The more positive we are the better we adapt. The good feelings that go along with being positive actually increase our capacity to pay attention, “Beyond their pleasant subjective feel, positive emotions, positive moods, and positive sentiments carry multiple, interrelated benefits.” (read more)
As a leader, feeling positive, is a good thing. You feel better and you are able to broaden your capacity to pay attention and you make better decisions, right? Yes, and only yes, if your feelings include the feelings of others. This means, your empathy quotient needs to be very high; you feel good, your employees, family, and colleagues feel good and you flourish.
If your “positive feelings” are disconnected from these people in your life you should worry. It is a clear indication that you reside in a world of your own making, you have drawn a line indicating that; ”everything on this side I care about and everything on the other side of the line does not concern me!”
Today, we clearly see that -what affects the global economy, directly affects me, my loved ones and my personal economy. Being connected and empathically attuned – maintaining space for how you think and feel while being available for how other people think and feel – is more important now than ever. We are moving into an age that requires us to have the courage to remain open and available to ourselves and one another. The science of human and social development reveals one simple message: “we are all in this together, what is good for me also has to be good for you.”
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