I HELP COMPANIES AND THEIR PEOPLE PAUSE TO PROTECT AND HARNESS THEIR MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE, THEIR SHARED HUMANITY.
Care is the new currency. We tend to think time is the most important currency, and we hack time by abandoning our self-care to save time. However, self-care is how we work better and, therefore, save time. To achieve ideal personal and organizational health, it is essential to make self-care the foundation for how we perform—at work, at home, and on the go. However, this is not only about how we spend our time; it’s about how we use our attention to do work that matters.
Why self-care matters:
How we work in our modern, busy lives doesn’t work, and we break down from feeling overwhelmed, leading to burnout. What if, instead of just surviving every day, we could thrive?
We struggle because the first thing we leave behind on a busy day is ourselves and our self-care, even our basic needs for sustenance and our longing for feeling nourished.
I developed the Path for Life Method and the C.A.R.E. framework, which integrates the three key essential ingredients to create sustainable change and growth in our personal and professional lives: how we think, engage, and act with intention, purpose, and care.
Let’s change our minds about self-care at work because mindset comes before habits and self-care does not come last. Self-care is not a luxury or a perk; it is a sidekick or a nice to have; it is the foundation for achieving work-life quality and living a life we love because health is not the goal; it is how we reach our goals.
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MY STORY AND WHY I AM HERE.
Why do we do what we do every day?
I asked that question when, at 26, I had just arrived in New York City, only to find myself lost, wondering why I was here, what I should do with myself and my career, and how I could move forward in a way that mattered to me.
At the time, I did not know how important those questions were for me—so important that I still ask them decades later, not because I am lost but because I keep looking for ways to grow. And it was those questions that were the foundation for creating Path for Life.
I’d ask those questions again after both my parents died of cancer just one year apart, and I was told it was only a matter of time before I would get cancer, too. The answer? I realized I wanted to be part of the change that needed to happen in how we take care of ourselves–at work, at home, and on the go.
See, I had gotten myself stuck in a career path in the fashion business that was thriving at work but not in health or work-life quality. As much as I did not want to believe the doctors who were certain I would get cancer, I knew it would be my destiny if I did not make radical changes in my life.
So, I pulled the plug on my career, went back to school, and learned how to take charge of my health and how to help others do so, too. I founded Path for Life in 2004 to give people like you the tools to live and work better.
MINDFULNESS IS THE MISSING INGREDIENT FOR A GOOD LIFE
Path for Life® is about changing our relationship with self-care so that we can achieve our goals without giving up our health and personal joy. When we take better care of ourselves, we can be busy and healthy at the same time.
I think of this as my life’s work—the WHY I am here. I used to be exhausted and stressed, but now I am driven and purposeful. Of course, I do get tired, but I don’t burn out. How? I respect myself and my boundaries, listen to my body and its messages, pause to check my emotions, and ask what I need to face what’s asked of me. The reality is my body, and I am the most important team, not only for working better but also for living more fully.
What is the crucial missing element between knowing what to eat and doing it? Mindfulness. (It is the missing element in how we make change happen in all aspects of life.)
“Our relationship with ourselves affects the relationship we have with others and how we do work that creates impact and change.”
We tend to think of self-care as something we do in private after a long day is over and only if we have time. But self-care is a mindset that gets us through a long day with energy to spare.
I learned- and continue to learn- how profoundly important it is to make self-care the foundation for getting what I want. And it’s centered on the ability to connect with my inner wisdom and my creativity to solve problems and stay centered and focused.
We use our bodies to do what we do every day. Isn’t it time we return the favor and treat our bodies with the care and respect they deserve and need to be there for us?
BIO: JEANETTE BRONÉE: GLOBAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER, FOUNDER, AUTHOR & SELF-CARE MINDSET EXPERT.
Certified as Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher, Integrative Mind-Body Practitioner, Felt-Sense Focusing Teacher & Ericksonian Hypnotherapist.
Her purpose-driven keynote speaking and leadership coaching is available for individuals, leaders, and teams. It is an online program that serves as a tool for companies wanting to take better care of their people.
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