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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 →

To Be Compassionate Is to Be a Strong and Courageous Leader

Compassion is rarely truly understood. It’s often seen as weakness, something like a bleeding heart. And because it may be seen as a weakness, it is considered by some to have no place in leadership. But, in fact, this could … Continue reading →

Mindful Leadership in Action – Tip of the Week – If You Experience Recurring Unpleasant Thoughts, Do Not Argue With the Mind, Rather Look to the Body for the Answer

Sooner or later we all experience unpleasant or unproductive thoughts.  In some cases they may be obsessive thoughts.  These are thoughts you just can’t seem to get out of your mind and they are unsettling. When this happens the customary … Continue reading →

Being Present Means Being FULLY Engaged in Whatever You Are Doing

To be fully present means that you are completely focused, clear and equanimous.  You are completely engaged with the present moment. There is no wanting this moment to be any different than it is.  And when that happens, you experience … Continue reading →

We All Have the Opportunity to be Mindful Leaders – Interview with Shelley McLean 580 CFRA News Talk Radio

On Monday I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Shelley McLean of 580 CFRA News Talk Radio in Ottawa.  We discussed how every single person, regardless of role, has the opportunity to exhibit Mindful leadership with every interaction.  By training … Continue reading →

The Joys of Micro-Meditation – Globe & Mail Article – April 23, 2012

This week in the Globe & Mail I did an interview on Micro-Meditations or what we call Mindfulness in Action Strategies, essentially what I write about as tips for being Mindful in your day.  There appears to be great interest … Continue reading →

Mindful Leadership Interview by Global TV The Morning Show – April 19, 2012

Last week I was interviewed by Global TV The Morning Show and I thought the interview might be of interest to you.  We talked about various topics, including what it means to be a Mindful Leader, personal transformation and inspiring … Continue reading →