Principal Well-Being and Resilience: Mindfulness as a Means to That End

Abstract

In this conceptual article, the researchers review the nature of stress as reported by principals and suggest a means for responding to that stress with efforts that have resulted in resilience for people in numerous occupations, with particular emphasis on physicians. This article presents an argument that internal coping methods such as mindfulness and self-care might be key to the development of resilience in principals in an era of high-stakes accountability and unparalleled expectations.