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In this episode, Amy Edelstein unpacks why mindfulness goes beyond technique and how wonder is a key ingredient that develops authentic leadership in young people and adults. Mindfulness as only an add-on falls short of what it can be and how awe, gratitude, and presence foster the qualities of autonomy and leadership that are becoming more and more important. She encourages reflection on the wonder of human capacities, at a time when there is much attention on the capabilities of synthetic intelligence.

In this session, Amy will
• contrast typical executive coaching models with the Inner Strength model of cultivating inner strength for outer stability
• reframes mindful awareness as reverence for our capabilities, not only as a productivity tool
• explores gratitude for how evolution has unfolded, leading to the beauty and diversity of life on earth, and see that as a foundation for empathy and courage
• shows how intuitive leadership does not need to be sloppy, it can be informed, integrated and multi-faceted discernment
• invites educators to point students to wonder and to see mindfulness in terms of what it can reveal rather than as a tool to address only deficits

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