WITH BRENÉ BROWN’ S BESTSELLING BOOK ‘DARE TO LEAD’
How many leaders do you know who will admit to their mistakes openly and honestly to their team? How many leaders have you heard ask their team for direction? How many leaders are willing to step aside so someone else can shine? Chances are if you know that leader — or if you are that leader — then you understand the future of leadership, according to author, researcher, and teacher Brené Brown, Ph.D., author of “Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.” In this book, Brown details her seven years researching and gaining a better understanding of leadership. She interviewed business leaders at both small and large companies, asking questions that revealed what great leadership looks like. Together with her research team, she learned why certain workspaces thrive and grow while others, with seemingly just as powerful of ideas, wither and die. And it all boiled down to one thing, Brown says: courage. In “Dare to Lead,” Brown examines the four pillars of courageous leadership and how business leaders today can practice and perfect it. Brown teaches the four pillars through her consulting work and has seen radical changes in organizations that practice courageous leadership. Brown offers examples — from well-known CEOs and within her own business — to walk readers through real-life applications of courage and how to create stronger teams through vulnerability.
Brown exposes how business cultures that don’t practice vulnerability are ineffective as a result. She theorizes that often, these workspaces are filled with fear, uncertainty, and scarcity. To remove these negative traits, Brown offers leaders a road map to build their courage while practicing vulnerability and creating happier work environments.
Brown has spent the past two decades researching and breaking down emotional concepts into tangible goals for her readers and followers. She is the owner of The Daring Way, a consulting firm that helps businesses develop vulnerability in leadership and the workplace. She is also the host of the podcast “Unlocking Us” and has one of the most-watched videos of all time, “The Power of Vulnerability.” You can learn more about Brown’s work and find “Dare to Lead” at BreneBrown.com.
3 Most Effective Ways to Practice Gratitude
NO. 1: GRATITUDE JOURNALING A couple studies done in the early 2000s, and several since then, show that taking five minutes a day to record your grateful feelings can improve your long-term happiness by 10%. Simply taking time to recognize the good things in life can greatly improve our ability to appreciate and take advantage of the opportunities we tend to overlook. NO. 2: GRATITUDE WALKS If staying in one place isn’t for you, consider physical alternatives: walking, jogging, or even running. To notice the powerful changes that gratitude can have in your life, you need to make time to pause at some point in the day and think about gratitude regularly. Taking gratitude walks on the same routes can help draw your attention to gratitude because while you’ll see the same landmarks,
you might notice different birds, flowers, and people each time you go. It just might draw out a stronger appreciation for the natural beauty of the world around you. NO. 3: GRATITUDE MEDITATION Gratitude is, ultimately, a form of meditation. When we sit and reflect on our present, past, and future, we might be drawn to think about all the terrible worries and pains that plague our hearts and minds. However, by meditating on things we feel grateful for, we put our emotional and psychological energy into a much more positive emotion, or vehicle, that can keep us going stronger than ever. We hope these tips help your 2020 end on a great personal note. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Scientists and religious scholars can agree on one thing: Gratitude is one of the most inexpensive ways we can improve our daily positivity, motivation, happiness, and even our blood pressure and heart health. Studies have shown that gratitude can also make us more likable by improving our personal relationships and making us far more likely to maintain a wider network of friends. There are plenty of ways to practice gratitude. Hearing about the scientific and emotional benefits of gratitude might be intriguing, but you might ask yourself: Where do I start?
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