Leading With Vulnerability. Put Yourself Out There.

Changing our limiting beliefs and the narrative around opening up and being vulnerable is going to have a huge impact on people’s mental and emotional well-being.

The limiting beliefs (especially in men) are holding us back.

👉 I don’t want to air my laundry in public.

👉 This person will think I am weak if I say I’m finding things hard at the moment.

👉 I’m less trustable if this person thinks I have ‘issues’.

👉 People have their own drama. They don’t need mine as well.

👉 The world is negative enough without everyone hearing of my challenges.

👉 People will think I’m less capable as a leader if they see I’m struggling with workload, volume or intensity.

The reality could not be further from the truth. Leading and expressing vulnerability does these things…

✅ Empowers those around you to be open and express their worries and challenges.

✅ Creates a healthy, psychologically safe environment where employees, friends and families can address concerns collaboratively.

✅ Acknowledges the absolute FACT that no one is tippy top every single day.

✅ Empowers those around you to support you. Good people like to help people, so help them to help you.

✅ Shows confidence and strength of character to rise above the ridiculous societal notion that vulnerability makes you weak.

✅ Releases the grip that false expectations place on you of being the energy giver and invincible leader.

So be a leader to your partner, friends, family and colleagues and make vulnerability as socially acceptable as complaining, criticising and comparing has become.

I’ll lead us out. At the moment I am struggling with reacting quickly and negatively to people, situations and conversations I don’t like/want to be part of. I go down the negative rabbit hole very quickly and I am working hard on this. It’s bloody hard!

Who would like to be strong as an ox and share something they are struggling with?