Journal entry from 2016. When asked for feedback, my cohort from the altMBA program said the following:
“You are warm, energetic, intelligent, observant, joyful, very likable and driven. You are also compassionate and kind.
Possibly also generous but I don’t know you well enough to determine.
You are highly capable, in fact, much more than you choose to do. I think you are very careful about the commitments you choose for yourself be it work, people or activities.
You like control and reliability is important to you. So you commit to things you know you can deliver on.
You do go for stretch but you limit the extent of stretch so that you can learn and achieve, but not fail.
You hold back your thoughts, contributions, reactions, emotions.
You share just enough to fit with the group you are in. You hold back your intelligence so that people don’t pay attention to it and aren’t threatened by it.
You practice patience but I don’t think you are that patient internally. Bottom line, I think you are much more powerful and capable than you choose to show and pursue.”
I am grateful for her insightful and kind feedback. I agree.