The medical fraternity has been using mindfulness for many years in therapeutic settings to assist people in dealing with physical and mental illness and to enhance well-being. Off late, the corporate world has started noticing the benefits of introducing this in the workplace. Here are some reasons why practising mindfulness may be good for your career.
What is meant by mindfulness?
The definition of mindfulness transverses many boundaries and has been used to connote everything from a simple attention procxess, to a committed lifestyle choice. Mindfulness is achieved when one’s attention is entirely focused on present-moment phenomena occurring both externally and internally. Research does suggest a range of benefits may accrue to individuals who exhibit a mindful disposition or engage in activities that enhance mindfulness. Some of the commonly observed benefits are improved mental …show more content…
A multitude of stimuli bombard the senses in any moment, and people can only direct attention towards a small fraction of the available stimuli. It is believed that mindfulness practice helps to counteract this tendency by helping people to either notice information that was previously or by allowing an opportunity to select (choose) a new interpretation for familiar stimuli (e.g., understanding job performance feedback as constructive, not a personal criticism).
Improvement in self-confidence
One of the biggest advantages of practising mindfulness is that individuals gain a sense of empowerment from within. Mindfulness training may positively impact goal-directed behaviour via improvements in self-efficacy. That is, when the experience of attention control is coupled with reduced emotional reactivity, a person is likely to feel that they can better manage their emotional responses and utilise their cognitive resources more fully in the service of
What is meant by mindfulness?
The definition of mindfulness transverses many boundaries and has been used to connote everything from a simple attention procxess, to a committed lifestyle choice. Mindfulness is achieved when one’s attention is entirely focused on present-moment phenomena occurring both externally and internally. Research does suggest a range of benefits may accrue to individuals who exhibit a mindful disposition or engage in activities that enhance mindfulness. Some of the commonly observed benefits are improved mental …show more content…
A multitude of stimuli bombard the senses in any moment, and people can only direct attention towards a small fraction of the available stimuli. It is believed that mindfulness practice helps to counteract this tendency by helping people to either notice information that was previously or by allowing an opportunity to select (choose) a new interpretation for familiar stimuli (e.g., understanding job performance feedback as constructive, not a personal criticism).
Improvement in self-confidence
One of the biggest advantages of practising mindfulness is that individuals gain a sense of empowerment from within. Mindfulness training may positively impact goal-directed behaviour via improvements in self-efficacy. That is, when the experience of attention control is coupled with reduced emotional reactivity, a person is likely to feel that they can better manage their emotional responses and utilise their cognitive resources more fully in the service of