Inspirational Presence. Jeff Evans

about our thinking and thinking about our feelings, we begin to teach our amygdula new responses, and that allows us to move into a stronger and more mature state of connection with others. When we were four or five years old, our responses were dependent in nature. With maturity, we learn to be independent, then interdependent. Through mindfulness, we learn how to feel what is happening with others and have it guide mature and connected action on our part. This is how we begin to lead in confusing or chaotic environments.

      We learn to train our minds to take on our belief sets and expand our ability to connect with others in meaningful and powerful ways. Through this, we can consciously choose how we engage with other people and how we use the power of empathy to relate to others. As a leader, this skill is fundamental to leading and influencing others. We first understand where others are by stepping into their experience and understanding how it would be for us.

      THE POWER OF INTEGRATION

      As we begin to take responsibility for our lives and the impact we have on the world, we must grow increasingly clear about how we spend our time and energy. We have discussed how we created our life exactly as it is and how we must begin to choose the areas that will occupy our consciousness. As we begin to work with larger groups of people and our passions take us to areas of increased complexity, we are presented with the opportunity to get feedback about our own focuses and blind spots, as well as to encounter people who have significantly different focuses.