Month: June 2024

Compassion: Why We Need It

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

‘Cultivating compassion begins with self-compassion. … Compassion cannot truly be offered to others until we first offer it to ourselves.’- Janice Marturano

Life is not linear. Things happen. Don’t fight what you are going through in your life. All you can do is be open to where it is taking you.

Be kind to yourself. Do not beat yourself up. Nothing is about you. Do not make things all about you. That is not what self-compassion is about. Self-compassion is about love, care, and respect.

Compassion is good because it ‘reminds us that when we see someone suffering, we are separated from the sufferer by only the thinnest lines of time and circumstance, and we feel a pull to lessen the suffering. … It helps us to understand the interconnections among us. It encourages us to become involved with the well-being of those around us.’

If you want to build a great community, don’t forget those around you. Love them. Treat them with respect. And support them. And they will always support you.

Why We Need Mindful Leaders

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

‘A mindful leader embodies leadership presence by cultivating focus, clarity, creativity, and compassion in the service of others.

Leadership presence is a tangible quality. It requires full and complete non judgmental attention in the present moment. Those around a mindful see and feel that presence.’- Janice Marturano

We need mindful leaders because they know what we are going through in life. They know how to connect with people. They are not just leading people. They are also leading themselves. They know when to act. They know when to respond. They don’t react to things. Instead, mindful leaders respond to things.

Above all, mindful leaders know where they are going. And they know when to say, ‘enough is enough.’