From the Preface:
As a busy leader, I realize your time is very valuable. I wrote Leading Well from Within to help you make the most of your time, showing you how to first reduce your reactivity when it does more harm than good, and then leveraging your stress energy into high-performing states of creativity, so you can become a Conscious Leader to more fully live your most meaningful life.
I also realize the investment required to tackle a 300-plus-page book can be daunting! So I've created this book summary of Leading Well from Within to help you absorb its key concepts and action steps in one sitting.
My hope is that you will use this summary to experience some actionable "aha" moments to show you how valuable a Conscious Leadership mindset can be.
But even more, I hope it will inspire you to immerse yourself in the book, using this summary as a companion, to master the shift from reactivity to creativity in any circumstance. This skill alone will put you in the top echelon of high-performance leaders, allowing you to shift from success to significance as you transform yourself, your business, your family, your community, and even the world!
From the Back Cover:
- Are you a high-performing executive, entrepreneur, healthcare provider, or professional secretly overwhelmed by stress or burnout?
- Are you seeking inspiration, purpose, and meaning in your life?
- Are you looking to gain an edge in your leadership performance?
The solution is not just trying harder, or even trying to eliminate all the stress in your life.
It's increasing your awareness and inner resources-including leveraging stress as an asset-to achieve the outcomes that matter most.
In other words, it's to become a Conscious Leader.
In Leading Well from Within, Dr. Daniel Friedland shares the compelling evidence and neuroscience behind what makes Conscious Leadership so effective and how you can cultivate it through the practice of mindfulness.
Then, building on this solid foundation, you'll discover the 4 in 4 Framework™-a proven, four-step process to help you:
- Experience greater control and composure under stress
- Transform stress into an energy source to meet your greatest challenges
- Focus your energy and attention to experience more vitality, deeper relationships, and greater success and significance at work and at home
- Catalyze your growth as a leader and cultivate a more conscious, actively engaged, and high-performing culture
In this summary of Leading Well from Within, you'll learn key insights and actionable steps on your journey toward Conscious Leadership, so you can thrive from within and multiply your positive impact in the world!
