Fierce Resources: Realness Does Not Equal Weakness

This week’s Fierce Resource was first published on WiRLSummit.com and was written by Mitch Shepard, Founder & Creative Force behind Women in Real Life (WiRL).

Realness Does Not Equal Weakness shares reflective insight about what it means to be real: to admit to not knowing, to admit fear, to admit doubt. As a leader we sometimes believe we must have all the answers and have them at this very moment and, sometimes we have to sit back and let silence do the heavy lifting.

“I can think back to multiple occasions over the course of both my work and personal life that have provoked intense self-doubt—becoming a wilderness expedition leader (“I hope nobody dies on my watch”), getting married (“I hope my husband never falls out of love with me”), speaking in front of large groups of people (“Will they like me?”), coaching stellar executive leaders (“Will I be able to help them?”), becoming a mother for the first time (“Will I be good enough?”). All of these milestones have elicited a variety of conflicting feelings—from inspired to terrified, from unstoppable to uncertain.”

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