20 REAL-LEADERS.COM / WINTER 2022 MINDFULNESS Ken Falke spent 21 years in the US Navy as a bomb disposal specialist. He founded the EOD Warrior Foundation to support the families of severely wounded military bomb disposal personnel. WHAT DOES BEING WELL MEAN? First, draw a triangle with three equal sides — your wellness triangle. Next, draw a circle in the center and ensure that the circle touches all three sides. At the tip of the triangle, write the word Mind. On the bottom left point, write the word Body. On the bottom right point, draw a dollar sign. In the center of the circle inside the triangle, write the word Spirituality. The outside of the triangle relates directly to our egos: how smart we are, how attractive we are, and how much money we have. It's the "you" other people see. We all have an ego, and there's nothing wrong with that — so long as your ego is kept in check with a healthy dose of humility, optimism, and a sense of accountability. The triangle is one of the strongest geometric shapes, but even so, it collapses if one side fails. That's why we need the circle of spirituality in the middle, holding everything up. Spirituality is the center of life; it touches all three sides of the triangle. I'm not speaking strictly in a religious sense. In the philosophy we teach at trauma survivor organization Boulder Crest, we define a healthy spirituality in three ways. The first element of spirituality is your character. Are you the person you say you are? When you look at yourself in the mirror every morning, are you happy with what you see? Are you a leader who leads by example, or is it "Do as I say, not as I do"? THE WELLNESS TRIANGLE: 3 STEPS TO SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP AS LEADERS, PEOPLE ENTRUST US WITH THEIR MOST VALUABLE ASSET — THEIR TIME — SO IT IS INCUMBENT ON ALL OF US IN POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY AND INFLUENCE TO STEP UP TO THE TASK AND TAKE CARE OF THEM. THAT STARTS BY LEARNING HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. By Ken Falke
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