Simon Sinek

And if you give a little bit and you get nothing back, you can take another risk and give a little bit more, but at some point you're going to have to stop. And it's not that they're bad people or that they won't make friends. It's some people are a little slower at opening up. And some people are a little quicker. And we have to allow these things to go at their own pace.

And if you give a little bit and you get nothing back, you can take another risk and give a little bit more, but at some point you're going to have to stop. And it's not that they're bad people or that they won't make friends. It's some people are a little slower at opening up. And some people are a little quicker. And we have to allow these things to go at their own pace.

But I think you have to manage the balance. Or you can say it out loud. Hey, usually I come out and sort of share everything. But, you know, I'm going to be a little more measured today because I don't want to, you know, I feel a little insecure today, if I'm honest. You know, I don't really know you, you know. And I think that's okay. Yeah.

But I think you have to manage the balance. Or you can say it out loud. Hey, usually I come out and sort of share everything. But, you know, I'm going to be a little more measured today because I don't want to, you know, I feel a little insecure today, if I'm honest. You know, I don't really know you, you know. And I think that's okay. Yeah.

But I think you have to manage the balance. Or you can say it out loud. Hey, usually I come out and sort of share everything. But, you know, I'm going to be a little more measured today because I don't want to, you know, I feel a little insecure today, if I'm honest. You know, I don't really know you, you know. And I think that's okay. Yeah.

But I think that's where people get it wrong, which is there's no prescription and everybody's different. And you kind of have to read the room. I think that's where people make the mistakes. I've definitely made that mistake. I've projected safety where it didn't exist. Or I started opening up because I wanted them to make me feel safe.

But I think that's where people get it wrong, which is there's no prescription and everybody's different. And you kind of have to read the room. I think that's where people make the mistakes. I've definitely made that mistake. I've projected safety where it didn't exist. Or I started opening up because I wanted them to make me feel safe.

But I think that's where people get it wrong, which is there's no prescription and everybody's different. And you kind of have to read the room. I think that's where people make the mistakes. I've definitely made that mistake. I've projected safety where it didn't exist. Or I started opening up because I wanted them to make me feel safe.

Or was it just kind of like... I created uncomfortable situations by accident, either for myself or for them. I overshared.

Or was it just kind of like... I created uncomfortable situations by accident, either for myself or for them. I overshared.

Or was it just kind of like... I created uncomfortable situations by accident, either for myself or for them. I overshared.

Depends on the person who's listening. For some people, if you overshare and they are able and have the skill set to hold that space without judgment, there's no problem at all. But if somebody is ill-equipped to hold space for an oversharer, It's going to be uncomfortable.

Depends on the person who's listening. For some people, if you overshare and they are able and have the skill set to hold that space without judgment, there's no problem at all. But if somebody is ill-equipped to hold space for an oversharer, It's going to be uncomfortable.

Depends on the person who's listening. For some people, if you overshare and they are able and have the skill set to hold that space without judgment, there's no problem at all. But if somebody is ill-equipped to hold space for an oversharer, It's going to be uncomfortable.

I think asking permission. Yeah, I think that's great.

I think asking permission. Yeah, I think that's great.

I think asking permission. Yeah, I think that's great.

Because that's the technique for having difficult conversations, right? You're like, I need to have a difficult conversation with you. Can I have that with you now? And people are like, can we do it later?

Because that's the technique for having difficult conversations, right? You're like, I need to have a difficult conversation with you. Can I have that with you now? And people are like, can we do it later?

Because that's the technique for having difficult conversations, right? You're like, I need to have a difficult conversation with you. Can I have that with you now? And people are like, can we do it later?