Flybe / November 2018

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NOVEMBER 2018 / Flight Time / 75
Business Focus
Nobody is immune to negative
emotions and feelings – the
problem is getting stuck there.
The difference between
someone who takes minutes to
get over hurt feelings vs. someone
who takes hours or days can be
the difference between someone
with potential for greatness and a
proven superstar. You simply can’t
do your best work if you are caught
in negative thought loops!
We can use our body as a tool
to change our mind and internal
state. With my clients, we use
power posing (standing tall, taking
up space, which reduces cortisol
and boosts testosterone), dancing
(which moves your lymph – your
body’s waste removal system), and
deep breathing (which brings the
parasympathetic nervous system
out of fight or flight mode) to
change our physiology and reset
our state. Then you can choose
the thoughts and feelings that
serve you.
I created a five-minute
compassion, confidence, and
presence-boosting meditation
for my clients, but you can try
this right now in your seat on the
plane:
1. For Presence. Close your eyes
and take three deep breaths. Feel
your breath go in and out. Listen
to the sounds around you. Feel
your clothing on your body. Feel
your toes in your shoes. This
places you physically in your body
in the present.
EX-PRO CYCLIST TURNED
PROFESSIONAL ADVENTURER
Derek Loudermilk
2. For Compassion. Think of an
all-loving entity such as the Buddha,
Jesus, Mother Teresa, your mum,
or your puppy dog, that has warm
affection for you. Feel howmuch
they care about you and forgive you
for any mistakes you have made.
Feel them completely accepting
everything about you.
3. For Confidence. Think of a
time or several when you did a
good deed or helped someone. A
time when you were a success or
did something really well. Replay
that experience in your mind
– who were you being at your
greatest moments?
Derek Loudermilk is a business coach
and professional adventurer. His
new book Superconductors is
published by Kogan Page.