Rewiring Your Brain for Better Leadership?

What if you discovered that there were very simple things you could do to increase your concentration, increase your thinking clarity, and make you feel calmer and more even-tempered?  Maria Gonzalez describes a few simple practices in “Mindfulness for People Who Are Too Busy to Meditate” that can do just that.  As the title indicates, these are things you can literally do in one minute or while you’re doing something else like sitting in a meeting. 

But what if the idea of mediating just feels too “soft” or isn’t for you?  If so, it’s important for you to know that repeating mindfulness practices -- which are different than traditional seated meditation -- has a cumulative effect on your brain that has been documented in neuroscience research, rewiring it for resilience and calm. Mindfulness practices change physical structures in your brain like the hippocampus and the amygdala in much the same way as working out changes your muscles and pulmonary system, and you don’t need to buy a gym membership or even appropriate clothing.  So set your calendar to remind you to do these two or three times a day and begin the rewiring process today.