Gain positive and mindful self-leadership: toward purpose driven insights
- Cham Springer 2024
- ix, 148 p.
Table of content: Life Happens to All of Us Joan Marques Pages 1-16 Breathing = Life (and So Much More) Joan Marques Pages 17-28 Life Is All GAIN Joan Marques Pages 29-39 Generating: The Experiences Life Presents Us Joan Marques Pages 41-51 Appreciating: Valuing the Experiences Joan Marques Pages 53-65 Internalizing: Bringing It All into Scope Joan Marques Pages 67-82 Newness: Rebirth Through Enrichment Joan Marques Pages 83-97 Practices and Exercises Supporting GAIN Joan Marques Pages 99-112 Leading with a GAIN Focus Joan Marques Pages 113-129 A Mindful Journey Joan Marques Pages 131-144 Back Matter Pages 145-148
This book proposes a new model, GAIN (Generating, Appreciating, Internalizing, and Newness) that shifts negative thinking patterns many find themselves in today’s society. Whether from extremely short-termed, thus unrealistic, expectations or general victim thinking, many people, particularly professionals, consider past experiences that don’t lead to immediate and tangible benefits as a waste of time. They forego long-span self-reflection to acknowledge their progress in life. This book uses mindful practices to shift these negative thought patterns into constructive ones that reveal personal purpose and growth, and thus, positive self-leadership and development. Featuring practices and exercises to support the GAIN model, this book will help readers see every life experience as a gain rather than loss, even if it may take some time to see the benefits from it, if at all.