Consider the last time you felt truly inspired and productive. What was it about your situation that led to your ability to have laser-sharp focus and abounding creativity?

For most professionals, the ability to produce their best work only arises in times of slow-paced focus. These times of shutting the door to the noisy outside world are the moments when our most significant ideas and most impactful decisions can arise. Authentic leadership is developed in the crucible of these slow moments when time seems to slow down, and distractions disappear.

Unfortunately, few individuals find these golden moments in their daily schedule. Deadlines, commutes, meetings that run over and bleed into other meets are hungry time-eaters that destroy our schedule and keep us from finding the time to slow down and tune in to our most profound areas of genuine possibility and creativity.