True Service vs Lip Service
With the rise of political correctness and a greater awareness of what’s appropriate, I’m seeing a lot of really powerful leaders and good hearted human beings becoming acutely aware of not wanting to upset people. So much so that the line between true service and lip service has become blurred.
The desire to not offend comes from a good place but when is it ok to be upfront with your truth, and when should you let things be?
I see coaches and leaders with fatigue around not knowing where it is appropriate to be straight up with people and when it is not.
In this episode, I discuss the difference between actual service and something that will never really help anybody, lip service. I talk about setting boundaries and why they help you operate out of overflow and be of true service to others. I also share a story from my personal experience and discuss holding a powerful space in discomfort to be ok with confrontation and potentially disappointing people.
What does it mean to truly serve someone? Is it telling them what they want to hear? Or is it sharing from a higher perspective which they may reject but continuing to be loyal to the truth anyway?
We don’t want people to feel uncomfortable but setting boundaries often does that but when we set boundaries everyone benefits.
If we are trying to placate someones response or reaction to our boundary when we are trying help or coach someone, we are not doing a service to them. We are placating potential feelings of other people instead of acknowledging what is true to us.
When we are living from a place of truth it speeds up the inevitable.
If you are a leader or run a service based business think about service as NOT making people comfortable.
Sometimes the greatest service we can give to someone is a very uncomfortable situation that they can get through with your help.
Is it easy? NO.
Discomfort is living. Uncomfortable truths; that’s real life. Let’s make no mistake about that.
Get gritty with your subconscious. True service is not about being comfortable, any growth or survival involves discomfort.
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