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The Resilient Leader

David Lee

David Lee HumanNature@Work

Email: david@humannatureatwork.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/humannatureatwork/ https://twitter.com/HumanNatureWork Phone: 207-571-9898

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Agenda

1. What Resilience Is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

Agenda

1. What Resilience Is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

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Resilience is…

The Ability To Bounce Back From Adversity

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The Ability To “Not Sweat The Small Stuff”

Perform at your best when it’s “big stuff.”

Perform At Your Best When It’s “Big Stuff”

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Respond Rapidly & Flexibly To Change

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Why It’s Worth It

Resilience and Leadership Effectiveness

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Resilience Affects…

• Stress level

• Energy and vitality

• Happiness and overall mood

• Emotional Intelligence; compassion

• Cognitive flexibility; adaptability

• Comfort with uncertainty and ambiguity

Agenda

1. What Resilience is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

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How?

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Agenda

1. What Resilience is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

Agenda

1. What Resilience is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

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The Big Three

Physiological/Mental/Emotional State

Sleep

Exercise Diet

State Determines Performance &

Response

Performance State

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Exercise and Intellectual

Performance

Candace Pert, PhD

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What Small Step Could You Take

To Include More Exercise in Your Life?

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What Small Step Toward Getting

More Sleep Could You Take?

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Food as…

• Face Amusement

• Fuel

• Information

What Small Step Toward Eating More

Healthful Foods Could You Make?

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The Physical Foundation

1. Exercise

2. Sleep

3. Nutrition

Hacking the

Challenge/Recovery Cycle

The secret sauce of elite performers

The Physical Foundation 2.0

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Hacking the Challenge/Recovery

Cycle

“Recovery is king. Exercise is

queen.”

Scott Sonnon, originator of Tactical Gymnastics

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Emotional/Energetic

Repetitive Strain Injury

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Make It a Habit to Oscillate

Micro-Oscillations

1. Switch Tasks…

2. Take a brief defocus break every 60 to 90 min.

3. Take a brief walk after sitting down for X minutes.

4. Alternate introverted & extroverted activities.

5. Integrate Silent Spells

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Macro-Oscillations

1. Pay attention to what your body tells you and execute.

2. Balance all the mental work you do with physical, tactile activities.

3. Spend time outdoors and in nature.

4. Mono-task.

5. Be 100% present and in the moment with your loved ones.

6. Give yourself a digital detox. Page 7

How Will You Oscillate?

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Agenda

1. What Resilience is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

Agenda

1. What Resilience is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

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What Brings YOU Alive?

"Don't ask yourself what the world

needs. Ask yourself what makes

you come alive and then go do

that. Because what the world needs

is people who have come alive.”

Harold Thurman

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What Brings YOU Alive?

What do YOU Care Deeply About?

What’s YOUR Personal Mission?

Agenda

1. What Resilience is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

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Agenda

1. What Resilience is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

Start the Day Off Right

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Start the Day Off Right

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Start the Day Off Right

1. Intention

2. Brief exercise that gets your heart pumping

3. Silence

4. No email/devices for X minutes

5. Most important thought work first

6. Yours?

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Agenda

1. What Resilience is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

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Agenda

1. What Resilience is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

Two “Mental Tools”

• Instant Perspective

• Make Up Better Explanations

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“Instant Perspective”

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Make Up Better Explanations

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Learn to Tune Your Brain Tune Your Brain To See the

Opportunities and Gifts

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Danger Opportunity

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What crises have you endured

that seemed “totally bad” at the

time…and now, you see the

hidden gifts and/or

opportunities they brought?

Agenda

1. What Resilience is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

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Agenda

1. What Resilience is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing,

Resilience (and Engagement)

1. Experience and Express Gratitude

2. Spread Goodwill

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Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing,

Resilience (and Engagement)

1. Experience and Express Gratitude

2. Spread Goodwill

Gratitude Research

1. Fewer physical symptoms.

2. Exercised more.

3. Felt better about their lives.

4. More optimistic.

5. More likely to help someone else.

6. Better sleep duration and quality.

Source: Thanks!: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier by Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D.

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Gratitude

1. Reflect on times you’ve been spared.

2. Acknowledge all your little helpers.

3. Keep a nightly gratitude journal.

4. Be on the lookout for opportunities…

5. Decide now…

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Gratitude

Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing,

Resilience (and Engagement)

1. Experience and Express Gratitude

2. Spread Goodwill

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Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing,

Resilience (and Engagement)

1. Experience and Express Gratitude

2. Spread Goodwill

Spreading Goodwill

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The Win/Win of Spreading Goodwill

“We give comfort and

receive comfort,

sometimes at the

same time.”

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Oxytocin

Dopamine

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Imagine

Spreading Goodwill

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Agenda

1. What Resilience is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

Agenda

1. What Resilience is and Why It’s Important

2. Laying the Physical Foundation

3. Paying Attention to What Brings You Alive

4. Starting the Day Off Right

5. Two Stress Management “Mental Tools”

6. Two Practices That Boost Wellbeing, Resilience (and Engagement)

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Next Steps

1. Share/Teach

2. Check out resource page

3. Pick Your “One thing” for each category

4. Questions…reach out.

5. david@HumanNatureatWork.com

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David Lee HumanNature@Work

Email: david@humannatureatwork.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/humannatureatwork/ https://twitter.com/HumanNatureWork Phone: 207-571-9898

mailto:david@humannatureatwork.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/humannatureatwork/https://twitter.com/HumanNatureWork