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If you haven’t heard about Mindfulness yet, it’s probably time for you to come out of the cave you’ve been living on. It´s the trendiest “meditation” tool, and it comprehends a lot of activities such as yoga and even coloring books. I’m going to present a brief overview of the main benefits that mindfulness could have in a person’s personal life, dealing with stress and Interpersonal communication.
First, a simple way to define mindfulness, without entering in a precise way of practicing it, could be Mindfulness is noticing what is happening right now. It´s understanding what are we feeling, what is around us, how is our body, how we censor the world, how are we, and why, and from this point of start, do simple exercises to achieve your goal, either if it is improving your well-being or physical and mental health. The modern urban routines, where people are always in a rush, mindfulness lets us stop for a moment, and reflect in what is happening in our life’s, and understand what the consequences of that are, so that people don’t get stressed or even to get over some traumatic experiences.
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One of the competencies that can be improved with mindfulness, is a person’s interpersonal communication skills, in order to genuinely connect with others. Communicating mindfully improves our ability to deal with conflicts and reaching better agreements because it builds and awareness of the importance of reflecting on the choices we make, and how they are going to affect others and ourselves. One of the simplest exercises, but still one of the most effective on this matter, is the “think before you answer”. Sometimes we answer to a question impulsively, like when we are asked “how are you?”, and we say “fine”, when we aren’t actually fine, or when we are listening to a person talking, and we already have an answer to say even though she´s not done yet speaking. Thinking about what we say and listening carefully and with an open mind, is also important in a business environment because will enhance our capacity of decision making, leadership and prevent conflicts, because all parties will feel that their opinion was heard and respected.
So, if you lack interpersonal skills, you should start searching for some daily-exercises, so you can improve them, since they are vital for our success in our personal and professional lives.
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Fouts, P. M. (2018, June 05). How To Become More Mindful Of Your Communication. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/06/05/how-to-become-more-mindful-of-your-communication/#14f6073b1460
Daniel Dantas
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I’m 22 years old, I’m from Viana do Castelo, Portugal, and I’m studying Marketing in IPAM Porto. I love design, photography and cats.
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