FOR LEADERS, EXECUTIVES & CORPORATE DECISION-MAKERS
Diminish distractions &
Gain greater focus
So you can take decisive action, even in high-stakes situations
No matter the level of stress you’re facing — this 13-minute brain-training can help you avoid dropping the ball in critical situations.
All you need to do is Simply Breathe, with Daring to Be.
Led by Claire Davey of Daring to Be
You were hired to make consistent high-impact decisions.
But stress scrambles clear thinking.
Every leader and corporate decision-maker knows their list of responsibilities only ever gets bigger.
Your brain is constantly in a state of triage:
What’s the most pressing problem?
Who’s setting the agenda for today’s meeting?
Did I forget to reply to that urgent email from HR about the performance review deadline?
Refined focus is a non-negotiable. You need a clear head. Or you’ll drop the ball.
The truth is… stress scrambles thinking.
Without warning, our minds start to wander from the most urgent issue at hand. And we can often feel anger or frustration when our minds are overrun.
Yes, some stress can be healthy for us. YET…
The more people who rely on us to make a decision…
The bigger the financial implication of our decision…
The more our reputation hangs in the balance…
… the harder it is to direct our mental focus where we need it to go, without being hijacked.*
Where stress and pressure are constants, our working memory actually deteriorates.
Our attention-span diminishes when we experience mounting stress over the course of several weeks (or perhaps over months, or even years).
Just when we need our minds to be at their sharpest, the chronic mental overload leads to a major bout of brain fog.
*Research from Dr. Amishi Jha. Peak Mind (2021) London: Piatkus [p.47-50]
But what if you were able to perform better in all high-stakes situations, without needing a 6-month training course?
To counteract these unwanted mental distractions, leaders often look to acquire external solutions:
A leadership mentor,
Better risk management tools,
Increased head-count to lower the workload,
Or taking work home at the end of the day to play catch-up.
But there is a way to be more effective at work without needing to invest in the recruitment and on-boarding of another team member.
There is a way to surpass your stakeholders’ expectations — despite the intense pressure — without sacrificing your precious weekends with your loved ones.
Instead of looking outward…it’s time to go inward.
Switch the focus to developing your own inner resources so you’re able to deflect distractions and regain focus, even when there’s so much on the line.
Breathwork is brain-training
Train your brain's executive function to be more robust in the most critical times of consequence.
You can start to train your brain for increased mental performance in times of stress.
THIS is how you train your brain’s executive function.
It may sound simple — but keeping your focus on the sensation of the body without your mind drifting off can be surprisingly challenging.
Let’s face it, distractions are impossible to remove entirely, no matter whether we’re at work, home or play.
But if we understand that fleeting thoughts and invasive emotions are entirely natural to the human brain…acceptance of this fact is the game-changer.
By repeating this exercise just a couple of times a week, you can start to notice derailing thoughts with more detachment.**
Over time, you will build your resilience to those distractions.
And so you’re able to consciously and calmly redirect your attention back to where you want it to go.
You become more mentally, emotionally and professionally robust — no matter what work throws your way.
And it couldn’t be easier:
Simply Breathe.
**Notable results were seen in participants partaking in mindfulness practice from as little as 80 minutes, spread out over the space of a week.
Zeidan, F., Johnson, S. K., Diamond, B. J., David, Z., & Goolkasian, P. (2010). Mindfulness meditation improves cognition: evidence of brief mental training. Consciousness and Cognition, 19(2), 597–605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2010.03.014
Train your brain to juggle, prioritise, problem-solve.
And STILL stay focussed.
When the demands from the C-Suite, from investors, from your team are increasing, it’s time to step away from the hustle, the busy-ness, the feeling of being overburdened.
It’s time to Simply Breathe — to bring oxygen to tangled thinking.
Access the ‘Simply Breathe’ 13-minute brain-training, here.
Cultivate the ability to mentally fight fires — with greater efficiency and resilience — when the heat gets turned up in crucial shareholder meetings
Equipping you with the power to mentally triage all the things vying for your attention first thing on a Monday morning, without the overwhelm (allowing you to exert laser–focus on their most pressing jobs tasks)
The caffeine-free solution to getting more done (with no need for additional resources, additional staff members, or scrambling to find 4 more hours in the day)
The one exercise my past clients utilise — alongside weekly practice — to enhance their performance practice, during a coffee break, before a big presentation to their bosses, and even to kick off internal meetings with their team
A key ingredient for your performance practice
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Slow down. And Simply Breathe.
So the next time you’re in a shareholder meeting, or you’re asked to make a pivotal call based on last year’s revenue report you’re able to maintain mental clarity.
You can make strategic decisions with calm laser-focus, and excel as the high-impact leader you are.
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