I HELP COMPANIES AND THEIR PEOPLE PAUSE TO PROTECT AND HARNESS THEIR MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: 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. But self-care helps us work better and save time. To achieve ideal personal and organizational health, we must make the power of care the foundation of how we participate and perform, not just in the workplace but in our lives. This isn’t only about how we spend our time; it’s about how we use our attention to do work that matters.
Why self-care is a mindset that changes how we work:
How we work in our modern, busy lives doesn’t work, and we break down from feeling overwhelmed, leading to burnout. We resist change instead of harnessing it; we get stuck in fear instead of facing uncertainty, and in doing so, we stop growing. What if, instead of just surviving every day, we could thrive and grow stronger through change?
We struggle because the first thing we leave behind on a busy day is ourselves, and even our basic need for mental space, sustenance, and our need to participate, connect, and collaborate.
I developed the Path for Life Method, Power-Pausing, 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 what it means to care at work because how we manage our attention and choose to act starts within.
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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 didn’t know how important those questions were—so important that I still ask them decades later, not because I am lost, but because I keep looking for ways to grow. Those questions became 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 we needed 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 what it means to 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, 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. It’s centered on connecting with my inner wisdom and 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, AND AUTHOR OF THE SELF-CARE MINDSET.
Certified as a Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher, Integrative Mind-Body Practitioner, Felt-Sense Focusing Teacher & Ericksonian Hypnotherapist.
She offers purpose-driven keynote speaking and leadership coaching for individuals, leaders, and teams. She also offers an app with a self-coaching program that gives companies a tool to better support their people. Get in touch to discuss developing a portal for your company.
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