The Practice of Presence

Path for Growth with Alex Judd

You are the product of the things you do every, single day. The topic of ‘presence’ is often undervalued in the life of a leader because we are so focused on planning. As a result, we can end up missing out on what is going on in the present. To be present as a leader is to express gratitude with your attention in a way that causes others feel compelled to do the same.

• What does it look like for you to express gratitude with your attention? (2:40)
• How do we practice presence? (3:38)
• Everything changes when you start to treat the moment like practice. Practice is a mindset (9:01)
• Practice is not a destination (9:34)
• Practice is not a linear process (10:03)
• Practice is not a celebrated activity (10:54)
• Practice is the on-going, never-ending, daily pursuit of a worthy value or virtue (12:35)
• Number 1: Prepare for presence in the evening (14:06)
• Number 2: Maximize the morning (15:47)
• Number 3: Don’t look at your phone for the first hour of the day (20:06)
• Number 4: Establish a rhythm of 10 minutes of closed-eye silence throughout the day (21:18)
• Number 5: Make direct eye contact (25:14)
• Number 6: Take your phone off the table (27:53)
• Number 7: Schedule ‘deck time’ (30:55)
• Number 8: Beware of frenzy (33:28)
• Number 9: Do hard workouts (36:14)
• Number 10: Write down what you’re grateful for (39:22)
• What matters is not your perfection but your rate of recovery and your level of commitment (46:57)

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