How to Choose Self-Compassion

When we listen to the nagging, negative voice inside our heads, we push ourselves too hard—and we push ourselves away, too. When you learn to love yourself, your relationships will improve for the better.

By Carley Hauck
February 8, 2016
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Try a loving-kindness day: pick a day, don't schedule anything, and just see what you want to do. It could be reading a book, writing, or spending some time in nature. Photo: mnikolaev/Dollar Photo Club

I recently taught my annual women’s meditation retreat in Mexico. Every year at the retreat is bea

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Carley Hauck

Carley Hauck is the founder of Leading from Wholeness, a leadership and organizational development training firm that creates customized speaking and large scale change management programs to support the virtual workplace with psychological safety, trust and high performance in teams, and inclusive leadership development. Carley has served mission driven leaders and companies in tech, finance, and high growth start-ups, such as Bank of the West, LinkedIn, Pixar, Genentech, Clif Bar, Intuit, and Capital One to create thriving cultures and increase their leadership game. She teaches on the subject of leadership at Stanford University and Haas Business School and is the author of Shine: Ignite Your Inner Game to Lead Consciously at Work and in the World. Learn how you can uplevel your inner game and be a conscious and inclusive leader at work and in the world by joining Carley and leaders by signing up to listen to her acclaimed podcast Shine.

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