How many of you have thought of mindfulness? Meditation, yoga — all of those core buzzwords — as not just acts of relaxation, but acts of leadership. This is the stance of my guest today, Paula Pyne. Paula is a consultant in the mindfulness space and her stance on the matter is that all of these elements — all of these things that cause us to focus on ourselves and who we are and to slow down — are not just tools to help accelerate the success of teams and new startups but are also acts of personal leadership.
I thoroughly enjoyed this interview with Paula because it took an entirely new position on this notion of mindfulness. If you’re the person who rolls their eyes at yoga and are really challenged to slow down in your busy life — then this interview is for you!
Key Takeaways:
[3:57] What a mindful leadership coach is and the journey that led Paula to this position.
[6:38] What is integral theory?
[8:09] The new leadership paradigm.
[10:33] Are we all born with the capacity to be leaders or is there an intuitive capacity or skill set that positions people to be more natural leaders than others?
[13:24] What do we need to tap into efficiently as individual leaders to combat a style of leadership that is focused on bullying and posturing of power?
[15:57] How the platform of leadership is shifting and what we need to do, as women, to help step into it.
[17:26] How do we gather the courage to start making change in our lives and take action?
[21:20] The challenge as a leader of creating an environment that respects patients while also remaining amply competitive in the business space.
[26:47] Paula’s advice to the young, bold, ambitious individuals that need to work on their leadership development before diving head-first into a project or career.
[28:09] What it’s like working in the discipline of positive psychology, and what Paula teaches in terms of self-care.
[30:36] Achieving health optimization through biohacking?
[31:18] How Paula defines mindfulness.
[32:50] Paula walks us through a beginner’s mindfulness exercise!
[40:43] What came up in Meghan’s heart during Paula’s mindfulness exercise.
[41:45] How Paula defines health.
[43:24] Paula’s key performance indicators!
[47:18] Where to find more about what Paula is up to.
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More About Paula Pyne
At Uplift Consulting, Paula serves a diverse array of coaching and organizational clients. Whether in Transition, or as a leader investing in their Workplace, each develops greater clarity, better tools for performance, resilience and a sense of deepened awareness for sustainable change. Outside of Uplift, Paula is an associate and member of the Telfer Executive Programs, Community of Practice, where she teaches her signature workshop, Wellbeing for Leadership Resilience. She’s a member of the facilitation team, with Wilfred Laurier’s Positive Psychology Certificate Program, where she teaches Self Care. She also shares her wisdom and compassionate spirit online as part of the Huffington Post community and teaches yoga and meditation in her community in Ottawa, Canada.
Connect with my Guest:
Website: UpliftConsulting.com
Email: Info@UpliftConsulting.com or Paula.Pyne@gmail.com
Social Links: Twitter and Facebook
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