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Right Place, Right Time

12/29/2020

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To say that 2020 was a difficult year for most, if not all of us, is a bit of an understatement. And yet here we are... stronger and wiser because of it. We've learned so much about ourselves, our Spirit, our Heart, our employees, our neighbors and friends. Turning over rocks to see what's underneath, letting the light shine on it, is a necessary part of transforming anything. Whether it's your business, or your Self, taking a long look at what needs up-leveling is a healthy and necessary thing. Even though it may not feel like it when you're going through it!

Timing and Preparation

There's an old saying that "Timing is everything." I'm not certain it's everything but it certainly has its' place in realizing what we need to wake up to for our own evolution. Some say that 'luck' plays a big role - maybe your business was in air filtration or pharmaceuticals. Or in the case of 'bad luck' your business was part of the service sector and simply couldn't survive the pandemic restrictions. There's another saying "Luck favors the prepared man."  Even with 6 months of reserves, I'm not sure anyone could have anticipated what we've experienced this year on a global scale.

Hard Lessons

Controlling what you can control and letting the rest go. That was the biggest lesson for me and one that I worked with clients diligently on this year.  Your resilience as a leader, a father or mother, a changemaker, creates new muscle memory. Adapting and becoming leaner, more effective, more appreciative of the gifts and blessings that perhaps we took for granted... all make you a more complete and impactful human being. 

Right Place, Right Time

I for one feel fortunate to be here now. Each generation has faced and will continue to face unique challenges. Sometimes breaking down old structures that don't work anymore can be incredibly painful and not without casualties. But if you're here, reading this, then you might well believe as I believe -- that we're each here to serve a purpose. To learn, despite circumstances, how to thrive, connect, lead, and love. Was there any better time to do that than this year? 

For if you're here reading this, that's exactly what you've done despite great odds. And for this you've been built. For this, you've been honing and calibrating and adjusting and adapting your skills and talents. The world needs your gifts. Needs you. That's why you're here at the right place, at the right time.
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The Power of Here & Now

9/13/2020

 
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Cultivating Your Most Potent Leadership Potential.

How much of your day do you spend thinking about the future? When you have your virtual employee meetings, do you often reference "this is how we've always done it"...

There is no power in the future. There is no power in the past. Your only true power is right here right now in this moment. That's where energy resides.  Shifting your attention to the present moment allows you harness your energy in the most effective and efficient way. 

How you experience your moments, is how you experience your life.

​A recent study stated our brain is processing approximately twelve million pieces of data a second. Our brain can actually consciously only process about fifty of those pieces of data in any given second. And even with those fifty pieces of data, how much do you believe you're truly able to embrace each of them and milk them for all they're worth? The point is that if you're intentionally living in the present moment, the pieces of data - the most meaningful aspects of this second - will be felt fully and understood with greater clarity. And isn't that what so many are seeking, particularly right now? Clarity. Sweet clarity. 

Clarity, sweet clarity.

My promise to you is this - that if you're mindfully living in this moment, turning on and tuning into your five senses... clarity shall be yours. And it can come as fast or as slow as you're willing and open to believing it can. In The Mindful Leader Program for example, we work step by step on ways to stay present and focused on the here and now. It's all-important if you desire to take your Leadership, your impact, your legacy, to new heights. ​​

Here & Now

8/2/2019

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Angela Moonan Executive Coach The Road to Hana Maui Hawaii
The Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii at dusk. It was a 12 hour journey all the way around the island. This was a civilized part of the road. Most was treacherous and darn right scary. I absolutely had to be in the present moment for that entirety of that trip. It was and remains a great lesson. pc: Angela Moonan
Angela Moonan Executive Coach Forbes Coaches Council
As someone who has spent their professional life developing FUTURE SCENARIOS for brands and their supporting organizations, it's an interesting learning curve to focus on the HERE & NOW. Truly, the here and now is the ONLY place of power:

Envisioning a different path for your company is a natural part of strategic development and growth. What can sometimes get lost is the appreciation for what you have right here, right now. 

The employee who just got a five star review from a customer wants to FEEL the APPRECIATION for their applied skills and energy, right here, right now... not sometime off in the distant unknown. Your sales manager who just lost his wife to cancer doesn't need reassurance and commitment from you next month. He needs it - right here and now.

For new staff to begin rowing in the same direction as your overall team's vision, they can only learn what that looks and feels like, right here and now. You can only affect profit margins for fourth quarter, right here and now.

"The employee who just got a five star review from a customer wants to FEEL the APPRECIATION for their applied skills and energy, right here, right now... not sometime off in the distant unknown."
In the 'being present' of it all, focusing your energy and attention right here and now, you are your most resourceful. The future only ever exists, in each present moment, moment by moment. So why not begin where you can actually have a shot at altering the future path? Here and now.

Here's a powerful and easy 4-minute exercise you can embrace here and now:

  1. Sit somewhere quiet and peaceful. Close the door. Silence the cell phone.
  2. Breathe. In.  Out.  Slowly. Do that three or four times, simply feeling the breath puff out your chest and belly over and over.

Now, 

Do a check in with how you're feeling right here and now?
Do you feel inspired? Do you feel beaten?
Invigorated and optimistic? Or depleted and skeptical?
Do you feel nothing?
Feeling nothing is ok too. You'll get there. > We're going for inspired, invigorated, and optimistic :)

  • NO:  IF you're NOT feeling resourceful, inspired, energized, stay very GENERAL in your thoughts: pick a thought that makes you smile. Something about your family, your best golf shot, your dog. There. You're more resourceful than you were 3 seconds ago. It works like that. One, empowering thought at a time.
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  • YES:  IF or ONCE you ARE in a more empowered state - take some time to focus more specifically on the challenge and opportunity that exists in a particular department, product line, or service offering. Take stock of all the gifts you've been granted up til now in that department, with that team - and appreciate all you and your team have learned to get you to right here and now.

FEEL into what feels like is missing.

Now, in what ways can YOU contribute best to building a bridge from here .. to there. Beginning right here and now. Look to yourself FIRST before you start piecing together the puzzle with your employees.
"​Don't think chess game, ten moves ahead. Only focus on what's right before you."
​One step, one inspired action. That's it. Don't think chess game, ten moves ahead. Only focus on ​what's right before you. The very next step or thought will take you to the next, and the next, and the next... moment by moment. It works! I promise.
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    ​I believe 2020 is providing us with the right stage to use new language, new connections and collaboration to take our companies to the next and necessary level of engagement - for both employees AND for customers and patients alike.

    Looking through this new lens with heightened empathy, care, and alignment of your heart and head requires cultivating your mindfulness.

    A believer in truth, trust, beauty, and leading your company with an authentic heart, I help illuminate the path, shining a light in a dark room and allowing you to find the beauty within your own, and your organizations' walls.

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