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2.6 | How do this week’s practices/observations inform or influence your leadership?
Below, you will see the Session #2 reflection questions. Please answer these questions at the bottom of the screen.
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I’ve actually felt far more comfortable with leading the groups I’m responsible for, with teachings from Marc and Nicky. I’ve also practiced embodied awareness when listening- a bit harder when speaking, but so far, so good!
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It allows me to be more interested in listening and letting others take their own initiative. The Metta practice communicates deeply with our common humanity and basic needs. It is a powerful reminder that we are here to support and listen each other. I don’t need to be the center of a meeting or conversation, but I can be an active participant and caring listener This lightens and enrich my experience in a group. When I recognize my humanity, I can be more vulnerable and open to change. It is also about staying curious and excited about what others can bring to the table.
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I’ve been more confident in showing up for my clients! As I practice self-compassion, I start to believe more regularly that I am enough just the way I am. Also, having a more consistent self-compassion practice has allowed me to drop my ego more quickly and not overthink or over-prepare when I get ready for my clients.
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After Session 2, I have sat through Nikki’s guided meditations which I find soothing and profound. Mil gracias Nikki! The most powerful meditation for me has been the compassion meditation Metta for the neutral person. Through the process of focusing on a neutral person, a female shop clerk, and guided through the realization that the person is just like me, with a life filled with joys, sorrows, loved ones, disappointments, wants, etc., I experienced a breaking-through the façade of that person, like Alice through the looking glass. That clerk lives a world filled with emotions and challenges, just like me. it was revelatory. Leadership involves looking through the façade of people’s work roles to see their humanity and feel compassion in the process.
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I find the days when I do the meditations in the morning, those are the good days. I am much more equipped to handle everything that comes. The metta practice for myself is powerful here.
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I find the days when I do the meditations in the morning, those are the good days. I am much more equipped to handle everything that comes. The metta practice for myself is powerful here.
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I find the days when I do the meditations in the morning, those are the good days. I am much more equipped to handle everything that comes. The metta practice for myself is powerful here.
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I find the days when I do the meditations in the morning, those are the good days. I am much more equipped to handle everything that comes. The metta practice for myself is powerful here.
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I find the days when I do the meditations in the morning, those are the good days. I am much more equipped to handle everything that comes. The metta practice for myself is powerful here.
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I find the days when I do the meditations in the morning, those are the good days. I am much more equipped to handle everything that comes. The metta practice for myself is powerful here.
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I find the days when I do the meditations in the morning, those are the good days. I am much more equipped to handle everything that comes. The metta practice for myself is powerful here.
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They reinforce my feeling that creating space (broadly understood) is the foundation for “growth.” I mean this not a conventionally accepted business sense (whereby more and bigger is a marker of success) but in an organic one: to grow to its full potential a living being (take a plant) needs space – and of the right kind at that, with enough nutrients, with enough air, and with enough absence of obstacles for it to become its best self. Compassion, for me, is probably the most powerful tool to create such space, providing everyone the opportunity and the resources to become their best selves on their own terms.
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By seeing everyone in their purest form of humanity and being centered with compassion as a core focus helps to create a ‘fresh set of eyes and ears’ for every conversation and interaction. It is easy to let judgements, good or bad, build up without checking assumptions and pausing/integrating the humanity component. We are each trying our best and want what is best for the organization and the mission, we just approach it differently. It is however that diversity of perspective, approach and expertise that makes the work better. The practice over this past month helps me slow down to speed up and to view people, opportunities and challenges with new curiosity.
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I keep reflecting on the concept of reacting vs responding. That simple concept has helped me so many times in a variety of settings. I have re-written emails, listened deeper, and agreed more. I have tremendous gratitude for this training.
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I feel this month’s practices and exercises have given me greater space and therefore ability to be compassionate and present as a leader. Self-compassion in particular is starting to let me have greater space and balance for myself and recover quicker from issues and this in turn gives me the space to me more mindful and present for others. And metta for others, both neutral and more challenging helps me come from a place of curiosity for others not just in their work and surface behavior but in in what lies beneath it for them and how I can support them.
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