DAY 4 – PSC 4: Mindfulness

SSSTOPPPP: When mindfulness becomes practicable for leaders

Hello? Are you there? Are you with me? If you tuned out after the 3rd notification? That's normal. It's even the heart of the problem.

In a world saturated with information, developing PSC 4, attention to yourself, has never been so strategic.

Not to re-centre in some abstract way. But to take back control over what we feel, what we experience, and what we decide.

Being present to yourself: a challenge for leaders The human brain processes around 11 million pieces of information per second. Yours, mine, your team's.

But being multitasking doesn't mean being present. Most of the time, our mind is elsewhere: caught between urgent matters, projections, automatic judgements. And that's where communication errors, impulsive reactions and hasty decisions take root.

Attention to yourself isn't "cutting yourself off from the world" PSC 4 isn't about escaping. It's about reconnecting with yourself in the thick of the action, with clarity. It's knowing:
• What we truly feel (emotions, tensions, weak signals)
• What we experience through the senses (sounds, images, rhythm)
• What we need in order to self-regulate before acting

👉 It's an essential "living well" skill for leaders. 👉 And above all, it's a lever for impact on the collective.

Why I created SSSTOPPPP Because formal meditation isn't always suited to the reality of a leader under pressure. And yet the stakes are the same: slowing down in order to move forward better.

SSSTOPPPP is a 5-minute exercise: structured, mobile, embodied. An emotional-regulation tool inspired by PSC 4 and the neurosciences, which lets you:
• Reconnect with your body
• Observe what's overwhelming you
• Choose how you want to respond
• And take back control of your day (or your meeting)

Want to practise? 💗 The full protocol is here: link to the SSSTOPPPP exercise

And you've got more than 2 minutes today: Stop. Breathe. Ask yourself: how do I feel? How do I want to feel? What can I do to switch it up? You've just begun developing PSC 4.

Tomorrow, PSC 5, the ability to manage your impulses: does flying off the handle over nothing ring a bell?

Otherwise, I'm here to help you take stock. Book an appointment to create the right conditions to live and develop a leadership that's as effective as it is balanced.

Warm wishes,
Krumma