• "The last of the human freedoms is to choose one's attitudes."   Viktor Frankl

Mindfulness practice is the ability to manage our own mind to manage our life. This makes us better at responding, rather than reacting to our experiences of everyday events. It helps us to be more present and respond to circumstances openly and directly. With mindfulness training and brain plasticity we have the potential to rewire our neural pathways to allow us to be more focused, have better clarity, and be less stressed.

The benefits of practising mindfulness at work include:

  • Achieve greater concentration and productivity
  • Reduce the stress in our lives and manage those that remain
  • Become resiliant and sustain high performance
  • Anticipate and serve stakeholder needs, communicate better and increase team effectiveness
  • Stay focused on what matters and remain level headed about what you can't control
  • Create calm and focus, see clearly under stressful conditions and make better decisions
                                                                        (Gonzalez, G 2012)
Jo is honoured to represent The Potential Project's global gold standard mindfulness training program Corporate Based Mindfulness Training (CBMT) in Australia. Jo is also a PhD candidate and is currently researching the impact of Mindfulness on School Principals' leadership and wellbeing. For resources please visit her blog.