Supporting Mindful Leaders Melissa Usiak, PhD Friday, May 18, 2018
Supporting Mindful LeadersMelissa Usiak, PhD
Friday, May 18, 2018
Your Learning Advocate⊷ Middle School Teacher⊷ Principal⊷ Assistant Professor⊷ Executive Director⊷ Leadership Developer⊷ Mindfulness Explorer
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Today’s Take-Aways⊷ Why Mindfulness for
School Leaders⊷ Who we might draw
from⊷ How might we practice
and share
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A Key Idea… To Try…
Resources/Quotes… Protocols…
Connector Give One, Get One
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Supporting Mindful Leaders
“Resonant Leadership”Dr. Caryn Wells
““...serves the leader and the people in the schools through the practice of being fully present, with qualities of emotional and social intelligence such as listening, not judging self or others, while having compassion for self and others in the organization, constructs that are developed in mindfulness practice.”
~Wells, 2015, p. 138
Resonant Leadership
⊷ Coaching⊷ Inspiring ⊷ Develop Others
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Emotional Intelligence
⊷ Daniel Goleman⊶ Self-Awareness⊶ Self-Regulation⊶ Motivation⊶ Empathy⊶ Social Skills
⊷ Conflict: how to be with it
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Positive Psychology
⊷ Shawn Anchor⊷ 21 Day Gratitude Journal
⊶ 3 things you are grateful for⊶ 1 positive experience⊶ 15 minutes of active fun⊶ 2 minutes of meditation⊶ Conscious act of kindness⊶ Connect socially
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Happiness
⊷ Dalai Lama⊷ Training the mind for
happiness benefits not only oneself, but also one’s family, community, and society.
p. xxiii
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ToolsTo Practice & Share
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Self-Care Plan⊷ 30-Day Calendar⊷ Be intentional⊷ Model⊷ Promote it⊷ Partner up⊷ Schedule it⊷ Technology⊷ Read⊷ TED Radio Hour - Comfort Zone
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ted-radio-hour/id523121474?mt=2&i=1000410010201
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Digital Mindfulness
Enjoy the creativity of coloring.
Micromoments of calm throughout the day with scenes and quotes.
Three-minute meditation sessions you can customize.
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Digital Mindfulness
60 second on-the-go breathing by taking your pulse.
Gentle stories and soundtracks to help you drift off to sleep.
Comprehensive app to tap into more meditative moments.
7 Day Challenge included, but not required.
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Reflect Bumper Sticker
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Thank You!ANY QUESTIONS?You can find me at⊷ @melissausiak⊷ [email protected]⊷ [email protected]⊷ @EdumacatedPod
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