Written by Value Mission Statement Versus, How might we question.
How might we practice mindfulness techniques to help us, make good decisions, respond rather than react, restrain from finding fault, and provide unconditional support, while at the same time unlocking the potential inside ourselves?
I’ve done some thinking over the holidays and thought I would change my how might we question to the above. After a little retrospective thought, I think the above is my overarching goal, mission, or values statement.
My cohort 21 2025 path will continue to be focused on the staff in my school.
How might we make our workplace somewhere we come to be well?
90% > 100%. Giving up 10% of your workday to intentional mindfulness will increase your productivity well beyond what you give up. (48 minutes/day = 10% of our workday)
Intentional mindfulness can be practiced following this schedule but certainly needs to work for each individual. This is the schedule that works for me.
15 minutes yoga at school 7:30-7:45 am
15 minutes meditation (recess 10:25-10:40 am)
15 minutes conversation with colleagues at lunch or a walk 12:05-12:20 pm
3 minutes of breathing techniques (Box – Sip – Nostril – 4/7/8 – Hiss – Gratitude)
The uptake has been slow but I believe in the cause and hope I’ve made a positive impact on the well-being of our faculty and staff. I intend to find a way to help our teachers find the benefits of mindfulness for themselves in order to best deliver a whole school mindfulness program for all of our students. Without buy-in from the staff, my sphere of influence is small. With the help of my colleagues, I can grow the sphere of influence to the whole school. I’ve got patience and a hunger to learn how I can best deliver this program. Important things take time, effort, iterations, hard work, and help from others.