27/08/2025
This morning on my walk, I smiled and said “Good morning” to a woman.
She looked me dead in my face…and kept walking.
For a minute, I spiraled.
Did she not hear me?
Was she deep in thought?
Or was it something else…?
But then, I ran into my neighbor across the street — we had a great 5-minute chat. A few blocks later, a couple with their dog greeted me with the warmest “Good morning, how are you? Have a great day!”
That’s when it hit me: how often do we let one negative encounter overshadow everything else?
We do it in life.
We do it in leadership.
We do it when we’re reinventing in midlife.
One “no” doesn’t cancel out the “yes” that’s around the corner.
Keep walking. Stay open. Don’t let silence drown out the people who are ready to say, “I see you.”
✨ What about you — do you ever catch yourself overthinking one bad moment?
