Day 267: Meek is anything but weak...

One of the concepts that we go over with our clients is to keep the right secrets, because there's something really powerful being able to, like, know when to not speak and to kind of live by that mindset of it's better to let people wonder what you're thinking than to wonder why you're speaking. And the way to do that is just to keep your mouth closed. You know, if you're leading anything, be the last one to speak in the meeting, you know, and if someone is curious and they want to ask you a question, then, you know, the floodgate can open and you can share whatever it is you want to share, but speak with purpose. And if you're going to, you know, do what I like to do a lot, which is brainstorm, you just kind of disclaim that so that you're being clear, not sending any mixed messages. And when in doubt, be silent, be silent. I think there's something very humble, very cool about the leader who doesn't always need to be heard. And it takes some discipline to be able to be that type of individual, to know when to inject whatever it is that you want to say into a conversation and how much of the conversation holding back from saying something that you're thinking. It's very powerful. It's a skill, and it's something you have to practice. And it says a lot about your humility and the way that you kind of show up when you're with or working with anyone.