The Weight
On one hand it is a privilege to be called to make a difference, and it is a joy when you see good results. On the other hand, it is also a weight.
All of our clients work with people. All of them have every intention of positively impacting the people that their enterprises engage with as customers, vendors, and employees. On one hand it is a privilege to be called to make a difference, and it is a joy when you see good results. On the other hand, it is also a weight. When things go poorly, when the people you are working with struggle, when their growth and development are blocked, it is a weight.
One of our clients put it this way as he responded to the simple question, “How are you?” He said, "Sometimes it's very difficult, but the nice moments usually outweigh the difficulties many times over."
At Agathe, we promote this kind of healthy perspective. We encourage our clients to recognize that bearing the weight is only sustainable when we acknowledge and lean into the difficulties while also taking heart from the nice moments. When an enterprise’s goal is impact and an entrepreneur’s efforts are oriented towards people you can be certain to experience plenty of both. And somehow, carrying the weight becomes an integral part of the privilege.
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