If we're doing the work, we are growing as humans as we grow as leaders. Looking back at the times we regret, those moments that make us feel some shame and awkwardness about the things we did and said, can sometimes help us track our growth.

Nayla gets that gift this week, as she digs into the bad advice she once gave a valued colleague who came asking for support for a promotion: Don't Worry About It.

What happens when we tell someone what to worry about? Who are we protecting, them or us? And how does a problem – even if the worry is the problem – get solved, if we brush it aside?

We talk through how things could go differently now, with a coach's mindset and the benefit of time. We also talk through how the habit of minimizing someone else's concerns can have its roots in how we minimize our own needs and wants.

We explore bearing discomfort (ours and others'), how to use curiosity to lead in these moments, and the art of holding space for others to tell us what they really need.

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