The Creative Living Community respects the power and influence you as a woman have in your day-to-day life. We believe that by sharing the tools to Creative Living* and by working with women to enable them to find peace within themselves, they will in turn be able to build it in their families, communities, workplaces … and ultimately the world. Working with High Achieving Women and enabling them to quiet their busy minds, spend more quality time with their families and friends, find work/life balance, work smart and stay healthy, is a key strategy toward realizing our larger vision of an interconnected global community of women contributing to building peace.
Have you ever sat down and thought about the power and influence you have? I’m not talking about being the CEO of a company of 1000 employees or being a highly paid and sought after speaker, or a best-selling author with thousands of readers, although you may be. I’m talking about you as a mother, wife, sister, daughter, friend, colleague … . In your day-to-day life you interact with many people and have the power to influence them in positive ways.
Have you been in the presence of someone who really makes you feel like you’re important, that you’re being listened to and truly heard? What qualities make this person memorable? Do they look into your eyes, appear grounded and have their attention truly focused on you? Do they act genuinely concerned about your well-being? Are they truly responsive to what you have to say rather than reactive? Do they speak with you from their heart?
When we interact with others from a place of being grounded and from a place of inner peace, rather than thinking about the next thing on our “to do list” or reacting to something someone says, it affects the quality of our relationships and how people “feel” around us. It also affects our productivity, health and well-being and that of others with whom we interact.
* There are seven keys to Creative Living (outlined in the book “Creative Living: Learning to Dance with Life – A Guide for High Achieving Women” currently being written by Pamela Thompson, founder of the Creative Living Community). Integrating the seven keys into your life and cultivating the practices within each one will lead to a life of increased happiness, health, fulfillment and inner peace. The keys to Creative Living are based on the personal experiences of Pam Thompson, her work with clients in the developed and developing world and evidence from neuroscience, eastern psychology and the therapeutic value of the arts.
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Pam, as usual, you hit the nail on the head. That place of inner peace can be so elusive. I know that daily, I have to take steps to reconnect with it otherwise, it flees! Thanks for creating this meaningful community that reminds us of what we really are here for. And thanks for teaching us how to connect to our authentic selves.
Iyabo, thanks for your thoughtful comment. Inner peace can indeed be elusive. It’s important as you’ve noted that we consciously use various tools and strategies to find inner peace and integrate them into our lives on a daily basis.
This post resonated with my own vision of life and the change I want to be in the world. Love your vision for the community you are building. I especially loved this paragraph, “When we interact with others from a place of being grounded and from a place of inner peace, rather than thinking about the next thing on our “to do list” or reacting to something someone says, it affects the quality of our relationships and how people “feel” around us. It also affects our productivity, health and well-being and that of others with whom we interact.” The part of my job that I love the most is just being fully present for my clients and allowing them to feel witnessed!
Happy to hear how my post resonated with your own vision of life and the change you want to be be in the world… That’s so true your comment about being fully present with coaching clients. When people feel heard and witnessed it is indeed powerful.
It’s so true that ‘When we interact with others from a place of being grounded and from a place of inner peace’ that it reflects in our relationships -personally and professionally. thanks for sharing. Congrats on your upcoming book!
Thanks Linda! Appreciate the feedback.
Pam, I was never a high achieving woman in the cooperate sense but high achieving emotionally. I was always there for everybody else to the point of absolute self sacrifice and physical breakdown twice in my life, in form of total exhaustion and burnout. I so hear your message! Right on, woman. Power to you.
Nadia, thanks for sharing your experiences and supportive words. Wanted to share that High Achieving Women are found everywhere: in their own businesses, in corporations, in academia, in government and in not-for-profits. According to Dr. Sherrie Bourg Carter in her book “High Octane Women”, “… it’s not status or job title that makes high-achieving women high achievers. It’s how their minds work … how (they) psychologically respond to challenges, which then propels (them) toward excellence in achievement ” (p. 90). I so want to “get the message out” to prevent women from burning out or becoming ill due to constantly “doing” and “giving” to others.