Professional People Pleaser

"If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing." Margaret Thatcher

 

Sometimes I find myself doing just that trying to please the masses. Ok, so this way of thinking is etched into my brain at work…the customer is always right, make the customer happy…and sometimes outside of work when meeting new people I will plead the fifth, or just leave to avoid a personal conflict or drama. In that moment when I choose to do that, did I lose a piece of myself or does it make me less of a person because I stand quiet in my convictions and give others the freedom to have theirs? Does it give me inner strength that I am able to hold my tongue that can cut deeper than any knife ever could?
And Yes, I care about what people think, do, and say when it involves me, and yes, it would be nice to be adored by everyone, but that is really not possible…so guess what, I am me, and I may be soft spoken at times, or choose to remove myself from an issue and not deal with it at all, but this I will say. When I choose to let you in, below the surface, below the professional people pleaser image, then you will know me and you will hear me loud and clear.
I am so thankful for my friends the ones who allow me to be “me” without passing judgment and without fear of saying something wrong. Those are the ones who truly hear me.