Here's how you can foster resilience by practicing mindfulness as an executive.

Mindfulness can help executives navigate challenges, manage stress effectively, and maintain professional composure. It encourages self-awareness, effective stress management, emotional regulation, cognitive flexibility, decision-making skills, positive relationships, self-care, and a growth mindset. By incorporating mindfulness practices into daily routines, executives can develop resilience, enhance well-being, and lead with greater impact in their professional role. By fostering positive relationships, practicing self-care, and cultivating a growth mindset, they can lead with greater effectiveness and impact.

Learning about mindfulness isn't jumping head first into the first meditation you encounter on the internet. Mindfulness can be a complexe concept to grasp in its simplicity. It took me many years to move from sitting in a room full of sweaty strangers at lunchtime, to taking courses about what mindfulness really means. It certainly isn't about sitting there and focusing on thinking about nothing. To give mindfulness a chance, like everything, it is important to have an open mind, but most importantly explore it fully and not stop at just one technique or one teacher. Find your own way, test and learn, discover different practices and find the ones that float your boat.

One powerful way to foster resilience is by incorporating mindfulness practices into your daily routine. Start by carving out just a few minutes each day for mindfulness meditation. This could be as simple as focusing on your breath or engaging in a body scan to bring awareness to different sensations in your body. By regularly practicing mindfulness, you develop the ability to observe your thoughts and emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them, which is key to resilience. Another way to integrate mindfulness into your executive life is by bringing mindful awareness to your everyday activities. Whether you're in a high-stakes meeting or responding to emails, try to approach each task with more attention and intention.

The point about having a practice is that mindfulness is not about a theoretical insight or realisation, it's about embodying a certain quality of awareness and for this we need to develop and train. A daily practice is ideal but what is even more important is to have a sustainable practice. My advice to clients is to practise 'little and often' at first - start with as little as 3-5 minutes and build from there! Don't make the mistake of being too ambitious as you may end up not doing it at all (I'm speaking from personal experience as well as that of my clients). And don't forget that practice is not restricted to "formal" practice but can be easily integrated into your day in many creative ways without necessitating any time out at all.

Consistency doesn't mean daily. Like Claire mentions, it is important to practice regularly, however Rome wasn't built in one day. By starting small and scaling, you make sure that you ease yourself into a sustainable practice. To get into fitness, it helped a lot to start once a week, then twice, then more... For meditation, it was easier to take on a challenge and start with 2 minutes a day then more. However there nothing too little, if you're able to enjoy a practice here and there, great! You'll increase the frequency progressively eventually. Mindfulness isn't supposed to be another added stress onto your day. However remember that the principle of resilience is to grow and expand. Train that muscle: keep it up!

Je constate qu'il y a une injonction à pratiquer régulièrement sous prétexte que sinon ?a ne sert à rien. Or, il me semble plus efficace de démarrer à son propre rythme pour "y prendre go?t". Lorsque je travaille en cabinet sur la pleine conscience, mes clients notent du positif et ne voient pas toujours l'intérêt de la la régularité. Je leur propose 2 à 3 pratiques par semaine. Soit ils conservent cette fréquence soit ils l'augmentent. Et c'est bien ainsi !

Since I stopped smoking and became nicotine-free, meditation and breath-work have been a huge saviour. I'd add that having a healthy physical practice helps: running, yoga, boxing, any movement really that you love. The body likes to express itself. When you're stressed, using your 5 senses feeds a methodology to get grounded and appease anxiety. Movement is definitely also a great way to express and process. Explore mindfulness without limits: self-awareness isn't limited to meditation only. It can be a walk. It can be spending time in nature. Learn what works for you, and practice it regularly so when you need it, you have that safety net to support you.

C'est un des outils intéressants pour la gestion du stress. Il faut pouvoir proposer différentes techniques pour permettre à chacun d'expérimenter afin de trouver celle qui lui convient.

L'intelligence émotionnelle fait partie des soft skills qui sont de plus en plus valorisées en entreprise, surtout pour les managers. En amont de la pleine conscience, il est indispensable de faire un travail sur l'identification, la compréhension puis l'acceptation de nos émotions. C'est bien souvent une démarche personnelle. Il est possible de le faire, en partie, au sein d'une équipe sous la forme d'ateliers.

I guess we could explore having a real diary of a CEO. Opening and closing your day with useful prompts can help nurture your reflexion. Setting objectives in the morning and evaluating your day at night are basic frameworks that tend to help. An important component of it is to include gratitude as part of my journaling routine. I found it helps me stay grounded and nurture positive emotions to support through the day/to end on a good note at night.

Mindfulness involves paying attention to the present moment without judgment, which can help executives become more aware of their thoughts, emotions, and reactions. By developing a sense of self-compassion, executives can better cope with setbacks, failures, and stressful situations. Executives who practice mindfulness also tend to exhibit greater empathy towards their colleagues, clients, and employees. This increased empathy can foster stronger relationships, communication, and collaboration within the workplace. Additionally, executives who are more compassionate are better equipped to handle conflicts, provide support, and inspire others to excel.

Mindfulness allows to be able to witness ourselves and situations without any attachment and hence to see things more clearly and listen deeply. with this comes the choice to respond rather than react since there is a pause introduced after any experience. it takes regular practice though to be able to withdraw from a challenging situation when one is in the midst of the same. some simple ways of building mindfulness practice to achieve this witness skill are- regular relaxed breathing practice, paying attention to breathing, with all senses engaging with some simple chores throughout the day or engaging with senses with activities that give joy like time in nature, listening to music, or any creative interest/hobby