Giving thanks for what pleases us is easy. But what about the other stuff? How do we appreciate mixed blessings, complicated things, or those that trigger our irritation?
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Institute for Mindful Leadership Instructor Carol Hyman leads a guided meditation on appreciating everything.
It’s that time again: Every four years Americans splash about in a pre-electoral pond to help decide who will lead the country. The campaign process can seem part shouting match, part popularity contest, and part poll driven exercise in polarizing the population. Sometimes it just seems like people throwing rocks to see how big a wave they can make.
What it doesn’t generally seem like is an opportunity to ponder what leadership means, or how we might recognize excellence in it. That’s because excellence in leadership comes from a quiet place, and quiet places don’t feed the news cycle the way contentiousness does.
What’s Working: Taking a Pause to Lead With Excellence?
by Institute Director Janice Marturano | UncategorizedWhen you begin to routinely take a few moments to intentionally stop, you can begin to notice when you are living your life on autopilot. And, you can begin to notice when you are, in fact, not bringing your best self to those things in your life that are most important-at work and at home.
So perhaps you already “know” all this, but either haven’t managed to establish a meditation practice, or have found you somehow misplaced it in the busyness of the holiday season. Here are some tips that may help you follow through on your intention to nurture mindful leadership