Do you constantly feel the pressure to always be on? Leadership has a way of making every minute feel like it has to be productive. You’re always going to have an email you have to answer, some kind of decision to make, a problem you need to solve, or have someone coming to you in search of direction during the day. In the business world, that kind of constant motion can start to look like strength to some. [Read more…]
Can You Build Ambition and Well-Being Together?
The short answer to this commonly asked question is a big, resounding yes. Ambition and well-being don’t have to be opposites in our world. If you want to do something more meaningful, grow a business, lead a team, or chase even bigger dreams, you have to accept that stress is going to be a part of the deal. Ambition isn’t the problem here. The problem is how we pursue it while actively ignoring ourselves. [Read more…]
The Best Communication Says More With Less
Technalink knows that the businesses with the best chance of survival in uncertain times are the ones that retain the enthusiasm and loyalty of employees. One of the best ways to do this is through soulful leadership practices like ensuring you maintain good lines of communication. And one of the best ways to do this is to practice being concise. [Read more…]
Mindfulness Does Not Control Thoughts, But Your Focus
Technalink will always support anyone who decides to cultivate a greater sense of mindfulness in their lives. However, some people may inadvertently seek the state of mindfulness in ways that aren’t appropriate to their frame of mind, tending to believe that this is a process of emptying their mind and being a blank slate. [Read more…]
Desire, Direction, and Mindfulness in the Business World
There’s nothing wrong with wanting more purpose, growth, success, and peace from your work life. Desire is actually what gets us moving in the first place. It pushes us to try, build, lead, and keep going, even when things start feeling uncertain. [Read more…]
Meditation Beads and the Art of Slowing Down
Are you starting to feel like everything going on in your life is just getting to be too much? Admittedly, most of us move through the day in hyperspeed. We wake up each day thinking about everything that needs to get done. Then we rush through work, answer messages while doing three other things at once, and then wonder why we still feel so tense and on edge at the end of the day. Slowing down sounds like a simple concept, but when you try to actually do that in your real life, it can be strangely hard to accomplish. [Read more…]
Mindfulness Can Be Used For Short Breaks & Resets Throughout The Day
Technalink knows that it’s all too easy to get caught up in the momentum of something, especially if it’s an ongoing worry or even a crisis. Worrying about an upcoming meeting, or even the state of the world as it impacts your life or business, can create a loop where you get caught in thinking and fretting about it. [Read more…]
Mindfulness Is About Observation Without Reaction Or Judgment
Technalink has always been a strong advocate for self-improvement, and one of the best ways to do this with long-term results and benefits is by developing a sense of mindfulness. Mindfulness is a skill involving focusing awareness on the present. Cultivating this skill gives people the ability to put aside worries and lingering thoughts and provides an interval of calm and control. One of the biggest benefits mindfulness brings is a distance that makes it easier to deal with strong thoughts and emotions, and part of that is the practice that comes from understanding mindfulness. [Read more…]