Adriana Girdler: Are you looking for more inspirational, mindful quotes to be more conscious
at work?
It takes energy and effort to be mindful, but it is so worth it.
Really stress being the number one thing that mindfulness reduces.
Enter inspiration, mindfulness quotes for work.
Being more mindful and being inspired about those quotes can really help us get centered
and really help us through that hectic day.
Once you're inspired by these quotes, you're going to want to learn more, so wait till
the end of this video where I'm going to give you a really great free takeaway on additional
mindfulness tips at work.
Adriana Girdler: Hi, if you're new here, welcome.
My name is Adriana Girdler.
I'm a productivity specialist and a mindfulness teacher.
And today I'm going to share with you my top five favorite mindfulness quotes for work.
Adriana Girdler: Quote number one.
If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover
that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.
How do you relate this to work?
Let me tell you, work sometimes can feel extremely negative, so I want you to take a look for
the silver lining.
That's how I interpret this particular quote.
There is good in everything and how you view things really makes a difference with how
you experience things, so find the good in everything.
Find that silver lining and I promise you you will have a much different perspective
at work.
What does this quote mean for you?
Let me know in the comments below.
Adriana Girdler: Quote number two.
I was a bit disappointed to discover that meditation wasn't as exotic as I expected.
Feel my breath?
But as soon as I find out just how life-changing it would be simply to focus my attention on
inhaling and exhaling in order to connect fully with my experience in a whole new way,
one that allowed me to be kinder to myself and more open to others.
Adriana Girdler: This is a beautiful quote.
It actually has a two prong quote.
It's about expectation and about simplicity.
Interestingly enough, we all have these expectations and it's through having these expectations
that we become extremely disappointed.
As the quote said, they're expecting something really exotic, but this is the beauty of mindfulness.
It's the simplicity of it.
The simple thing of us focusing on our breath and when you think about breath, breath is
life force.
Without it we cannot survive, but yet we pay no attention to it whatsoever and breath really
dictates how we view things.
We can have a very short breath, we have an excited breath, or we can have very slow,
deep breaths, but it is so critical because it calms and guides us.
Adriana Girdler: So don't worry about the expectations.
Don't walk into anything expecting it to be a certain way because you'll be definitely
bound for disappointment and that is terrible in a work situation.
But definitely focus on the simpler things.
At work when have those struggles, give yourself a breath.
It is important.
Take that moment and really go back to the basics.
That is a huge difference and this is what's beautiful about this quote.
To take it and use it at work.
Adriana Girdler: Quote number three.
The kind of perspective that brings focus and clarity comes from space.
And while we may not always have a chance about clearing our calendars, we can make
the choice to clear our minds of the habitual momentum that blocks creativity and compassion.
Now, what does this mean from a work perspective?
Well, have you ever felt like you were just caught up at work and that it was kind of
taking you away?
You're caught up in the moment, kind of in that vortex or whirlwind, this is what it's
talking about.
Adriana Girdler: We may not be able to control our calendars.
They may be booked back to back with meetings, but it doesn't mean the way we feel and the
way we think has to be caught up in that vortex as well.
Take a breath.
Calm down.
Really think about clearing.
Be in that moment.
Let go of anything that is holding you back.
And even though you may be busy, you can do it in a way that's very calming, that you
don't have to get caught up in that vortex.
So this is what's beautiful about this quote.
To remind you of take a moment, let things go.
You're busy, but it doesn't mean you have to feel busy and have that shortness of breath.
Adriana Girdler: Quote number four.
Our own worst enemies cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts.
No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts.
I love this one because it's so true.
We are our own worst enemies.
How many times have you beaten yourself up figuratively, emotionally, because you didn't
do a good enough job?
And if you were to actually look at someone else and transpose what you just did to yourself
to someone else, you'd be like, "What?
Why are you treating the person that way?"
Yet we do it all the time.
And we talk with mindfulness the importance of compassion.
But the first place to start is with yourself.
So if you are going to bring on mindfulness into your space or even into your organization,
you have to start with yourself first.
Be compassionate, be forgiving.
It is all good.
Don't be your worst enemy.
It's just not worth it.
Compassion, beautiful thing to have at work.
Adriana Girdler: Last but not least, mindfulness quote at work number five.
Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free.
Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing.
This is the ultimate.
You've heard the adage, "Go with the flow."
This is really what it's about.
Don't start having 20 other thoughts when you're focused on something very specific.
So at work, if you're doing a report, don't start thinking about everything else you have
to do because you're not attention to what needs to occur.
Be in the moment, be present, or as you probably have heard too, be here now.
It is so critical.
If you can do that from a work perspective, well then you can take that anywhere you go
and really enjoy the moment that you are in.
It frees you.
It allows you to do the best job you can do when you're at work.
Adriana Girdler: Now that you are inspired as I am with these mindfulness quotes, it
is time to now understand some other techniques you can bring to work.
Guess what?
You can grab those from this particular document which is in the link below.
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On that note, I would love to hear from you, what was your favorite mindfulness quote?