As we continue to navigate ongoing uncertainty and a need to find a way to live more fluidly in many aspects of life, I wanted to re-share this post that I wrote in August 2020 (Lockdown 2.0 – as it has now come to be known amongst we Melbourne folk).
This post is designed to get you thinking about how you are being with yourself and each. It invites us to consider the benefits of:
– being more real with ourselves and more vulnerable in our sharing,
– listening without judgement and without need to ‘fix’ the other person; and
– safely expressing how we are feeling to help stuck energy move through us so that we can function more effectively.
Much of my current work is focused on supporting leaders to activate greater levels of self-leadership.To begin to do that more effectively we need to develop our capacity to observe our thoughts and feelings, learn to listen without judgement or a ‘need’ to fix anything, and to find health ways to express. I see these as ‘being a human foundational 101 skills’ that mostly we must learn these skills as adults as we were neither taught ‘how’ nor had the benefit of having this way of being modelled to us. Developing these skills are essential to activating greater levels of self-leadership and the myriad of benefits that come with that for both life and leadership.
During this week – a week in which millions of people across Vic, NSW and SA are currently in lockdown, there were over 1600 views of this post on Linked-in. I don’t think this is a coincidence. Perhaps, with the pressure lifted to new levels for many people, the need to know how to navigate our emotional landscape so that we can take care of our mental health and function effectively amidst the constantly shifting landscape – is what we are all needing more of right now?
Enjoy the read and please reach out and let me know if it’s helpful for you.
With love,
Nicola x
PS If you are in the Sydney lockdown – sending extra love and support at this really difficult time.