Me: I only eat clean.

Also me: eats cake so clean there's no crumbs left

Life is complicated, yes?

Smiling. Keeping it real.

What is your definition of compassion for others?

Do you have:
.. the quiet courage to sit with your own discomfort / pain, not to fix or judge it, but to honour it like you would do for a dear friend?

.... do you choose kindness over criticism and acceptance over shame or guilt?

It's not fair that you continually extend your energy on others, without honouring compassion for yourself.

Notice.
Name.
Choose.
Lead yourself well.

Manage your nervous system - it's one of the most important things you can do.

When your attention and focus reminds you of what is 'not' in your control, invite your grit to create more space between stimuli and response to weaken the quick synapse of toxic stress and fear-based reactions within your mind-body-brain connection.

Your default attention will take the path most familiar, which may not be helpful to your leadership and wellness (for self and others). Notice that?

An intentional values-based pause is helpful in managing the nervous system, so that you can access and apply executive thinking to the challenges around you.

Lead yourself well.

Leadership is less about tasks and more about providing a healthy, developing context and culture that helps everyone do 'better together'.

Especially this month.

This month, there is so much more on the minds of the people around you.
Notice that.
Name that.
Accommodate what you can. As you can.

And may this Christmas season be meaningful to you, and for all