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Ever caught yourself at the end of a workday wondering what you actually accomplished? Despite ticking off tasks, attending meetings and supporting your team, something essential was missing, you. In your most honest moments, you might recognise that you've been running on default, reacting rather than responding, and missing the richness of the present moment.

The shift from autopilot to awareness is the game-changing leadership skill nobody talks about. Harvard researchers discovered that 47% of our waking hours are spent thinking about the past or future, leaving us operating on default settings we don't even recognise. When we lead from this unconscious place, our impact dulls, our strengths can become liabilities and we miss opportunities to create meaningful connections.

What makes this shift so powerful is that awareness doesn't demand more time from your already packed schedule, it requires more presence in the moments you already have. By pausing to ask simple questions like "What's my intent?" and "Am I deciding from fear or purpose?", you interrupt patterns that keep you stuck and create space for intentional choices. The neuroscience backs this up: leaders with high self-awareness are more effective, more trusted and lead more profitable companies. Yet remarkably, while 95% of people believe they're self-aware, studies show only 10-15% actually are.

Dive in if you're keen to re-discover your clarity, presence and the capacity for deep work that creates lasting transformation for yourself and those you lead.

REFERENCES
Eurich, T. (2018, January 4). What self-awareness really is (and how to cultivate it). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2018/01/what-self-awareness-really-is-and-how-to-cultivate-it

Kauflin, J. (2017, May 10). Only 15% of people are self-aware—Here’s how to change. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2017/05/10/only-15-of-people-are-self-aware-heres-how-to-change/

Killingsworth, M. A., & Gilbert, D. T. (2010, November 11). Wandering mind not a happy mind. Harvard Gazette. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/11/wandering-mind-not-a-happy-mind/

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