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Leadership for Results and Peace of Mind (subbu.org)
1 point by kiyanwang 10 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



> Equanimity, often overlooked in leadership, is a state of even-tempered mind. It allows you to handle victories, failures, praises, and abuses gracefully. This calm state of mind gives you the power of presence, the ability to listen, observe more, and react less. It enhances your self-awareness and emotional intelligence. With equanimity, you can lead complex issues with a steady hand and not panic. Most importantly, equanimity ensures you have peace of mind every day.

These are millennia old philosophical questions that Eastern meditative traditions say cannot be solved by word play. For example, you cannot one day decide to be equanimous by following some 5 step plan. These take years of focused practice and that every day peace may come after 20-30 years of diligent practice. Stoics do a lifetime of practice just not to respond to insults.




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