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As a leader and as a person in the world, I want to grow my ability to respect and accept myself as I am.  This self-regard will be more intrinsic than self-esteem, and will be built on acceptance and love for who I am, rather than outside indicators of "success". The tools that I will use to help me achieve this will be meditation, facing my feelings instead of telling myself stories, and by facing negative thoughts head on.

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Dr. John Kitchin quit a medical career to pursue his passion: skating along the boardwalk of San Diego's Pacific Beach. He calls himself "Slomo."

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To use and encourage open, honest connection and communication

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To use and encourage open, honest connection and communication

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Let's just call this the "Brene Brown" section. As a leader, and as an authentic person, I want to grow my ability to connect and communicate with the people in my life. The tools that I will use to help me achieve this will be based on Brene Brown's work: using small moments to build trust, being open and vulnerable, and being brave enough to have difficult conversations, productively.

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Brene talks about the anatomy of trust, and small moments contribute to the building of trust.

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Body Scan Meditation

When doing this meditation, remember that, as always, there's no need to strive to make anything happen. Simply observe what you find and practice letting things be for a while. When something uncomfortable grabs your attention, like pain or an itch, observe it first and see if it changes. If you find you need to address it, that's fine. Noticing that, pause and make an adjustment. In this way, the body scan provides an opportunity to practice responsiveness.

Begin by lying down or sitting in a comfortable chair. If lying down, let your arms and legs relax and fall to the sides; if seated, find a balanced and stable position.

Take a few moments to notice sensations of breathing.

Expect your mind to wander, and when it does, return your attention to your feet without judging yourself or giving yourself a hard time.

Draw your attention to your feet. Notice the pressure of your feet against the floor or bed, the temperature, comfort or discomfort, itches, or anything else. Expect your mind to wander, and when it does, return your attention to your feet without judging yourself or giving yourself a hard time. Let your attention rest with your feet in this way for a few minutes.

Move attention to your lower legs. You might feel the touch of clothing or a blanket, and you might feel nothing at all. Sustain your attention without rigidly exhausting yourself. Whatever you experience, that's what you're supposed to feel right now.

After a few minutes, shift attention to your upper legs, observing them in the some way

Pacing yourself turn this some kind of attention to your abdomen and then to your chest. Notice physical sensations, such as breathing, internal feelings like hunger or fullness, and the resonance of any emotions-physical manifestations of happiness, sadness, tension, anger, feeling open or closed, and so on.

Continue turning attention to the rest of your body in the some way, spending several minutes each on your bock, then your hands, then your arms. Then bring attention to your neck and shoulders, releasing tension when you're able without fighting what remains.

Finally, bring attention to your face and head, noticing expressions and reflections of emotions that occur around your mouth and eyes in particular.

Whether you feel relaxed or tense, restless or invigorated, pause before concluding. Take a moment of stillness, and then, with intention, choose when to move on with your day.

NOTE: The instructions above are intended for your own use, with a child's body scan available separately below.

Loving-kindness (compassion) Meditation

So often, we lose track of the fact that we would give someone else the benefit of the doubt in a particular situation but not ourselves. Whether we're on autopilot or even when giving a situation our full attention, we can make mistakes. Yet our desire is for happiness, and we're trying to find our way there-we don't intentionally make a misstep. And really, the same goes for everyone around us: extended family members, our children's teachers and therapists, a hassled clerk or waitperson, and certainly our children. Even when we completely disagree with others or how they're acting, their intent is still happiness.

You love your child, but sometimes it may seem like he chooses to be a pain-resisting bedtime, forgetting his backpack, or whatever else gets under your skin. When you're caught up in the struggle of trying to keep him on track, frustration may sometimes mask your larger wish for his well-being. He's seeking happiness and, as happens to everyone, something has gotten in the way. It can, unfortunately, be easy to lose track of his side of the story.

You may wonder how you can make strong decisions, protect yourself, and still acknowledge others' perspectives in this way. You may feel vulnerable when extending compassion to both yourself and others, as if you are in some way condoning their perhaps inappropriate actions. It can feel much easier and often safer to defend, withdraw, or shut others out. But if you fall back on these kinds of reactions repeatedly, it may affect both you and those around you.

Compassion-focused mindfulness practices can guide you past these habitual barriers. You can take care of yourself, or take firm action to protect yourself from someone, and yet still maintain this larger perspective. With effort and repetition, it's possible to hardwire new neural pathways that reinforce compassion in interactions with yourself, your child, and the world.

In this compassion practice, there's no aim to force anything to happen. You cannot will yourself into particular feelings toward yourself or anyone else. Rather, the practice is simply to remind yourself that you deserve happiness and ease-no more and no less than anyone else-and that the same goes for your child, your family, your friends, your neighbors, and everyone else in the world. Everyone is driven by an inner desire to avoid suffering and find a measure of peace.

This unbounded affection, deeper than any surface emotions, has traditionally been encompassed within four phrases: "May you be happy. May you be healthy. May you feel safe. May you live your life with ease."

Find a comfortable, stable position, either seated or lying down, and observe several breaths. Notice how you're feeling while letting go of striving or effort to feel otherwise. You cannot force yourself to feel relaxed, nonjudgmental, or anything else in particular. Let yourself simply feel whatever you feel.

Next, picture your child. Imagine what you most wish for him. This unbounded affection, deeper than any surface emotions, has traditionally been encompassed within four phrases: "May you be happy. May you be healthy. May you feel safe. May you live your life with ease." Use these phrases or any that capture your deepest wishes, and silently repeat them at a comfortable pace, timed to your breathing.

Continue repeating these wishes for your child, reminding yourself of your deepest intentions: "May you be happy. May you be healthy. May you feel safe. May you live your life with ease."

After several minutes, move on to yourself. Your inner critic may resist. Yet in spite of all your seeming mistakes, you have the same rights as anyone: "May I be happy. May I be healthy. May I feel safe. May I live my life with ease." Without any sort of demand, offer yourself the some wishes for well-being you extended to your child.

After several minutes, imagine a close friend or someone unconditionally supportive, a person for whom you have almost entirely positive feelings. This person also desires happiness, whether going through a stretch of relative ease or more acutely in need of your emotional support. If no one comes to mind, that's fine and quite common; just continue with the practice for yourself

After a few minutes have passed, move on to a neutral person, a stranger, someone you see around but don't really know-maybe someone at a local store or gas station, or who works nearby. Extend the some wishes to this neutral person without judging whatever you actually feel or aiming to push yourself. You're simply paying attention in this way.

Now think of a difficult person-not the most difficult, but someone you've disagreed with in a smaller way. Your perspectives differ and you must firmly take care of yourself, yet this difficult person's actions are also driven by a wish for happiness. If this person found relief from his own suffering, it's likely that his behavior would change. If it's easier, include yourself: "May we both be happy. May we both be healthy. May we both feel safe. May we both live our lives with ease."

Next, picture your entire family for a while: "May all of us be happy. May all of us be healthy. May all of us feel safe. May we all live our lives with ease."

Finally, if you like, extend the some wishes to everyone in this world. In an unforced way, send this compassionate wish for well-being to anyone you imagine, anywhere.

As this practice becomes comfortable for you, you can use it to combat everyday stress. If you feel unmoored, lost, or pulled in different directions, take a moment to wish yourself peace, just as you'd comfort a friend. If your child frustrates you and you lose your temper, briefly practice this meditation for his sake and your own. Remind yourself of your child's desire for happiness and your own wishes for the same, whatever he may have done.

Awareness of the Breath

This practice will help you guide your attention more often to what's going on in the present, rather than being caught up elsewhere in your mind. The sensation of breathing is often used only because your breath is with you all the time. The practice isn't about trying to change how you breathe; your breath simply provides a focus for your attention.

With mindfulness, the only intention is to attend to the moment as best you can. You aren't striving to transcend anything, get anywhere, or block out anything out. There's not even a goal of relaxation. That often happens, but you can't force yourself into feeling it.

You also cannot be good or bad at meditation. You'll never fix unwavering attention on your breath. Some days meditation allows you a few moments of peace; other days your mind will remain busy. If you're distracted almost the entire time and still come back to one breath, that's perfect. And if you practice, you'll find yourself focusing more often on life with less effort.

Below, you'll find instructions for practicing this type of focused awareness.

Sit comfortably, finding a stable position you can maintain for a while, either on the floor or in a chair. If not using a guided audio track, set a timer to avoid clock-watching.

Close your eyes if you like, or leave them open and gaze downward toward the floor.
Draw attention to the physical sensation of breathing, perhaps noticing the always-present rising and falling of your abdomen or chest, or perhaps the air moving in and out through your nose or mouth. With each breath, bring attention to these sensations. If you like, mentally note, "Breathing in... Breathing out."

Many times over, you'll get distracted by thoughts or feelings. You may feel distracted more often than not. That's normal. There's no need to block or eliminate thinking or anything else. Without giving yourself a hard time or expecting anything different, when you discover that your attention has wandered, notice whatever has distracted you and then come back to the breath.

Practice pausing before making any physical adjustments, such as moving your body or scratching an itch. With intention, shift at a moment you choose, allowing space between what you experience and what you choose to do.

Let go of any sense of trying to make something happen. For these few minutes, create an opportunity to not plan or fix or whatever else is your habit. Exert enough effort to sustain this practice, but without causing yourself mental strain. Seek balance in this way; if you find yourself mostly daydreaming and off in fantasy, devote a little extra effort to maintaining your focus.

Breathing in and breathing out, return your attention to the breath each time it wanders elsewhere.

Practice observing without needing to react. Just sit and pay attention. As hard as it is to maintain, that's all there is. Come back over and over again without judgment or expectation. It may seem simple, but it's never easy.

Body Scan for Kids

This is a body scan for children. If you're a parent, you might choose to do this with your child, or feel free to use the audio as part of bedtime or at any other time of the day. Lie down on your back. Let your legs and your arms relax and fall to the sides. Settle yourself in a comfort-able position and close your eyes.

Start by taking two or three gentle, large breaths. Pay attention to how that feels. Your belly rises and falls. Air moves in and out of your body. If you like, place a hand on your belly and feel it move with each breath.

Now we're going to pay attention to the other parts of the body. Start with your feet. They might feel warm or cold, wet or dry, relaxed or restless. It's also okay if you feel nothing at all. If you can, relax your feet now. If that's hard to do, that's fine. Take a moment and notice how that feels too.

For these few minutes, let yourself be still. There's nothing to do. Pay attention as best you can. You might feel a blanket or socks on your feet, or you might feel them pressing against the bed or the floor. When your mind gets busy, gently bring your attention back to your feet again.

Now move your attention to your lower legs, noticing whatever is there. Do they feel heavy, light, warm, cold, or something else? Let go of frustration and trying to do anything. Just do your best and give yourself a few moments of rest.
Next, move your attention next to your knees and relax them. Feel the front, back, and sides of your knees.

After a few more breaths, move your attention to your upper legs. Whatever you feel, or don't feel, is fine. Notice your legs and let them relax. If you feel restless or wiggly, that's okay too. That happens.

Now move your attention to your belly. It always moves when you breathe, rising and falling, like waves on the sea. You might feel something on the inside, like full or hungry. You might notice the touch of your clothing or a blanket. You might even feel emotions in your belly, like happy or sad or upset.

Next, bring your attention to your chest. Notice it rising and falling as you breathe. If you feel that it's hard to focus, that's normal. Gently practice coming back again and again to how your chest feels when you breathe.

Now turn your attention to your hands. There is no need to move them or do anything with them. They may be touching the bed, or the floor, or somewhere on your body. Relax them if you can, and if not, simply paying attention to your hands for another moment.

Move your attention up into your arms. Maybe notice if you can find a moment of stillness inside you, like the pause at the end of each breath.

Next, move your attention around to your back. How does it feel against the bed or the floor? Notice how it rocks with each breath. When your mind gets busy or angry or scared, you can always come back to how your body feels in this way for a moment.

Now move attention to your neck and shoulders, letting go and relaxing them. If your mind wanders, that's fine. No one can pay attention all the time. Just keep returning to noticing your body whenever you find yourself thinking of something else.

And now feel your face and head. What expression do you have right now? What would it feel like to smile? What else do you notice in your face, your head, and in your mind?

Finally, spend a few moments, paying attention to your whole body. If it is easier, continue to pay attention to your breath. If it's time for sleep, let that happen, remaining still and continuing to pay attention to your breath or feelings in your body. And if it's time to wake up, open your eyes and sit for a few moments before deciding when to move again.

Reprinted with permission: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. Copyright © 2015 by Mark Bertin, from Mindful Parenting for ADHD

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When something that happens that causes discomfort, or hits a nerve, or hits a negative feeling, human thoughts tend to take over, building walls through explanations and stories (2012). Rather than reacting to discomfort by allowing my thoughts to take over a situation, I will commit to allowing it to pass through me. Michael A. Singer refers to this as leaning away from the negative thoughts, giving them "room to pass through" , and leaning into the "seed of self" or true self (2012).

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How to Separate the Voice in Your Head from the Real You  | SuperSoul Sunday | OWN

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Author Michael Singer says the voice inside your head that expresses doubts and worry is not you; it's your deeper consciousness. Find out how Michael first realized what that voice was and how to separate what you're not from what you are.

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Action Step 3: Dealing with Gremlins and Tigers and Bears

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Combatting the negative voices (a.k.a. gremlins) in your mind that eat away at your own self regard is an important part of becoming more authentic. Those voices criticize and impede you, and hold you back from being who you are.

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The gremlins push you to invest time in things that are not authentically you, through their criticism and degradation.

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Do you guys remember Mike Tyson's white tigers?

Those rare creatures were just a few of the small (and not so small) luxuries on which Tyson blew his tremendous boxing fortune. He also bought six mansions, more than 100 fancy vehicles, and a $2 million bathtub supposedly made of gold...but it's the tigers I can never forget.

There's a picture of Mike Tyson that will stay with me forever. He's posing in a jungle landscape, wearing nothing but a loincloth and baby oil, holding one of his two majestic white tigers by a chain. To my eye, he looks at once manic, defensive, and really, really tired.

I promise I'm going somewhere with this.

Have you ever been really, really tired? For most of my life, I was. All the time. For years, I struggled with the terrible problem of never having enough energy. My reserves were next to zero. I was always the first person to get sick during flu season, to quit on a hike, to leave the party and go home to bed. Once, I fell asleep in a lake. I was just standing there, up to my chest in cold water, and I dozed off from sheer exhaustion. Not easy to do, but I managed it.

I worried that I had a metabolism problem, or a thyroid issue, or a brain tumor. Or perhaps I needed a better mattress? Or more flaxseeds?

It wasn't the flaxseeds.

In fact, my problem was not that I had low energy at all; you could probably power a small city off my natural reserves of enthusiasm. My problem was that I had been squandering it. I spent years pouring my precious attention down a suckhole of exhausting behaviors, which included (but were certainly not limited to) engaging in unhealthy sexual relationships, clinging to toxic friendships, pretending to be somebody I was not, trying to please people who could never be pleased, trying to save people who could never be saved, trying to persuade people who were never gonna love me to love me, faking happiness during times of misery, and saying yes when what I actually meant was no.

That's all very tiring stuff. Honestly, it's no wonder I was so epically wiped out. But for me to have depleted myself in this fashion and then walk around saying "I have no goddamn energy, man!" is very much like that time Mike Tyson complained to Larry King, "I have no goddamn money, Larry!"

No, Mike Tyson-you earned plenty of money, but you spent it on white tigers. Likewise, Liz Gilbert, you were given plenty of energy, but you chose to expend it on incredibly foolish things.

We all have our own white tigers. And by that I mean we all have some very dangerous pet pathology that is capable of devouring our lives, and utterly depleting our energy, if we are not careful. Your tigers might be addiction, or codependency, or workaholism, or rage, or perfectionism, or blame, or gambling, or an eating disorder-I don't know. But I do know, from my own experience, that when I am living sanely, my energy flows freely. So if my energy isn't flowing freely, I know I need to once again ask myself: What are my white tigers right now? What craziness have I chained myself to this time?

Once I've identified my tigers, I have an important choice to make. I can double down on my current madness and keep pretending that dragging a pair of rare white tigers around is a perfectly normal thing to do, or...I can drop the chain and simply let those tigers go.

Now, let's get serious here: The only way to rid yourself of your own cumbersome beasts is to tell the truth about your life. Tell the truth about your addiction, or codependency, or workaholism, or rage, or perfectionism, or blame, or gambling, or eating disorder-whatever it is that's sucking you dry, come clean to yourself about it and the dire effect it's having on your life.

Once you do that, your energy will begin to return, in the form of power. Not the fake kind of power that comes from perpetuating some unsustainable myth about yourself (or from, say, purchasing a $2 million bathtub). I mean the power that comes from standing in your truth and embracing the desire to be fully, finally restored-and energy-rich-for the rest of your days.

Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of, most recently, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Riverhead).

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The Real Reason You're So Tired All the Time

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Do you guys remember Mike Tyson's white tigers? Those rare creatures were just a few of the small (and not so small) luxuries on which Tyson blew his tremendous boxing fortune. He also bought six mansions, more than 100 fancy vehicles, and a $2 million bathtub supposedly made of gold...but it's the tigers I can never forget.

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Using these tools will allow me to flow with life, rather than resisting it and trying to change it (Singer, 2012). I will become an observer of life; instead of getting caught up in my thoughts, and causing myself to suffer, I will be able to connect more deeply to the experience of life as it is, and more deeply to my own happiness (2012).

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Increasing my sense of self-regard and being more authentically myself will allow me to connect better with my team (Stein & Book, 2011, p. 71). I will not need to try to impress those around me with titles or the trappings of ego; instead I will feel comfortable being myself (p. 71).

By removing my own ego from the equation, I will be able to strengthen my team by surrounding myself with people who are strong where I am weak (p. 73). Stein and Book discuss the importance of being able to recognize our own deficiencies as leaders, not in a negative way but as an opportunity to fill the gap (p. 73). As leaders, this means trusting our teams to compensate for our own weaknesses, and trusting that we still have value in that equation (p. 73). As a result, my teams will be stronger, and will be better able to contribute to the success of the organization.

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To truly connect with the people that I live and work with, I need to be open and vulnerable with them (Brown, 2012).

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Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.

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Action Step 3: Being Brave Enough to Have Difficult Conversations

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Action Step 3: Being Brave Enough to Have Difficult Conversations

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I'm Marie

You have gifts to share with the world and my job is to help you get them out there.

Last month, I flew to Houston (prior to Harvey) to interview someone I'm honored to call a friend, Dr. Brené Brown.

We were together at the Women's March earlier this year. We could barely walk a few feet without someone stopping us to say hi, snap a selfie or simply thank Brené for the difference she's made.

At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized. @BreneBrown Click To Tweet

Her work has already transformed the lives of millions. I believe her latest book Braving The Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging & The Courage To Stand Alone is a must read for anyone who cares about doing their part to create a more caring and just world.

This conversation will likely go down as one of my MarieTV all-time favorites.

We cover a lot of ground in this conversation, including:

Why we can't stay silent on social issues due to fear of criticism or getting it wrong (Brené has a BA, MA and PhD plus 10 years of experience and still gets nervous)

How to stay brave and civil while having difficult social and political conversations

The vital distinction between dehumanizing and rehumanizing - this is crucial for us to understand and practice if we hope to heal the polarization in our country and world

Why we must practice "braving" if we want to stay connected to ourselves and others

How shaming others you disagree with never leads to positive outcomes

The 5 words Maya Angelou shared that have shaped Brené's speaking career

And so much more.

Once you've had a chance to watch, I'd love to know.

What is the most important insight you're taking away from this conversation? And more importantly, how can you turn that insight into action right now? Leave a comment below and let us know.

Share as much detail as you'd like in your reply. Thousands of incredible souls come here each week for insight and inspiration, and your story may help someone else have a meaningful breakthrough.

Important: share your thoughts and ideas directly in the comments. Links to other posts, videos, etc. will be deleted as they come across as spammy.

Thank you so much for reading, watching and sharing your voice. Your kindness continues to make this an extraordinary space for learning and growing.

With so much love,

XO

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Brené Brown Shows You How To "Brave the Wilderness"

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Within the EQ Edge framework, these communication methods fit into the scale of assertiveness (2011). The outcome of being able to express my feelings, thoughts and beliefs, and to have difficult conversations is that it will bring me closer to the people that I interact with (2011). Communicating clearly and honestly allows will ensure that I feel heard,  that I have honoured myself and my views, and have been true to myself.

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By being open in my communication and connection within my team, I will be inviting them to connect and communicate as well. The trust that is built through these honest and authentic exchanges will result in an atmosphere where people feel free to bring their best selves to work with them, and to express their opinions and feelings (2013). In Primal Leadership, Daniel Goleman is clear on the importance of leaders driving emotions positively: it brings out everyone's best (2013, p. 5).

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In all honesty, my starting goal is not being a good leader, it's to be a good human, to live in the moment, and to be authentically myself While I hope and believe that the result will be that I am a good leader, it's not the first stepping stone. For real change to happen and for real self-improvement to take root, it has to happen in the soul, in "being". Then it moves into the mind, into "action". From there it moves into the body, the "having". To be a good leader, you have to start with the soul, and within. You don't start with the intention of being a good leader, you start with the intention of being your best self.

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Deepak Chopra, The Soul of Leadership Part 1 - INSITE 2012

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Deepak Chopra, Founder and Chairman, The Chopra Foundation presenting at INSITE 2012, Pershing's Financial Solutions Conference.

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Being a "good person" in itself has a positive effect on other people. In Primal Leadership, Daniel Goleman discusses the value of being the "kind of [person] others like to be around because they are emotionally nourishing" (Goleman, 2005, p. 119). People who further their own emotional intelligence and development "leave other people in a good mood, and evoke the comment, "what a pleasure to be around someone like that" (p. 119).

While it is important to use these social skills with integrity, rather than trying to fit in (p. 119), leaders who can help their employees to feel good "lubricate mental efficiency" and create environments where people feel more "optimistic about their ability to achieve a goal, enhance creativity and decision making skills, and predispose people to be helpful" (Goleman, Boyatzis & McKee, 2013, p. 14). Being an authentic, open individual has a positive effect, which can lead to positive change on teams and in organizations.

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By being my authentic self, and communicating and connecting with the people in my life, I am getting out of my own way and creating more space for living a healthy, happy, successful life. In turn, I will have a positive effect on those around me by leading by example, and opening up the possibilities for true human connection.

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How can you have lived for so long and still not get it.. This self-obsession is a waste of living. That could be spent on surviving things, appreciating nature, nurturing kindness and friendship....and dancing !

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Thank you for viewing my storyboard. Hope you have an incredible week!

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In the following storyboard, I will introduce two changes that I want to make to further my emotional intelligence and development, in order to have a positive effect on those around me, and to be a better leader.

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And all it takes is being brave, and being kind...

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And all it takes is being brave, and being kind...

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Baby We'll Be Fine (live) by THE NATIONAL

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a black/white live video i shot for THE NATIONAL last december on la Guinguette Pirate, a boat in Paris, one of my favourite songs from the band from brooklyn

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