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The key to creating the mental space before responding is mindfulness. Mindfulness is a way of being present: paying attention to and accepting what is happening in our lives. It helps us to be aware of and step away from our automatic and habitual reactions to our everyday experiences.

~Elizabeth Thornton

Topics: Accepting Attention Automatic Aware Away Before Being Creating Everyday Experiences Habitual Happening Helps Key Lives Mental Mindfulness Our Our Lives Paying Present Reactions Responding Space Step Us Way

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To increase our objectivity, we must learn to switch off the mini-movies. Objectivity requires us to be mindful, present in the moment, and experiencing what is happening without judgment.

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Topics: Experiencing Happening Increase Judgment Learn Mindful Moment Must Objectivity Off Our Present Requires Switch Us Without

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Objective leaders identify their unproductive mental models and tweak them for greater effectiveness.

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Topics: Effectiveness Greater Identify Leaders Mental Models Objective Them Tweak Unproductive

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We all have mental models: the lens through which we see the world that drive our responses to everything we experience. Being aware of your mental models is key to being objective.

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Topics: Aware Being Drive Everything Experience Key Lens Mental Models Objective Our Responses See Through Which World Your

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When we are fully conscious and aware, we actually know when we are about to overreact. When we are mindful, we have the mental space and are aware of when our moods change. When we are mindful, we are aware of when our mental models are being challenged and when expectation does not meet with reality, which can trigger an emotional response.

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Topics: About Actually Aware Being Challenged Change Conscious Does Emotional Expectation Fully Know Meet Mental Mindful Models Moods Our Reality Response Space Trigger Which

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Our thoughts are certainly part of us; they come from us, but we are not our thoughts. Have you ever woken up in the morning and said to yourself, 'I am not going to think today; I am too tired'? No, of course not. Just as breathing happens and is constant, thoughts happen, and they are also constant.

~Elizabeth Thornton

Topics: Also Am Breathing Certainly Come Constant Course Ever Going Happen Happens Just Morning Our Part Said Think Thoughts Tired Today Too Up Us You Yourself I Am

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It is important to remember that a thought is harmless unless we believe them and act on them. As the subject, since thoughts are an object of your awareness, you have the power to challenge every thought. You can decide if you want to make that thought real.

~Elizabeth Thornton

Topics: Act Awareness Believe Challenge Decide Every Harmless Important Make Object Power Real Remember Since Subject Them Thought Thoughts Unless Want You Your

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Our brains have the ability to reorganize themselves by forming new neural connections throughout our lives. This ability is called neuroplasticity.

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Topics: Ability Brains Connections Forming Lives New Our Our Lives Themselves Throughout

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Because of the power of neuroplasticity, you can, in fact, reframe your world and rewire your brain so that you are more objective. You have the power to see things as they are so that you can respond thoughtfully, deliberately, and effectively to everything you experience.

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To be an effective leader and make sound decisions, you must be able to gather data by seeking out diverse perspectives and be willing to consider points of view other than your own.

~Elizabeth Thornton

Topics: Able Consider Data Decisions Diverse Effective Gather Leader Make Must Other Out Own Perspectives Points Seeking Sound Than View Willing You Your

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Writer

Born: January 24th, 1940

Died: July 12th, 2010

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