Ryan Leak

Because subconsciously, that's what they've learned is the only way to be seen.

When people feel unheard, they get louder.

When people feel insecure, they overcompensate.

When people are hurting, it starts to leak into every area of their life.

It always leaks.

And sometimes when it leaks out, we call that difficult.

And I'll just tell you, I've had some conversations that would change the way you see people for forever.

A boss or an executive who seems intense all the time, I promise you, is carrying pressure from a company that's barely holding it together.

The employee who might seem disengaged, I'm telling you, they are dealing with something at home that they could never talk about at work.

Maybe you got somebody in your life who comes across as arrogant, right?

I promise you, the most arrogant person you know is deeply insecure.

And what they're trying to do is protect themselves.

The one who always pushes back, you're like, why?

Why?

They don't feel safe.

That's why they do what they do.

But we would never know that unless we slow down long enough to see it and hear it.

In my learning time the other day, and every single day I set aside some time to just learn something new.

Stories, reading, writing.

It's just part of my growth process.