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Leadership Lessons From My Father
On a recent trip back to the UK, I had the amazing opportunity to speak to a group of Indian community elders. It’s a group that’s been meeting fortnightly for over 12 years and was the vision of my father. They discuss topics, share ideas and enjoy a lunch together in Woking, Surrey. As I was preparing my presentation, I reflected on the leadership lessons learned from father: (Gujarati) “Bada khada ma pade to taree kahda ma padwanu”. ???? English translation – if everyone falls in a ditch, do you have to fall in too? Whilst this was annoying as…
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If you had told me this 12 years ago, when I started my business, I would never have believed you. I gave up my corporate job with nothing but an idea and deep seated awareness of being guided to deliver mindful leadership capability to leaders. I witnessed many leaders experiencing burnout and struggling to engage the hearts and minds of their teams during continual restructuring, downsizing and market changes. I encountered it myself before taking a year out to recover from significant health issues. So I set up a business and named it Leading Mindfully. At the time, mindfulness was…
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I did something really scary ???? Last year I ran the first Mindful Leadership Institute Retreat for executive women as a tentative experiment. The second retreat for this year is starting today at Hepburn Springs and I’ve been reflecting. In 2009 I was initiated into the Kripalu lineage of yoga. Yes, that’s me during the initiation ceremony. So much has changed since those photos. For one, I now wear glasses ???? An initiation is very different to graduating from a yoga school and becoming a yoga teacher. Yes, I am a yoga teacher, but initiation goes much deeper. I took…
Read I did something really scary…The power of rituals to revitalise your life
Life can be overwhelming at times, with many demands on our time and attention. It’s easy to get caught up in the rush of everyday life and forget to take a moment for ourselves. Before we know it, time passes by quickly in constantly being busy. This is where rituals come in. Rituals are practices done with awareness, intention, and focus. They help us connect with ourselves and our surroundings and bring a sense of meaning and purpose to our lives. In contrast, habits are actions done unconsciously. While habits can be beneficial, such as brushing our teeth or exercising…
Read The power of rituals to revitalise your lifeBe everything you are: the path to fulfilment
“You can’t be anything you want. But you can be everything you are.” – Jay Shetty I know this is controversial but hear me out. We are led to believe that we can do anything, be successful at anything and achieve anything that we want. To some extent, you can achieve some level of success if you work hard. The problem is that you often end up sacrificing yourself and your soul in the process. The ancient yogis believe that everyone has a psychophysiological nature that determines where you flourish. Let’s call this your inclination. Each person’s inclination towards thriving…
Read Be everything you are: the path to fulfilmentMindfulness at work: how a few deep breaths could change everything
You might think that mindfulness is too complicated or ‘spiritual’ to practise in the workplace. But the truth is, mindfulness is as simple as breathing. For most of us, breathing is automatic, barely something we think about until we feel short of breath or anxious. It’s in these moments that we learn to breathe deeply, with control and purpose. When you choose to breathe consciously you calm not only your body, but your mind. This is the heart of mindfulness – consciously choosing to pause, re-centre, and focus your mind. The most powerful form of mindfulness is closing your eyes…
Read Mindfulness at work: how a few deep breaths could change everythingTeam Guru Podcast: How to elevate your leadership & navigate uncertainty
Repa was recently invited by Team Guru to join them on their podcast discussing her book ELEVATE. In this 40 minute segment, Repa and host David Frizzell have a spirited and engaging discussion about Repa’s personal achievements (including her fitness and body composition goals) and, of course, some of the core teachings of the book. Listen to the full interview below, first aired on the Team Guru Podcast in October 2021.
Read Team Guru Podcast: How to elevate your leadership & navigate uncertainty4 simple strategies to define your leadership purpose
There are many types of leaders and, yet, very few of the leaders I meet have consciously chosen the type of leader they want to become. The conscious choices you make as a leader begins with why you want to lead. I came to learn this the hard way. In my corporate life, I started to feel like I wasn’t in the right job, and that perhaps I should be doing something else. Unfortunately, I wasn’t sure what this ‘something else’ was, and so, I continued working in the same environment despite my head and heart telling me otherwise. Eventually,…
Read 4 simple strategies to define your leadership purposeThe Mindful Leadership Challenge 2021
Welcome to my 2021 Mindful Leadership Challenge to celebrate Mindfulness and Compassion Week. What’s the challenge? 5 days of practical tools to create a compass to navigate uncertainty and lead your team to deliver market leading results in the new financial year. Check back here each day for a new video on a range of mindful leadership topics, and, if you’d like to be sent the daily meditations, simply contact me with your email address and I’ll ensure that they’re sent to you. Wishing you many mindful moments. Mindful Leadership Challenge Day 1: Clarity In times of crisis, it’s…
Read The Mindful Leadership Challenge 2021Mindfulness: A Valuable Tool For Leaders
Have you noticed how mindfulness has become a buzzword, with many organisations adopting mindful practices in their leadership development, and others rejecting the notion outright as eastern “woo-woo”? What exactly is mindfulness, and why is it a critical tool for leaders? I define mindfulness as being fully present in this moment, without judgement and with self-compassion. There are three critical elements of this definition: Deliberately choosing to pay attention to this moment. This requires you to make a conscious choice and often transcend your mind’s attraction to distraction. Letting go of all expectations of how this moment should be, not…
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