An ANE Member recently said:
"The energy of ANE people is amazing. Something happens in a room of these leaders, you can feel it."

Just last week ANE members in Europe met on a conference call to help each other on the theme of Staying Calm at Work. See if any of their great suggestions "stick" for you this week.

• Be honest - don't pretend to others that you are in control when you are not
• Speak the truth into each situation - don't mislead ourselves or "catastrophise"
• If challenged hard, look people in the eye and wait... the right response will come.
• If you dont have an answer, quickly think "show me the pathway" - helps to engage spiritually
• If you don't feel passionate enough, talk to someone who fires you up.
• Call or talk to a trusted friend, relation when troubled
• Simply take time and find space away from a situation
• Never respond immediately on email if emotionally engaged but check back, save to draft, reflect, then send later
• Take a meditative walk (no talking, just looking and enjoying)
• Use a pending box - many things do not need immediate response and issues find their own pathway if we leave them for a period of time.

Next European Conference Call is Jan 25th (call information)

Next US Dinner and Speaker Event is Feb 17th in Lambertville, NJ (event information)

Stephen
Calm, Confident, Connected

January 17, 2011