Leading With Gentleness
Patience Is A Virtue Worth Its Weight In $$
How is your style of leading? I want you to think about this Do you lead by example? Or do you expect submission to authority? Do you listen patiently And try to understand? Or do you expect to keep their problems at home And only come with your goggles on Ready to plunge into the what’s here now? Do you engage your audience? Or do you expect them to listen to your words And get motivated and produce results? Have you thought about how to motivate Those who don’t seem to care And those who don’t seem to be up for the job? What is your role in the leadership mantle? And how would you say you have been doing? In my daughters school They had a fundraiser recently It was called raise craze They made a list of two dozen activities The children could indulge in To show their kindness To all those around them From parents to friends To teachers and the world they live in They had to do simple things to achieve donations From friends and family to raise funds for school I don’t know how much they raised Or if it did matter at all But the impact of the kindness awareness Reached my little 6 year old girl She did the dishes for me One morning all by herself Washed each one with soap and scrubber And rinsed them Wiped them down And placed them on the drying rack It was in Columbus Day When she was off from school So, when I asked her later Why did she choose to do that She said to me “I wanted to be kind to you” I learnt from my little girl How to lead by example In showing kindness to family And friends I had a friend once from whom I expected a wealth of engagement But he was unable To reach up to my expectations When I got mad at him for that He argued with me using kind words He didn’t fight back Or use harsh or abusive words He questioned me with gentle deliberation And his response to me Persuaded me That I was wrong And he was right all along His gentleness did the trick And it made me respect him greatly for it I’ve met some such people in my life Who always led with gentleness Even I was admired for my gentleness With my boys once But time flies People change Circumstances in life Make us impatient with others Especially with little children So, I am biting my tongue now As I write this And I am yet to relearn How to do the same How about you? Do you lead with gentleness? Do you show kindness? Are you able to empathize With those who are unable to keep up to your pace? How would they define you Those who watch you as you lead? Think about this Peace ✌🏽