does one start being mindful?
I was presenting a workshop on the Power of Pause at a business association conference for HR professionals earlier this month. During the workshop, a person asked me two questions, “How does one start being mindful? And, how do I bring mindfulness to my workplace?”
I paused before I responded. Then I said that if being mindful is about cultivating one’s ability for moment-to-moment awareness without judgment, then it starts with self. My thought behind that is, how can I bring that presence to my work if I’ve not given time to cultivate that internally? [Read more…]
The focus of your attention creates your experience
Leaders must choose where to focus their attention. José Ortega y Gasset, a Spanish philosopher and essayist, said, “Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.” What leaders focus on expands in opening up or shutting down possibilities.
If leaders focus on weaknesses, the weaknesses expand. When leaders focus on ideas and behaviors they value, they grow.
What do you want to expand in opening up possibilities? Here are two examples. [Read more…]