3 ways LEADERS can find time for SELF-REFLECTION

Do you spend most of your days running around, putting out fires, dealing with crises, attending meetings that are a waste of your time, making decisions others could have made?

If you are like most leaders, you are running around mindlessly instead of mindfully.

In this session, you will learn 3 ways you can find time to pause and put the brakes on at work more often so you can more mindfully get out of crisis management and move into proactive leadership.

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Here’s the thing, this kind of frantic pace is NOT going to get you where you want to go as an individual or an organization.

If you want to know how to do it differently, you need to slow down in order to speed up. 

When you make time to pause, you:

• Create space for yourself to make important and strategic decisions
• Can be intentional about growing yourself
• Are able to reflect on how you can mentor your team

How - Pausing to Become Curious
Where do you find the time to pause?

1. Schedule it in
2. Create a routine
3. Use existing times

1) Schedule it in

Book an appointment with yourself. Seriously, make reflection as important as meetings, phone calls and email.
​Schedule it in and don't let someone book you for that time.

2) Create a routine

Reflection should not be a one-off thing. Make a habit of doing it, just like you would any other reoccurring appointment. For example:

• Daily at 3 pm.
• Every Wednesday morning. 

3) Use existing times

Instead of grabbing your phone and checking email for the 20th time, use time like waiting in line or the few mins before a meeting starts to reflect.
Use commuting time to reflect in silence instead of filling the quiet with the radio, a podcast or catching up on phone calls. 

For more help on finding time to pause, read this article from Kathy as she explains how to use pauses to access your inner wisdom. It's that inner wisdom that helps you lead more powerfully. 
Awaken Your Inner Wisdom: Schedule PAUSES