A friend once asked me about my secret for not getting stressed or overwhelmed with the sheer load of responsibilities, decisions and tasks I joggle on a daily basis. My answer was simple: mindfulness.

By mindfulness I mean the ability to be attentive and aware of your current mental, emotional and physical state at the moment while focusing objectively on what is going on in the present. If I am to elaborate on it, it is like being able to observe yourself, your thoughts, your feelings and everything happening around you simultaneously.

Mindfulness is that mental state where you are aware of yourself, acknowledging your loud thoughts and in touch with your own emotions. It is that sense of clairvoyance and focus on what is, rather than what has been or what is to be.

So if you feel overwhelmed often, stressed, emotional, depressed or simply seeking a happier and more positive state of mind, I do recommend you read about mindfulness. Here are few recommended readings from my side:

• Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world
• A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook
• The Mindful Manifesto: How doing less and noticing more can help us thrive in a stressed-out world

• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Implementation

Here are a couple of videos to help as well:

• Basics of Mindfulness
• Mindfulness for Project Managers and Leaders

Enjoy and be mindful! 😀