Preface A Note on Best Enjoying This Book |
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Introduction |
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Everything Begins in the Mind |
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You Can Rewire Your Brain for Leadership and Personal Excellence |
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What You'll Find in This Book |
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Part 1 How Mindfulness Training Rewires the Brain for Leadership Excellence |
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Chapter 1 The Shift That Changes Everything |
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The Attitude of a Beginner Is Essential |
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The Shift That Changes Everything |
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Chapter 2 Making an Immediate and Direct Impact on the Bottom Line |
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How We Unconsciously Affect Gross Margins and Expenses |
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Uncovering Our Cognitive Biases |
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The Illusion of Control Bias |
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Mindful Self-Awareness and Better Decisions |
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Freedom from Autopilot Mode |
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A Persistent Beginner's Mind |
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Doing What's Uncomfortable |
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Quick Impact and Great Potential |
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Chapter 3 Organizational Climate Change |
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The Power of a Positive Emotional Climate |
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The Leader Drives the Emotions of the Team |
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The Emotionally Intelligent Leader |
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A More Emotionally Intelligent Brain |
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A Training Regimen for Emotional Intelligence |
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Chapter 4 Fueling the Fire of Innovation |
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The Archetype of an Innovator |
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Resilience in the Face of Opposition |
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Chapter 5 Developing Extraordinary Leadership Presence |
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Staying Cool under Pressure |
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The Most Important Aspect of Leadership Presence |
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Chapter 6 Why Mindfulness Is the Ultimate Success Habit |
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Two Life-Changing Discoveries |
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The Power of Serving Others |
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Happiness Is Good for Business |
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Happiness Is Predetermined, Kind of (But You Can Change That) |
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The Ultimate Success Habit |
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Part 2 Developing the Ultimate Success Habit |
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Chapter 7 The Perfection of the Present Moment |
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Beginning to Practice in Daily Life |
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The Brain Is a Habitual Machine |
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The First Step to Unconditional Happiness |
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A Win-Win-Win Paradigm Shift |
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Chapter 8 The Power of Sitting Still |
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Seamlessly Integrating the Training into Daily Life |
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A Beginner's Guide to Sitting Still in Mindfulness |
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An Intermediate-Level Guide to Sitting Still in Mindfulness |
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Spilling over into Activity |
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Chapter 9 From 4 Hours to 4 Minutes: Mastering Emotions for Optimal Performance |
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Returning to Cool: From 4 Hours to 4 Minutes |
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Mindfulness of Emotions: SCIL |
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A Ride on the River of Emotions |
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Chapter 10 The Wisdom of True Excellence |
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Things Aren't as They Seem |
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You're Not What You Think |
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The Interplay between Stable Awareness and Wisdom |
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Chapter 11 Extraordinary Leadership Presence and the Final Piece of the Puzzle of Unconditional Happiness |
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Pain Is Inevitable; Suffering Is Optional |
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More Fully Enjoying What's Pleasant |
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The Root Cause of Suffering |
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Chapter 12 Advanced-Level Training |
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Brutal, Compassionate Honesty |
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Investigation of Phenomena |
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Seeing Opportunities No One Else Sees |
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The Power of Doing Nothing |
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Chapter 13 The Foundations of Wisdom: Physical Training for Character |
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The Foundations of Wisdom |
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Foundation of Wisdom 1---Integrity |
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Foundation of Wisdom 2---Skillful Communication |
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Speak in Ways That Are Helpful |
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Refrain from Offering Opinions Unless Asked to Do So or It Is Absolutely Necessary |
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Be Mindful while Using Electronic Devices |
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Foundation of Wisdom 3---Wise Consumption |
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Foundation of Wisdom 4---Generosity |
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Foundation of Wisdom 5---Kindness |
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Respect the Belongings of Others |
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Be Kind to All Conscious Beings |
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Your Personal Core Values |
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Chapter 14 Discovering Incredible Meaning at Work and in Your Time away from Work |
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A Purposeful Paradigm Shift |
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202 | (4) |
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Saving the World on Your Way to the Bathroom |
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206 | (2) |
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Afterword |
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Appendix Introduction to Neuroscience |
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How We Study the Brain |
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What Can We See in the Brain? |
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Notes and Resources |
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Acknowledgments |
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About the Authors |
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Index |
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