Calm is really the answer to the world of chaos we live in today and happiness is the state of mind which makes you operate optimally in the world of life and the world of work. Leadership style has shifted from leading the way, to showing the way. Its all about connect with your team, family and friends through effective EQ skills. Being good at what you do is really important but specially in professional services you need to do what you do with excellence but also work shoulder to shoulder with your team so that the services that you offer, the brand you build, your communication, becomes positively disruptive in the market.
To be able to achieve this goal you yourself need to sparkle and shine and lead the motivation game with your own behaviour. The essence of the ‘sparkle and shine mindset’ is to control the way you react to developments and happenings. Just a few basic steps listed below will show you remarkable results. Just try them out in all seriousness.
Become a beacon of positivity
Positivity does not reflect by just preaching about it or even beating your chest about how positive you are. Positivity is felt by the way you feel and act. When a positive person walks into a room, the room itself starts to glow! The best start to positivity is to train yourself to respond to situations with calmness and optimism. For you, actually the glass remains half full. Never half empty. You need to bring in mindfulness into your way of life. A real good starting point is to start being grateful. Just one word of caution often fake positivity misfires. Ensure that your positivity has its foundations in logic and reality.
Develop empathy and sensitivity
Empathy is a magic quality to connect and really understand expectations. Some are born with this quality and most have to cultivate this trait. Whether its your team or your customers, its basically about putting yourself in their shoes and understanding, how they feel and what they believe. You know, all of us chase the big R which is response but essentially most of us do not listen to understand but listen to respond. Be sensitive. Feel what people say and respond accordingly, all your interactions will drastically improve and become result oriented. Trust gets established faster too.
Transform into a volcano of energy
If you check out all outstanding leaders, they a full of energy and it shows, energy brings with it tenacity and the real ability of knowing the way, showing the way and going the way. Energy is a depletable resource and needs to be constantly replenished. Like any other fuel you have to also find effective ways of conserving energy too. Firstly, you need to be mindful of your own nutritional needs. Eat energy enriching foods on time, stay hydrated and keep your stomach in optimal health. Let your body get enough exercise. Keep moving. Get enough sleep and of course keep stress far away!
Nurture your physical and mental health
I keep repeating this because of its relevance especially in current times ‘A healthy body houses a healthy mind. Health bumps, whether physical or mental have far reaching consequences on your abilities. So be very careful. Mental health issues impact physical health and vice versa, physical health issues negatively impact mental health. So, keep track of your physical self through good food, good sleep and exercises. Ensure that you go for regular medical check-ups. What is surprising in recent times is that most people are unaware that they have mental health issues. Do consult a mental health consultant well in time. Its always good to pre-empt anything.
When you start practicing the four initial steps, you will start developing within yourself the ‘Sparkle and shine mindset’. All the best!
“We are what we repeatedly do.”
Aristotle
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