“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; On purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” Mindfulness is an emotionally non-reactive state. In mindfulness we are noticing the present, we purposely direct our awareness away from thoughts that take us away from the ‘now’. We reconnect with our bodies, recognise the sights, the sounds, the smells around us. Becoming more aware of the present allows us to enjoy the moment and understand our bodies better, our reactions. We can teach ourselves to notice when negative
If there is no recipient, it is not communication. Communication can only begin when you understand what the recipient wants, what their goals are, what is missing in their current way of life. If you don’t know the recipient, you are probably making noise. Improve your communications by changing your question to answer ratio. Ask more of these questions: > “What is already working well?” > “What is not working so well?” > “What would you change?” > “What objectives do
If you want to live an incredible life and achieve amazing things, you have to decide. Nobody ever stood on the summit of Everest and said “oh wow, this is a surprise.” It was a vision years before it became a reality. Living an incredible life is no accident. You have to start knowing what you want to achieve. You need to be clear on who you need to become in order to achieve what you want. And then you
There are three ways in which our internal beliefs or narratives become damaging, explained psychologist Martin Seligman, we make them personal, pervasive, and permanent. Personal: I failed, so I must be a failure. Pervasive: I failed in this instance, so I’ll probably fail in every instance. Permanent: I failed once, so I’ll probably fail always. When something goes wrong, watch how you speak to yourself. Be careful of the words “never” and “always”. A failure is a single instance of particular context and a
10 Rules for Students and Teachers: 1: Find a place you trust, and then try trusting it for awhile. 2: General duties of a student — pull everything out of your teacher; pull everything out of your fellow students. 3: General duties of a teacher — pull everything out of your students. 4: Consider everything an experiment. 5: Be self-disciplined — this means finding someone wise or smart and choosing to follow them. To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To be
