Leading Through The Holiday's - Mental Health Part 2
Living in a post-Brené Brown World
Vulnerability. Shame. Fear. These are words that have been left out of our leadership vocabulary for a long time, but have recently been brought into the spotlight by the work of progressive leaders and psychologists- particularly the insights of Dr. Brené Brown (a gifted researcher, speaker, author, and personal leadership hero of mine).
When we find ourselves falling into a slump, it often brings on feelings of shame, and leaves us feeling vulnerable and fearful that someone may see our weaknesses. In this video we’ll go over some of the things that my millennial daughter does when she feels herself “slumping”, and how Brené Brown’s work has impacted her ability to deal with it. I hope that you’re able to take something away that will work for you next time you start to feel down. Remember, you can’t lead anyone else if you’re not leading yourself well first, and that includes checking in on your mental health and taking care of your own well-being.
Entire Series
There are six videos in the Leading Through the Holiday’s Series. We will release them over the course of the next few months.
I want to leave you with a reminder that you can behave your way to thinking, but you can’t think your way to behaving.
It's the beginning of a new year, and with the reset of the calendar tends to come the onslaught of New Years Resolutions. All those good habits you want to start, and bad habits you want to break- new year, new you! Right?!
You can’t fix your family. We’re coming up on the holidays, and with that comes a lot of time with family. It’s such a gift to be able to spend intentional quality time with those we love- although sometimes, it may seem like a gift that you wish you could return.
The last point for developing a gratitude practice- do it every day. Every. Single. Day. No matter what, no matter where, no matter when, find some time to intentionally practice gratitude however you choose to do that.
That’s right, you heard me correctly. I do want you to grow your leadership by practicing gratitude, but I don’t want you to take the easy way out by giving thanks for the “big” things- like family, health, faith.