Work-life balance is essential because you can’t have a life in balance if you exclude your work from the equation. But balancing work and the rest of your life can be tricky. Doing so means addressing a wide range of issues such as knowing your purpose, discovering your authentic self, improving focus, and putting yourself forward in a positive fashion by developing your emotional intelligence and improving your leadership skills.
By Laura Araujo
administrator
While you may have tried some form of meditation in the past, because of these challenges, you may have had trouble forming a sustainable practice.
This may be because you haven’t found the appropriate meditation technique for you, but for many, it’s because they have uncertainty about the HOW of meditation. How does this thing actually work?
By Laura Araujo
administrator
When your brain isn’t focused on a task, it switches into autopilot mode whenever it can. This switch to automatic processing allows your brain to rest its prefrontal cortex.
Autopilot can be incredibly helpful, especially when we are talking about brushing our teeth, flossing, dressing ourselves, checking the mail, cleaning the kitchen, it saves us unnecessary decision-making.
The danger is when we don’t notice that we’ve slipped into this mode.
By Laura Araujo
administrator
Not only does constantly striving to achieve things potentially up our cortisol levels and mess up our microbiome, it creates neuropathways that are not conducive to a mindful existence. In other words, the more we focus on doing things, the more our mind rewires around that, which makes us harder to be mindful — which, in case you’ve not been following along, ain’t so great.
So how do we mindfully go the other direction? By getting more rest.
By Laura Araujo
administrator
Emotions influence how we engage with others, affect the decisions we make and our relationship with them, and how we respond to them, and communicate with them, makes all the difference.
By Laura Araujo
administrator
What does your work space look like?
By Laura Araujo
administrator
The act of identifying your purpose and bringing it to life on a consistent basis, however, can prove challenging. I don’t know about you, but there are times when I feel overwhelmed when I begin a new project or am pursuing a purpose-driven goal.
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