They’re meeting you where they are

Have you ever considered your level of leadership maturity?

Maybe you’re taking note of those around you, but have you ever taken time to assess your own? 


Similar to emotional intelligence and empathy, not all people are created equal. In fact, I’d argue that most people are their own special kind of snowflake when it comes to all three of these things. 


Some do the work, some strive to grow, whereas others are stuck in a trap of comfort and stubbornness that holds them back from any evolution.

But what awareness do we hold for ourselves?

In a conversation with a friend, I asked her to consider her leadership maturity in a conflict she was facing.

You have to know: this particular friend is brilliant, wise beyond her years, and her leadership “maturity” is off the charts. I want to be her when I grow up, for real.

But what we can’t assume is that the person on the other side of this is in the same realm. Not because they aren’t capable, but truly because we don’t know what we don’t know.

It’s easy to get frustrated, resentful, and even distant when people around us don’t respond or show up how we’d like them to.

But we forget to recognize that it takes two to tango…and if that’s the case, are we doing the same dance as them? 



Most of the time, people aren’t meeting us where “we are.” They’re meeting us where “they are.”

And if this is true, then their response to anything, whether professionally or personally, may not live up to our expectations.

I want to challenge you this week…

What inconvenience can you embrace today?

We were asked a similar question at church this week and I love it so much I want to ask you the same.

What inconvenience can you take on the nose?

What person at work, or at home, or in your community can you show up for with a greater leadership maturity?

Knowing that it may not be reciprocated, appreciated, or maybe even acknowledged…but simply because by inconveniencing yourself you’re not only growing, but modeling what you hope gets repeated.

I like to be comfortable. I like to have control. I like to think that I’m “driving the boat,” but life doesn’t always play the game with me. I think that may be true for a lot of us.

So where can you show up this week to embrace inconvenience for the greater good of someone or something else?

Make sure you share it with me when you do!

Cheering for you so big and working on it right alongside you.

Big hugs & so much love,

Cassy

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