not long ago I was at an elementary school working with the teacher I was
school working with the teacher I was
school working with the teacher I was impressed his content knowledge was
impressed his content knowledge was
impressed his content knowledge was solid and so is his pedagogy there was
solid and so is his pedagogy there was
solid and so is his pedagogy there was just one thing that caught me off-guard
just one thing that caught me off-guard
just one thing that caught me off-guard he singled out the only black male in
he singled out the only black male in
he singled out the only black male in the class for misbehavior even though
the class for misbehavior even though
the class for misbehavior even though this child’s behavior was in line with
this child’s behavior was in line with
this child’s behavior was in line with everyone else’s I couldn’t help but
everyone else’s I couldn’t help but
everyone else’s I couldn’t help but wonder what made this what made them
wonder what made this what made them
wonder what made this what made them decide to single out this child the
decide to single out this child the
decide to single out this child the teacher even asked me to follow the
teacher even asked me to follow the
teacher even asked me to follow the child out of the classroom because he
child out of the classroom because he
child out of the classroom because he can’t be trusted well I was curious how
can’t be trusted well I was curious how
can’t be trusted well I was curious how bad could this child be so I followed
bad could this child be so I followed
bad could this child be so I followed him in the hallway another adult stopped
him in the hallway another adult stopped
him in the hallway another adult stopped to shout at the child remember this is a
to shout at the child remember this is a
to shout at the child remember this is a break not a vacation when I caught up
break not a vacation when I caught up
break not a vacation when I caught up with the child I found him in the
with the child I found him in the
with the child I found him in the bathroom
bathroom
bathroom picking up wet paper towels off the
picking up wet paper towels off the
picking up wet paper towels off the floor he just looked at me shook his
floor he just looked at me shook his
floor he just looked at me shook his head and said the janitors have too much
head and said the janitors have too much
head and said the janitors have too much to do already it’s quite the contrast
to do already it’s quite the contrast
to do already it’s quite the contrast isn’t it the suspicion of the adults
isn’t it the suspicion of the adults
isn’t it the suspicion of the adults versus the empathy of this child now
versus the empathy of this child now
versus the empathy of this child now I’ve been in the field of Education for
I’ve been in the field of Education for
I’ve been in the field of Education for years now first as a classroom teacher
years now first as a classroom teacher
years now first as a classroom teacher and then after getting my MBA as a
and then after getting my MBA as a
and then after getting my MBA as a corporate trainer and I’m still amazed
corporate trainer and I’m still amazed
corporate trainer and I’m still amazed at the impact of teachers on students
at the impact of teachers on students
at the impact of teachers on students early on in my own career I didn’t
early on in my own career I didn’t
early on in my own career I didn’t understand the impact I could have on
understand the impact I could have on
understand the impact I could have on others unfortunately this is all too
others unfortunately this is all too
others unfortunately this is all too common not just in education but in all
common not just in education but in all
common not just in education but in all aspects of life in this instance I
aspects of life in this instance I
aspects of life in this instance I couldn’t help but wonder what impact
couldn’t help but wonder what impact
couldn’t help but wonder what impact these adults were having on how the
these adults were having on how the
these adults were having on how the child perceived himself what made these
child perceived himself what made these
child perceived himself what made these adults single out this black child from
adults single out this black child from
adults single out this black child from his white peers were they even aware
his white peers were they even aware
his white peers were they even aware they were treating him differently maybe
they were treating him differently maybe
they were treating him differently maybe you can think of your own story of bias
you can think of your own story of bias
you can think of your own story of bias regarding race age gender or some other
regarding race age gender or some other
regarding race age gender or some other way we classify one another maybe the
way we classify one another maybe the
way we classify one another maybe the people in your stories didn’t consider
people in your stories didn’t consider
people in your stories didn’t consider themselves biased either
themselves biased either
themselves biased either in these stories there seems to be a
in these stories there seems to be a
in these stories there seems to be a disconnect between how people think and
disconnect between how people think and
disconnect between how people think and how they act where does this disconnect
how they act where does this disconnect
how they act where does this disconnect come from comes from the difference
come from comes from the difference
come from comes from the difference between our conscious thinking and our
between our conscious thinking and our
between our conscious thinking and our unconscious thinking our conscious
unconscious thinking our conscious
unconscious thinking our conscious thoughts are the ones we’re aware of our
thoughts are the ones we’re aware of our
thoughts are the ones we’re aware of our unconscious thoughts are the ones we
unconscious thoughts are the ones we
unconscious thoughts are the ones we don’t even know we have like an iceberg
don’t even know we have like an iceberg
don’t even know we have like an iceberg we have large parts of our mind that are
we have large parts of our mind that are
we have large parts of our mind that are hidden from sight or unconscious because
hidden from sight or unconscious because
hidden from sight or unconscious because we don’t even know we have these
we don’t even know we have these
we don’t even know we have these thoughts we act on them automatically
thoughts we act on them automatically
thoughts we act on them automatically sometimes that’s helpful they can serve
sometimes that’s helpful they can serve
sometimes that’s helpful they can serve as mental shortcuts for us
as mental shortcuts for us
as mental shortcuts for us for instance my thoughts about driving
for instance my thoughts about driving
for instance my thoughts about driving or unconscious because I’ve done it so
or unconscious because I’ve done it so
or unconscious because I’ve done it so often when I come to a red light I don’t
often when I come to a red light I don’t
often when I come to a red light I don’t have to consciously deliberate about
have to consciously deliberate about
have to consciously deliberate about whether to stop I just put my foot on
whether to stop I just put my foot on
whether to stop I just put my foot on the brake sometimes though these
the brake sometimes though these
the brake sometimes though these unconscious thoughts can lead to
unconscious thoughts can lead to
unconscious thoughts can lead to negative actions when we apply our
negative actions when we apply our
negative actions when we apply our unconscious thinking to dealing with
unconscious thinking to dealing with
unconscious thinking to dealing with other people we can cause big problems
other people we can cause big problems
other people we can cause big problems when our unconscious thoughts contain a
when our unconscious thoughts contain a
when our unconscious thoughts contain a bias against a group we can treat some
bias against a group we can treat some
bias against a group we can treat some people unfairly without even realizing
people unfairly without even realizing
people unfairly without even realizing it we have lots of evidence these
it we have lots of evidence these
it we have lots of evidence these unconscious biases are real and
unconscious biases are real and
unconscious biases are real and widespread Harvard put together
widespread Harvard put together
widespread Harvard put together something called Project implicit and
something called Project implicit and
something called Project implicit and for the project they gathered responses
for the project they gathered responses
for the project they gathered responses from millions of people through implicit
from millions of people through implicit
from millions of people through implicit association test or I 80s these tests
association test or I 80s these tests
association test or I 80s these tests are designed to uncover our automatic
are designed to uncover our automatic
are designed to uncover our automatic automatic preferences for one group over
automatic preferences for one group over
automatic preferences for one group over another the results of these validated
another the results of these validated
another the results of these validated tests overwhelmingly
tests overwhelmingly
tests overwhelmingly respondents prefer white over black thin
respondents prefer white over black thin
respondents prefer white over black thin over fat straight over gay young over
over fat straight over gay young over
over fat straight over gay young over old and abled over disabled people a big
old and abled over disabled people a big
old and abled over disabled people a big problem is that many of us like to think
problem is that many of us like to think
problem is that many of us like to think we’re free from bias on a conscious
we’re free from bias on a conscious
we’re free from bias on a conscious level we may be once you go under our
level we may be once you go under our
level we may be once you go under our unconscious minds though it’s a whole
unconscious minds though it’s a whole
unconscious minds though it’s a whole different story there it’s not a
different story there it’s not a
different story there it’s not a question of whether we have bias it’s a
question of whether we have bias it’s a
question of whether we have bias it’s a question of which ones we have and how
question of which ones we have and how
question of which ones we have and how strong they are
strong they are
strong they are when I first started investigating
when I first started investigating
when I first started investigating unconscious bias these I took these same
unconscious bias these I took these same
unconscious bias these I took these same eye ets myself and I showed a strong
eye ets myself and I showed a strong
eye ets myself and I showed a strong bias for white thin and straight people
bias for white thin and straight people
bias for white thin and straight people no preference for young versus old
no preference for young versus old
no preference for young versus old fortunately and a preference for abled
fortunately and a preference for abled
fortunately and a preference for abled people all of us have these biases it’s
people all of us have these biases it’s
people all of us have these biases it’s just a question of which ones we have
just a question of which ones we have
just a question of which ones we have despite our best intentions in our
despite our best intentions in our
despite our best intentions in our unconscious minds we believe some people
unconscious minds we believe some people
unconscious minds we believe some people are inferior to others that’s a huge
are inferior to others that’s a huge
are inferior to others that’s a huge reason why we still have so much
reason why we still have so much
reason why we still have so much discrimination today
discrimination today
discrimination today now these unconscious biases are not our
now these unconscious biases are not our
now these unconscious biases are not our fault we didn’t choose to have them they
fault we didn’t choose to have them they
fault we didn’t choose to have them they come from cultural conditioning
come from cultural conditioning
come from cultural conditioning we’ve been socialized since birth by
we’ve been socialized since birth by
we’ve been socialized since birth by authority figures in our lives as well
authority figures in our lives as well
authority figures in our lives as well as the media
as the media
as the media to view the world in a certain way this
to view the world in a certain way this
to view the world in a certain way this includes how we view other people as
includes how we view other people as
includes how we view other people as well as how we view ourselves so I’m not
well as how we view ourselves so I’m not
well as how we view ourselves so I’m not here to talk about blame I am here to
here to talk about blame I am here to
here to talk about blame I am here to talk about recognizing our biases and
talk about recognizing our biases and
talk about recognizing our biases and doing something about them because they
doing something about them because they
doing something about them because they hurt all of us we can see an example of
hurt all of us we can see an example of
hurt all of us we can see an example of the damage done in hiring practices the
the damage done in hiring practices the
the damage done in hiring practices the University of Chicago Business School
University of Chicago Business School
University of Chicago Business School sent out resumes to employers that were
sent out resumes to employers that were
sent out resumes to employers that were identical except for the names some
identical except for the names some
identical except for the names some resumes had white names like Greg and
resumes had white names like Greg and
resumes had white names like Greg and Emily others had black names like
Emily others had black names like
Emily others had black names like Lakeisha and Jamal the resumes with
Lakeisha and Jamal the resumes with
Lakeisha and Jamal the resumes with white names were 50% more likely to
white names were 50% more likely to
white names were 50% more likely to receive a callback for an interview what
receive a callback for an interview what
receive a callback for an interview what this study tells us is that unconscious
this study tells us is that unconscious
this study tells us is that unconscious bias means people of color don’t get the
bias means people of color don’t get the
bias means people of color don’t get the career opportunities they should
career opportunities they should
career opportunities they should what’s more white people suffer as well
what’s more white people suffer as well
what’s more white people suffer as well their organizations aren’t nearly as
their organizations aren’t nearly as
their organizations aren’t nearly as strong as they could be because they’re
strong as they could be because they’re
strong as they could be because they’re not hiring the best possible talent so
not hiring the best possible talent so
not hiring the best possible talent so when we let unconscious bias make our
when we let unconscious bias make our
when we let unconscious bias make our decisions for us all of us lose it’s
decisions for us all of us lose it’s
decisions for us all of us lose it’s been pretty heavy so far let’s get to
been pretty heavy so far let’s get to
been pretty heavy so far let’s get to the good news the good news is there’s
the good news the good news is there’s
the good news the good news is there’s hope we can change too
hope we can change too
hope we can change too searchers out of Central Michigan
searchers out of Central Michigan
searchers out of Central Michigan University Adam Lukey and Brian Gibson
University Adam Lukey and Brian Gibson
University Adam Lukey and Brian Gibson made a startling discovery
made a startling discovery
made a startling discovery they found that a brief mindfulness
they found that a brief mindfulness
they found that a brief mindfulness practice dramatically cut down on
practice dramatically cut down on
practice dramatically cut down on unconscious bias they took a group of
unconscious bias they took a group of
unconscious bias they took a group of white college students and gave them an
white college students and gave them an
white college students and gave them an IAT to assess their bias for race and
IAT to assess their bias for race and
IAT to assess their bias for race and age before they did that they split them
age before they did that they split them
age before they did that they split them in two groups one group listened to a
in two groups one group listened to a
in two groups one group listened to a history lesson the other group did a
history lesson the other group did a
history lesson the other group did a brief mindfulness practice in this case
brief mindfulness practice in this case
brief mindfulness practice in this case they’d spend ten minutes
they’d spend ten minutes
they’d spend ten minutes focusing on the sensations in their
focusing on the sensations in their
focusing on the sensations in their bodies nothing else so what the beating
bodies nothing else so what the beating
bodies nothing else so what the beating of their heartfelt like and the breath
of their heartfelt like and the breath
of their heartfelt like and the breath moving in and out of the body then all
moving in and out of the body then all
moving in and out of the body then all the students took the IAT now the group
the students took the IAT now the group
the students took the IAT now the group that listened to the history lesson the
that listened to the history lesson the
that listened to the history lesson the control group performed as you might
control group performed as you might
control group performed as you might expect a group of young white people to
expect a group of young white people to
expect a group of young white people to perform they showed strong bias against
perform they showed strong bias against
perform they showed strong bias against both the elderly and against people of
both the elderly and against people of
both the elderly and against people of color the surprise was from the
color the surprise was from the
color the surprise was from the mindfulness group they showed much less
mindfulness group they showed much less
mindfulness group they showed much less bias regarding both race and age now
bias regarding both race and age now
bias regarding both race and age now this might seem really surprising
this might seem really surprising
this might seem really surprising because there doesn’t seem to be a
because there doesn’t seem to be a
because there doesn’t seem to be a connection does there connection between
connection does there connection between
connection does there connection between paying attention to the sensations in
paying attention to the sensations in
paying attention to the sensations in your bodies and reducing your biases the
your bodies and reducing your biases the
your bodies and reducing your biases the key to understanding the connection lies
key to understanding the connection lies
key to understanding the connection lies in understanding what mindfulness itself
in understanding what mindfulness itself
in understanding what mindfulness itself is so mindfulness is paying attention on
is so mindfulness is paying attention on
is so mindfulness is paying attention on purpose with curiosity mindfulness is a
purpose with curiosity mindfulness is a
purpose with curiosity mindfulness is a state of being in which we’re focusing
state of being in which we’re focusing
state of being in which we’re focusing on something in the present moment and
on something in the present moment and
on something in the present moment and we are choosing what to focus on rather
we are choosing what to focus on rather
we are choosing what to focus on rather than reacting out of habit we’re also
than reacting out of habit we’re also
than reacting out of habit we’re also taking our familiar way of viewing the
taking our familiar way of viewing the
taking our familiar way of viewing the world through a lens of judgment and
world through a lens of judgment and
world through a lens of judgment and evaluation and replacing it with a lens
evaluation and replacing it with a lens
evaluation and replacing it with a lens of curiosity and openness there’s a
of curiosity and openness there’s a
of curiosity and openness there’s a quote by Viktor Frankl Holocaust
quote by Viktor Frankl Holocaust
quote by Viktor Frankl Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist that sheds
survivor and psychiatrist that sheds
survivor and psychiatrist that sheds light on mindfulness he said between
light on mindfulness he said between
light on mindfulness he said between stimulus and response there is a space
stimulus and response there is a space
stimulus and response there is a space in that space is our power to choose our
in that space is our power to choose our
in that space is our power to choose our response
response
response normally we find that space to be
normally we find that space to be
normally we find that space to be cramped because our instincts take over
cramped because our instincts take over
cramped because our instincts take over and we end up with no space between that
and we end up with no space between that
and we end up with no space between that stimulus or an event in our lives and
stimulus or an event in our lives and
stimulus or an event in our lives and how we respond to it how we deal with
how we respond to it how we deal with
how we respond to it how we deal with that event what mindfulness does is
that event what mindfulness does is
that event what mindfulness does is create that space for us it does so by
create that space for us it does so by
create that space for us it does so by inserting awareness awareness of our
inserting awareness awareness of our
inserting awareness awareness of our automatic reactions as well as what’s
automatic reactions as well as what’s
automatic reactions as well as what’s actually happening in the present moment
actually happening in the present moment
actually happening in the present moment once we have this awareness we have the
once we have this awareness we have the
once we have this awareness we have the ability to choose our response rather
ability to choose our response rather
ability to choose our response rather than react out of habit another way to
than react out of habit another way to
than react out of habit another way to think about mindfulness is to consider a
think about mindfulness is to consider a
think about mindfulness is to consider a raging river
raging river
raging river this river represents our thoughts and
this river represents our thoughts and
this river represents our thoughts and emotions including our unconscious
emotions including our unconscious
emotions including our unconscious biases normally we’re like the people on
biases normally we’re like the people on
biases normally we’re like the people on the raft we just get carried along by
the raft we just get carried along by
the raft we just get carried along by that surging current we’re not in
that surging current we’re not in
that surging current we’re not in control we’re just trying to hang in
control we’re just trying to hang in
control we’re just trying to hang in there what mindfulness does is remove us
there what mindfulness does is remove us
there what mindfulness does is remove us from that raging river of our own
from that raging river of our own
from that raging river of our own thoughts and emotions we become the calm
thoughts and emotions we become the calm
thoughts and emotions we become the calm observer on the bank of the shore notice
observer on the bank of the shore notice
observer on the bank of the shore notice we’re not stopping the river or even
we’re not stopping the river or even
we’re not stopping the river or even necessarily slowing it down what we are
necessarily slowing it down what we are
necessarily slowing it down what we are doing though is changing our
doing though is changing our
doing though is changing our relationship with our thoughts and
relationship with our thoughts and
relationship with our thoughts and emotions we’re creating space between us
emotions we’re creating space between us
emotions we’re creating space between us and them so we can choose which thoughts
and them so we can choose which thoughts
and them so we can choose which thoughts to follow which ones to let slide by the
to follow which ones to let slide by the
to follow which ones to let slide by the students in the experiment who practice
students in the experiment who practice
students in the experiment who practice mindfulness were able to remove
mindfulness were able to remove
mindfulness were able to remove themselves from that raging river of
themselves from that raging river of
themselves from that raging river of their own thoughts and emotions they
their own thoughts and emotions they
their own thoughts and emotions they weren’t being tossed around by
weren’t being tossed around by
weren’t being tossed around by undercurrents of unconscious bias from
undercurrents of unconscious bias from
undercurrents of unconscious bias from there they had the choice of how to
there they had the choice of how to
there they had the choice of how to respond in the present moment rather
respond in the present moment rather
respond in the present moment rather than reacting out of habit more choice
than reacting out of habit more choice
than reacting out of habit more choice meant less bias now the researchers saw
meant less bias now the researchers saw
meant less bias now the researchers saw these results and they were surprised
these results and they were surprised
these results and they were surprised practicing mindfulness for 10 minutes
practicing mindfulness for 10 minutes
practicing mindfulness for 10 minutes had made a huge impact on people’s
had made a huge impact on people’s
had made a huge impact on people’s beliefs but would it change behavior
beliefs but would it change behavior
beliefs but would it change behavior would it change how we treat one another
would it change how we treat one another
would it change how we treat one another so they set up another study to answer
so they set up another study to answer
so they set up another study to answer that question in this one again with
that question in this one again with
that question in this one again with white college students they split the
white college students they split the
white college students they split the students in two groups one group had the
students in two groups one group had the
students in two groups one group had the privilege of listening to someone
privilege of listening to someone
privilege of listening to someone describe the countryside then the other
describe the countryside then the other
describe the countryside then the other group
group
group did a short mindfulness practice again
did a short mindfulness practice again
did a short mindfulness practice again then all of them played what’s called
then all of them played what’s called
then all of them played what’s called the trust game the trust game is
the trust game the trust game is
the trust game the trust game is designed to find out who people will
designed to find out who people will
designed to find out who people will trust with their money based on only
trust with their money based on only
trust with their money based on only seeing headshots of other people the
seeing headshots of other people the
seeing headshots of other people the purpose is to find out how much more
purpose is to find out how much more
purpose is to find out how much more participants will trust members of one
participants will trust members of one
participants will trust members of one race over another so the control group
race over another so the control group
race over another so the control group gave 14% more of their money to white
gave 14% more of their money to white
gave 14% more of their money to white people over black people again just
people over black people again just
people over black people again just based on seeing headshots the
based on seeing headshots the
based on seeing headshots the mindfulness group even mere 3% more
mindfulness group even mere 3% more
mindfulness group even mere 3% more hardly any difference at all so the
hardly any difference at all so the
hardly any difference at all so the first study showed us that mindfulness
first study showed us that mindfulness
first study showed us that mindfulness can have a huge impact on belief this
can have a huge impact on belief this
can have a huge impact on belief this study shows us that mindfulness can have
study shows us that mindfulness can have
study shows us that mindfulness can have a huge impact on biased behavior what
a huge impact on biased behavior what
a huge impact on biased behavior what these two studies together suggest is we
these two studies together suggest is we
these two studies together suggest is we have a powerful way to overcome our most
have a powerful way to overcome our most
have a powerful way to overcome our most ingrained biases biases that many of us
ingrained biases biases that many of us
ingrained biases biases that many of us might not even want to admit we have one
might not even want to admit we have one
might not even want to admit we have one thing to keep in mind though is that a
thing to keep in mind though is that a
thing to keep in mind though is that a single dose of practicing mindfulness
single dose of practicing mindfulness
single dose of practicing mindfulness won’t hear us the effects wear off so we
won’t hear us the effects wear off so we
won’t hear us the effects wear off so we need to practice regularly now practice
need to practice regularly now practice
need to practice regularly now practice itself is simple all you need to do is
itself is simple all you need to do is
itself is simple all you need to do is focus on one thing in the present moment
focus on one thing in the present moment
focus on one thing in the present moment say the sensations of your breathing or
say the sensations of your breathing or
say the sensations of your breathing or the sounds you hear and then when your
the sounds you hear and then when your
the sounds you hear and then when your mind wanders off which it will you bring
mind wanders off which it will you bring
mind wanders off which it will you bring it back without judging yourself and
it back without judging yourself and
it back without judging yourself and focus on this thing with curiosity again
focus on this thing with curiosity again
focus on this thing with curiosity again simple concept kind of hard to execute
simple concept kind of hard to execute
simple concept kind of hard to execute because our minds like to think they
because our minds like to think they
because our minds like to think they like to rehash scenes from the past they
like to rehash scenes from the past they
like to rehash scenes from the past they also like to create scenarios of what
also like to create scenarios of what
also like to create scenarios of what could happen in the future our minds
could happen in the future our minds
could happen in the future our minds also love to judge it’s our minds way of
also love to judge it’s our minds way of
also love to judge it’s our minds way of creating order out of the world around
creating order out of the world around
creating order out of the world around us but this is precisely what
us but this is precisely what
us but this is precisely what perpetuates unconscious bias relying on
perpetuates unconscious bias relying on
perpetuates unconscious bias relying on our conditioned way of viewing the world
our conditioned way of viewing the world
our conditioned way of viewing the world so that’s why it’s both so important and
so that’s why it’s both so important and
so that’s why it’s both so important and so difficult to practice mindfulness
so difficult to practice mindfulness
so difficult to practice mindfulness to make it easier on ourselves let’s
to make it easier on ourselves let’s
to make it easier on ourselves let’s practice with others just like physical
practice with others just like physical
practice with others just like physical exercise is easier to do if you commit
exercise is easier to do if you commit
exercise is easier to do if you commit to doing it with someone else
to doing it with someone else
to doing it with someone else let’s practice mindfulness together some
let’s practice mindfulness together some
let’s practice mindfulness together some schools and businesses are already doing
schools and businesses are already doing
schools and businesses are already doing this they’re taking advantage of the
this they’re taking advantage of the
this they’re taking advantage of the other benefits of mindfulness like
other benefits of mindfulness like
other benefits of mindfulness like increased emotional intelligence stress
increased emotional intelligence stress
increased emotional intelligence stress reduction greater focus let’s see all
reduction greater focus let’s see all
reduction greater focus let’s see all businesses in schools start each and
businesses in schools start each and
businesses in schools start each and every day with 10 minutes of mindfulness
every day with 10 minutes of mindfulness
every day with 10 minutes of mindfulness that way they can get those benefits as
that way they can get those benefits as
that way they can get those benefits as well as reducing biases we can also
well as reducing biases we can also
well as reducing biases we can also practice at home with family and friends
practice at home with family and friends
practice at home with family and friends now if we practice all of us benefit we
now if we practice all of us benefit we
now if we practice all of us benefit we bring more awareness into our day-to-day
bring more awareness into our day-to-day
bring more awareness into our day-to-day situations and we reduce our own biases
situations and we reduce our own biases
situations and we reduce our own biases we can also recognize when other people
we can also recognize when other people
we can also recognize when other people are getting pulled under by their own
are getting pulled under by their own
are getting pulled under by their own unconscious biases from there we can
unconscious biases from there we can
unconscious biases from there we can take action to fix those situations by
take action to fix those situations by
take action to fix those situations by doing so we can leverage everyone’s full
doing so we can leverage everyone’s full
doing so we can leverage everyone’s full potential we can make our companies more
potential we can make our companies more
potential we can make our companies more productive hiring managers can look at
productive hiring managers can look at
productive hiring managers can look at resumes with fresh eyes and hire the
resumes with fresh eyes and hire the
resumes with fresh eyes and hire the best possible talent coworkers can
best possible talent coworkers can
best possible talent coworkers can regard each other with more trust and
regard each other with more trust and
regard each other with more trust and willingness to collaborate we can make
willingness to collaborate we can make
willingness to collaborate we can make our schools more inclusive students can
our schools more inclusive students can
our schools more inclusive students can look at those who are different from
look at those who are different from
look at those who are different from them with curiosity rather than judgment
them with curiosity rather than judgment
them with curiosity rather than judgment think about the child I mentioned
think about the child I mentioned
think about the child I mentioned earlier consider how his experience
earlier consider how his experience
earlier consider how his experience might be different if the adults around
might be different if the adults around
might be different if the adults around and practice mindfulness how would the
and practice mindfulness how would the
and practice mindfulness how would the charr child regard himself if the adults
charr child regard himself if the adults
charr child regard himself if the adults around him
around him
around him Unum as a person whose potential they
Unum as a person whose potential they
Unum as a person whose potential they wanted to develop rather than a
wanted to develop rather than a
wanted to develop rather than a troublemaker who needed surveillance
what would that mean for the rest of us
what would that mean for the rest of us if this child viewed himself as a valued
if this child viewed himself as a valued
if this child viewed himself as a valued contributor to the world rather than a
contributor to the world rather than a
contributor to the world rather than a threat to it down the road if the hiring
threat to it down the road if the hiring
threat to it down the road if the hiring managers who look at his resume are
managers who look at his resume are
managers who look at his resume are practicing mindfulness he’ll get the
practicing mindfulness he’ll get the
practicing mindfulness he’ll get the career opportunities he deserves
career opportunities he deserves
career opportunities he deserves in the meantime let’s all of us practice
in the meantime let’s all of us practice
in the meantime let’s all of us practice mindfulness so we get the benefits here
mindfulness so we get the benefits here
mindfulness so we get the benefits here and now the key is that we actually
and now the key is that we actually
and now the key is that we actually practice and practice regularly Anton
practice and practice regularly Anton
practice and practice regularly Anton Chekhov said it best knowledge is of no
Chekhov said it best knowledge is of no
Chekhov said it best knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice
value unless you put it into practice
value unless you put it into practice let’s get started on this today the
let’s get started on this today the
let’s get started on this today the child’s future and ours depend on it
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