In personal growth, we hear a lot about an open heart and a closed heart, but what does that really mean? In this episode, Hallie and I explore what operating from an open heart really looks like, the benefits of leading with an open heart, and why it doesn’t shield us from the tough conversations or prevent us from being a fierce competitor in business. It’s actually the opposite! We give some real-life examples of open-heartedness in the workplace, and advice for getting out of your mind and into your heart.
In this episode, you will learn about:
- How do you keep your heart open and still make decisions that impact other people’s lives?
- When we feel angry or upset, we constrict our whole body and block off our energy.
- Staying open-hearted lets that energy flow through.
I give an example of a real-life situation that happens all the time in business where our mind tends to take over, and we explore what it would look like if we connected to our open heart.
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Resources
- Michael Singer
- Dalai Lama
- Adyashanti
- Eckhart Tolle
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Timestamps
[4:26] Keeping an open heart is all about open energy, but it doesn’t mean letting people walk all over you. It means making decisions with an open heart.
[8:12] When you keep an open heart, you are more in the present moment and less controlled by your mind.
[14:52] Open-hearted leadership doesn’t mean you don’t avoid tough conversations, rather it means that you align with the moment in front of you in order to make the best decision for everyone.
[22:38] Our tendency is to go to our minds when we feel emotion, and this can cut off our energy and our experience of letting the emotions flow all the way through. The more you can practice opening your heart and feeling all the feelings both good and bad, the more you move through the experience.
[28:46] If you choose to open your heart, you have to choose to open your heart to everything, both the “good” and “bad.”
