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Category Archives: Mindful Meditation

Hindrance #1: Do You Experience Attachment?

Attachment refers to the unrelenting drive to succeed, to acquire, to compete, to control and to the inability to let go. This can apply to market standing, material goods, position, status, and even beliefs. Attachment is a fixation; you become … Continue reading →

Hindrances You Are Blind to Will Impede Your Success

Hindrances are mental states that impede success both personally and professionally. They get in the way of you realizing your full potential as a leader and experiencing personal fulfillment, and they cause great suffering. There are numerous hindrances, but the … Continue reading →

Do What You Love and Love What You Do

One of the key contributors to experiencing happiness is to “do what you love”.  It is a real blessing if we can get up in the morning and know that what lies ahead is a real pleasure for us.  This … Continue reading →

Lack of Forgiveness and Perfectionism Are Often Linked

If you forgive another person when things don’t turn out positively or that person has made a mistake, it sends the message that it’s okay to make an educated guess or take a calculated risk. Unless you are able to … Continue reading →

To Forgive Is to Be Impeccable

I can’t overemphasize the importance of forgiveness. When you have done your best and you have fallen short, or when you were not as impeccable as you might have been, remember that forgiveness is critical. After all, you are human, … Continue reading →

Mindful Leadership in Action – Tip of the Week – Use Power Appropriately to Engender Trust

Being impeccable includes the appropriate use of power.  Power is a responsibility and privilege that comes with leadership.  Unfortunately, it is at times misused or abused. When power is misused, there are always hindrances at play, which deny you the … Continue reading →

To Be Impeccable Is to Do Our Best Every Day, Under the Circumstances

The 9th aspect of being a Mindful leader is being impeccable in your words and deeds. Impeccability includes having integrity, being honest, and being courageous. It’s a tall order. It implies behaving the same way when you are with others … Continue reading →

Mindful Leadership in Action – Tip of the Week – Make Everything You Do an Act of Service

One of the ways to bring greater joy to your life is for everything you do to be an act of service.  Service arises when we are fully present.  The act of being fully present is a service to ourselves … Continue reading →

To Truly Be of Service Is a Privilege and a Pleasure

If you don’t feel that your service is a privilege and a pleasure, then it is not really service.  It is a duty.  And it is important not to confuse duty with service.  To be of service is to have … Continue reading →

Mindful Leadership in Action – Tip of the Week – Cultivate Self Compassion

Self compassion is often over looked.  Like the topic of compassion in general, self compassion is equally misunderstood.  It is often interpreted as selfishness.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  In order to be compassionate towards others you must … Continue reading →