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Mindful Leadership in Action – Tip of the Week – In that Place of Stillness Is Your Greatest Power

The reality is that calmness and relaxation generate mental and physical power.  They enable you to make better decisions because you are more able to be present and aware.  Consequently, you are less likely to be impulsive and more likely to be able to widen the gap between stimulus and response.  In that gap is your power — it affords you the opportunity to choose a response rather than impulsively react to the circumstances or your mistaken interpretation of the circumstances.

In that gap you can become aware of a stillness that is always there.  That is the place where wisdom arises from.  Here is the source of your brilliant ideas and moments of inspiration, your great discoveries.  All you need to do is listen.  It is very unlikely that you will ever experience that stillness if you are stressed, anxious, or agitated.  That is one of the reasons why cultivating that stillness is so important.