How inner calm makes you a clearer thinker, a better leader, and a more creative human

I’ve been speaking with a high-performing coaching client of mine about “slowing down” for the past couple of weeks.

When we talk about it, I can tell he wants it … he really wants it. He sinks into the words, into the thought of it, and his whole being relaxes for a few precious seconds.

Then, suddenly, his demeanor changes, and his face becomes serious again. And I hear him say, “But there’s a lot to do before the turn of the year. We’re in a critical time here at the office. It’s overwhelming.”

Snap, the internal door closes on “slowing down” … as if it’s a nice idea for some people, but an impossibility for him and his team.

Look at the facts, coach lady, there’s this, this, and all this to do … and it should have been done yesterday. That’s the way of this business.

I look at him and feel so much love and compassion for him, and how he’s thinking … all sped up inside, urgency oozing out of...