Insights and exercises for Mentally Anchored Leadership®.
Seven insights on self-leadership are open to everyone. The exercises, six short everyday exercises, eighteen exercises in the 7M model and a library of twenty-six exercises, open when you register. There is no cost, and you can ask to be removed at any time.
Seven insights to return to
Read one at a time. Choose the one that chafes the most and let it stay with you for a few days before moving on.
- 01
You are not your thoughts, you have thoughts.
Thoughts come and go. Some are constructive, others are coloured by fear, stress or earlier experience. The difficulty arises when every thought is taken as true simply because it appeared. When thoughts can be observed instead of automatically followed, an inner space opens. That is where freedom begins.
- 02
It is not the events that steer us, but how we interpret them.
Two people can experience exactly the same situation and react completely differently. The difference lies not in the event but in the interpretation. Once that becomes clear, it also becomes obvious that the situation is not powerless. The interpretation can always be reconsidered, and with it the experience.
- 03
Reactions are a choice.
Between what happens and the reaction there is a brief moment. In that moment lies the possibility to choose. Sometimes it goes fast and happens on autopilot, but with practice it is possible to slow down, breathe and choose another response. That is where mental leadership is regained.
- 04
Your mental focus decides what you notice in the world.
What receives attention grows in importance. Whoever looks for problems finds them. Whoever looks for possibilities sees them more clearly. The world is not always changed, but the experience of it is.
- 05
What you feed your mind shapes your reality.
Words, impressions, news, conversations and surroundings affect your inner state more than is often assumed. What fills the mind every day shapes the picture of the world, of others and of yourself. That is why it matters greatly what you let in, and what you leave out.
- 06
Gratitude is a trainable ability.
Gratitude does not only appear when life is easy. It develops by consciously choosing to see what works even when the situation is demanding. When gratitude is trained, focus shifts from lack to resources. That is not naivety, it is increased mental strength.
- 07
Others cannot be controlled, but your response always can.
Influence over other people’s behaviour, decisions and reactions is often limited. What you can control is how you meet them. That is where real influence lies.
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