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Presence and Consistency

On Professional Mindfulness

Nitzan Hermon
Lantern slide of a formal garden seen through an arched doorway
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Instead of planning, we can experiment with (1) being present and (2) being consistent.

When our focal point is the present instead of a future goal state, we can make small and adaptive changes and enjoy compounding value. We can strive for far more ambitious goals that take more than one session, day, or year because we have the conviction (presence) of the value of our small steps.

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