Growth isn’t something you can force in someone else. One could even say you can’t force it in yourself.
You can’t rush it, demand it, or schedule it neatly between meetings.
What I’ve learned, often the hard way, is that the most powerful thing a leader, a parent, or even a friend can do is simply hold space.
Hold space when the answers aren’t clear.
Hold space when the steps forward are shaky.
Hold space when someone is learning to trust themselves again.
It’s harder than it sounds.
It requires patience, humility, and a quiet kind of strength the kind that doesn’t need to rescue or fix.
That kind of space is invisible, but it’s strong. It doesn’t give opinions or ideas. It simply is…
Space.
Today, I’m reminding myself:
– LAUREN JANEEN
My job isn’t always to lead the way.
Sometimes, my job is simply to stay, to listen, to believe.
QUESTION:
Where might someone in your life need space more than advice right now?
And what would it feel like to offer it?