Examples from Toxic, Authentic, and Servant Leaders: What Motivates YOU to Lead?
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When you think of leaders you know, do you think of their power and motivation underlying what they do? How leaders execute power differs, and how they are motivated differs. There are those who are motivated to exert power for power’s sake. Those individuals are likely toxic leaders. However, individuals who use their power for good, are motivated to follow their values, and who strive to uniquely brand and positively impact their organizations are considered authentic leade


Mindful Movement: Finding a Balanced Pace
I am coming to the gradual recognition that mindfulness is deeply connected to the pace at which we move, think, and act. From rushing through my tasks and days to lazing slothfully in fits of exhaustion, I tend to oscillate between two states which are completely counter to mindful living. I’ve named these states the busy bee and the lazy loo – you might be familiar with them. The Busy Bee As a chronic high achiever, people pleaser, and do-gooder, I often neglect my capacity


The Courage It Takes to Speak Up
I uncovered a very powerful and quite destructive pattern of mine when it comes to relationships. The more I have shared my revelation of this pattern with my friends, the more I hear how they, too, relate to it. The pattern goes a little something like this: I’m conversing with a friend, family member, coworker or romantic partner. Something is said which surfaces something that’s hard for me to own and share with this person. I withhold the truth and the truth goes unspoken

Missing the Point: When Mindfulness Becomes Another Box to Check
Last month, I walked a labyrinth, a circular path for walking meditation where your journey to the center helps you encounter “self”. As I made my way through the labyrinth, I reflected upon a troubling pattern within my mindfulness practices. Often, I take my stories of not being good enough and needing to prove my value, and I let this stress and perfectionism be the main driver in my pursuit of being. Instead of using mindfulness as a tool to unlearn these old patterns, I
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