Thanks for your interest in the Mindful Leadership session. Below you will find links to some of the things I covered and more; blog posts from me and others, videos I shared and more, and books that I mentioned and many more. There is a lot here, take it at your own pace. If you are interested in a bit of a deeper dive on content briefly mentioned you can scroll through my blog posts related to this topic which are compiled at this link.

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Mindful Leadership Concepts

• • Beginner’s mind and unlearning

• • Breathing: Box breathing. 4-7-8 Breathing

• • Don’t Should On Yourself

• • “I get to…” vs “I have to…”

• • Your Inner Guide

• • Not reacting, but choosing our response

• • The power of sacred pauses

• • Radical acceptance and letting go of arguing with reality

• • Agency and letting go of control

• • The middle path or healthy non-attachment

• • Humor as a tool for creativity, innovation, and problem solving

• • Meditation strategies, tools, and recommendations

• • Integrating gratitude, celebrations, and kindness as leadership strategies

More from Keith

• • The Science of Gratitude

• • Top 5 Most Recommended Books**

• • 5 Lessons from The Book of Joy

• • 5 Levels of Celebrations and Gratitude

• • Curiosity, Certainty, & Control

• • Essentialism

Videos

4-7-8 Breathing from Dr. Andrew Weil

What armor do you need to let go of in your life?

Here’s a video version of my story on shifting perspectives from a keynote at NODA.

Brilliant lessons on taking a sacred pause and managing emotions from children.

The power of gratitude.

A simple explanation of meditation.

Keith has a Toward Thriving Guided Meditation that you can access for free.

Incredible story on the healing power of forgiveness.

Books

Brach, T. (2004). Radical acceptance: Embracing your life with the heart of a Buddha. New York: Bantam Books.

Brown, B. (2018). Dare to lead: Brave work, tough conversations, whole hearts. New York, NY: Random House.

Bstan ʼdzin rgya, m., Dalai Lama, Tutu, D., & Abrams, D. (2016). The book of joy: Lasting happiness in a changing world. New York: Penguin Random House.

Carroll, M. (2008). The mindful leader: Awakening your natural management skills through mindfulness meditation. Boston: Trumpeter.

Kornfield, J. (2008). The wise heart: A guide to the universal teachings of Buddhist psychology: New York: Bantam Books.

Lipsky, L. v. D., & Burk, C. (2009). Trauma stewardship: An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

McKeown, G. (2014). Essentialism: The disciplined pursuit of less. New York: Crown.

Whitelaw, G. (2012). The Zen leader: 10 ways to go from barely managing to leading fearlessly. Pompton Plains: Career Press.

Podcasts

On-Being Podcast

Insights from the Edge

Apps

Insight Timer

Calm

Headspace