Marc Lesser

Speaker, Executive Coach. CEO: ZBA Associates (former CEO: Zen and Mindfulness Teacher. Latest book: 👉

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Drop the Story, by @marclesser https://t.co/lNZEy8wCKw

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This is a profound distinction in how we learn, develop, and build self-awareness - looking within ourselves rather than collecting things from the outside; letting go of mistaken beliefs instead of adding new information.

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The Billion Dollar Mistake

In the book Working With Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman has a chapter called The Billion Dollar Mistake where he describes the failure of most emotional intelligence leadership programs.

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In a talk by Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki he says "Mindfulness practice is not to collect things and put them in your basket, but rather to find something in your sleeve."

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This quote is from: From: Inside-out sustainability, Neglect of Our Inner Worlds (Ives et al. 2020, p. 208).

And, a photo I took yesterday at a small Missoula, MT pond.

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Change Your Inner World
To Create a More Sustainable Future

We focus so much on the events,
we lose sight of the causes

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“Our inner worlds,
such as our emotions, thoughts, identities and beliefs,
lie at the root of sustainability challenges and are fundamental to the solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges”

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@mattschnuck Thanks Matt. Always exploring, turning the focus toward what we are learning about ourselves.

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I can learn and grow from pain, disappointment, and grief.

I am confident and humble at the same time.

From Finding Clarity @marclesser

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What story are you living by today?

We can't help but tell ourselves and live by stories. So, why not aspire to live by these:

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My life and all lives are sacred.

Work is a terrific cauldron for personal, professional, and spiritual development.

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Be confident and ask great questions.
Have the courage to be vulnerable.
Try new things, and learn from mistakes.

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"A good dose of awe and wonder, combined with a growth mindset, and the courage to explore, may be our most important tools."
- From Finding Clarity: How Compassionate Accountability Builds Vibrant Relationships, Thriving Workplaces, and Meaningful Lives

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Balance. Alignment. Playfulness.

All qualities our work and leadership could benefit from.

Here I am, practicing these skills with my 3-year old grandson.

These qualities are addressed in my new book, Finding Clarity, https://t.co/AtLHnN3qxg

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@mattschnuck Thanks Matt! Finding Clarity is so important in building healthy relationships, work cultures, and more meaningful lives. Really appreciate the support of my latest book.

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What can Homer Simpson, The Buddha, and Alice In Wonderland teach you about leadership and working more skillfully with conflict?

All this and much more in my new book FINDING CLARITY, now available. https://t.co/AtLHnN3qxg

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Zen expert who works with Google says this is the No. 1 way to deal with 'difficult' people at work https://t.co/wOAfNjCoV4

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Can you feel it, experience it -- transforming challenges and difficulties into nourishment? @marclesser

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Transforming Challenges Into Nourishment

A simple and profound passage from Zen Mind, Beginners Mind:

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If you have some experience of how the weeds in your mind change into mental nourishment, your practice will make remarkable progress.

You will feel how they change into self-nourishment."