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We have the power to embrace the utility of regret. One of the thing that has helped me to more consciously do so, is to take the time to really observe the sensation of regret. When I’ve done something, and I start to feel the arising of regret, I have found, that if I look closely enough, I can see two aspects of this emotion, those being the:

1) ‘conscious remorse for my unskillfulness’; and
2) ‘a resolve to correct this unskillfulness and not further perpetuate it’.

And it is here, where the usefulness of the emotion can be found.

This short video gives useful tips for busy leaders and those professional coaches (new and experienced) who work with them to help them get 'un-busy'! It offers useful ideas that can give back a sense of agency to busy leaders to help them 'to be more fulfilled, more engaged, more connected in the work that they do, and put down that title of 'busy'.'

As a member on the Australian Expert Advisory Group on Mindfulness, my colleagues and I (academics and educators alike) work to help Parliamentarians and those that work with them develop the skills for bringing a more mindful presence to their work, to build their skills and resilience, and to inform the work that they do.

This past week, on Tuesday 19th of November 2024, in a Committee Room in Parliament house, we held the official launch of 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩.