What steps do you take to make sure you ’ re being present ?
The world does not need more busy women … it needs present and powerful women . I have practices that I ' ve been engaged in for decades now - I am a meditator and I have been doing yoga for 25 years . These practices give me the space to slow down , check in , see how I ' m going , how I ' m feeling . I ' m also a journaler . The final one is gardening and nature ; I ' m a big proponent of getting our hands in the soil and knowing that we are a small part of something much bigger – and that is powerful .
How can you make subtle , small changes to your language that can impact on your power ?
We diminish ourselves in our language , which makes us feel powerless . Instead of saying ‘ I know ’, we say ‘ I think ’… instead of saying ‘ In my opinion ’, we say ‘ I think ’… instead of saying ‘ In my experience ’, we say ‘ I think ’… Of course , there are times when we think , but the times we use ‘ I think ’ in comparison to the times when we are very clear about what we believe and know are disproportionate .
What do you do to create delight in your life ?
Living and leading without apology is allowing ourselves moments of delight … it ' s not about achievement . It ' s not about giving yourself something , like a rest with a cup of tea , after you ’ ve finished all the domestic chores … Instead , sit down , have the cup of tea and then the delight from that self-care will allow you to do the domestic chores without resentment . If we allow delight into our lives , we have a foundation that is more sustainable than busyness .
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