Everybody wants confidence and clarity from the people they need. Learn what happens when adults give themselves time for stillness and silence.
The most important thing we can do sometimes is just be still and breathe.
Rhonda recently went to a retreat for women CEOs, and the first session started with just lying still and breathing. That stillness was uncomfortable, but she stuck with it.
In this solo episode, Rhonda shares her takeaways from a retreat for women CEOs and how stillness has changed the way she leads.
[00:03:56] “Stillness gives me room to hear what the busyness drowns out. When every moment we have is filled, . . . it’s hard to notice what we even need, what I believe or what deserves my attention.” 
We can be so busy anticipating how we can help and keeping a mental list of all the other things we need to get done that we can miss what’s actually in front of us. For Rhonda, three things surfaced during the retreat:

 Stillness helped her be a present listener and feel connected to others.

 Getting grounded helps leaders lead with conviction.

 Rest creates clarity to take meaningful action.


[00:19:07]: “Being a more grounded leader, mother, wife, sister helped me come back leading with confidence and clarity.”
When our mind is a million places at once, we’re not present to any of them. Stillness helps us listen, grounding helps us choose and rest helps us act with clarity.
Rhonda closes with an invitation: find five minutes, put your phone away and ask what you’ve been too busy to notice.

Stillness Makes You a Better Parent, Leader, Teacher

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