Fateme Banishoeib, Ph.D, Pharm.D’s Post

This is one of my favorite poems of all times. I carried it in my wallet and read it out loud everyday. “I will not die an unlived life” by Dawna Markowa. "I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch,a promise. I choose to risk my significance, to live so that which came to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which came to me as blossom, goes on as fruit." It supported me in the most challenging moments of my life. It guided me not to live in fear. It held my hand when I had to take the steps I feared the most. She wrote the poem the night her father died. “His heart was hollow and vacant of dreams. He was convinced he didn't matter.” One of the most powerful inquiry we can ask “WHAT WAS THE PROMISE LIFE MADE THE MOMENT YOU WERE BORN?” D. M. Now please go live that promise. We don’t have to live in #fear!

#Innovation at a surface level is often easier to commodify and market. It becomes a “product” or a #trend that can be sold, rather than a deep societal or cultural shift that requires broader participation and systemic change. https://lnkd.in/dnWFpS4G #renewbusiness

To Just Being In the quiet, where time forgets to count, Where breath is neither hurried nor held— There, in the stillness, we unfold, Not as tasks, but as we are. No need to reach, no need to strive, No tick of the clock to bind the day. We are the wind, the earth, the sky, Untouched by purpose, free to stay. The trees do not ask, “What next?” The river flows without a plan. So too, we drift in gentle grace, Untethered by the weight of “can.” In simply being, we reclaim The depth of life we often miss, The quiet pulse of here and now, The simple joy of just existing, this. No need for names, no need for more, In this space, we are complete. To just be is enough, and more— It is where our hearts and wholeness meet. This is why I’ve created Just BE,a 4-week unscheduled experience in the comfort of your home. It's the antidote to the rush of modern life, that allows for the kind of deep #reflection and #space that we rarely get to experience. A quite space to reconnect with our own inner rhythms. More info here: https://lnkd.in/d_DpJhjc #justbe

#CreativeLeadership Is Neither A #Leadership Style Nor A #Management Practice. To reduce it to a #strategy or a toolkit of techniques is to miss the point entirely. It is not about ticking boxes or following formulas. It cannot be reduced to slogans of “innovation” or “thinking outside the box.” Creative leadership asks for something deeper. https://lnkd.in/dedc4fRC

Society places immense value on #doing, #achieving, and #optimizing every moment, leaving little room for quiet reflection or unstructured time. Even #joy and #leisure are often squeezed into tightly curated experiences, with spontaneity sacrificed for #efficiency. Without time to just exist, we lose the deeper layers of our inner lives. We become performers of tasks rather than participants in life. Reclaiming moments to just "be" may seem countercultural now, but it's crucial for maintaining mental #clarity, #emotionalhealth, and a sense of #presence in a world that never stops. That’s why I’ve created Just BE,a 4-week unscheduled experience in the comfort of your home. It's the antidote to the rush of modern life, that allows for the kind of deep #reflection and #space that we rarely get to experience. A quite space to reconnect with our own inner rhythms. More info here: https://lnkd.in/d_DpJhjc #justbe

Without #feeling, development is hollow. It’s surface-level improvement, a change in appearance rather than substance. It becomes an exercise in performing growth rather than embodying it. It’s easier, of course, to build models that skip the inconvenient, unpredictable realm of #emotions. But in doing so, we are denying the fullness of what it means to #develop, to #learn, and to be fully alive. So here’s the provocation: the next time you’re handed a new #tool or #approach promising to “unlock your potential,” ask yourself—where is the space for feeling? Where is the room for the #complexity of your emotions, the depth of your lived experience, the things that cannot be measured or managed? Because without that space, without feeling, what you’re left with is just another method for #selfimprovement —polished, #efficient, and utterly disconnected from the truth of who you are. #artfulmindset #artfulleadership

In the rush to optimize and perfect ourselves, we’ve surgically removed #feeling from the #process. Too many development tools out there are about thinking, acting, measuring. But what happens when you strip out the most human part of evolution? You lose the thread. Feelings are the pulse of #complexity. They are the quiet signals that something is shifting, the undercurrents of change that no spreadsheet can capture. We leave them out because they’re not easy to control, but guess what? Evolution is messy, relational, emergent. Without feeling, all those self-help tools are just hollow frameworks, pretending complexity can be reduced to steps. They offer shortcuts, but you can’t shortcut your way through what it means to Be (wholeheartedly) human. I’m inviting you to learn to embrace, engage & express the feelings. I’m inviting you to practice #messyart with me https://lnkd.in/dcmeuqUc

"Listen, Learn, Act" is a three-step approach often used in #leadership, #problemsolving, or personal growth. What to me is missing is the space to "Feel". When we do so, we embrace an emotional and more empathetic dimension, enriching our experiences. My invitation to you is, whatever approach you choose, not to forget to #Feel! Go beyond just understanding and engage emotionally. Empathy plays a key role here—how does the situation make you or others feel? #Listen to others / the environment to understand and to feel what’s being communicated. Then, #Reflect on both what you’ve heard and how it made you or others feel. Emotional insights are as important as intellectual ones, helping us grasp the full context. Only afterwards Take #meaningful actions based not only on rational understanding but also on emotional #awareness. integrate both the #logic and #emotions. Or as I say #bringyourheartintotheequation These are paintings from my latest creative project, painting on a 1940 vintage algebra book’s pages

When we #love something, we accept it as it is and aim to support its #wellbeing. Inquiries from today’s ReNewBusiness newsletter: are my actions benefiting only me, or are they also supporting the wellbeing of the other? Am I taking without giving back? Shifting from using to loving involves a #conscious effort to prioritize #respect, #care, and mutual benefit. https://lnkd.in/dXPBYhY8

Few years ago I was invited to speak to a group of financial executives. The organizer asked me not to refer to words like soul, heART, etc. too often. He gave me the perfect opening for my talk. I started the event by asking the group if any of them would feel offended if considered soulless. It goes without saying everyone would feel not only offended but refused the idea. The whole room was suddenly filled with soul and heART! It was a moment of #selfreflection that challenged their preconceived notions. It also immediately brought the audience into the #conversation in a way that allowed them to think about how integral those concepts actually are. Below a picture of few paintings part of my creative project of painting on a 1940 vintage algebra book pages… Bring your heART into the equation! #artfulmindset #bringyourheartintotheequation