Silent Steel

 

You are tough… you are strong… a business warrior with the mettle to withstand any challenge that does not kill you, right?  Do you really stand alone?  Let’s dig down deep for a minute.

In this week’s ramp up to Mother’s Day, I have been thinking about the confidence, perseverance and support it takes to push ahead.  What is beneath our feet and around us that steadies us when we question ourselves, our unique talent, our capability?  Often it is our Moms, our partners, our best friends, our colleagues who stand for and with us… and there are others.  The silent presence of those who believe in us propels us forward.  There are people who are not there but they are always there.

I submit that there are those who support you whom you don’t even know.  It is possible that you are currently unaware of an interaction you had with someone that impacted them so greatly that they have become a fervent supporter of YOU.  Think about Mitch Albom’s book, The Five People You Meet in Heaven.  (If you haven’t read it… do).  Unseen connections you are having with people now may be much more powerful than you realize.

Silently, there are people who stand for you.  They are a strength you don’t see.  You are one, too.  YOU are a source of strength for others… a presence of steel they can count on when fear or doubt overshadow them.  You may not know who they are.  It doesn’t matter.  Know this: you are someone’s steel.  Be ready.  Always be ready.

          “A warrior is not something you become.  It is something you are, in the moment, or something you are not.”   – Dan Millman

Remember who you are every moment.

… p.s. thank you, Mom, and others, for being my steel.