Excerpt from Staying Focused in the Age of Distraction

 
We think you will agree that the challenge is not to stretch even further to take in more information, but, rather, to be mindful and discriminating about where our attention is focused. How can we minimize distractions and overlook things that don’t matter. We all know what it’s like to try to pay attention to something when we are distracted by something else. Suppose we are feeling emotional pain, and we don’t want to focus on the negative. We can direct ourselves away from unpleasant thoughts and feelings. We can do this by mindfully attending to our breathing and being in the present moment. The additional strategies below can also help.

Excerpt from The Procrastination Workbook

Practically everyone can develop a long list of delayed activities. The fact that many of us make “to-do” lists testifies to the very human wish to stay organized and get things done. Though few of us pride ourselves in falling behind, sometimes the things on our lists don’t get done....

The five-step self-development process is a powerful way to gain progressive mastery over procrastination. The five-step process involves establishing a mission, setting goals, building an action plan, executing the plan, and evaluating the results. Following this approach, you pick away at the foundations for procrastination.

Excerpt from What’s Right With Me: Positive Ways to Celebrate Your Strengths, Build Self-Esteem, and Reach Your Potential

If we look back at our lives with curiosity and kindness, we might be startled at our bravery. Often, we are taken aback by our natural propensity as children to explore what we truly enjoyed.... We are still as brave, creative, and determined.

by guest blogger Jeffrey Brantley, M.D., author of the Five Good Minutes® series, The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook, Calming Your Anxious Mind, and Daily Meditations for Calming Your Anxious Mind

The word mindfulness appears frequently in the popular culture and media these days.  In addition, a growing number of professionals are exploring and offering mindfulness-based activities to their clients.

But, what exactly is mindfulness?

Excerpt from The Source of Leadership: Eight Drivers of the High-Impact Leader by David M. Traversi

A high-impact leader possesses the classic character traits of a leader and also executes the classic leadership functions.  These include:

Excerpt from Daily Meditations for Calming Your Anxious Mind by Jeffrey Brantley, MD, and Wendy Millstine, NC

.... Cultivating patience involves being tolerant of life’s temporary, unsolved predicaments and uncertainties while you wait for a solution or opportunity to emerge. Patience requires trust. You nurture your ability to trust that the natural flow of life has moments that cannot be controlled or easily fixed. Life has an uncanny way of working itself out, with or without you.