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Category Archives: Mindful Meditation

To Be Impeccable Is to Be a Mindful Leader

Of all the 9 Ways to be a Mindful leader, being “impeccable” is the one people consider to be the toughest.  In fact, some people have gone as far as to say it is unachievable.  I could not disagree more. … Continue reading →

When Feeling Stressed, Come Back to the Present Moment

Being a Mindful leader entails the ability to come back to the present moment, time after time, until eventually, you are more consistently right here, right now.  This matters for many reasons.  The one reason I wanted to share with … Continue reading →

To Be Present Is to Be Outstanding!

We have all had the experience when we lost ourselves in what we were doing and we were brilliant.  Not only that, we truly enjoyed the experience.  The same applies when we witness a performance whether athletic or musical, and … Continue reading →

The Greatest Gift of All…When It Matters Most

In my last blog I referred to some interesting research where “neuroscientists have found evidence to suggest that feeling powerful, dampens a part of the brain that helps with empathy”. But have you noticed that there are people who appear to … Continue reading →

When Power Goes To Your Head, It May Shut Out Your Heart

There is a fascinating article in NPR, indicating that “neuroscientists have found evidence to suggest that feeling powerful, dampens a part of the brain that helps with empathy”.  It appears that power fundamentally changes how the brain operates.  The study … Continue reading →

Learn to Listen and Trust Your Body – It Has a Great Deal to Teach You

I wrote at length in Mindful Leadership that “physical sensations” in the body drive behaviour. This is always the case if the sensations go unnoticed. If they are noticed, then you remain in control and do not find yourself behaving … Continue reading →

Learn to Trust Your Own Inner Wisdom

Have you ever experienced a time when your mind said one thing and your “gut” said something else? Who did you listen to? Who did you trust? Learning to listen to your gut or developing good intuition is a trainable … Continue reading →

Discovering One’s Life Purpose Is a Yearning Need of All Human Beings

Have you ever wondered why you are here? Or, have you ever had a feeling you were meant to do something, but were not sure what it is? Another way of putting it is, have you ever thought, “I’m successful, … Continue reading →

The Emotional Life of Your Brain – a New Book by Richie Davidson

I rarely recommend books on my blog. But this one is definitely worth recommending. The Emotional Life of Your Brain is a book by Richie Davidson with Sharon Begley (author of Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain, another one of … Continue reading →

Remember to Laugh a Little….or a Lot

This cartoon says it all. Sometimes when people are serious about being mindful they forget to have fun. They think that Mindfulness is very serious business and what could it possibly have to do with having fun? But remember that … Continue reading →