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I will not claim to be a true yogi myself. However, yoga has taught me some things that are indeed applicable to project management:
1. Staying calm means more energy
This might sound contradictory, but there is actually a certain logic in it.
True yogis are very calm people, they are not easily stressed. And stress is one of the many faces of project management. But stress also demands a lot of energy. By keeping calm, e.g. through calm breathing, you tend to relax quicker, and you will be better positioned to face the challenges.
2. Calmly stretching one’s limits will have positive long-term effects
Yoga is all about listening to your body and calmly stretching its limits. Over time your body becomes more flexible and you become more in tune with your body.
The same counts for projects. If at each step you calmly stretch your capacities, the shock on your system will be less, and you will harvest the benefits. Any job consists of a learning curve and any learning curve is a slow process. And it definitely does not get better when you get older.
Yoga also teaches you to respect the limits of your body. If you stretch too far in one go, you will end up in pain and that is not the aim of yoga.
I see it as a learning curve, where I get in tune with my body, slowly trying to stretch its limits, getting more flexible along the way.
I love being creative, whether this is through scrapbooking, flower arrangements or decorating the house. The idea that you create something with your own hands gives me energy. The result of my creative endeavors might not always turn out the way I had in mind, but still, it gives me satisfaction.
Scrapbooking is hands-on structural creativity
One of my favorite pastimes is scrapbooking, European style. My husband calls it: “the improved cut and paste job”. It consists of cutting several pictures, of the same theme, and position them in a structured way on a sheet of paper. After which you can add some decorative elements.
For the best results, three steps are indispensable to the creation process.
