11/14/2022
Mindful leadership experts say the key to successful leadership is having a combination of right mindset and mindfulness.
What do I bring to a situation that arises? “If I am patient, it will turn out better,” or sometimes I bring, “I'm not good enough.” Or I bring “If I get out of my head, I will feel better.” Another belief that I bring to a lot of situations is “Where there is a will, there's a way.” I'm very determined person but I also have this mindset that I'm learning to be better at, which is “Surrender is sometimes the only way.”
What mindfulness do I bring to a situation? Well, one thing that I do a lot is I catch myself putting myself down in my head. I do have these beliefs that come through that “I'm not good enough.” But then I will use my mindfulness to catch that and hopefully follow it up with some self-compassion. And I might say, “I'm hearing this, I'm listening to this. But that doesn't mean I need to believe it.” It just can be a phenomenon that's just in my head right now.
Another piece of mindfulness I bring to a situation is I pay attention to my physical sensations, especially if I'm feeling a difficult emotion. And another thing I do is I notice if I need validation, I notice do I need to say to myself, “This is difficult. It's okay to view this as difficult.” This gives me a little slack and a break.
Learn more about using mindset and mindfulness to execute ideas (whether you are a business leader, stay-at-home parent, solo entrepreneur or an employee) during our most recent podcast episode “Mindfulness Vs Mindset: What We Need to Know About Both to Execute Ideas and Avoid Burnout”. The Aware Mind Podcast found on any podcast app.
