Mindset Wisdom Tips Archives | Ellie Ballentine

Can Mindfulness Improve Your Strategic Thinking?

Over the course of a couple of decades, you’ve seen meditation and mindfulness migrate from the Himalayan hilltops and Japanese Zendos to corporate boardrooms and the corridors of some powerful companies like Apple, Google and even the U.S. House of Representatives. In my own business, I have more requests from professionals and entrepreneurs for sessions on mindfulness and meditation because …

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What’s Your Calling?

One of the questions I get asked most often recently is, “Ellie, what is my purpose and calling in the world?” My answer to the first part of the question is very different from my answer to the second part of the question. So, if this has been an inquiry for you, or someone you know, I have a couple …

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You’re the Generator

Life, Mindset Wisdom Tips, Self Care, Wisdom and Insight / By Ellie Ballentine

If you’re like most of my clients, having the energy to do what it is you want to accomplish is key. When you don’t feel like you have the energy you want, you may revert to stimulants like coffee or sugar, which may work for a while, but the eventual slump hits and you’re back in the darn loop again. …

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Love Your Triggers

Crisis and Challenges, Mindset Wisdom Tips, Stress Relief / By Ellie Ballentine

Recently a new client said the following to me… “Being triggered, Ellie, c’mon, what’s there to love?!” In psychological terms, being triggered refers to an event occurring that initiates or precipitates a psychological and often physiological process. Could be someone yelling at you that, as a result, triggers your central nervous system and you begin to shake. There is a …

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Wonder, Curiosity and Openness

Life, Mindset Wisdom Tips / By Ellie Ballentine

Do you ever find yourself in front of a challenge, or unwanted conversation, or conflict and you just want to run? Your mind feels scattered, you can’t come up with solutions and your body is ready for fight or flight or freeze! I know those situations feel horrible and most often you want to avoid them. But avoidance doesn’t ever …

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Your Mindful Journey is Yours

Life, Mindset Wisdom Tips, Self Care, Stress Relief / By Ellie Ballentine

“What is the path of meditation? Your present-moment experience. What is your curriculum? Your life, as it is. Not somebody else’s life, not your ideal life – your life.” ~Will Kabat-Zinn I love this quote from Will Kabat-Zinn, a Mindfulness teacher out of San Francisco. He speaks to that part of us that thinks practicing meditation and mindfulness is about …

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8 Mindsets to Be Well

2 Comments / Life, Mindset Wisdom Tips / By Ellie Ballentine

I was asked the other day how I define success in my life. I answered, “Do I feel well with where I’m at?” This applies to everything – how I feel in my body, how I feel in my work, how I feel in my relationships, you get the gist. The person pushed me a bit more to explain so …

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Brain-Based Habit for Better Relating

Life, Mindset Wisdom Tips / By Ellie Ballentine

Relationships are crucial to having a healthy and caring life with those who you value. In today’s article, I am borrowing the research of Daniel G. Amen, MD who specializes in how the brain works. He has created an acronym RELATING that will help you remember the essential relationship habits. These techniques come from research in the field of interpersonal …

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Fall in Love with Yourself

Life, Mindset Wisdom Tips / By Ellie Ballentine

To connect more deeply, you must face the one person that you keep on the shortest leash: YOU. You may find you often reject other people’s care or attention when you believe you don’t deserve it – but there’s nothing special you must do to deserve love – it is simply because you exist. I’ve recorded a special 5-minute meditation …

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My 5 Best Success Habits

Life, Mindset Wisdom Tips / By Ellie Ballentine

I like to teach transformative new ideas. Some people are inventive with new recipes, technology, design… me, I like to create new ways of thinking and being in life. When I got clear that that is where I love to live everyday, my life got more interesting and fun. I want to invite you to do something similar. Whether this …

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