Hello Reader,

“𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹.” “𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵.” “𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆.”

Ever heard these before?
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Let’s reframe.
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What do the words “𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭” and “𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺” have in common?
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They both describe your 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 — to tune into how others feel, and to express your own emotions clearly and authentically.
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👉 That’s not a flaw. That’s leadership.
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If you can relate to people, express your values through your words 𝘢𝘯𝘥 your presence, and lead with authenticity — congratulations. You bring something powerful to the table that many technical experts and managers still struggle with: emotional intelligence.
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One of my favourite learnings:
“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.”
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And 𝘺𝘰𝘶 get to choose your environment.
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If you’re in a culture where empathy and self-awareness are side-lined, you might feel like you don’t fit in. But that doesn’t mean you need to change 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. It might mean it’s time to change the room you’re in.
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🔁 Let’s stop calling empathy a soft skill. It’s a 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳.

You can do it! 🙋‍♀️💪

Mareike

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