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Leading Greats #107
Lately, everything feels louder. Faster. More personal. Not everything that hits you belongs to you. Choose this instead:
Ronnie Kinsey
April 08, 2025
That email without a greeting.
The comment in a meeting.
The look that lingers too long.
In a fast-moving pace, it’s easy to absorb everything.
But here’s the shift: not everything deserves a landing strip in your mind.
These seven practices help you keep your center, without numbing out or zoning out.
1. Assume it’s not about you.
Most people are reacting to their own stress, not your presence.
Let them have their moment. You don’t have to make it yours.
2. Be the one who pauses.
When something stings, hold your response. Replace defense with curiosity.
Often, their tone says more about their tension than your behavior.
3. Guard your mental bandwidth.
Not every opinion, glance, or reaction is worth a replay.
You choose what takes up space. Make that choice with intention.
4. Don’t hustle for reassurance.
You don’t need to fix the room to feel okay.
Comfort with discomfort is a leadership skill.
5. Know when to stay quiet.
No reply can be a full response.
Silence often says, “I value my peace more than this moment.”
6. Use the 5-5-5 check.
Will this matter in 5 minutes? 5 days? 5 months?
Let that perspective shrink the weight of small things.
7. Stand in your own story.
When you know what you stand for, you stop bending to every critique.
You won’t feel the need to absorb what was never yours.
Emotional Intelligence doesn’t equal being unbothered.
It’s really about knowing what to bother with.
Try this today:
When something hits you sideways, don’t react.
Step back.
Ask yourself: “What part of this is really mine?”
Write down what you saved yourself from by not spiraling.
Track the pattern. You’ll notice how often the weight was never yours to carry.
Being calm in a reactive space is a quiet kind of power.
And you don’t need anyone’s permission to practice it.
You are winning this!
Whatever anyone ever says about you, it’s only ever a reflection of them.
– Byron Katie
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