When you keep saying that you will do it tomorrow, then your tomorrow will never come.
Dr Timothy Low ,PBM,Author,CEO,Board Director
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Don’t worry. Be happy.
It sounds catchy, but it’s not great advice.
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When you’re in the midst of a difficult time,
being told “chin up,” “look at the bright side” or “it could be worse” can just make you feel, well, worse.
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Share the difficult truth of your life with the deserving few.
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How are you, really?
“I’m great” is the default response.
It’s what people want to hear.
It’s what we want to be true.
And sometimes it is.
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Yet when we mask the less picture-perfect truth of our lives and curate a fake emotional world,
we cut ourselves off from the very people who could help us carry our burdens better.
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In that place we run the risk of building superficial friendships with counterfeit intimacy.?
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This does not imply that you should go around telling anybody and everybody about all your problems or how bad you feel.
Not everyone deserves your truth.
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Rather, it means sharing with those who have earned the right to know what is weighing you down.
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When my best friend was hospitalized, I felt anxious and overwhelmed.
Just because I understand about countering doubt and?being brave?didn’t make me immune to fear in that moment.
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In fact, during his first few days battling fever, hallucination and confusion, my fears ran amok.
So, I reached out to close friends and family.
My emotion flowed.
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I view myself as a fairly resilient person, but I know my emotional bandwidth is even greater when I’ve let others in to cheer me on.
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The same is true for you.
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Sharing your struggles doesn’t remove them, but it broadens your shoulders to carry them better.
The saying that “a burden shared is a burden halved” holds enormous truth.?
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How are you, really??
It’s OK to say you’re not OK.
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And of course, if you’re still really struggling, have the courage to seek professional help.
Reaching out to those who can help you is not a sign of weakness.
It shows you want to be stronger.
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1 年excellent sharing Dr bottling up our struggles leads to negative mental health too
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1 年Quite relatable. A leader always has added expectations (sometimes unrealistic). Even if things become overwhelming, one ends up portraying everything is fine. Whether it’s a personal loss or a unaccomplished task or a unresolved situation, it is actually important to let people know the real state of mind so that help/guidance or simply a time period can be provided to reassess and move ahead. Thanks for sharing this!
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1 年Dr Timothy Low 刘森旺 Usually, i would just tell people how I really feel, things may not be up but i am still ok as long as I am doing something about it. Being real is well important.
Experienced business development professional clinical research Phase I to Phase IV.
1 年Thanks a lot.
Sr. Manager, Patient Services Quality Assurance - Takeda
1 年Thank you for this.