Day 9–100 Days Being Visible
In which I realise insisting on not being visible can hurt others
Today I used my ‘getting present’ tools (having put the reminder to do so in my calendar as I said I would), completed my leadership presence blog, and submitted it to my colleague for comment. My practice of getting present is working for getting writing done. I also received a call from a client wanting to purchase two productivity programs for his school. A reward for us both resulting from my taking the risk of being visible last year when I offered him the programs.
Tomorrow I will go to a funeral I might not have gone to had it not been for my participation in this project. I was ready to stay invisible and pretend that my going would make no difference. I realise as I write this blog that my not going would have been all about me avoiding my vague discomfort at a time when other people’s lives have been torn apart by tragedy. I see now that insisting on my invisibility in the past must have sometimes been deeply selfish and hurt family, friends, and clients.
I apologise if I was invisible when you needed me.
Knowledge
I have gained the self-knowledge that I pretend that my avoiding being visible has no impact on others. Clearly, I impact others whether or not I avoid being visible, so it is important I reflect more often on my likely impact on the people in my life.
Progress
My actions and learning today are enough. I progressed.
9/9/100 (Number of days goals met/ number of days into project/ 100)
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