A gentle reminder from me today to hold only what is yours to hold.
Over the recent months I have coached a few women who were almost falling over themselves to make excuses for others (the personalities of their colleagues or clients, the company’s structures around pay rises, etc.).
They were hesitant to rock the boat in any way, even while being deeply unhappy with what they were putting up with: having too much on their plate, being overlooked for a pay rise or promotion).
The obvious, and of course, tougher choice is to challenge the status quo, and I know that this takes courage.*
But remember that the other option, i.e. doing nothing, is also a choice.
A choice that goes on to impact your confidence, because the message you give yourself is that your needs are less important. That you are less important. That you should continue to cope, when others cannot.
So it's vital to evaluate the choices you are making.
(*And if you need help with doing that in a strategic way, let’s have a conversation.)
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