What if Irony is Judging Others for Lacking Empathy?
A major challenge
of leadership,
is making the effort required
to realize empathy
first
in relation to people
who may not do the same
with us.
It is a challenge
that can easily build within us
feelings
of resentment
and vengefulness.
Making us wonder why
the world is filled
with such ungrateful people
and how unfair
the world is.
It is normal for us
to deeply
When we find ourselves
particularly judgmental
of others
It may be worth shifting our focus
to articulating
how they make us feel
about ourselves
less
about them.
To appreciate our best
sometimes requires us to let go
of our tendency to judge our best not by I our best
by external best.
There are 3
small
yet significant discomforts
with which its worth
getting comfortable
Boredom
Delay
Silence
When I get that job,
I’ll feel happy.
When I hit $100mm ARR,
I’ll feel happy.
When I exit,
I’ll feel happy.
When we hyper empathize,
we think
‘I had the same experience they had.
I made it through
so they can make it,
too.’
Empathizing
says
‘Sure, I had a similar experience
they had,
but what’s more important
is that I commit
to being by your side
while you go through
this painful experience
your on way.
If to be human
is to be in support
and to be supported
Cards arestacked against being human
we don’t learn how to support others
so despire best intentions, we often hurt them
we dont’ seek out support
either because others suck at supporting us so why both
or we are afraid of being judged as weak or incomptent if we do
Gratitude
is not an expression
of indebtedness.
It is an acknowledgmenet
of value.
We need not wait
to be personally indebted to someone
to express gratitude toward them.
The mroe I learn
to be honest with myself
the more I realize
how arrogant
I was
to assume
I knew someone
else
You can feel
grateful
with what you have
and still want
more.
You can feel
anger
and still
love them.
You can feel