Today I was told that I am an observer rather than a participant.
Ouch.
I like being in the back rather than in the front.
Yup.
I need to step up.
Yikes.
I need to step up, huh? My instinct wants to argue with that. My flesh wants to defend itself and say ?it?s not my personality to step up. Is that valid? Do I have to go against my personality? Furthermore, is there something lacking with my personality? I wonder if it’s possible to lead from the back.
How much should I step up? When should I speak up, and when should I just let things unfold? These are interesting questions to me, and they probably don’t have concrete answers.
I guess I’m an observer because people generally seem to be set in their ways. I’ve fallen for the lie of “I can’t influence people, because people don’t care to be influenced.” Maybe people are more influence-able than I think they are.
Participating is the only way to relate to people.
