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You train your body’s posture. Why not your mind's? Here's how: 👇 Many thanks to Ed Manfre (give him a follow) for this post which reminds us…. Most leaders carry the invisible weight of stress, decision fatigue and constant noise. If you’re not careful, that weight can take a huge toll on your mental well-being. Your mental posture starts to bend towards: ⚠️ Reactivity ⚠️ Negativity ⚠️ Overwhelm ⚠️ Total Exhaustion The good news? You can train it…just like your body. Here are 7 ways to straighten things up, mentally: 1/ Start with Strength ↳ Begin your day with intention, not input ↳ Even 2 minutes of calm beats 2 hours of reactive swirl 💡 How to get there: ✓ Consider what you'll do first tomorrow, before checking your phone? 2/ Set Your Lens ↳ Ask: “What do I want to look for today?” ↳ Energy? Progress? Kindness? Clarity? ↳ Your brain will find what you tell it to notice 💡 Pick one quality to look for today and watch how often you spot it. 3/ Breathe Before You Speak ↳ When emotions spike, posture slouches ↳ Train calm as your default posture ↳ One breath = one reset 💡 Try one breath before every reply, especially under stress. 4/ Curate What You Consume ↳ Mental posture reflects your inputs ↳ Doomscrolling? Noise? Outrage bait? ↳ That’s like junk food for your focus 💡 Audit your media diet and ask: "What’s one source I’ll pause this week?" 5/ Catch the Slump ↳ Notice when your thoughts spiral. ↳ You might feel tightness in your body. ↳ Consider if something is helping (or harming) you 💡 Set a check-in timer. Pause and ask: “Where is my mind right now?” 6/ Reset with Movement ↳ In a rut? ↳ Move your body, even just for 2 minutes ↳ Your physical stance can reset your mental one. 💡 How to get there: ✓ When stuck, stand up. ✓ Move for 120 seconds. ✓ Reset from the outside in. 7/ Reflect with Purpose ↳ Before bed, reflect on what strengthened you today ↳ What challenged you? ↳ What will you shift tomorrow? 💡 Set an evening "reflection reminder" 30 minutes before bed. 🧨 The Hard Truth: Mindset isn’t just a state. It’s a powerful stance. Leaders with strong mental posture: ✅ Show up clearer ✅ Act with intention ✅ Carry calm into the chaos ❓ Which one will you try today? ❓ What would you add? — ♻️ Repost to help others build mental posture. ➕ Follow Nadeem for more leadership truth.
Training our minds is as crucial as training our bodies; which of these strategies do you think would make the most immediate impact on your day? Nadeem Ahmad
Nadeem Ahmad These practical strategies can significantly enhance mental resilience and clarity. Implementing even a few can lead to meaningful change.
Beautifully said, Nadeem. How we lead our minds shapes everything. Perfect reminder. Appreciate you.
ThankYou for sharing Nadeem. Training our mental posture is as vital as physical fitness, especially in leadership.
Your mindset reflects what you feed your mind - the ideas, content, and conversations shape it daily. Just like your body reflects your diet, your thoughts reflect yout mental intake.
This is gold mental posture matters as much as physical Because without it we’re just wobbling through stress like toddlers on roller skates Pro tip breathe before you hit send save yourself from accidental email shouting
One breath can shift your whole response. Calm isn’t passive... it’s trained under pressure.
Your mind’s posture shapes how you stand in storms, train it daily, or watch stress bend you out of shape.
You fix bad posture with reps.. Same goes for mindset..
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