{"id":5724,"date":"2020-02-20T10:06:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T15:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/?p=5724"},"modified":"2020-02-20T10:06:05","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T15:06:05","slug":"slow-down-or-youll-miss-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2020\/02\/slow-down-or-youll-miss-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Down Or You’ll Miss It"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/p>\n This month\u2019s post was inspired by a blog from one of my favorite mentors in the consulting world, Alan Weiss. This short excerpt sets the stage and my thoughts follow: <\/em><\/p>\n An asteroid three times the size of the Empire State Building shot by the Earth last week, \u201conly\u201d three million miles away and traveling 30,000 mph. In terms of space, that\u2019s a \u201cnear miss.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n It might have been an \u201cextinction event\u201d had it decided to drop in. We know very little about our chances of survival in a universe we generally fool ourselves about understanding. I\u2019m fond of pointing out that we\u2019re living on a huge rock traveling at 80,000 miles an hour around an exploding star.<\/span><\/p>\n Please don\u2019t tell me you don\u2019t have faith.<\/span><\/p>\n I learned long ago to live while I\u2019m here, in the moment, not for some future that may or may not eventuate here.<\/span><\/p>\n The dinosaurs never saw that meteor coming, and they were at the top of the food chain. If the space junk hadn\u2019t hit the Yucat\u00e1n, we\u2019d all be reptiles today. We saw this asteroid coming fairly late and were as powerless to influence its path as were the dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period.<\/span><\/p>\n Have a great day today. There\u2019s absolutely no reason not to. Who knows what happens tomorrow?<\/span><\/p>\n Full original post: https:\/\/alanweiss.com\/alan-weisss-monday-morning-memo-02-17-2020\/<\/a><\/p>\n My grandmother had that saying on a plaque on her wall when I was growing up.<\/strong>\u00a0As an adult, I totally understood it \u2013 the more I have to do, the faster I spin, and the more balls I drop, so in the end I\u2019m more behind than when I began.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve learned that the most powerful tool for getting stuff done is, ironically, slowing down or stopping for a moment.<\/strong>\u00a0In the stillness, all the muck I\u2019ve stirred up with my activity begins to settle, and in the clear water I can see what really needs done.<\/p>\n This shows up in every domain of my work:<\/p>\n COACHING:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n When I\u2019m coaching, the slower I go, the more I notice. When I invite the client to also slow down, they invariably experience more clarity.<\/p>\n LEADERSHIP:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n What\u2019s the number one leadership breakdown? Many argue that it\u2019s a failure to actually listen. The case also gets made for failure to appreciate good performance and create positive engagement.\u00a0Slowing down addresses both breakdowns.<\/p>\n When you intentionally sit back and slow down your conversations, you pick up more nuances \u2013 you become a better listener because you notice a lot more when you\u2019re cruising at 25 kilometers\/hour versus when you\u2019re racing by at 100 kph!<\/p>\n And when you let go of rushing for just a moment, it becomes easier to \u201cjustify\u201d the time to just chat with your team members and give attention to the great stuff they are doing, instead of only speaking to them when the building\u2019s on fire.<\/p>\n HAPPINESS:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Many emotions thrive in a fast-moving body: enthusiasm, excitement, ambition, and perseverance, for example.\u00a0But not so much happiness.\u00a0Happiness is about the pause to savor.\u00a0Happiness is when you\u2019re sitting still and feel like saying, \u201cAhhh. This is nice.\u201d\u00a0If you never slow down, happiness is an emotion you constantly drive by without enjoying.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s keep it simple.<\/p>\n Stop moving, for a moment.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Sit back, feet on the ground, and let your spine rest against the back of your chair.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Breathe.<\/strong> Breathe on purpose. Make it a DEEP breath.<\/p>\n Just be there. Listen. Attend. Give your attention to Just. One. Thing<\/strong><\/p>\n OK, you can go back to rushing, now.<\/strong>\u00a0But wasn\u2019t it nice to slow down for a minute?<\/p>\n Maybe you can do it again tomorrow.<\/strong>\u00a0You\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n Remember, Leadership is not about a title; anyone can be a Leader who knows how to slow down and appreciate the space of listening and creativity.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This month\u2019s post was inspired by a blog from one of my favorite mentors in the consulting world, Alan Weiss. 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\u201cThe hurrier I do, the behinder I get\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
How Do You Slow Down? <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n